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(2014) . A workplace contextualisation of mathematics: measuring workplace context complexity. Adults Learning Mathematics: An International Journal, 9(1), 85-99  \nA Workplace Contextualisation of Mathematics: Measuring Workplace Context Complexity  \nKnowing what you know, as distinct from what you do, can facilitate re  \ncontextualisation for change  \nJohn J. Keogh  \nThe Institute of Technology Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland \u003C[john.keogh@ittdublin.ie](john.keogh@ittdublin.ie)>  \nTheresa Maguire  \nNational Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland  \n\u003C[terry.maguire@teachingandlearning.ie](terry.maguire@teachingandlearning.ie)>  \nJohn O’Donoghue  \nUniversity of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland  \n\u003C[john.odonoghue@ul.ie](john.odonoghue@ul.ie)>  \nAbstract  \nRecent research undertaken by the authors (Keogh, 2013 ; Keogh, Maguire, & O'Donoghue, 2010, 2011, 2012), identified the mathematics activity that underpinned what may be regarded as low-skilled, low paid jobs, and aligned it with the National Framework of Qualifications in Ireland. In the course of this research, it emerged that although the mathematics expertise deployed was modest in terms of complicatedness, it was used by workers in circumstances that were both sophisticated and volatile in varying degrees. To this extent, it was discernable that mastery of routine mathematics alone was a poor indicator of a person’s ability to‘do the job’. Furthermore, a National Survey of People at Work in Ireland, while confirming the Mathematics use/denial paradox, revealed that work was not perceived to be‘straightforward’despite widespread adherence to processes, procedures and routines. The authors argue that there exists a spectrum of factors that operate to ‘complexify’otherwise routine mathematics, with the possible consequence of concealing the role of mathematics and intensifying its invisibility in the workplace and all that that entails. This paper describes these affective factors  \nVolume 9(1)– April 2014 85  \nas comprising a workplace contextualization of mathematics which elaborates the complexity of the workplace context in which mathematics at varying levels of complicatedness may be expressed. In this way, workers, employers and providers of learning opportunities may be better informed regarding employability and worker mobility in the long term.  \nKeywords: complicatedness, complexify, invisibility, employability, mobility  \nIntroduction  \nA National Survey of People at Work in Ireland, augmented by several case studies, produced strong evidence regarding the character and role of workplace mathematics. It seems that although procedures and routines proliferate in the workplace, and workers adhere to their procedures, they soundly reject the suggestion that their work is straightforward (Keogh, 2013 ; Keogh et al., 2010, 2011, 2012) . The survey substantially confirmed the mathematics use/denial paradox, while the case studies identified hundreds of instances of numerate behaviour in encounter with all Mathematics Domains, but at quite a modest level. The implication is that Mathematics Knowledge Skill and Competence (MKSC) in the workplace was not captured by identifying the level of complicatedness alone, which suggest that all jobs with the same levels of MKSC may not be considered equivalent.  \nFurther analysis of the discourse surrounding the case studies, revealed that work is a social activity, having multiple properties and facets, is performed under pressure of time and accuracy, with attendant materiality, depth, scope and peer to peer accountability, not necessarily aligned with the authority conferred by seniority or role status. These dimensions arise across a range of spectra and combinations such as may differentiate the MKSC required in one job when compared to another, the novice from the expert, between what a worker ‘knows’and what s/he‘does’, and may not feature in the of","cbCaijfcDXnYGghB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijfcDXnYGghB","pdf",413905,15,"English","# Introduction\n## Accountability\n### Audit Materiality","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the paper address about workplace mathematics?\",\"answer\":\"It examines why routine mathematics competence does not reliably indicate a person’s ability to perform the job, given that workplaces can be sophisticated and volatile.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the “use/denial paradox” mean in this study?\",\"answer\":\"Workers often reject the idea that their work is straightforward, even when they follow procedures, while acknowledging or denying mathematics use in complex ways.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper explain what makes routine mathematics more complex in the workplace?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that a spectrum of workplace contextual factors “complexify” otherwise routine mathematics, intensifying its invisibility and affecting employability and mobility.\"}]","A Workplace Contextualisation of Mathematics - Measuring Workplace Context Complexity - Article | PDF",1792065513,38,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":100},[101,105,109,113,118,122,127,130,135,138,142],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":126},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":86,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":128,"slug":129},30,"research-report",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":133,"slug":134},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":133,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":136,"show_sort_weight":133,"slug":137},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":139,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":140,"show_sort_weight":139,"slug":141},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":143,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":144,"show_sort_weight":114,"slug":145},19,"General","general"]