ABSTRACT
According to the use of the terms introduced in Crowther (1959), a “numerate” person has “a good basic knowledge of arithmetic” and is “able to understand and work with numbers” (Crowther, 1959), while “numeracy” is the “ability to do arithmetic” (Sinclair, 1995). Since Crowther (1959) coined the words “numeracy ” or being “numerate,” their meanings have gone beyond the mere ability to follow computational rules. There were two aspects of meaning embedded in the original report. These were:
An understanding of scientific approaches in studying phenomena;
The ability to think quantitatively.
