+ Keeping Pace: Using a Lockout System in Emporium-Model Developmental Math Classes Jessica Delgado & Allie Scheel Kapi ̒ olani Community College

+ What does Self-Paced Math 24 look like at Kapi ̒ olani CC? Class meets twice per week, 50 minutes per class Course is divided into 10 modules with all work being completed in MyMathLab Each module is 2-3 sections of material with either a 1- or 2-week deadline Students complete one section of homework followed by an open-book/note quiz Students must earn 95% or higher on each homework to move on to the corresponding quiz and 85% or higher on each quiz to move on to the next homework If students do not earn 85% on a quiz, they must continue taking it until they do At the end of each module there is a proctored, closed-book/note test in which students need to earn 75% in order to pass If students do not earn 75% on a test, they must continue taking it until they do

+ Instructors offered students a “recommended” schedule to follow in order to complete the work in a timely fashion Schedule was printed in the course syllabus and handed out the first day of class Course completion rates hovered around 50% Most recently: Fall 2013: 50.8% Spring 2014: 38.3% Fall 2014: 56.0% In the past…

+ The change… Beginning in Spring 2015, some instructors decided to use the recommended schedule as a guide for setting appropriate due dates for each module If students do not complete the module by the due date, they are locked out of the program Typically the term “locked out” refers only to module tests. Thus, if students miss a deadline, they can continue to work on the homework and quizzes. Students must then communicate with their instructor when they are ready to take a module test so that it can be unlocked

+ The impact… Spring 2015 Spring 2016 (so far) Fall 2015

+ Can this be personalized? While the overall course design is the same for all self-paced courses, different instructors implement various procedures for students who miss deadlines. The following is a sample of a “module ticket” used by one instructor:

+ Sample of another instructor’s use of an “extra assignment”:

+ Sample of a “module score sheet” used by another instructor:

+ Additional personalization…  2% bonus on the module test for completing the module on time  Point deduction under the participation category of the overall course grade if a deadline is missed  Weight of category is 5% so not a catastrophic impact (but students do not necessarily realize this)  Time trackers  Portfolio checks Various instructors utilize different ideas which highlight the importance of timely completion beyond physical worksheets or assignments. Such strategies include:

+ In addition… Spring 2015 Fall 2015 In an effort to try and combat the issue of students nearly finishing the course but not quite making it, several instructors have scheduled the lockout deadlines so that students finish all modules by 1-2 weeks prior to finals week.

+ Negative aspects of the lockouts Time The lockout system requires a bit more time and effort from the instructor because of the individual tailoring of unlocking tests Frustration Reduced student autonomy Some have argued that placing deadlines takes away from the notion of “self-paced” or “self-directed” learning

+ What about Math 25? We originally piloted the idea in Math 24 only because it is the lowest math course offered at Kapi ̒ olani so conceptually we thought more students could pass. Math 25 has more material than Math 24 (eleven modules versus ten), and it is more difficult. After some success during the Spring 2015 semester in Math 24, a few instructors implemented deadlines in Math 25 during the Fall 2015 semester Many of those students came from a Math 24 course with similar design the previous semester Textbook transition following Fall 2015 so there would have been no continuation of progress into a future semester

+ Similar to Math 24, course completion rates for Math 25 also hovered around 50% with some outliers Most recently: Fall 2013: 33.3% Spring 2014: 50.7% Fall 2014: 54.5% Spring 2015: 49.6% In the past…

+ The impact… Spring 2016 (so far) Fall 2015

+ What can these lockouts teach us for our transition into the new developmental math rolling out in Fall 2016? The Future Math 82 (STEM pathway) Math 75X (non-STEM pathway)

+ At Kapi ̒ olani, Math 82 will only be offered in an emporium design Students will take an initial “test” to determine the number of topics they know and need to know From there, an individual study plan will dictate what each student must learn in order to complete the course Students will likely be studying different topics each week, but lockouts could still be used: Must complete ____ topics per week Must work for ____ hours per week Math 82

+ Math 75X will be taught as a lecture/lab with an emphasis on collaborative learning While the notion of “lockouts” may not fit as well for this course design, the corresponding idea of short-term deadlines certainly can Homework Rather than make all homework assignments due by the end of a chapter, make it due each week Quizzes Give small weekly (or semi-weekly) quizzes to keep students accountable for recent material learned Math 75X