Tracking Your Student Data and Refining Your Course Redesign Phoebe Rouse Louisiana State University DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

Precalculus Redesign Program Goals and Keys R2R: NCAT Roadmap to Redesign Program (Fall 2004-Spring 2007) Goals of Redesign 1-To use technology 2-To reduce costs 3-To continue/improve current success rates Pedagogical Keys of Redesign 1-Active Student Learning Experience 2-Personalized, Individualized Instruction 3-Immediate Feedback 4-Repetition to Mastery

Courses and Enrollment College Algebra (3 credit hours) 1800 Fall 400 Spring 200 Summer Trigonometry (3 credit hours) 1000 Fall 1000 Spring 200 Summer Precalculus (5 credit hours) 400 Fall 50 Spring

Math Placement Course Number and Name Minimum Math ACT score for entering freshmen Math 1021 College Algebra20 Math 1022 Trigonometry25 Math 1023 Precalculus23 Math 1550 Calculus IScore > or = 70% on placement test

Precalculus Courses - Content UnitMath 1021 CA Math 1022 Trig Math 1023 Precalc Solving Equations and Inequalitiesx Rectangular Coordinate System, Lines, Circlesxx Functions, Graphs, Inverse Functionsxx Polynomial and Rational Functionsxx Exponential and Logarithmic Functionsxx Trigonometric Functions and Their Graphsxx Identities, Formulas, Solving Trig Equationsxx Law of Sines & Cosines, Applicationsxx Polar Equations, Vectorsxx Conics, Systems, Parametric Equationsx

A. Flexible Lab Model (Fall and Spring only) Class at fixed time CA – 1 hour per week – 40 students Trig – 1 hour per week – 200 students Precalculus – 2 hours per week – 40 students Review and connecting of concepts, working examples with most difficult skills Lab at flexible times (open 60 hours each week) CA – 3 hours minimum each week Trig – 3 hours minimum each week Precalculus – 4.5 hours minimum each week Do homework, do quizzes, read ebook, watch videos

B. Fully Online Model 1 section each of College Algebra and Trig Sections capped at 100 students each No class meetings Optional lab hours – flexible times Rigid due dates Option to work ahead

C. Fixed Lab Model (Summer only) 2 sections of College Algebra and 2 sections of Trig Enrollment per section capped at class days and 16 lab days cycling in order of class, lab, lab, and then repeating 1.5 fixed hours in class and 3 fixed hours in lab required per cycle Lab open 8 hours each cycle

Pleasant Hall Math Lab Fall 2005

Assessments All homework, quizzes, tests, and final exam using MyMathLab Test in university testing center Grade Distribution (modified for Online & Su) 10% Participation (5% class and 5% lab) 10% Homework (drop lowest 2/3) 10% Quizzes (drop the lowest 2) 45% Tests (4/5) 25% Final (can replace lowest test score)

College Algebra Fall Results Semester and Delivery Model(s) # of students enrolled ABC Rate Fall 2001 Traditional Sections311566% Fall 2002 Traditional Sections318864% Fall 2003 Traditional Sections321168% Fall 2004 Traditional & Large Sections with MML334771% Fall 2005 Trad, Large w/ MML, & R2R with MML #250654% Fall 2006 R2R Sections w/ MML ^172475% Fall 2007 R2R Sections w/ MML *173967% Fall 2008 R2R Sections w/ MML ~177268% Fall 2009 R2R Sections w/ MML155672% Fall 2010 R2R Sections w/ MML174471% Fall 2011 R2R Sections w/ MML166571% Permanent Changes: # MACT >24 given credit, Katrina/Rita ^ No partial credit on any assessments * Course rigor increased ~ Gustav/Ike

College Algebra Spring Results Semester and Delivery Model(s) # of students enrolled ABC Rate Spring 2001 Traditional Sections122350% Spring 2002 Traditional Sections119154% Spring 2003 Traditional Sections106653% Spring 2004 Traditional Sections102564% Spring 2005 Trad & R2R Pilot80661% Spring 2006 R2R Sections with MML ^56759% Spring 2007 R2R Sections with MML38455% Spring 2008 R2R Sections with MML41853% Spring 2009 R2R Sections with MML43555% Spring 2010 R2R Sections with MML31557% Spring 2011 R2R Sections with MML48052% Permanent Changes: ^ No partial credit on any assessments

