ASU will launch a noncredit refresher course in August that uses “adaptive learning technology” to help incoming freshmen with low math placement exam scores.

Many students who lacked hands-on, in-person teachings due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns and school closures are now struggling with basic math at the college level ...

The college also offers basic mathematics courses in the evening or online for students who need to complete their preparatory classes prior to taking college algebra.

For instance, Arizona State University and a Milwaukee community college both found that students who used ALEKS were more likely to pass basic math courses than students in traditional classes.

More college students are taking remedial math and failing basic classes.

More students are being placed into pre-college math, starting a semester or more behind for their majors, even if they get credit for the lower-level classes. Colleges largely blame the disruptions ...