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Thompson, Carla J.; McCann, Patricia – MathAMATYC Educator, 2010
One prohibitory component to graduation rates in college is the lack of student success in college algebra. The current national passing rate of college students enrolled in college algebra is approximately 40 percent. Lack of success in college algebra creating higher enrollments in remediation courses for students has also been linked to…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Graduation Rate, College Graduates, College Environment
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Metje, N. – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2007
It has been reported that the students' level of mathematics when entering university has changed in recent years. A surprising number of students struggle with mathematics or have a mathematics anxiety. Although this was widely reported within the UK, there was some uncertainty if colleagues in other countries were experiencing the same…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Anxiety, College Mathematics