by MH Math | Apr 5, 2019 | Timely Tips, Vol. 27
By Suzanne Galayda How often have you spoken to a student with a bad test grade and heard “I spent hours” studying? Students often study in ways that don’t translate to retention of material. The research around student study habits indicates that the go-to methods of...
by MH Math | Apr 5, 2019 | Newsletters, Timely Tips, Vol. 27
By: Kelly Jackson How are my students diverse? Let me count the ways: age, race, ethnicity, language, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, academic preparation, citizenship status. Do they work? Kids at home? If yes, single parent? Do they have a physical...
by MH Math | Sep 27, 2018 | Timely Tips, Vol. 21
Often students come to a math class with preconceived notions about their own ability to perform or understand the material and subsequently they undermine their own success in the course. To help students overcome internalized notions about math and their own...
by MH Math | Sep 27, 2018 | Timely Tips, Vol. 23
When a student enters your college and “isn’t prepared” for their college level math coursework how are they described? Are they remedial, basic skills, pre-college, developmental, adult basic ed (ABE), under prepared, or perhaps differently prepared? These various...
by MH Math | Sep 4, 2018 | Timely Tips, Vol. 22
Whether is due to math anxiety, math hatred, math phobia, or just poor choices, many students put off their math until their last semester and then say, “I need to pass this class to graduate. Ironically, this makes the course even more high stakes and adds to the...
