Is calculus an addiction that college admissions officers can’t shake?
hechingerreport.org/proof-poin…
Calculus has been used to filter out students for decades. Example: Calculus for a New Century: A Pump, Not a Filter (1987) eric.ed.gov/?id=ED300252
85% of calculus exam questions just involve rote memorization link.springer.com/article/10.1…
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hechingerreport.org/proof-poin…
Calculus has been used to filter out students for decades. Example: Calculus for a New Century: A Pump, Not a Filter (1987) eric.ed.gov/?id=ED300252
85% of calculus exam questions just involve rote memorization link.springer.com/article/10.1…
#MathEd #HigherEd #STEMEducation
Is calculus an addiction that college admissions officers can’t shake?
A new survey of 133 college admissions officers, released Dec. 9, demonstrates how high school calculus has become a proxy for academic rigor.Jill Barshay (The Hechinger Report)
