How Does the Math Academy Serve Students August 16, 2018

In the community college setting: What percent of students are unprepared for college level courses and need to take remedial English and/or math? What percent of students complete the remedial math sequence?

How does this impact faculty and the community?

Does a student's failure to complete the remedial math sequence indicate that they are limited in their ability to learn math? 

Developmental Education Initiative Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Goal was to reduce or eliminate the need for developmental education Included four major initiatives: Boot Camps Accelerated Math Accelerated English Early Support Program

Completion by Design Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Goal is to raise community college completion rates Strategic Priorities Accelerating through the pathway Redesigning pathways Proactive student support Policy changes

Math Academy structure Offer 3 courses: MAT 100, MAT 200, MAT 300 (in Fall B) Each course contains 3 modules. One book, one access code for all three courses Students can finish multiple classes within one semester but only pay for one Students proceed at their own pace within deadlines Pre-test allows students to demonstrate competence and skip modules

Math Academy structure Math Academy classes are stacked, which means that all 3 levels are taught in the same room at the same time. Students assigned to the Math Academy are allowed to drop in, which means that an instructor may be helping other students who are not assigned to their section. Work as a team with other instructors, professional tutors, student tutors and the coordinator. If a student does not meet the requirement of finishing a course in 8 weeks, they are not penalized. They have another 8 weeks to finish the course.

How do students learn the content? Guided notes eBook Video lectures MyMathLab homework and quizzes Practice tests Instructors, coordinators, professional tutors and student tutors work one-on-one with students to support their learning

Student Grades MyMathLab Homework (90% minimum) MyMathLab Quiz (70% minimum) Written practice test Written module test for each module Written final exam for each course

Current Locations Math Academy I (5-341) Stacey Joseph, coordinator 45 computers with a class size of 40-45 students 8 sections Math Academy II (1-315) Jungmi McBride, coordinator 6 sections Learning Centers and Courseview – 7 sections

MAT 100 Fall 2017 Spring 2018 Success Rate* 51% 52% Sample Size 241 163 MAT 200 Fall 2017 Spring 2018 Success Rate* 57% 52% Sample Size 319 220 Val MAT 300 Fall 2017 Spring 2018 Success Rate* NA 51% Sample Size 112 Data courtesy of Research, Analytics and Reporting For data-related questions, contact Kevin Jolly

Multiple Courses Completed Fall 2017 560 students 45 completed two courses 2 completed all three courses Spring 2018 495 students 34 completed two courses 1 completed all three courses

Student Voices “I like how I can pre-test out of certain modules and work at my own pace.” “I like how my instructor and the tutors work with me individually.” “I feel more comfortable asking my instructor questions because it is one on one.”

Student Voices “I am able to work on it at home when my kids are asleep.” “The lab has great hours and I love working with the teachers.” “You aren’t pushed to learn things on a strict schedule.”

ALEKS Placement Testing and MAT 0050 MAT 1470 – College Algebra / Booster MAT 0470 MAT 1450 – Intro Statistics / Booster MAT 0450 MAT 1445 - Quantitative Reasoning / Booster MAT 0445

Other Math Department Initiatives: ALEKS Placement Testing and MAT 0050 Guided Pathways and CoRequisite Models: MAT 1470 – College Algebra / Booster MAT 0470 MAT 1450 – Intro Statistics / Booster MAT 0450 MAT 1445 - Quantitative Reasoning / Booster MAT 0445