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ERIC Number: EJ623064
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-8294
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Math Failure and Learning Disabilities in the Postsecondary Student Population.
Strawser, Sherri; Miller, Susan P.
Topics in Language Disorders, v21 n2 p68-84 Feb 2001
This article discusses factors that contribute to the difficulties that many postsecondary students with learning disabilities have in meeting the mathematics demands, including: characteristics of learning disabilities in math, inadequate preparation for postsecondary math demands, difficulties with assessment and identification, and heterogeneity of students with math learning disabilities. Recommendations are provided. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Mathematics, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Performance Factors, Postsecondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Accommodations for College Students with Learning Disabilities.