Michigan Math Pathways Summit Howard Gobstein AMPSS – Advancing Math Pathways for Student Success APLU - Association of Public and Land-grant Universities June 28, 2017

AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success The case for modernizing math pathways The AMPSS coalition and its national strategy AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

The case for modernizing math pathways It’s about college completion AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

U.S. Future Requires Addressing The Chasm in Education Success Among U.S. 24-year-olds: In the top economic quartile, In the bottom economic quartile, 80% hold a 4-year college degree 10% hold a 4-year college degree AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

Jobs during recession 2007-2010 HS or less Some college 4-year degree 5.6M lost 1.8M lost 187 thousand gained

Over 95 percent of jobs created during the recovery have gone to college-educated workers, while those with a high school diploma or less are being left behind. Those with at least some college education have captured 11.5 million of the 11.6 million jobs created during the recovery. June 30, 2016

Math is the biggest academic hurdle to degree completion Gateway math The Department of Education found that the three college courses with the highest failure rates are mathematics courses. AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

Failure to Complete Nearly half withdraw, fail, or get a D. More than one million students take College Algebra each year. Nearly half withdraw, fail, or get a D. D, F, W: 45% A, B, C: 55% Sources: Burdman, P. (2015). “Degrees of Freedom: Diversifying Math Requirements for College Readiness and Graduation.” Ganter, S. L., & Haver, W. E. (Eds.). (2011). Partner discipline recommendations for introductory college mathematics and the implications for college algebra. AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

Source: Complete College America Failure to Complete AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success Why is it such a barrier? Gateway math Remediation: Developmental sequences are too long Relevance: Students are taking the wrong math. Transfer: Math doesn’t transfer or apply to their chosen program. AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

Remediation and developmental math Developmental math enrollments are huge. ¼ 2-year institutions 4-year institutions ⅔ The most common pathway into gateway math is remedial or developmental math. Source: U.S. Department of Education (2009). AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

developmental Math Students don’t advance Remedial math students More remediation means LOWER completion rates in gateway math and LOWER completion rates overall. NEXT is RELEVANCE… 15% pass college-level math 30% take college-level math Source: The Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin (2015). AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

Not getting the math they need College Algebra is intended to prepare students for Calculus. Of students who take Algebra… Student enrollments in different majors Require Calculus RELEVANCE: (ON THE LEFT: Yes, that’s just students who take College Algebra, not those who pass it. And “take Calculus 1” means whether it’s required or not.) Most majors don’t require Calculus – similar numbers for 2-year and 4-year institutions. COLLEGE ALGEBRA DOESN’T WORK WELL FOR STEM MAJORS, EITHER Do not require Calculus …only 10% take Calculus 1 Sources: Small (2002), Dunbar (2005), Burdman (2015), Chen & Soldner (2013). AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

Mathematics Leaders Take Notice “Unfortunately, there is often a serious mismatch between the original rationale for a college algebra requirement and the actual needs of students who take the course. “A critically important task for mathematical sciences departments at institutions with college algebra requirements is to clarify the rationale for requirements, determine the needs of students, and ensure that the department’s courses are aligned with these findings.” —Mathematics Association of America, Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

Transfer and Applicability About one third of students transfer at least once. Many of these students’ math credits don’t transfer. And if they do, the credits don’t apply to their specific major or program of study. Ask: How many of your students are transfers? AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

The solution: modernized math pathways connected to majors Many are developing multiple pathways like these: Statistical reasoning Social sciences Quantitative reasoning, math methods, or math modeling Humanities and fine arts Introduce concept of meta majors. Some have created other pathways, for nurses, teachers, etc. Quantitative Reasoning often includes topics such as logic, probability, data analysis, modeling from data. Algebra and Calculus STEM and business AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success Evidence of Promise Example: Carnegie’s Quantway and Statway Who: Community college students in remedial math College-level math completion within one year: Increased from 6% to 48% with the introduction of Statway. Two-year degree completion rates: About 40% higher for Quantway students compared with all students at the same colleges. Transfer rates to 4-year colleges: About 40% higher for Quantway and Statway students compared with all students at the same colleges. This is from a brand-new report. AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

