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Essential Learning Outcomes Resources

Quantitative Reasoning

The ability to understand and to work confidently with numbers and mathematical concepts.

Articles

Tunstall, Samuel L.; Melfi, Vincent; Craig, Jeffrey; Edwards, Richard; Krause, Andrew; Wassink, Bronlyn; and Piercey, Victor (2016) "Quantitative Literacy at Michigan State University, 3: Designing General Education Mathematics Courses"
Karaali, Gizem; Villafane Hernandez, Edwin H.; and Taylor, Jeremy A. (2016) "What's in a Name? A Critical Review of Definitions of Quantitative Literacy, Numeracy, and Quantitative Reasoning"
Mayfield, Betty and Dunham, Jill B. (2015) "Adapting to a New Core Curriculum at Hood College: From Computation to Quantitative Literacy"
Wilkins, Jesse LM. (2010) "Modeling Quantitative Literacy"

Websites

Books

How the Great Scientists Reasoned by Gary G. Tibbetts
Call Number: Q175 .T53 2013
ISBN: 9780123984982
Now You See It : simple visualization techniques for quantitative analyisis by Stephen Few
Call Number: TK7882.I6 F48 2009
ISBN: 9780970601988
Research Literacy: a primer for understanding and using research by Jeffrey S. Beaudry; Lynne Miller
Call Number: Q180.55 .M4 B385 2016
ISBN: 9781462524631
Keeping up with the Quants: your guide to understanding and using analytics by Thomas H. Davenport; Jinho Kim
Call Number: HD30.25 .D366 2013
ISBN: 9781422187258
Current Practices in Quantitative Literacy by Rick Gillman (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780883851807
Publication Date: 2006