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Adult Numeracy: Taking Mathematics from the Real World into the Classroom and Back (1988)

Adult Numeracy: Taking Mathematics from the Real World into the Classroom and Back

A Report to the Adult Basic Education Unit, Toronto Board of Education

Authors: Tom Ciancone

This paper looks at the nature of the adult learner who needs and seeks instruction in mathematics. Secondly, it examines the nature of mathematics learning and its role in interpreting the real world. Finally, the author explores what implications these two areas of study have for instruction of adults in mathematics.

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