UCSD has seen a dramatic increase in freshmen needing remedial math, rising from 1 in 100 to 1 in 8, attributed to pandemic disruptions, poor teaching methods, and a focus on DEI over academic ...

I don’t typically write responses to other opinion pieces, but there was one two weeks ago about new techniques in elementary math education that has inspired me. The main complaint was that there are ...

Abstract: The limited context window of Large Language Models (LLMS) presents a challenge for long-document summarization, requiring documents to be chunked into smaller segments. This paper evaluates ...

This project explores different chunking strategies for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems as part of a thesis research. It provides a comprehensive framework for comparing fixed-size, ...

For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...

When you need to hit a pitch shot that launches high and stops quickly, it's essential to learn how to use the bottom of your club - the bounce - properly. If your wedge digs into the turf, you may ...

Four years ago, I was given a fantastic opportunity to be a math coach for a primary years program. But when I started, there was no framework to work within, no script to follow. I was starting from ...

Tye Campbell and Qi Si, assistant professors in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL) within the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, were recently awarded ULEAD ...

What if the very method you rely on to simplify information is actually sabotaging your results? Imagine a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system tasked with answering a critical question from a ...