Adult Numeracy and New Learning Technologies: An Evaluative Framework

Australian Research Council Post-Doctoral Research Project: DP0345726
2003-2006
Chief investigator: Dr. Gail E. FitzSimons

Project summary

In the adoption of new learning technologies (e.g., online, CD-ROMS) as alternative means of delivery for adult numeracy, high quality educational products, informed by a well-founded research base, are essential to benefit individual students as well as teachers. Given that concept of adult numeracy itself is ill-defined and under-theorised in Australia and that, unlike the UK, there are no particular entry standards for numeracy tutors/trainers, research is needed to establish a defensible definition of adult numeracy in the Australian context, and to synthesise this with evolving research on new learning technologies to guide producers and to enable proper consumer evaluation.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Framework
• Background, Significance and Innovation (2002)
• Methodological Approach
• Theoretical Structure of Framework
• Framework References

Major project outcome: The Final Framework

There are two versions of this Framework:

• For researchers, teacher educators, and designers
• For practitioners and other users (a reduced version of the above)

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