Evidence, continued Success rates can be tripled or better. Data from CCA, the Dana Center, Carnegie, and others show that success rates in gateway mathematics increase from 20% to 60% or higher with redesign of remedial pathways. The impact is at least as great for underrepresented groups. In Tennessee’s co-requisite remediation effort, passage rates for college-level math went up four times, but for minority students it went up six times. AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

You are not alone in your MICHIGAN Quest

the ampss coalition and its Strategy What’s developing around the country AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

The Goal of a long-term Strategy To build a nation wide network of state efforts to modernize math pathways at national scale. Entry-level math courses exist and are: rigorous and credit-bearing, transferrable and applicable to majors across the state; All students are enrolled in the right pathway for their program of study; Accelerated remediation gets students through college-level math in one year or less. Math pathways are integrated appropriated into broader student success initiatives. Responding to the national need the AMPSS partners came together to advance a vision for students have the opportunity to enroll in a set of rigorous, entry-level, credit-bearing mathematics courses that are transferable and applicable to specific programs of study across 2- and 4-year institutions in the state. all students are enrolled in the appropriate math pathway. all students who need it are provided with accelerated or co-requisite remediation so that they can succeed in the appropriate college-level, credit-bearing math course within one year of matriculation. WE THINK WE COULD HELP A MILLION MORE STUDENTS EACH YEAR GET THROUGH GATEWAY MATH. AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

Critical importance of 2 & 4 year collaboration – changing racial distribution in all institutions – next slide…. A Primer on the College Student Journey, Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education, American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2016

Most URM begin in 2 year institutions – in order to give them higher ed choice – 2 & 4 year must work together A Primer on the College Student Journey, Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education, American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2016

Progress in Broadening STEM Participation CONCLUSION: The participation of minorities in the S&E workforce is not keeping pace with the country’s changing demographics. URM as proportion of: 2006 2013 S&E workforce 9.1% 12% Overall population 28.5% 32.6%

AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success A Powerful Model Nationally Consistent Norms for course and majors Metrics for student outcomes Practitioner guides to establish pathways State Enabled Articulation across institutions State leadership Degree requirements Institutionally supported Transfer agreements Align math to majors Advising and placement Faculty Led Eliminate algebra sole requirement Develop new math courses common across institutions Align math courses to majors We realized there is an unprecedented opportunity for us to multiply our impact by working together. AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

Promoted by a new partnership Nationally Consistent AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success State Enabled Institutionally supported Faculty Led We realized there is an unprecedented opportunity for us to multiply our impact by working together. AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

AMPSS’ National Strategy  A national strategy and implementation plan for institutions, states, and organizations  Core functions of national collaboration Elevate recognized norms and strategies Engage and connect key players in states Coordinate, provide common metrics and analyze progress Direct support by specific partners for statewide planning and design direct support for institutional implementation AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

AMPSS’ Theory of Change Institutions’ and states’ efforts go through these phases: Building awareness Mobilizing Creating enabling conditions Institutional implementation Connecting key stakeholders Identifying issues Designing math pathways Enroll students in pathways Deciding to act Creating a vision Building policy and procedural supports Revise advising and placement Forming a state team Organizing and planning Align pathways with majors Support faculty, registrar, advisors This is a conceptual sequence, not chronological. OF COURSE state efforts don’t always fit cleanly into these approaches – that some institutions might already be in 4, as phases 2-3 are getting underway to attempt coherence across institutions in a state AMPSS and its partners can help you in each phase. AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

Integration with other efforts Math pathways redesign must closely integrate with, or actually include at its core, these other aspects of undergraduate education: Transfer and applicability Remediation and developmental mathematics Placement and advising Guided Pathways and other “pathways”-type efforts Teaching and learning Alignment and partnership with K-12 AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success “Improve the perceptions of marginalized students who do not see mathematics as part of their identities” -- Nicole Joseph, Vanderbilt University at the Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership (MTEP) annual meeting 2017 AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success

AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success Contact us AMPSS online: http://advancingmathpathways.org/ Howard Gobstein hgobstein@aplu.org AMPSS: Advancing Mathematics Pathways for Student Success