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Updated 2007-01-10

Thinking with the Computer  A course for learning English, computer skills and thinking styles Numerical Thinking

Numerical Thinking is often called Numeracy. There is a good description of what it means and some interesting problems to solve. See http://www.numeracyresources.co.uk/

A government site about numeracy testing give some good example questions. http://www.canteach.gov.uk/info/skillstests/numeracy/

A good site for learning and teaching Numeracy is at http://www.ambleside.schoolzone.co.uk/ambleweb/numeracy.htm

Get some good resources at http://www.numeracysoftware.com/main.html

Go to:

Week 1: Read about Numeracy and Statistics. Pay special attention to how they are represented in graphs and tables. 

Week 2: Do the Exercises at kevinryan.com

 

Evaluation: Write a 3-paragraph essay with at least ten statistics included.

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