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Digital Learning’s Pioneers Are Cautiously Optimistic

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Introductory colleges classes, especially in math and English, have earned the nickname “gatekeepers.” Without opening learning platforms up to the research community, it’s hard to understand if and how they’re improving learning outcomes. Half of college students fail to pass algebra with a grade of C or above.

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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More than 4 out of 10 college students wind up in remedial math or English courses, and those that do are even less likely than other students to finish college. That sentiment is backed by learning-science research in a concept called the “doer effect.” Only 58% of students who started college in 2012 had graduated 6 years later.

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