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Accelerating Success: New Approaches in Developmental Math Course Proposal

Explore Math 37, an Algebra for Statistics course, accelerating student progression and reducing attrition rates in community colleges. Compare RCCD data and discover strategic solutions for high attrition. Join the Statpath Course at Los Medanos College and be part of the innovation in developmental education sequences.

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Accelerating Success: New Approaches in Developmental Math Course Proposal

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  1. New Course Proposal Math 37 – Algebra for Statistics

  2. Nationwide Data256,672 first-time degree-seeking students from 57 colleges Referral, Enrollment, and Completion in Developmental Education Sequences in Community Colleges (CCRC Working Paper No. 15). Bailey, Jeong & Cho. December 2008. New Yourk: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. (Revised November 2009).

  3. How does RCCD compare?Fall 2006-Spring 2010 DistrictwideCollege level (4, 5, 11, 12, 25, 36, 1, 10)

  4. Why high attrition rates are a structural problem From Math 63 to a college level math class there are 7 “exit points” where they fall away. • Pass Math 63? 44% • Enroll in Math 64? 38% • Pass Math 64? 80% • Enroll in Math 52? 64% • Pass Math 52? 77% • Enroll in Math 53/35? 48% • Pass Math 53/35? 71%

  5. Seven Exit Points (0.44)(.38)(.8)(.64)(.77)(.48)(.71) ≈ .02 What if we did better? (.9)(.9)(.9)(.9)(.9)(.9)(.9) = .48

  6. Accelerated Remediation • Accelerated developmental education involves curricular restructuring that reduces sequence length and eliminates exit points. Ideally, it also includes a reconsideration of curricular content: Is what we are teaching in developmental courses what students truly need to succeed in college English or Math? • - http://3csn.org/developmental-sequences/

  7. Statpath Course – Los Medanos College

  8. Proof-of-concept

  9. Based on Approval at Spring Discipline Meeting • Emailed and formed an interest group • Applied to and were accepted in the California Acceleration Project along with: • Berkely City College • City College of San Francisco • College of the Canyons • CuyamacaCollege • Diablo Valley College • Los MedanosCollege

  10. Math 37 Course Outline Algebra for Statistics

  11. Window into an accelerated classroom • Video footage from Math Instructor Myra Snell’s experimental pre-statistics course, Fall 2009 • Los Medanos students grapple with a problem from the national statistics exam, CAOS • http://vimeo.com/9055488

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