Towards Developing a Quantitative Literacy/Reasoning Assessment Instrument

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Authors

Eric Gaze

Aaron Montgomery · Central Washington University

Semra Kılıç-Bahi · Central Washington University

Deann Leoni · Central Washington University

Linda Misener · Central Washington University

Corrine Taylor · Central Washington University

Abstract

This article reports on the development and implementation of a non-proprietary assessment instrument for Quantitative Literacy/Reasoning. This instrument was based on prior work by Bowdoin College, Colby-Sawyer College, and Wellesley College and was piloted in 2012 and 2013. This article presents a discussion of its development as well as the results of the pilot implementation. This work was supported by a TUES Type 1 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Topics & Keywords

Statistics Education and Methodologies Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Numeracy

Volume 7, Issue 2

DOI: 10.5038/1936-4660.7.2.4

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