Robert Prince|Arlene Archer
A New Literacies Approach to Academic Numeracy Practices in Higher Education
Centre for Higher Education|Centre for Higher Education
paper explores terms mathematical literacy quantitativeliteracy numeracy order gain theoretical clarity theirmeanings ways used teachinglearningsituation learner constructed particular ways termsand different understandings terms may reflect values andrationales various stakeholders promote propose termacademic numeracy practices order emphasise socially situatednature practices avoid reifying numeracy set discreteskills individual either possess lack avoid extendingthe characteristics one mode namely writing modes arguingfor new term draw theoretical orientation new literaciesstudies multimodality exemplify position looking chartsas conventionalised practice higher education south africa focusingon bmi charts health sciences