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Multiple Measures of Placement

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Objectives

• Define Multiple Measures of Placement• Gaston College Implementation• Implementation Results• Intervention Strategies• Next Steps

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What is Multiple Measures of Placement?

• NCCCS state wide policy

• Implementation began as early as Fall 2013

• Full implementation within NCCCS by Fall 2015

• Within this new policy, there is a hierarchal approach to determine readiness for college-level courses

• Policy based on research completed by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University

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Multiple Measures of Placement Hierarchy

1. Unweighted high school GPA of 2.6 or higher and completion of four eligible math courses

2. ACT or SAT test scores

3. Placement testing

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What Does a High School GPA of 2.6 or Greater Mean?• Student is considered college ready for any

gateway math course, ENG 111, and any course with developmental prerequisites.

• Students with a GPA under 3.0 may be required by individual colleges to complete a supplemental lab as a co-requisite for ENG 111, MAT 143, MAT 152, MAT 161, or MAT 171.

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Gaston College’s Initial Concerns

• No prereq’s = overrides

• Advisors and faculty would have to be trained on reviewing high school transcripts

• Who should be eligible? Only new students? Or new and returning?

• What about students from private schools, home schools, or out of state schools?

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Gaston College’s Solution• Set up process for entry that gives Non-Course

(NC) credit in STAC• Created “Other Test” using the NONC screen in

Colleague so that GPA can be entered as a test.• A score range of 26 to 40 will populate all non-

course credit for developmental classes– For example, 2.6 unweighted GPA is keyed as a test score

of 26• After examining a high school transcript and

inputting GPA in TSUM, credit for all developmental courses is automatically assigned.

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NONC

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Multiple Measures Implementation

• Admissions staff manually review high school transcript for unweighted GPA of 2.6 or higher (no rounding)– For students who apply and submit a high school transcript before they

graduate, will consider unweighted GPA at end of 1st semester of senior year.

• Review high school transcript for completed math courses– Must have FOUR COMPLETE math courses

1. Algebra I 2. Geometry 3. Algebra II 4. One additional math from the NCCCS approved list of eligible high school math courses (Technical Corrections to the Multiple Measures for Placement Policy NCCCS Memo – 4.14.14)

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And the Results Are

In….

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MAT 101: Applied Mathematics I(Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014)

SAT/ACT Dev Ed Placement Test HS GPA

Fall 2013 1 0.8 0.875 0

Spring 2014 0 0.6667 0.8333 0

Summer 2014 0 1 0.8 1

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MAT 101: Applied Mathematics I(Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014)

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MAT 110: Math Measurement and Literacy

(Fall 2014)

SAT/ACT Dev Ed Placement Test HS GPA

Fall 2014 0 1 0.6 0.5

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MAT 110 Success Rates by Placement

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MAT 110: Math Measurement and Literacy

(Fall 2014)

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MAT 121: Algebra & Trigonometry I(Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014)

SAT/ACT Dev Ed Placement Test HS GPA

Fall 2013 0.5556 0.5556 0.2857 0.625

Spring 2014 0.8 0.6429 0.4167 0.1667

Fall 2014 0.4 0.7059 0.375 0.4286

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MAT 121 Success Rates by Placement

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MAT 121: Algebra & Trigonometry I(Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014)

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MAT 140: Survey of Mathematics(Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014)

SAT/ACT Dev Ed Placement Test HS GPA

Fall 2013 1 0.6907 0.7917 0.6364

Spring 2014 0.8 0.5529 0.6818 0.65

Summer 2014 1 0.68 0.5 1

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MAT 140 Success Rates by Placement

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MAT 140: Survey of Mathematics(Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014)

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MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy(Fall 2014)

SAT/ACT Dev Ed Placement Test HS GPA

Fall 2014 1 0.6774 0.7857 0.6098

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MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy(Fall 2014)

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MAT 151: Statistics I(Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014)

