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proceedings ALM12

Proceedings ALM-12, Melbourne, Australia, 2005

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Plenary sessions

 

Research into research on adults in Bridging Mathematics: the past, the present and the future       

Janet A Taylor & Linda Galligan

  11

If we have a commitment to social justice, what is it in adult maths / numeracy education that we think is worth fighting for?

Keiko Yasukawa          

  20

Access and equal opportunities: Is it sufficient for maths and social justice? Response to Keiko Yasukawa's paper

Dave Baker

  24

Notes from the Social Justice Forum 

 30

Numeracies in Indigenous communities          

Caty Morris

 33

Lost in a sea of literacy: Numeracy and indigenous adult learners      

Michael Michie

 38

Paper presentations

 

Proportional reasoning of adults with different levels of literacy*        

Silvia Alatorre & Olimpia Figueras

 42

Evolution of enabling programs through a changing environment       

Helen Barton & Jennifer Scott

 48

Adult numeracy: What is it, and who teaches it?         

Andy Begg

 54

Online numeracy resources in the context of Safe Administration of Medicines (SAM)          

Monica Behrend, Robyn Clark, Catherine Hall & Pauline Hill

 61

Adult learning and oral culture

Trevor Birney

 69

Bridging the Gap for First Year Students with the Use of Peer Tutoring*       

Georgina Carmody & Leigh Wood

 76

Surfing the adult numeracy wave: What can we learn from each other in the UK and Australia?*

Diana Coben

 82

Love the new syllabus but where is the text book? Reconceptualising mathematics for senior high school students to build their confidence and success     

Moira Cordiner & Patrick Trussler

 88

Adults' dialogic productive mathematical interactions in the classroom*           

J. Díez-Palomar,.J. Giménez Rodríguez, & P. Garcia Wehrle 

 97

Numeracy down the drain: Adult Education explores House Water Expert*    

Helen Faine   

 104

Mapping the 'mathematics problem' in Ireland: A longitudinal study of diagnostic test results*

Olivia Gill & John O'Donoghue

 110

Using topic maps to support adults' mathematics learning*     

Gerard Golding & John O'Donoghue

 120

What should be in a training course for adult numeracy teachers?     

Graham Griffiths

 129

Researching literacy and numeracy costs and benefits: what is possible?      

Robyn Hartley & Jackie Home

 136

Finding the fire: Numeracy and literacy for public safety volunteers*  

Christine Hayes, Barry Golding & Jack Harvey

 143

Mind and gesture: the numeracy of a vocational student*       

Kees Hoogland

 150

Using spreadsheets for algebra          

Marj Home       159

 159

Challenging negative attitudes, low self-efficacy beliefs, and math-anxiety in pre-tertiary adult learners.*      

Christopher M. Klinger

 164

Cartoons in numeracy: A laughable idea         

Brian Kogler

 172

Asking Good Questions in the Numeracy Classroom

Brian Kogler & Jill Finch

 175

Real life aspects in number stories of an adult math-avoider - A case study*  

Jens Langpaap

 180

Mathematics in hair and beauty: Staying in business   

Carol Lee

 188

The struggling apprentice: Defining the context and exploring possibilities    

Cathy Leung & Tricia O'Donnell

195

An approach to get to know the mathematical background of the students     

Lisbeth Lindberg

 202

The KAM project: Mathematics in vocational subjects*

LeifMaerker

 206

Creative conversations: Connecting voices of teachers and researchers to rethink assessment*       

Beth Marr

 213

The Struggling Apprentice: Reflections on practice in supporting trade apprentices who struggle with numeracy concepts.*       

Patricia O'Donnell & Cathy Leung

220

Statistics for Marine Studies: The issues in teaching statistics to students of mixed ages and backgrounds  

Shirley Porter

 226

Reflective practice in adult numeracy professional development        

Valerie Seabright

 232

Discussion group

 

Theoretical framework for adults learning mathematics           

David Kaye

 237

Workshop sessions

 

New ways into geometry: Ideas + readily available computer tools = powerful learning

Peter Enge & Noeline Little

 243

Preparing an article for a journal         

Gail FitzSimons

 245

Financial numeracy: in whose interest?          

Sue Gunningham

250

Fractal Activities for the Classroom     

Paula Herlihy

 251

Discourse in the classroom and its place in learning   

Marj Home  

257

Finance First Project   

RosanneHunt

 262

Hands, feet and other body parts       

Helen McKenzie, Sheena Parnell & Moira Statham

 263

Designing an excursion to integrate literacy, numeracy and computing skills  

Dianne Parslow

 267

Using new technologies in adult numeracy teaching   

Prue Pullen, Diana Coben, Ian Stevenson, Harvey Mellar, Maria Kambouri & Nora Mogey

 272

Teaching Functional Concepts in an Algebra  

Katherine Safford-Ramus

 278

Some games for supporting learning  

Marj Home

 283

Origami Boxes and Jelly Beans: Activities to suit all levels of numeracy          

Beth Marr

289

 

 
 
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