Procedural memory is a learning and memory system that is crucial for the automatization of non-conscious skills, such as driving or grammar. Kids differ substantially in their mathematical abilities.

Math is a stumbling block for many community college students. Often, they arrive on campus unprepared for college-level work, get placed in developmental classes, and never really progress. Promising ...

MUSKEGON — An experiment is unfolding inside J.B. Meeuwenberg's classroom at Muskegon Community College — and the result could drive how the college teaches developmental math for years to come.

An experiment to remap developmental math in four Texas community colleges resulted in a higher pass rate and a larger number of developmental math credits earned by the students who participated. The ...

The purpose of this study was to examine student perceptions of the placement process used to place students in the first of three developmental mathematics courses at a southwestern community college ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study examined whether a correlation was present between demographic variables and academic success at a two-year institution in Alabama.

When I became a student success coach at Northwood University, I did something unusual: I enrolled in a developmental mathematics class. Going to class, taking notes, studying, quizzes, exams—I did it ...

San Jacinto College developmental math professor Shannon Solis recently earned Developmental Education Specialist certification from the Kellogg Institute for the Training and Certification of ...

MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — Lake Land College in Mattoon is doing things differently this year, as they get ready to help students reach their goals and graduate. They’re the first community college in ...

Within two years, the University was able to completely eliminate its reliance on developmental math, four years ahead of schedule. Initial findings revealed a 75-80% pass rate for students in algebra ...

Too many students are failing their remedial math classes, and those who succeed often have little use for the advanced algebra on which those classes focus. Acknowledging that, and hoping to ...