Kimberly Lightle's List: Quantitative Literacy

"This site will provide you with links, ideas, tips, and much more for supporting the use of infographics as an assessment option in the classroom."

"Quantitative literacy is not a new code name for mathematics, nor even a euphemism for statistics. While quantitative literacy uses both disciplines, it is not either of these. Rather, it is an approach to decision-making and an ability to see problems through quantitative lens and apply numerical insight to their solution. Quantitative literacy, also termed numeracy, is the capacity “to be comfortable with numerical data and to use them in meaningful ways, in particular to make well-reasoned decisions” (Manaster 2009, 68). To operate in today’s world, where every major public issue --- from health care reform to the international economy --- and many everyday decisions, such as buying a car, depend on interpreting quantitative data, informed citizens need the ability to reason and communicate not only verbally but also numerically. "

Use the periodic table of infographics to get acquainted with different types of infographics and how they relate to the information they convey.