Mathematical media literacy in the COVID-19 pandemic and its relation to school mathematics education.

ABSTRACT: In the first months of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic became a top concern worldwide, media coverage became full of information that demands mathematical literacy, or numeracy, to interpret. In this study, we examine the public's understanding of mathematical notions that are required for understanding the pandemic and predicting its spread. We also explore its correlations with several variables: age group and gender, educational attainment in mathematics, and mathematics identity. To do so, we conducted a cross-sectional survey focusing on mathematical knowledge relevant to the pandemic. The survey was distributed to a representative sample of the Jewish Israeli population (n = 439). Findings showed that participants' educational attainment in mathematics was positively correlated

SUBMITTER: Heyd-Metzuyanim E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8214049 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature