"Some of the kids leaving school have got more than my level of IT skills and in my view most of them have the basics in literacy and numeracy – it's the application of that to the work place that's missing".
"Extensive research, however, has convinced me that the beast in question was a Common Welsh Green whose legs were counted by a Muggle with a very shaky grasp of numeracy … It is always a blow to have a cherished part of one's life dismissed as a figment of the imagination … but we wizards have to deal with that every day".
Before writing this diary, your correspondent was trying to do his expenses a task that represents a weekly high-water mark for a journalist's numeracy (and, it is rumoured, creativity).The Economist's internal expenses form allows claims in Zambian Kwacha but not Estonian kroons, or lats (Latvia) or litas (Lithuania).
For the purpose of this study, we have opted for literacy (rather than numeracy) because it is the more generally needed competency.
A significant proportion of the prison population have low levels of literacy and numeracy so it is morally right to support the future success and opportunities for the learners in our care by ensuring the highest levels of academic excellence so that they have the greatest opportunity to succeed.
"Life isn't just reading and numeracy -- it's being able to function with your peers".
This test can also be considered as a measure of numeracy, and it was administered in a low-stakes situation, as part of the research study.
Literacy and numeracy If literacy and/or numeracy are not well supported in a lesson, it is likely to be judged inadequate.
It is Delta's policy, not its numeracy, that is dubious.
It is widely believed that numeracy is founded upon a non-symbolic system of numerical representation (for reviews, see [1], [2]).
However, it is also possible that the numeracy reported here is higher than average.
