innumeracy
Poor with numbers
Innumeracy is the inability to understand or work with numbers—the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy.
The term covers everything from difficulty with basic arithmetic to failure to grasp statistical reasoning: Innumeracy leads people to misunderstand risk and probability.
Someone who struggles with numbers is innumerate.
Fear of numerical tasks
- dyscalculiaImpaired numerical cognition
- phobiaPersistent irrational dread
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
apprehension · discomfort · nervousness · fear · overwhelm · helplessness · insecurity · mental block
Inability to read
- misinformedGiven incorrect facts
- unawarenessState of not knowing
- innumerateUnable to grasp numbers
- unschooledLacking formal instruction
misunderstanding · gullibility · susceptibility · exploitation · manipulation · misconception · fallacy
Ability to read, write
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
teaching · learning · tutoring · comprehension · proficiency · instruction · remediation · assessment
Understanding medical information and systems
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- political manipulationCalculated influence over governance
math anxiety
Fear of numerical tasks
- dyscalculiaImpaired numerical cognition
- phobiaPersistent irrational dread
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
confusion · apprehension · discomfort · nervousness · fear · overwhelm · helplessness · insecurity · mental block · frustration
illiteracy
Inability to read
- misinformedGiven incorrect facts
- unawarenessState of not knowing
- innumerateUnable to grasp numbers
unschooled · misunderstanding · gullibility · susceptibility · exploitation · manipulation · misconception · fallacy
literacy
Ability to read, write
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
pedagogy · teaching · learning · tutoring · comprehension · proficiency · instruction · remediation · assessment · foundational skills
health literacy
Understanding medical information and systems
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- educational failuresdropout, illiteracy, failing grades, dropout rates, grade inflation
- mental statesknowledge, conscious, mood, anxious, memory
- skill deficiencyincompetence, ineptitude, clumsiness, awkwardness, inexperience
- weaknessesweakness, flaw, failing, defect, shortcoming
- knowledge gapsignorance, gaps, information gap, blind spots, blind spot
- Learning Barrierslearning disability, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD