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October 31, 2006

A New Way of Teaching Math

In a study led by the U of M, researchers have found that high school students who took vocational education classes with enhanced mathematics instruction performed significantly better on standardized math tests than students in a control group. James Stone, director of the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education at the U, says the study’s results could have profound impact on schools and their curriculum for vocational education classes.

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