Adults’ development of literacy and numeracy skills that can enable them to navigate the demands of contemporary life and be prepared for the future is central to their economic, social, and personal well-being and the functioning of society. This article discusses the role of literacy and numeracy in …

Citizens regularly search the Web to make informed decisions on daily life questions, like online purchases, but how they reason with the results is unknown. This reasoning involves engaging with data in ways that require statistical literacy, which is crucial for navigating contemporary data. However, …

The Importance of a Robot Math Tutor’s Social Interaction Skills: Scaffolding and Personalization

To make effective financial decisions, individuals need both financial and numerical competence. The latter includes having numerical knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them in a financial context. A positive attitude towards numbers, combined with the absence of math anxiety, proves beneficial. …

Within the Erasmus+ project Common European Numeracy Framework (CENF) (2018-2021) a framework was developed on numeracy in response to the challenges and needs of the 21st century.

The aim of this paper is to present materials designed for adult numeracy training. In the successive Erasmus+ projects, "The Common European Numeracy Framework" (2018-2021) and "Numeracy in Practice" (2022-2024), professional development modules have been designed for teachers specialising in adult …

To benefit from the social capabilities of a robot math tutor, instead of being distracted by them, a novel approach is needed where the math task and the robot's social behaviors are better intertwined. We present concrete design specifications of how children can practice math via a personal conversation …

To benefit from the social capabilities of a robot math tutor, instead of being distracted by them, a novel approach is needed where the math task and the robot's social behaviors are better intertwined. We present concrete design specifications of how children can practice math via a personal conversation …

In de wereld om ons heen hebben we te maken met data en cijfers. Het vermogen om met getalsmatige informatie om te gaan, heet gecijferdheid. 1 op de 6 inwoners in Nederland heeft moeite met cijfers. De infographic geeft de uitdagingen weer van mensen die in het dagelijks leven moeite hebben met gecijferdheid …

1 op de 6 inwoners in Nederland heeft moeite met gecijferdheid. Dit is een reden tot zorg, omdat dit de kans op kwetsbaarheid vergroot. Zo hebben mensen die problemen hebben met gecijferdheid vaker financiële problemen. Ze hebben minder kansen op de arbeidsmarkt en ze benoemen hun gezondheid vaker als …