Student Success in General Education Dr. Loretta Ussery Griffy Austin Peay State University Associate Provost for Student Success Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Professor

Co-Requisite Models Core requirement course appropriate for student’s degree plan Coupled with a support that involves structured learning assistance At APSU, the support is 2 hours of additional instructional time in a lab designed by faculty and facilitated by upper-level students, graduate students, learning specialists, or faculty Mandatory mathematics course options professional development for structured learning assistants professional development for faculty develop and constantly look to your measure of success identify purpose of co-requisite experience

Mathematics Co-Requisite Model Core Credit Earned Traditional Delivery Co-Requisite Liberal Arts 11% 71% Statistics 8% 63%

What does this look like? Students who need learning support and those who don’t are enrolled in the same general education core course. Structured learning assistant attends class and following class goes to the lab with students who will benefit from learning support. Structured learning assistants work on activities that contribute to success in the general education course AND coach students to complete algebraic modules to address identified algebraic needs.

Statistics Course Description MATH 1530 Elements of Statistics The purpose of this course is to introduce basic statistical tools and apply them to gain insight into real-world phenomena and to acquaint the student with the principles of probability and statistical inference. Topics covered include measures of central tendency and dispersion , confidence intervals for estimating means and proportions, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, least squares regression and correlation analysis.

Quantitative Reasoning Course Description MATH 1010 Mathematical Thought and Practice The purpose of this course is to develop skills of inquiry, abstract and logical thinking and critical analysis; to develop the ability to understand and use numbers and statistics; to develop ability in writing, reading, listening and speaking about mathematics; and most importantly, to learn, enjoy, appreciate and apply some basic concepts of mathematics.

MATH 1530 Elements of Statistics Syllabus Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics http://www.amstat.org/asa/education/Guidelines-for-Assessment-and-Instruction-in-Statistics-Education-Reports.aspx

Co-Requisite Competency 1: Real Number Sense and Operations Apply the order of operations to evaluate expressions Perform operations with rational numbers Determine the other equivalent forms of the number when given a fraction, decimal number, or percent. Identify and calculate with irrational numbers (no need to numerically simplify radical expressions) Recognize and apply magnitude (absolute value) and ordering of real number Solve real-world application problems Determine the area and perimeter (or circumference) of a triangle, rectangle, and circle Applications with volume, and surface area Solve application problems involving percent

Co-Requisite Competency 2: Operations with Algebraic Expressions Identify and simplify like terms Evaluate algebraic expressions when given values for the variables Create a table of values from an expression Evaluate expressions involving powers and roots Use the distributive law to write equivalent expression Add, subtract and multiply polynomials Factor a polynomial using GCF only Simplify an expression involving integer exponents using the rules for exponents Write numbers in standard and scientific notation Solve real-world application problems

Co-Requisite Competency 3: Solving Equations Solve a linear equation in one variable using multiple approaches - numerical, graphical, and symbolic. Solve a linear inequality in one variable and graph the solutions. Solve formulas and literal equations for a specified variable Solve proportions that simplify to linear expressions Solve real-world application problems (including applications with volume, and surface area).

Co-Requisite Competency 4: Analyze Graphs Create a table of values and a graph for a given relations (may not be linear) Identify and interpret rate of change Use and interpret function notation particularly as it relates to graphic and tabular data Analyze the graph of a linear function identifying the x-intercept, y-intercept, and slope Graph a linear equation in two variables using ordered pairs, using the x-intercept and the yintercept, and using the slope and the y-intercept Write a linear equation in two variables when given information about their graphs Graph linear inequalities in two variables Solve real-world application problems.

Co-Requisite Competency 5: Modeling and Critical Thinking Solve a system of linear equations applying graphical methods Solve a system of linear equations applying algebraic methods (using substitution and elimination) Solve a system of linear inequalities and express the solution graphically Read bar graphs, histograms, and circle graphs Find the mode, median, and mean of a list of numbers Use a tree diagram to count outcomes Find the probability of an event Solve real-world application problems

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Options ? Include work in lab setting in the general education course grade? What if lab grade carries the grade in the general education course? What if the lab grade lowers the grade in the general education course? Mandatory attendance in lab setting? Penalty for not attending? Decision: More than 3 absences from structured learning assistance lab results in the assignment of an F in the general education course.

Writing Co-Requisite Model Core Credit Earned Traditional Delivery Co-Requisite English Composition 49% 70%

Reading Co-Requisite Model Core Credit Earned Traditional Delivery Co-Requisite American History 67% 75%

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Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Professor Dr. Loretta Ussery Griffy Austin Peay State University Associate Provost for Student Success Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Professor GRIFFYL@APSU.EDU