A new report from UCSD demonstrates the alarming lack of preparation among incoming freshmen for college level math courses.
Test-blind admissions, grade inflation, and mandated admissions from underrepresented high schools are destroying higher education.
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High GPAs And Test Optional Mask Poor Math Skills At College

Key Points ・UC San Diego’s own faculty report shows a thirtyfold jump since 2020 in freshmen arriving with math skills below the middle-school level, raising concerns about admissions practices and ...
Stage 5: Justify thinking. A vital habit that many students need to solidify is recontextualizing after they solve ...
Alfred University’s Division of Mathematics and Computer Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, last week conducted ...
A UC San Diego report reveals a significant spike in freshmen requiring remedial math classes, with the need increasing from ...
Other UCs are tracking similar trends, but UC San Diego’s problem is “significantly worse,” the report states.
Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about ...