Numerical Literacy
What: The capacity for Numerical Literacy enables students to appropriately extract, interpret, evaluate, construct, communicate, and use quantitative information (e.g., numerical data, equations, graphs, diagrams, tables) and methods to solve problems, evaluate claims, and support decisions in students’ everyday professional, civic, and personal lives Numerical Literacy prepares learners to reason well and solve quantitative problems within various disciplinary and interdisciplinary contexts.
Why: To understand trends and solve problems, students’ ability to reason with numbers and mathematical concepts will enable them to formulate, support, and evaluate arguments and concepts with data.
Numerical Literacy Capacity
Accurately apply mathematical computations and models to solve real-world problems.
- Show proficiency with number systems, mathematical operations, and mathematical properties.
- Reach valid conclusions relying on logical arguments/proofs.
- Use computational tools or algorithmic procedures to automate quantitative analysis and decision-making.
Apply appropriate methods to evaluate quantitative data and identify patterns or trends for further exploration.
- Describe how data are gathered and organized.
- Describe and differentiate types of data.
- Assess the quality of data.
- Understand the limitations and analysis of both data and sampling.
Express numerical data or quantitative information accurately, effectively communicating reasoning and results with suitable notation and terminology.
- Use mathematical notation appropriate to describe quantitative values and concepts.
- Express logical reasoning with accuracy and validity.
- Represent mathematical or quantitative results via visual representations.
Draw valid conclusions based on quantitative data and mathematical procedures, interpret results in context, and communicate rationale.
- Interpret the results of mathematical or quantitative inquiries.
- Construct valid arguments based on quantitative data and mathematical or algorithmic procedures.
- Rigorously assess others’ mathematical or quantitative reasoning.