2007 – 2009 mathematics intervention at highline community college amy ehrlich, jason ramirez,...
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2007 – 2009Mathematics Intervention
atHighline Community College
Amy Ehrlich, Jason Ramirez, Erik Scott
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Results of Planning Year
Highline focused on students who:– Can transition from ABE/ESL to credit courses
– Have multiple developmental-level placements
– Are taking mid-level developmental math courses
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Math Intervention
• Target population– Students in Beginning Algebra (Math 091) and Intermediate
Algebra (Math 097) courses
• Goals– Increase by 3 to 5 percent the number of students who complete
Math 091 and 097 successfully, enroll continuously in math courses, and express satisfaction with the course(s).
• Intervention strategy– Years 1 and 2: mentor students to help them succeed in the
current educational system– Years 3 and 4: redesign precollege curriculum to increase its
relevance to the mathematical needs of our students
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First Year of Implementation:Mentor Program
• Participants– 10 faculty (8 Math, 1 Writing, 1 Psychology)
– 32 students in Math 091 or 097 in Fall 2007
• Features of the program– Recruitment via mail
– Orientation
– One-on-one meetings with mentors for two quarters
– Students earn early registration
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First Year of Implementation:Mentor Program
Curriculum• Fall: The goal is to help students
– demonstrate intellectual engagement,– take responsibility for their own learning,– persevere when faced with time-consuming or complex tasks, and– pay attention to detail.
• Winter: The goal is to help students– internalize the student attributes,– create a two-year (or longer) academic plan,– create a plan to finance their education, and– become aware of, and participate in a variety of programs or
activities that lead to a more meaningful and successful college experience.
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First Year of Implementation:Mentor Program
Results• 68.8% completed Math 091 or 097 with a 2.0 or better [vs.
46.5% for comparison group in same courses]
• 50% enrolled in the next course in Winter quarter [vs. 36.7% of comparison group]
• 40.6% of the original group continued to enroll in math in Spring quarter [vs. 26.2%]
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Revisions for theSecond Year of Implementation
• Critiques of program– One-on-one mentoring was very time-intensive and scheduling
was complicated– Many of the participating students did not seem to need the
assistance offered by the program– Mentors had conflicting views on the level of detail needed in the
manual– Collection of reporting forms from mentors was inconsistent
• Adjustments– Expanded pool of mentors– Imposed criteria for student eligibility– Revised mentor manual– Mentors met with each other on a set schedule– Adapted curriculum for a college success course
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Second Year of Implementation:Fall 2008 Data
• Student recruitment remains an obstacle– 232 were invited, 27 attended the orientation, and 18 participated in
the program, a decline from the previous year.– Of the students in the college success course, approximately 20%
were in the target population, and over 80% were in Running Start.
• Though the demographic profile remained similar, achievement did not– 44.4% in the mentoring program passed Math 091 or 097 [vs. 68.8%
for the previous intervention group]– 50% enrolled in next math course in next quarter [same as previous
year]
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Next Steps
• Cease mentoring program• Explore options for ensuring all students are
exposed to topics in the mentoring program– Make College 100 mandatory– Incorporate elements of mentoring program into
mathematics or other courses• Explore the value of mandatory enrollment in
math courses early in a student’s academic program
• Redesign precollege math courses
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Overview of ProposedRevision of Math Curriculum
• Two-quarter precollege sequence, with mandatory third quarter for students needing precalculus
• Two-quarter sequence emphasizes– Quantitative reasoning (analyzing, representing, and interpreting
data)– Functions– Topics and applications likely to be reinforced in non-math
courses as well as daily experience– Development of successful learning habits
• Third quarter emphasizes specialized algebraic skills and concepts (rational expressions, completing the square, etc.)
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For More Information
Visit Highline’s Achieving the Dream website
http://www.highline.edu/ia/atd/index.htm