Professors at the University of California want to reinstate entrance exams, claiming many students don't have a basic understanding of STEM subjects.

“We now observe preparation gaps so severe that instructors must reteach middle-school mathematics.”

  • RamRabbit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    University of California professors are pleading with leadership to reinstate college-entrance exams … claiming that incoming students barely have a middle-school level understanding of math and other subjects.

    The fact they got rid of basic entrance standards is crazy; it results in exactly this type of outcome. I feel bad for the students trying to learn calculus while professors are forced to teach middle-school level math. This is a disservice to every student there.