ASU will launch a noncredit refresher course in August that uses “adaptive learning technology” to help incoming freshmen with low math placement exam scores. Adaptive learning technology is a ...

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Arizona State University will be expanding a pilot program to train college students in basic math skills using an online program that provides adaptive forms of instruction. The Tempe-based ...

Re: “Balance needed in teaching basic math skills,” Jan, 21. I teach a fairly technical course to adults. When I ask students to count a pulse for 15 seconds and multiply by four to determine the rate ...

Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It was his final attempt at the math placement test for his first year of college. His first three tries put him in pre-calculus, a blow for a ...