What do the experts say about how to teach basic math to adult students? Most people who teach math have heard about most of their recommendations. Yet putting those recommendations into practice is harder than it seems. Over the past year I worked on a project to consult with more than 100 people who teach basic math to adults in BC. I presented some findings from the literature about teaching basic math, and got their reactions. Instructors talked about what changes they would like to make in their teaching practice, and what barriers got in the way of making change. In response to their concerns, I wrote a manual, available at the National Adult Literacy Database.  

Changing the Way We Teach Math: A Manual for Teaching Basic Math to Adults

 http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/mathman/mathman.pdf <http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/mathman/mathman.pdf>   

More Complicated Than It Seems: A Review of Literature about Teaching Math to Adults

http://www.nald.ca/library/research/morecomp/morecomp.pdf <http://www.nald.ca/library/research/morecomp/morecomp.pdf>  

 

The attached file gives more information about the project.  I hope you will pass this information on to your networks. The project was funded by the National Office of Literacy and Learning (NOLL), Human Resources and Social Development Canada. 

Kate Nonesuch

Career and Academic Preparation
Malaspina University-College, Cowichan Campus
222 Cowichan Way
Duncan, BC
V9L 6P4
 
nonesuch at mala.ca
phone:  (250) 746-3565
Fax:  (250) 746-3563
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