placing more freshmen into college-level mathematics courses
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Placing More Freshmen into College-level Mathematics Courses. Helmut Knaust Director, CircLES Program Associate Dean of the Colleges of Science and Engineering. April 5, 2003. Overview of Presentation. UTEP’s Science and Engineering Program CircLES and MIE at UTEP - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Placing More Freshmen into College-level Mathematics Courses
Helmut Knaust
Director, CircLES Program
Associate Dean of the Colleges of Science
and Engineering
April 5, 2003
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Overview of PresentationOverview of Presentation
• UTEP’s Science and Engineering Program• CircLES and MIE at UTEP• Summer Orientation • Math Placement• Evaluation and Assessment• Reference and Acknowledgements
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Fall 2001 EnrollmentFall 2001 Enrollment
16,224 students
2,010 in Engineering+ 904 in Science 2,914 or 18% of total
enrollment
Fall 2002 EnrollmentFall 2002 Enrollment
17,232 students
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UTEP’s Model for STEM Student SuccessUTEP’s Model for STEM Student Success
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TimeLine TimeLine
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GoalsGoals
The goal of the CircLES program is to ...
• increase student retention
• improve their academic performance
• add value to their college education
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ORIENTATION
CLUSTERS
ADVISING
STUDENT LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT
StructureStructure
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CircLES - One Week-Long OrientationCircLES - One Week-Long Orientation
CONNECTIONS TO UNIVERSITY
SERVICES
DEVELOPMENTAL MATH REVIEW AND PLACEMENT
STUDY SKILLS RESEARCH MODULES(Science or Engineering)
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Math ReviewMath Review
• Duration: 3 days, 2 hours each day
• Students solve math problems in small groups of 4 or 5 students
• Math review is led by peer facilitators
• The accompanying text focuses on short explanations and practice problems
• After the math review is complete, students retake UTEP’s math placement exam
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Placement Before and After Math ReviewPlacement Before and After Math Review
Before After
Math Review2001(n=359)
Before After
Math Review2002 (n=386)
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2002 Math Review: Mathematics Course 2002 Math Review: Mathematics Course Taken by Students Initially Placing into Taken by Students Initially Placing into Intro to Algebra (n=78)Intro to Algebra (n=78)
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2002 Math Review: Math Course Taken by 2002 Math Review: Math Course Taken by Students Initially Placing into Intermediate Students Initially Placing into Intermediate Algebra (n=146)Algebra (n=146)
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2002 Math Review: Mathematics Course 2002 Math Review: Mathematics Course Taken by Students Initially Placing into Pre-Taken by Students Initially Placing into Pre-Calculus (n=111)Calculus (n=111)
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Pre-Calculus Passing ratePre-Calculus Passing rate
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Intermediate Algebra Passing rateIntermediate Algebra Passing rate
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ReferenceReference
Benjamin C. Flores, Jana Renner Martínez, Helmut Knaust, Ann Darnell, Lilly Romo, and Connie Kubo Della-Piana:“The Effectiveness of a Mathematics Review for Student Placement into College-Level Mathematics”.Submitted to: “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition”, 2003.
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All Questions Answered,All Answers Questioned*
* Borrowed from Donald Knuth