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Evidence Is Mounting That Calculus Should Be Changed. Will Instructors Heed It?

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At least, that’s according to a randomized study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Science. Failure could mean potential biologists, mathematicians or engineers being pushed out of the field. Good news: There's mounting evidence that changing calculus instruction works for the groups usually pushed out of STEM.

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Where Are All the Faculty in the Open Education Movement?

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People who are interested in the teaching aspect of the job certainly like the notion of sharing materials,” says Skidmore. But staying on top of innovative teaching methods and adopting new course materials is not at the center of every faculty member’s work.

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