Editorial: Numeracy program could equal success

House Bill 1781, now wending its way through the state Legislature, aims to fund a “Numeracy Coaching Program” that would ...
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Health Literacy and Numeracy: Workshop Summary

The first panel was separated into two sections, each followed by a brief discussion section. It began with a presentation defining the concept of numeracy by Lynda Ginsburg, an educational researcher ...
Inverse

Study Shows One Personality Trait Is Most Important for Math Skills

Are you bad at math, or do you just think you’re bad at math? Researchers reported on Monday that math skills only lead to certain benefits in life when they’re also paired with confidence in those ...
YourTango

If You Want A Sharp Brain In Your 60s, Science Says Start These 4 Habits Now

Keeping your brain sharp into your 60s and beyond is the result of habits you start building much earlier. Research says if ...
The Hechinger Report

TEACHER VOICE: Here’s why teachers should help students develop logic and reasoning skills early on

Pre-K teachers spend an average of only 2.5 percent of their day on numeracy skills. Credit: Philip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

The Association of Health Literacy Domains With Hospitalizations and Mortality

Despite previous research evidence, this study did not reveal an overall association of health literacy, numeracy, and graph literacy with all-cause hospitalizations or mortality. Objectives: To ...
Healio

Patients with low health numeracy may struggle to interpret visual displays of outcomes

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Health numeracy may be associated with patients’ ability to correctly interpret visual displays of their ...