College students vs. mathematics: why the difficulties?

(University of Houston) Whether you're balancing your checkbook or measuring recipe ingredients, you are dealing with mathematics, and yet, it is a field rife with weaknesses among college students. A University of Houston psychologist is studying 1,000 Houston Community College students to examine why and when the math disabilities pop up.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news