A sharp rise in students without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators and policymakers.
A new report from UCSD demonstrates the alarming lack of preparation among incoming freshmen for college level math courses.
Other UCs are tracking similar trends, but UC San Diego’s problem is “significantly worse,” the report states.
There's been a significant shift in the math preparedness of incoming college students at the University of California, San ...
Shocking UC San Diego study reveals one in eight college freshmen lack basic math skills, with remedial course enrollment ...
A campus report cites many factors, including the impact of COVID and higher admissions from under-resourced schools.
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High GPAs And Test Optional Mask Poor Math Skills At College

Key Points ・UC San Diego’s own faculty report shows a thirtyfold jump since 2020 in freshmen arriving with math skills below the middle-school level, raising concerns about admissions practices and ...
The course will offer students the opportunity to solve challenging mathematical problems unlike standard homework problems in any course. Class time will be spent studying problems, discovering ...