Numeracy NNN’s online, open-access, peer-review journal

Len VacherDepartment of GeologyUniversity of South FloridaTampa FL

PKALOctober 11 2008Carleton College

Principles:1. Your good work doesn’t exist as

scholarship exist until it is published.

2. It cannot be considered “good” until it is peer-reviewed.

3. It will not have impact until it is indexed (bibliographic database).

Number of articles published each year in 68 geology journals grouped into broad topical areas indicated by color.

Geological Literature: Exponential Growth and Twigging

What’s a grad student to do?

Source:: Fratesi and Vacher, 2008, Scientific Journals as Fossil Traces of Sweeping Change in the Structure and Practice of Modern Geology. Journal of Research Practice (online).

Doubling time ~15 years

338 papers, 209 journals, 312 local citations

Numeracy OR “Quantitative Literacy” OR “Statistical Literacy

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Geography of QL, Numeracy, and Stat Lit

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David M. BressoudEstablishing the Quantitative Thinking Program at Macalester

Jennifer M. Wenner, Eric M. Baer, Cathryn A. Manduca, R. Heather Macdonald, Samuel Peterson, and Mary SavinaThe Case for Infusing Quantitative Literacy into Introductory-level Geoscience Courses

Revision Received (1)

Revision Imminent (2, including--)

Soon to be submitted (2, including --)

H. L. Vacher and Todd ChavezQuantitative Literacy on the Web of Science, 2 – Mining the Health Numeracy Literature for Assessment Items

We need one or two book reviews for next issue

Next issue? – Volume 2, Issue 1 (January 2009)

In Review (1)

Seeking manuscripts for articles/perspectives for 7/09 issue

In time remaining

Volume 1, Issue 2, July 2008

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