BASIC SKILLS MATH INITIATIVES laccd math summit march 11, 2010 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE BASIC SKILLS MATH INITIATIVES laccd math summit march 11, 2010

PASADENA CITY COLLEGE OVERVIEW WHO WE ARE BSI NEEDS – LOOMING CRISIS WHAT OUR STUDENTS LEARN HOW WE TEACH CURRENT MATH BSI AT PCC IN-PROGRESS MATH BSI AT PCC

WHO WE ARE PCC TOTAL CREDIT STUDENTS FALL 2005 FALL 2006 FALL 2007 FALL 2008 FALL 2009 PCC 24,822 25,132 25,901 26,863 26,587 % Change -1.4% 1.2% 3.1% 3.7% -1.0% All CCC 1,389,367 1,415,872 1,492,942 1,584,701 1,614,813 -0.7% 1.9% 5.4% 6.1%

WHO WE ARE Credit Students by Gender

WHO WE ARE Credit Students by Age Group

WHO WE ARE Credit & BSI Students by Ethnicity 2007 All Percent BSI African-American 5.0 Asian/Pacific Islander 28.0 Filipino 4.0 Hispanic/Latino 32.0 40.0 Native American 1.0 0.4 White 18.0 12.0 Other 5 3 Decline/Unknown 7.0 6.0

WHO WE ARE Ethnicity Findings Hispanic students are significantly overrepresented in the Basic Skills population (40%) compared to their population in the overall credit population (32%) White Non-Hispanic students are underrepresented in the basic skills population (12%) compared to their proportion in the overall credit population (18%).

WHO WE ARE Credit Students by Education Level Overall Percent FTIC Percent Not High School Graduate 2.8 3.5 Currently in K-12 1.4 4.5 Adult School 0.6 0.7 U.S. High School Graduate 70.1 81.3 GED 2.7 High School Proficiency 1.7 International High School 7.5 5.8 AA Degree 3.1 BA Degree 8.0 International University

WHO WE ARE First-Time In College (FTIC)

WHO WE ARE Math Basic Skills Projected Needs & Actual Enrollment Fall Terms for FTIC Percents 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 NEEDED 19.1 15.6 14.7 16.7 14.5 ACTUAL 3.7 3.8 3.2 3.3 3.0 In Fall 2007, 84% of 5,596 new students took a placement exam in math and either English or ESL to determine their skill level and the courses for which they were prepared. Of the 4,691 students who took at least one test 1,570 ( 33.5%) placed into pre-and beginning algebra.

BSI NEEDS – LOOMING CRISIS 75% of incoming students place into basic skills courses (Math, English, ESL) Only 26% of these students will get a seat in a basic skills course Of these, only 10% of the basic skills math students will succeed in the next level of math within the next year Only 21% of the basic skills math students will reach transfer math level within 6 years.

WHAT OUR STUDENTS LEARN Percent Change in Basic Skills Improvement Rate

WHAT OUR STUDENTS LEARN Pre-Algebra Success Rates Course Data 2003 - 2004 2004 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - 2007 Grand Total Pre-Algebra Initial Success 62.0% 57.7% 56.8% 52.8% 57.3%   Initial Retention 86.2% 81.5% 82.7% 82.0% 83.1% Final Success 71.7% 67.7% 64.0% 60.4% 66.0% Final Retention 89.6% 85.2% 84.5% 83.9% 85.9% Throughput 58.7% 54.0% 50.0% 47.4% 52.6%

WHAT OUR STUDENTS LEARN Beginning Algebra Success Rates Course Data 2003 - 2004 2004 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - 2007 Grand Total MATH125 Initial Success 52.3% 50.6% 46.8% 48.0% 49.5%   Initial Retention 77.1% 74.2% 74.1% 76.8% 75.6% Final Success 63.8% 63.6% 59.4% 60.4% 61.8% Final Retention 81.5% 80.4% 79.5% 80.3% 80.5% Throughput 40.1% 41.2% 39.1% 40.8% 40.3%

WHAT OUR STUDENTS LEARN Intermediate Algebra Success Rates Course Data 2003 - 2004 2004 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - 2007 Grand Total MATH131 Initial Success 58.9% 56.0% 57.5% 54.7% 56.7%   Initial Retention 80.0% 80.6% 81.0% 79.4% 80.2% Final Success 70.7% 69.5% 69.9% 69.1% 69.8% Final Retention 85.4% 86.3% 86.5% 85.1% 85.8%

COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING COMPRESSED COURSES EXTENDED COURSES HOW WE TEACH TRADITIONAL COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING COMPRESSED COURSES EXTENDED COURSES

HOW WE TEACH Teaching and Learning Modalities (203 Total Sections Offered) Traditional Lecture Online Computer Assisted Learning Lecture/ Lab 156 Sections From Pre-Algebra through Differential Equations 76.8% 2 Sections College Algebra < 1% 22 Sections Intermediate Alg (Hawkes) Beginning Alg (Hawkes), and Pre-Algebra (Plato) 10.8% 23 Sections Numerical Foundations MATH PATH Pre-Algebra Beginning Algebra Math for Elem. Ed 11.4%

Basic Skills Course Offerings Fall 2010 Traditional Extended Time Compressed Time (Math Path) Computer Assisted Intermediate 78% 5% 7% 10% Beginning 77% 8% Pre-Algebra 0% 14%

