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The problem: too much math remediation
2014 Report: 47% Oregon HS grads ready for college math
Actual 2013 readiness atOregon community colleges: 37% (placement tests)
Oregon public universities (UO): 55% (ACT/SAT scores) 28% (Math 111 readiness quiz)
Two Possible Responses
1. Improve K-12 math education e.g. through Common Core Standards
2. Re-think the math we want students to know
Q for today:
Is the typical math trajectory ideal --
for everyone ?
Current Math Trajectory
Baccalaureate DegreeAssociate DegreeHigh School Diploma
BS STEM
College Algebra (Math 111)
BS Other
Algebra II
Algebra I
Calculus Geom.
Develo
pmenta
l
Algebra
II(M
ath 95
)
BA
Baccalaureate DegreeAssociate DegreeHigh School Diploma
Are there alternatives ?
BS STEMCollege Alg.
(Math 111)
BS Other
BA
Alg. II
Alg. I Calculus
Geom.
Contemp. Math
(Math 105)
Prob. & Stats
(Math 243)
? ? ?
Dev. Alg. II
(Math 95)
MATH 98 ?
History of Cross-sector Collaboration in Oregon
1987 AA/OT and CCN
2005 Common Criteria for Gen Ed Courses
1980 - present TOTOM (Teachers of Teachers of Mathematics)(Approx. date) Forum for educators of future math teachers Don Fineran - ODE
1980 - present OMEC (Oregon Mathematics Education Council) (Approx. date) Oregon’s K-College Mathematics Advisory Gary Musser and Marj Enneking Board
HS Pathways Project
Dev Ed Re-design
New Course Pilots
(Math 98)
Improved Placement
Common Outcomes(Math 105)
JBAC Math Pathways
Faculty in Quantitative Disciplines
BA & BS D
egrees
College
& University
High School Math
Developmental
Math
Math
Re-thinking Math Education in Oregon
We’re not alone
Washington: New “Math for Liberal Arts” Courses
Texas: New Mathways Project (Uri Treisman)
California: Statway & Quantway (Carnegie Foundation )*
CA Acceleration Project
K
K
K
* and supports S & Q in 10 other states
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