Carleton's Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge (QuIRK) Initiative part of QuIRK
QuIRK's goal is to better prepare students to evaluate and use quantitative evidence. The focus of the project is on how quantitative reasoning (QR) is used in the development, evaluation, and presentation of principled argument.

About the Carleton College Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge (QuIRK) Initiative part of QuIRK
"Deploying numbers skillfully is as important to communication as deploying verbs." -Max Frankel, New York Times Magazine What is QuIRK? QuIRK is an innovative project intended to help Carleton and other ...

Awareness-Raising Campus Lectures part of QuIRK
"Can We Manage the Greenhouse Problem?," Thomas Schelling, the University of Maryland (May 9, 2008) "Taking Charge of Your Health," Jane Brody, New York Times personal health columnist (January ...

Publications & Presentations part of QuIRK
Dated Website Notice HideThe QuIRK project website hasn't been significantly updated since 2010. We are preserving the web pages here because they still contain useful ideas and content. ...

QuIRK-Sponsored Presentations at Carleton's Learning and Teaching Center part of QuIRK
"How Do We Teach Quantitative Reasoning? We Foster a Conspiracy," Deborah Hughes Hallett (University of Arizona and Harvard University), April 24, 2008. "Empirical Methods in Humanities Research ...

QuIRK's Keck Project part of QuIRK
Project Abstract Carleton's interdisciplinary and innovative Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge (QuIRK) initiative aspires to change campus culture by raising the community's appreciation for ...

QuIRK's NSF Project part of QuIRK
Project Abstract With support from the NSF, QuIRK is adapting for dissemination its innovative protocol for assessing quantitative reasoning (QR) in student writing. Toward that end, QuIRK will work with six ...

NSF Project Summary part of QuIRK
INTELLECTUAL MERIT "Many educated adults remain functionally innumerate" (NCED 2001). Several blue-ribbon reports have warned that the inability to reason with numbers weakens individuals in their ...

Interested in learning more? part of QuIRK
If you would like to learn more about QuIRK's writing-based QR program or if you would like to visit Carleton for first-hand experience with our professional development or assessment workshops, contact Mija ...

QuIRK's Professional Development Curriculum part of QuIRK
"Faculty in all disciplines need significant professional support in order for them to enhance the role of quantitative [reasoning] in their courses." -National Council on Education and the Disciplines, ...