Just Equation’s recent report on Calculus coursetaking published with Learning Lab was featured in an EdSource story highlighting California State University campuses’ work to improve Calculus instruction. EDSOURCE—At 8 a.m. … More
College calculus courses have long been viewed as weed-out courses. Unfortunately, that reputation is all too accurate, as we found in research for Just Equation’s latest report. At the same … More
What do we mean when we refer to “rigor” in mathematics? The term as it is often used—to stand in for math content that is abstract or abstruse, homework that … More
What is it about psychology and math? For years, I’ve been following colleges working to align math requirements with students’ majors. The point is to ensure that students can acquire … More
In this provocative piece for the New York Daily News, Just Equations National Policy Director Melodie Baker highlights how traditional assumptions about mathematics influence the distribution of opportunity when being … More
We’re basically saying math is a continuum from algebra to calculus …. It’s somewhat arbitrary that we’ve chosen that to be mathematics to represent to students. Why aren’t we doing … More
Does being “good at math” mean using a set of discrete skills and procedures to correctly answer problems on homework and timed tests? Or is it about making sense of … More