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Science to introduce the “slow stream” for the study of first year
mathematics (Miranda, Gideon, & Mugochi, 2013). It is my contention that
this measure has done little, if any to improve the students’ performance
in mathematics. In the following sections I present the students’
performance in mathematics courses at the University of Namibia. As in
the case of the learners at secondary school level, their performance is not
impressive (Tables 2(a) to (e)).

Table 2 (a). Students’ performance in mathematics at UNAM 2010

Module Enrollment Exam Admission Passes % Passes
MAT3511 906 619 355 39
MAT3531 554 297 189 34
MAT3512 1150 643 448 39
MAT3601 46 32 16 35
MAT3611 140 85 27 19
Calculus 1
SMAT3612 175 106 39 22
Calculus 2
(Source: Department of Mathematics, Student Exams Results Stats 2010-
2014)

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