using mymathlab to promote mastery learning george woodbury college of the sequoias visalia, ca
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Using MyMathLab to Promote Mastery LearningGeorge WoodburyCollege of the SequoiasVisalia, CA
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How I Used to Use Mymathlab
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My Traditional Approach (Algebra)Homework (1
assignment/section)Quizzes (2 quizzes/chapter)20-30% of total grade
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Challenges with Student Motivation
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Other Approaches That Motivate Students
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Student Contracts
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Student ContractsDesign a Student Contract that
rewards the behaviors you want your students to exhibit.
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My First Contract With My Students (Fall 2007)Any student who meets the
following criteria will have the option of completing a final cumulative assignment instead of taking the final exam. In such a situation, the student will keep the grade that they had before the final.
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Criteria for ContractPerfect scores on all MyMathLab
homework assignmentsMyMathLab quiz average of at
least 80%No more than 2 absencesExam average of at least 70%
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Results
Fall 2007My Class
With Contract
Spring 2007My ClassesNo Contract
Fall 2007Campus
Wide
Pass 68.5% 49.4% 48.3%
Fail 22.2% 36.5% 33.8%
Drop 9.3% 14.1% 17.9%
Retention
90.7% 85.9% 82.1%
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Comparison To Prior SemesterTest Averages
AverageFall ’07
With ContractSpring ’07
No Contract
A 35% 12%
B 39% 21%
C 12% 36%
D 8% 9%
F 6% 22%
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Comparison To Prior Semester
Success Rate, by Exam
Fall 2007With Contract
Spring 2007
No Contract
Test 1 – Transition 83% 74%
Test 2 – Radicals 79% 55%
Test 3 – Quadratic 80% 62%
Test 4 – Functions 76% 61%
Test 5 – Exp./Logs 71% 36%
Test 6 – Conics 94% 92%
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Comparison To Prior Semester
Percentage of A’s, by Exam
Fall 2007With Contract
Spring 2007
No Contract
Test 1 – Transition 44% 30%
Test 2 – Radicals 42% 20%
Test 3 – Quadratic 35% 24%
Test 4 – Functions 41% 21%
Test 5 – Exp./Logs 33% 12%
Test 6 – Conics 92% 76%
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Comparison To Prior Semester
Mean Score, by Exam
Fall 2007With Contract
Spring 2007No Contract
Test 1 – Transition 83.0 77.6
Test 2 – Radicals 79.6 67.6
Test 3 – Quadratic 79.7 73.8
Test 4 – Functions 81.0 71.8
Test 5 – Exp./Logs 75.0 58.3
Test 6 – Conics 93.1 88.5
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Other Contracts
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Mastery Learning &
Elements of Game Design
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Mastery LearningTests are graded pass (1 point) or
fail (0 points).Homework and quizzes do not
directly count towards a student’s grade.
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Mastery LearningStudents who have satisfactory
MyMathLab homework scores (90% on each assignment) and MyMathLab quiz scores (70% on each quiz) earn bonuses.
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Mastery Learning70-79% on test: 2 points (instead
of 1)
80-100% on test: 3 points (instead of 1)
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Mastery Learning69% or less on test: Students can
retest the following week for 1 point
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Points Available25 points available before final
6 tests (up to 3 points each)1 test is doubled4 points for final review quiz/homework assignment
100 points from final exam
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GradesA: 100 pointsB: 88 pointsC: 76 points
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ResultsOnly 1 drop from 47 students
(98% retention)3 students did not take the finalA: 15 B: 8 C: 5 D: 4 F: 1433% A’s, 61% Success
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Common Final Results43 of my students took a
common final exam, along with 101 students from different classes/instructors.
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Common Final Results65% scored 60 or higher (control:
37%)35% scored 80 or higher (control
7%)Mean: 12.5 higherMedian: 14 higher
(Median was greater than Q3 for control)
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Semester 2Intermediate Algebra
Mean score increased by 6.4 pointsMedian score increased by 11 points
Elementary AlgebraMean: 77.2 Median: 81.5Q1: 75
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Elements of Game Design
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Game Design 1Students start with 0 points and
progressively add to their total.
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Game Design 2Organic learning – learning in
nature is a series of failures and analyses, leading to a single success/epiphany
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Game Design 3MML Homework does thisTry problem & get it wrongRegroup, use learning aids, see a
tutor, … Try it again with new approachRepeat until you conquer it
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Game Design 4Retaking a test also fits with
organic learning.
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Game Design 5Unexpected rewards are good –
perfect score on a test allows you to reopen a future assignment
Expected rewards are actually de-motivators and take away the fun
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Game Design 6I give my students a gold coin
that they can trade in for the assignment – physical object, less abstract
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Why Does This Work?
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Contact InformationEmail: [email protected]
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