The Developmental Landscape

Lack of readiness for college-level math & English Lack of articulation/transition between high school

math standards and college-level math standards High failure rates in developmental math courses

and subsequent math courses Impact on retention

Strategies

Re-design 3rd and 4th year h.s. math courses: Introduce modules to assess/reinforce math skills needed for college.

Diagnose skills at time of college placement Offer “fast track” course modules to improve placement Offer “all in 1” developmental math courses (basic math,

beginning algebra, and intermediate algebra) Assess learning styles and match instruction accordingly Form learning communities for skills in all areas

Resources: MathXL and MyMathLab

Study Plan: Test-Teach-Retest; Self-paced learning

Prerequisite Settings: Mastery Approach Diagnostic Placement /Fast Tracks Item Analysis Combination courses (All in 1) Multi-media content to support learning styles

Personal Study PlanPrerequisite Assignments

Open Entry Open Exit

Resources: Reading and Writing

DIAGNOSE

PRACTICE / STUDY PLAN

RE-ASSESS

MASTERY

The CourseConnect Program Libraries of digital content modules for 36 courses (“course in a box”) Lecture/lesson-driven

Available in any Course Management System (e.g Angel, Blackboard) Assessment items included with the libraries Rich media throughout organized by learning styles

Review or expand on important topics you cover in your class

You can customize the content

Students interact with the content in meaningful ways to reinforce material you want them to master