Trigonometry Fall Results Semester and Delivery Model(s) # of students enrolled ABC Rate Fall 2001 Traditional Sections127759% Fall 2002 Traditional Sections115056% Fall 2003 Traditional Sections101562% Fall 2004 XLarge Lecture w/ MapleTA ^89261% Fall 2005 XLarge Lecture w/ MML #135055% Fall 2006 XLarge Lecture w/ MML123463% Fall 2007 R2R Sections with MML116864% Fall 2008 R2R Sections with MML ~123166% Fall 2009 R2R Sections with MML120976% Fall 2010 R2R Sections with MML109579% Fall 2011 R2R Sections with MML115973% Permanent Changes: ^ No partial credit on any assessments # Katrina/Rita ~ Gustav/Ike

Trigonometry Spring Results Semester and Delivery Model(s) # of students enrolled ABC Rate Spring 2001 Traditional Sections130465% Spring 2002 Traditional Sections145163% Spring 2003 Traditional Sections149063% Spring 2004 Traditional Sections147769% Spring 2005 XLarge Lecture w/ MapleTA ^125269% Spring 2006 XLarge Lecture w/ MML103057% Spring 2007 R2R Sections with MML96762% Spring 2008 R2R Sections with MML79160% Spring 2009 R2R Sections with MML107365% Spring 2010 R2R Sections with MML74965% Spring 2011 R2R Sections with MML80174% Permanent Changes: ^ No partial credit on any assessments

Precalculus Fall Results Semester and Delivery Model(s) # of students enrolled ABC Rate Fall 2001 Traditional Sections34271% Fall 2002 Traditional Sections44374% Fall 2003 Traditional Sections55676% Fall 2004 Traditional Sections59879% Fall 2005 Large Lecture32160% Fall 2006 R2R Sections with MML ^27764% Fall 2007 R2R Sections with MML28871% Fall 2008 R2R Sections with MML28762% Fall 2009 R2R Sections with MML31079% Fall 2010 R2R Sections with MML38477% Fall 2011 R2R Sections with MML39268% Permanent Changes: ^ No partial credit on any assessments

Precalculus Spring Results Semester and Delivery Model(s) # of students enrolled ABC Rate Spring 2001 Traditional Sections7260% Spring 2002 Traditional Sections5654% Spring 2003 Traditional Sections5157% Spring 2004 Traditional Sections4147% Spring 2005 Traditional Sections4871% Spring 2006 R2R Pilot with MML^4048% Spring 2007 R2R Section with MML2268% Spring 2008 R2R Section with MML3743% Spring 2009 R2R Section with MML3540% Spring 2010 R2R Section with MML3956% Spring 2011 R2R Section with MML3861% Permanent Changes: ^ No partial credit on any assessments

College Algebra Grades by MACT and Lab Times A B C D F W Math LAB HOURS ACT #Mean # # # # #

College Algebra Grades by MACT and Lab Time

College Algebra Success Data Before & After MML and Redesign MACT Total students % making A % making B % making C % making ABC % making D* % making F* % making W* % making DFW Fall %28.3%23.3%70.2%9.9%6.3%13.5%29.7% Fall %32.1%22.7%74.0%10.2%7.5%8.2%25.9%

College Algebra Success Data Before & After MML and Redesign

Success (A-B-C) in Second Course (within 3 semesters) Based on First Course Grade of A or B (46.9% before redesign and 51.3% after redesign) First CourseSecond Course MACT Group Filter % making A-B-C in second course who made an A or B in the first course Falls of (before redesign) and Falls of (after redesign) College Algebra Trig[20,24]Before 83% After 87% College Algebra Business Calculus [20,24]Before 79% After 87%

Phoebe Rouse Precalculus Mathematics Director Louisiana State University DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS