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The GEMS Program

General

Education

Mathematics

Scholars

The Program Goal?

Improve student learning in General Education Mathematics

(GEM) courses.

Why Math?

All of our freshmen come to us with strengths and areas to improve … often math is one of those areas!

MAT 125 (Algebra I) & MAT 126 (Algebra II) are required of all Lane College freshmen.

How do we know?????

Here comes the data …

why data … SACS says we must be data-driven

.ACT Scores

.CAAP Scores

.ASSET Scores

.Course Completion

4 Data Points

Hang in there with me … it will be painless!!!

Freshmen ACT Math Scores

10 & BELOW 11-13 14-15 16-18 19-21 22 & ABOVE NO SCORE TOTAL2009 0 41 285 274 23 15 54 6922010 0 69 312 245 24 9 35 6942011 2 41 259 232 15 8 43 600

TOTAL 2 151 856 751 62 32 132 1986

92% of our Freshmen score below ACT’s benchmark for

success …. 22

Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency Scores

Our students are continuously scoring below the national average in mathematics

Assessment of Skills for Successful Entry and Transfer

Our students are scoring below the 3-Year national average in

mathematics

Course Completion

The percent of students failing or withdrawing from MAT 126

has increased …

Stay tuned …