Quantitative Literacy Links

EXTEND Numeracy and Quantitative Literacy Page.

Contains excerpts from  "Why Numbers Count: Quantitative Literacy for Tomorrow's America," edited by Lynn Arthur Steen
 

General Biology Modules

Modules teaching quantitative literacy in biology, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

MAA Quantitative Reasoning  for College Graduates: A Complement to the Standards

 Focused on college.
 

Math in Daily Life:  How Do Numbers Affect Daily Decisions

An online "exhibit" from Annenberg/CPBon how math is involved in  games, fincance, population growth, home decorating, and cooking.

SEQauL (Statistics Education for Quantitative Literacy)

K-12 Quantitative Literacy Program for Pennsylvania. Statistics focus. Uses the series Data Driven Mathematics.
 

Quantitative Environmental Learning Project

Resources to integrate math and environmental science in college classrooms, but has a l ot of material appropriate for high school as well.
 

Quantitative Literacy Bibliography

List of publications related to QL
 

More Links

Site maintained by the National Council on Education and the Disciplines
 

Math for Measurement

New Austin Community College course integrating math and statistical concepts relevant to measurement.
 

Examining How Mathematics is Used in the Workplace