Re: [MATHEDCC] failure rates

Ed Laughbaum (elaughba@MATH.OHIO-STATE.EDU)
Wed, 12 Mar 1997 13:15:38 -0400

On this issue of failure rates, might the low retention rates be partially
caused by teaching math skills without connecting them to the lives of
students? Or might the traditional content and teaching methods be part of
the problem?

Data from the community college where I used to teach showed students
dropped out of college for personal reasons. They didn't collect data on
why students dropped out of a math class, however.

Ed Laughbaum

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