Research-Based and Research-Proven Results
Pathways courses are designed based on decades of research on the ideas and ways of thinking most critical for students’ success in calculus and other STEM fields and how students learn, both generally and relative to specific mathematical ideas.
We have observed and documented multiple benefits to students taking Pathways courses.
Student and Instructor Testimonials
“Before this class I thought math was just about memorizing rules. This is the first time I’ve been able to understand the word problems. This class is making me a better thinker in all my classes. I now expect ideas to make sense and know that I am smart enough to figure things out instead of waiting for teachers to tell me what to do.”
– Pathways Student
“The Pathways materials revolutionized the way I think about teaching... there was just an awful lot that I had never really thought about. I just accepted procedure-based approaches and just used them, and had never really given a lot of thought about, 'Okay, I can prove that these things work, but why should they work?'”
– Pathways Instructor