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Success in Math Learning Communities
Math 20: Basic Mathematics andMath 5: Math Learning Strategies
2010-11
Prepared by Ilva Mariani, Math LC Coordinator
Basic Math and Math Learning StrategiesThe Success in Math Learning Community integrates math
learning strategies into the curriculum of the content mathematics course, in this instance, MATH 20.
The MATH 5 course is designed to assist the student in developing learning skills and study habits that are important for all college level course work. Emphasis is placed on those learning skills and study habits that are unique to the study of mathematics, such as problem-solving and reasoning skills, affective factors influencing learning styles and the study of mathematics, effective management of classroom learning and personal study habits, test preparation and test-taking strategies, appropriate use of technology, and support services for students of mathematics.
Our Students and Faculty
Math 5: Student Learning Outcomes - Preliminary draft
At the end of MATH 5, students will be able to:
utilize Habits of Mind in their mathematics courses.
integrate learning strategies learned in their MATH 5 course into their mathematics content course.
Students Fall 2010
Spring 2011 Fall 2011
No. of Learning Community sections
15 14 13-14
Total no. of students served 584 550+ 520+
WorkshopsFall 2010: Introduction to Learning
Communities and the MATH 5 course; exploring the connections between MATH 20 and MATH 5 50+ Math Learning Strategies Activities to share, including iFalcon-based activities
Spring, 2011: Focus on integrative learningNew activities: mind mapping, identifying and correcting errors and more
Faculty 2010-2011Teaching in a learning community 24 (19 adjunct)Participating in professional development 21
Teaching both semesters 16
Online Resource Site - Facultywww.cerritos.edu/mathgateways
Not just Remembering and Understanding, but Applying, Analyzing, Creating and Evaluating…
Student Resource Site - pilot
Assessment and Evaluation of the ProjectFall 2010 – established baseline data with R & D:
Success and retention rates for Fall 2004 – Spring 20106 years of data for the Fall 2004 cohort of Math 20
students:persistence and success in subsequent courses
Spring 2010 – working with R & D and iFalcon evaluatorFall 2010 semester data – success and retentionLC faculty focus groupStudent surveys administered at the beginning of the
semester. End of semester surveys pending.
Fall 2010 Success and Retention Data
Success Rates F04 SP05 F05 SP06 F06 SP07 F07 SP08 F08 SP09 F09 SP10 FL10Math 20 54.60% 45.50% 47.60% 41.50% 44.80% 46.20% 46.20% 40.50% 49.30% 46.20% 52.60% 51.10% 55.00%
Math 20 courses Fall 2004 - Spring 2010
Success rateNo. of semesters
40.5-45.0% 345.1 - 50.0% 650.1-54.6% 3
Math 20 alone: 9 of previous 12 semesters had success rates below 50%
Math 20 - Math 5: Success in Math Learning Communities, Fall 2010: 55.0% success rate
584 students15 sections 4 full-time faculty15 adjunct faculty16 instructors were new to learning communities 35.00%
40.00%
45.00%
50.00%
55.00%
60.00%with Math 5:
55.0%
Semester
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
50.0%
55.0%
60.0%
Retention Rates F04 SP05 F05 SP06 F06 SP07 F07 SP08 F08 SP09 F09 SP10 FL10Math 20 78.70% 70.60% 76.60% 72.50% 77.70% 77.60% 73.90% 70.20% 83.90% 73.10% 80.90% 77.40% 80.80%
Math 20 courses Fall 2004 - Spring 2010
retention rateNo. of semesters
70.2-74.0% 574.1 -78.9% 579.0-83.9% 2
Math 20 alone: 10 of previous 12 semesters had retention rates below 79%
Math 20 - Math 5: Success in Math Learning Communities in Fall 2010: 80.8% retention rate
F04SP
05 F05SP
06 F06SP
07 F07SP
08 F08SP
09 F09SP
10FL
1060.00%
65.00%
70.00%
75.00%
80.00%
85.00%
90.00%
Se-ries1
F04
SP05 F0
5SP
06 F06
SP07 F0
7SP
08 F08
SP09 F0
9SP
10FL
1060.00%
65.00%
70.00%
75.00%
80.00%
85.00%
90.00%
Retention
Success and Retention Rates - Math 20 and Math 20/Math 5 Learning Communities
Math 20 F04 SP05 F05 SP06 F06 SP07 F07 SP08 F08 SP09 F09 SP10 FL10Success 54.60% 45.50% 47.60% 41.50% 44.80% 46.20% 46.20% 40.50% 49.30% 46.20% 52.60% 51.10% 55.00%Retention 78.70% 70.60% 76.60% 72.50% 77.70% 77.60% 73.90% 70.20% 83.90% 73.10% 80.90% 77.40% 80.80%
It is interesting to note that even though two semesters had higher retention rates, both had lower success rates than Fall 2010 Math 20/Math 5 Learning Communities.
F04SP
05 F05SP
06 F06SP
07 F07SP
08 F08SP
09 F09SP
10FL
100.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
SuccessRetention
F04SP
05 F05SP
06 F06SP
07 F07SP
08 F08SP
09 F09SP
10FL
1030.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%90.00%
Success & Retention
SuccessRetention
Semester
Perc
enta
ges
Comparing only Fall semesters: Success and Retention
Math 20 F04 F05 F06 F07 F08 F09 FL10
Success 54.60% 47.60% 44.80% 46.20% 49.30% 52.60% 55.00%
Retention 78.70% 76.60% 77.70% 73.90% 83.90% 80.90% 80.80%
Because the lowest success rates appear in Spring semesters, these graphs show just the fall semester success and retention rates, comparing the six previous fall semesters to Fall 2010.
Note: The work associated with the Math Title V Grant 2005-2009 is at least partly responsible for the beginning of the upward trend of the success rate, starting in Fall 2007.
F04 F05 F06 F07 F08 F09 FL100.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
SuccessRetention
F04 F05 F06 F07 F08 F09FL1040.00%45.00%50.00%55.00%60.00%65.00%70.00%75.00%80.00%85.00%90.00%
SuccessRetention