In a world drenched in data, we must ensure that students know the meaning of numbers. Our world is awash in numbers. Headlines report the latest interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, hikes or ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Colorado Mesa University held a screening of the documentary “Counted Out” on April 21. The film goes into the unseen ways math affects everyday lives of people around ...

Michigan State University has revised its general-education math requirement so that algebra is no longer required of all students. The revision reflects an increasing view on college campuses that ...

The media was abuzz in January with news reports, opinions and editorials sounding alarms over a study that said a significant portion of U.S. college students lack some very basic quantitative skills ...

Sociologists can make meaningful contributions to quantitative literacy by teaching sociological research skills in sociology classes, including introductory courses. We report on the effectiveness of ...

ability to process quantitative research and engage in educational practices. GRAPHIC BY MAYA DEVERAUX/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF Despite a recent report that most college students do not actively use ...

U.S. college students are falling behind their counterparts in other parts of the world in terms of their ability to calculate basic quantitative problems, such as automobile fuel consumption or the ...

Check out this article about the lack of basic literacy skills among college students, especially quantitative literacy. Read the whole thing, but meditate on this: Without “proficient” skills, or ...

Teaching Sociology publishes articles, notes, and reviews intended to be helpful to the discipline's teachers. Articles range from experimental studies of teaching and learning to broad, synthetic ...

At the Spinelli Center, we’re happy to meet you where you are in your mathematics journey. Designed to close gaps in experience—whether you never took a core class in high school, haven’t been in the ...

Results from a recent survey conducted by the American Institutes of Research show that 20 percent of college graduates lack the skills necessary to figure out if they have enough fuel to get to the ...