ERIC Number: ED388794
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 62
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Math Refresher/Statistical Process Control. P.R.I.D.E. People Retraining for Industry Excellence.
Meier, Jean
This guide, part of a series of workplace-developed materials for retraining factory workers, provides teaching materials for a workplace mathematics course. The course is a review of basic number concepts focused on helping participants to understand the meaning of numbers and arithmetic operations. The introductory materials include a course outline, course objectives, a topical outline, information on course length and continuing education units, and resources. Lesson plans for four sessions are provided on the following topics: adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals; using the metric system; calculating percents; interpreting control charts; and interpreting histograms. The session materials include objectives, topics, methods, evaluation criteria, a pretest and a posttest, information sheets, and handouts. (KC)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Guides, Instructional Materials, Job Skills, Labor Force Development, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans, Literacy Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Materials, Mathematics Skills, Numeracy, Statistical Analysis, Units of Study, Workplace Literacy
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. National Workplace Literacy Program.
Authoring Institution: Mercer County Community Coll., Trenton, NJ.
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