{"id":1248,"date":"2023-05-04T11:50:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T18:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/teachingexcellence\/?page_id=1248"},"modified":"2023-05-04T11:50:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T18:50:27","slug":"quantitative-literacy-assessment-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/teachingexcellence\/quantitative-literacy-assessment-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantitative Literacy &#8211; Assessment Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructor Tools:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Palomar College <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Math Across the Curriculum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maa.org\/external_archive\/QL\/pgs145_152.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statistics and Quantitative Literacy<\/a> by Richard Scheaffer. This article outlines the central role of basic statistics concepts in quantitative literacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/serc.carleton.edu\/NICHE\/best_practices.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Practices for Quantitative Reasoning Instruction<\/a> a project of the City University of New York (CUNY) Quantitative Reasoning Alliance. &nbsp;This page describes six principles for effectively teaching quantitative literacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re still not sure what\u2019s considered quantitative reasoning, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellesley.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/departments\/quantitativereasoning\/files\/quantitativereasoning.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Study Packet for the Qualitative Reasoning Assessment<\/a> at Wellesley College might provide some concrete examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools to Use in QL Assignments:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/censusreporter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Census Reporter<\/a> A user-friendly website for analyzing data from the American Community Survey and the U.S. Census.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: The following materials are Open Education Resources\u2013check the licenses to determine if they can be revised, remixed, and redistributed freely without having to contact the authors for permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/en\/simulations\/category\/math\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PhET Simulations<\/a> Openly licensed simulations of math concepts and applications from the University of Colorado, Boulder. &nbsp;The website also includes a library of activities created by faculty who use PhET simulations in their courses. &nbsp;Examples include <a href=\"https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/en\/contributions\/view\/4715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Displaying, Analyzing and Summarizing Data<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/en\/contributions\/view\/3116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curve Fitting<\/a> to understand data relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctl.laguardia.edu\/pql\/sampler\/activities.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Quantum Leap Activities Sampler<\/a> This is a collection of real-world-application assignments developed at Laguardia Community College to help students learn and apply algebra concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/rgOtuBa6@1\/Writing-Assignment-Numerical-Data-Analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Numerical Data Analysis<\/a> is an example of a writing assignment requiring students to analyze and represent the meaning of numerical data that are provided by the instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/FYLfN-uU@1\/Extract-meaningful-information-from-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Extract Meaningful Information from Data<\/a> is a set of graphs and questions designed to have students apply critical evaluation techniques to recognize misleading or incomplete conclusions drawn from data and data visualizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instructor Tools: Palomar College Math Across the Curriculum Statistics and Quantitative Literacy by Richard Scheaffer. This article outlines the central role of basic statistics concepts in quantitative literacy. 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