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Date(s) - 14/03/2022
19:00 - 20:15
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2022 Virtual Seminar 3: What every (numeracy) educator working with (young) adults should know about Civic Statist
ics, and why.
The third virtual seminar is offered and hosted by Adults Learning Mathematics (ALM) in association with the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE).
The seminar will take place on Monday 14th March 2022 at 19h00 (UTC).
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Name of speaker: Iddo Gal (Israel)
Abstract: This virtual seminar focuses on understanding ‘Civic Statistics’ which pertain to ‘hot’ domains such as health, crime, poverty, employment, income, (in)equality, environment and pollution, and other social and economic topics. Civic Statistics are of critical importance to society and take central role in the news, hence are often politically debated. Yet, many educators involved in adult numeracy or in statistics or mathematical literacy in schools or colleges, are not too familiar with their nuances and educational implications.
We will review and engage hands-on some unique features of Civic Statistics, e.g., multivariate and dynamic phenomena, aggregated statistics such as indicators, rich texts, or rich visualizations. Such and related features differ from, or go beyond, the standard content of mathematics and statistics taught in formal and adult education contexts, and offer opportunities to enrich, motivate, and connect the teaching of numeracy, statistics, and language and quantitative literacy. We will illustrate additional ideas and resources (developed as part of the ProCivicStat project) that can assist interested educators, including a conceptual model of the knowledge bases and enabling processes needed to understand Civic Statistics, and recommendations for teaching practices and curriculum materials. Finally, we will examine new research problems related to understanding Civic Statistics and to the need to study and develop ‘numeracy practices’ of adults and learners in this regard. The webinar will mix a lecture, a couple online activities, and an extended open discussion.
Speaker: Iddo Gal
Department of Human Services, University of Haifa, Israel
Email: iddo@research.haifa.ac.il
Speaker bio: Iddo Gal is an Associate Professor (retired), Dept. of Human Services, University of Haifa, Israel. Iddo enjoys multidisciplinary interests, encompassing the conceptualization, development and assessment of adult numeracy, statistical literacy and related functional competencies; and management of service organizations and empowerment of workers and clients of service organizations. Iddo is a Past-President of the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE), has chaired the Numeracy Expert Group of the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), was a member of the ProCivicStat project (supported by the European Commission’s ERASMUS program), and has been working with UNESCO on developing frameworks for evaluating and enhancing adult numeracy for the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 4.6.
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