SAT/ACT Dev Ed Placement Test HS GPA

Fall 2013 0.7778 0.7 0.6757 0.6

Spring 2014 0.8182 0.6707 0.7407 0.7647

Summer 2014 0.5 0.5357 0.6857 0.625

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MAT 151 Success Rates by Placement

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MAT 151: Statistics I(Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014)

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MAT 152: Statistical Analysis I(Fall 2014)

SAT/ACT Dev Ed Placement Test HS GPA

Fall 2014 0.375 0.8382 0.5789 0.7857

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MAT 152: Statistical Analysis I(Fall 2014)

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MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra(Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014)

Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Summer 2014 Fall 2014

SAT/ACT 0.6585 0.619 0.8333 0.66

Dev Ed 0.5874 0.5294 0.5 0.5812

Placement Test 0.7143 0.5 0.5 0.5897

HS GPA 0.5512 0.4773 0.875 0.7333

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MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra(Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014)

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MAT 101 MAT 110 MAT 121 MAT 140 MAT 143 MAT 151 MAT 152 MAT 171

SAT/ACT 1 0 0.5789 0.9375 1 0.74 0.375 0.6547

Dev Ed 0.7778 1 0.6327 0.6329 0.6774 0.6603 0.8382 0.5607

Placement Test 0.8421 0.6 0.3704 0.7292 0.7857 0.7063 0.5789 0.5901

HS GPA 1 0.5 0.5 0.6667 0.6098 0.6774 0.7857 0.6089

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Summary Comparing HS GPA 2.6-3.0 to HS GPA 3.1-4.0

MAT 101 MAT 110 MAT 121 MAT 140 MAT 143 MAT 151 MAT 152 MAT 171

GPA 2.6-3.0 0 0 0.375 0.5294 0.6 0.4667 0.6667 0.4626

GPA 3.1-4.0 1 0.5 0.65 0.8696 0.625 0.875 0.8333 0.7109

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Subsequent Course Progression

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ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry(Fall 2013, Spring 2014,

Summer 2014, Fall 2014)

Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Summer 2014 Fall 2014

SAT/ACT 0.6 0.6304 0.6667 0.6842

Dev Ed 0.6603 0.5622 0.7297 0.6818

Placement Test 0.6979 0.6255 0.7949 0.7105

HS GPA 0.8287 0.7016 0.8571 0.7533

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ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry(Fall 2013, Spring 2014,

Summer 2014, Fall 2014)

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Summary Comparing HS GPA 2.6-3.0 to HS GPA 3.1-4.0

Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Summer 2014 Fall 2014

GPA 2.6-3.0 0.7532 0.5942 0.6667 0.6609

GPA 3.1-4.0 0.8873 0.8364 0.9091 0.8325

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Subsequent Course Progression

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Summary Points

• Students with an unweighted HS GPA between 2.6-3.0 do not have as high of a success rate as students with an unweighted HS GPA between 3.1-4.0 in curriculum level math classes.

• Students with an unweighted HS GPA between 2.6-3.0 have similar success rates as students with an unweighted HS GPA between 3.1-4.0 in English 111.

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Multiple Measures of Placement Research

StudyAs a result of our early implementation of the Multiple Measures of Placement policy and our participation as a CBD school we were selected as one of six community colleges to participate in a MMP Research Study Grant provided by the Gates foundation to implement and evaluate success strategies for student with an unweighted HS GPA between 2.6-3.0, known as the target population.

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Intervention Strategies for Target Population• Require MAT 001P: Math Skills Support for all

student in the target population who register for MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra

• Require MAT 001S: Math Skills Support for all students in the target population who register for MAT 152: Statistical Analysis I

• Students in the target population are not allowed to take the MAT 171 or MAT 152 courses online

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Additional Support Strategies

• Professional Tutoring• Peer Tutoring• Group Tutoring• Targeted Workshops

All support strategies are open to all students regardless of placement method.

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QUESTIONS?