CURRENT MATH BSI AT PCC MATH 450 – Numerical Foundations 2. MATH PATH MATH JAM PRE-ALGEBRA/COUNSELING CO-OP SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING STREAMLINING MATH CURRICULUM VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT OF MATH CURRICULUM CURRICULUM UNIT APPROACH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CURRENT MATH BSI 1. MATH 450 – Numerical Foundations (4 units) PREREQUISITE TO PRE-ALGEBRA CUTOFF SCORE (below 38 on Accuplacer) INITIAL OFFERING WITH PRE-REQ IN FALL 2010 NOT AN ARITHMETIC COURSE – emphasizes number sense MEANING OF DECIMALS, FRACTIONS, OPERATIONS ARE EXAMINED

CURRENT MATH BSI 2. MATH PATH COMPRESSED COURSES LINKED TO MATH SUPPORT CLASSES SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING DEDICATED TUTORING SPACE AND TUTORS FULL TIME STUDENTS OFFERED FOR BSI AND TRANSFERRABLE CLASSES 81% SUCCESS RATE FOR ALL COURSES

CURRENT MATH BSI AT PCC 3. MATH JAM JUMP START TO LEARNING 2 WEEKS BEFORE START OF FALL AND SPRING NO COST TO STUDENTS, NO CREDIT REVIEWS MATH CONCEPTS

CURRENT MATH BSI AT PCC 4. PRE-ALGEBRA/COUNSELING COOPERATIVE PROGRAM Students complete education plan Students meet with co-op counselors at least two times a semester without appointments Counselors pro-actively help, support, and mentor students Counselors work closely with instructors to monitor student progress

CURRENT MATH BSI AT PCC 5.SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING OFFERED FOR BEGINNING ALGEBRA CURRENTLY FUNDING IS ALLOCATED FOR 5 CLASSES ONLY

CURRENT MATH BSI AT PCC 6. STREAMLINING MATH CURRICULUM CREATED NEW SLO’S FOR BSI COURSES CREATED RUBRICS FOR SLOS ELIMINATED REDUNDANCY IN CURRICULUM TEACH LESS BREADTH, MORE DEPTH COLLABORATIVE MATH DIVISION EFFORT

CURRENT MATH BSI AT PCC 7a. VERTICAL ALIGNMENT EXAMINED CURRICULUM FOR ALL BSI COURSES NUMERICAL FOUNDATION– MEANINGS OF FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS; AND WHOLE NUMBERS PRE-ALGEBRA – RATIONAL NUMBERS BEGINNING ALGEBRA – REAL NUMBERS INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA – COMPLEX NUMBERS

CURRENT MATH BSI AT PCC 7b. HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT COMMON SLOS COMMON ASSESSMENTS IN PROGRESS PILOTING MYMATHTEST FOR FREE RESPONSE ASSESSMENT

CURRENT MATH BSI AT PCC 8. CURRICULUM UNIT APPROACH STANDARDIZED SLO’s FOR MOST MATH COURSES: SIMPLIFYING EXPRESSIONS SOLVING EQUATIONS GRAPHING AND FUNCTIONS APPLICATIONS

CURRENT MATH BSI AT PCC 8. cont. UNIT FACTION FACULTY FACULTY WHO CHOOSE TO TEACH BY UNIT APPROACH FACULTY GRASSROOT SUPPORT REVISED CURRICULUM TO FIT SLO’S – NOT FOLLOW TEXTBOOK ORDER

CURRENT MATH BSI AT PCC 9. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SATURDAY RETREAT DURING THE SEMESTER LUNCH AND LEARNS DURING THE SEMESTER SHARING IDEAS, RESOURCES, AND MISERY FUNDED THROUGH BSI FUNDS

ALTERNATIVE TO INTERMDIATE ALGEBRA PUSD PARTNERSHIP COHORTS IN-PROGRESS MATH BSI ALTERNATIVE TO INTERMDIATE ALGEBRA PUSD PARTNERSHIP COHORTS

IN-PROGRESS MATH BSI 1. MATH 141 - ALTERNATIVE TO INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA STARTING IN FALL 2011 WILL SERVE AS A PREREQUISITE FOR STATISTICS COVERS TOPICS SUCH AS: FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PERSONAL DECISION MAKING INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS GEOMETRY OVERVIEW PROBLEM SOLVING ADDITIONAL TOPIC(S) INCLUDING: Graph Theory, Voting, Health and Nutrition, History of Mathematics

IN-PROGRESS MATH BSI 2. PUSD PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATIVE EFFORT CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS WILL OFFER REFRESHER COURSE FOR HS SENIORS – EQUIVALENT TO PREALGEBRA AND BEGINNING ALGEBRA SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION WILL GUARANTEE ENROLLMENT INTO INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA OR ITS ALTERNATIVE

IN-PROGRESS MATH BSI 3. COHORTS AND LEARNING COMMUNITIES MATH JAM LEADS TO COHORTS LINKED COURSES DEFINED SCHEDULES BLOCK LEARNING

PRESENTERS PCC LAKE (Los Angeles Knowledge Exchange) representatives: Yoshi Yamato, yyyamto@pasadena.edu Marie McClendon, lmmcclendon@pasadena.edu MATH DIVISION DEAN: Carl Main, cdmain@pasadena.edu