TY - JOUR
T1 - What mathematical competencies does a citizen needs to interpret Mexico’s official information about the COVID-19 pandemic?
AU - Aguilar, Mario Sánchez
AU - Castaneda, Apolo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - We report a study on mathematical literacy with special emphasis on health literacy. In particular, we identify and characterize the mathematical competencies that a citizen needs to interpret the official information on the COVID-19 pandemic as experienced in Mexico. To achieve this, we analyze the daily reports on the pandemic issued by the Mexican Ministry of Health, using the framework of mathematical competencies as a theoretical lens. Our results show that there are five necessary competencies to interpret the official information: mathematical communication, mathematical representation, mathematical symbols and formalism, mathematical modeling, and mathematical reasoning competency. After characterizing and illustrating these competencies, we close the paper with a reflection on the importance of mathematical literacy in a pandemic world.
AB - We report a study on mathematical literacy with special emphasis on health literacy. In particular, we identify and characterize the mathematical competencies that a citizen needs to interpret the official information on the COVID-19 pandemic as experienced in Mexico. To achieve this, we analyze the daily reports on the pandemic issued by the Mexican Ministry of Health, using the framework of mathematical competencies as a theoretical lens. Our results show that there are five necessary competencies to interpret the official information: mathematical communication, mathematical representation, mathematical symbols and formalism, mathematical modeling, and mathematical reasoning competency. After characterizing and illustrating these competencies, we close the paper with a reflection on the importance of mathematical literacy in a pandemic world.
KW - COVID-19 pandemic
KW - Health literacy
KW - Mathematical competencies
KW - Mathematical literacy
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U2 - 10.1007/s10649-021-10082-9
DO - 10.1007/s10649-021-10082-9
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 34934238
AN - SCOPUS:85111141425
SN - 0013-1954
VL - 108
SP - 227
EP - 248
JO - Educational Studies in Mathematics
JF - Educational Studies in Mathematics
IS - 1-2
ER -