Proceedings ALM-13,Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2006
Theme: Crossing Borders – Research, Reflection & Practice in Adults Learning Mathematics
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| Plenary sessions | |
| Cultural differences, adult education and mathematics Gelsa Knijnik |
12 |
| Paper presentations |
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| Crossing borders between numeracy and mathematics: Developing curriculum pathways in mathematics Diana Coben, Margaret Brown, Jeremy Hodgen, Ian Stevenson |
25 |
| Adult numeracy: Crossing borders of discourse Gail. E Fitzsimons |
35 |
| Mathematics support for adult learners Olivia Gill & John O Donoghue |
44 |
| Adult learners go home to their children’s math homework: What happens when the parent is unsure of the content? Lynda Ginsburg |
55 |
| Adults just don’t know how stupid they are. Dubious statistics in studies of adult literacy and numeracy Inge Henningsen |
67 |
| Diagnosing the Problem: an investigation into pre-regi strati on nursing students’ mathematical ability Lynne Jenkins |
78 |
| On mathematics attitudes, self-efficacy beliefs and math-anxiety in commencing undergraduate students Christopher M. Klinger |
88 |
| A number story as subjective area of experience – a case study with a maths avoider Jens Langpaap |
98 |
| Adults returning to mathematics: Key themes emerging in responses to three different teaching approaches Barbara Miller-Reilly |
108 |
| Is it possible to empower adults through numeracy teaching? Lene Oestergaard Johansen |
100 |
| From research to relief: An examination of case studies illustrating math anxiety Fred Peskoff & Leonid Khazanov |
116 |
| Professional development in the adult numeracy initiative: A project of the Unisted States of America Department of Education Katherine Safford-Ramus |
121 |
| Workshop sessions |
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| What constitutes effective practice in adult numeracy? Diana Coben, Margaret Brown, Valerie Rhodes, Jon Swain, Katerina Ananiadou & Peter Brown |
127 |
| Crossing borders between numeracy and ICT in adult numeracy teaching in Scotland Diana Coben, Sheena Morrison & Daniel Sellers |
134 |
| Using the history of mathematic s in teaching adult numeracy David Kaye |
140 |
| What should pedagogy for adult numeracy consist of? Or it ain’t what you do but the way that you do it. Rachel Stone & Graham Griffiths |
147 |