Many College Students Struggle To Pass Remedial Math. Do They Need To?

Duration: 6min
Language: English
Format
Category: Non-Fiction

Colleges created remedial education classes to ensure students were sufficiently prepared for more advanced material. But increasingly, there’s a sense that remedial courses are hurting the prospects of the students they are intended to help. As a result, some California colleges and high schools are rethinking their approach to teaching math -- with encouraging results. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

Release date

Audiobook: 1 May 2024

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Many College Students Struggle To Pass Remedial Math. Do They Need To?

Duration: 6min
Language: English
Format
Category: Non-Fiction

Colleges created remedial education classes to ensure students were sufficiently prepared for more advanced material. But increasingly, there’s a sense that remedial courses are hurting the prospects of the students they are intended to help. As a result, some California colleges and high schools are rethinking their approach to teaching math -- with encouraging results. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

Release date

Audiobook: 1 May 2024