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Direct linkMatthew Finster; Jill Feldman – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2023
Due to the low success of traditional, postsecondary remediation mathematics, The Maryland Mathematics Reform Initiative First in the World Grant (MMRI-FITW) sought to develop and implement a statistics pathway in 2- and 4-year institutions as an alternative to traditional algebra-based math, to accelerate developmental mathematics students'…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Statistics Education, Remedial Instruction
Baumgartner, Wendy Lyn; Spangenberg, Erica Dorethea; Lautenbach, Geoffrey Vaughan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
South African Mathematical Literacy (ML) learners are unlikely to have mastered the mathematical skills essential for undergraduate degree studies in Business Science and are most likely to commence tertiary studies in a foundation programme (FP). One such FP at one private higher education institution included an algebra course and provided an…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction, Undergraduate Students
Cullinan, Dan; Dorime-Williams, Marjorie; Novak, Lena; Cellura, Parker; Toyoda, Makoto – MDRC, 2023
Increasingly, obtaining a job that pays family-sustaining wages means getting a college degree or other postsecondary credential. However, according to the 2021 U.S. Census, only 31.5 percent of Texans ages 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)--the highest authority in the state…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Higher Education, Salaries
Sharp, Laurie A. – Journal of College Academic Support Programs, 2022
DE programming in higher education should be designed to increase student success, and well-designed corequisite models have shown great potential as an accelerated option for completion of the first college-level course in math. With the support of a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board grant, Tarleton State University, a member institution…
Descriptors: Models, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Program Design
Achieving the Dream, 2022
Gateway courses in English challenge students to strengthen skills in critical thinking, reading, grammar, and writing structure and strategies -- skills that also help build competency in comprehension and composition. They can also prove to be a particular challenge to many community college students. This case study examines the efforts at…
Descriptors: Remedial Instruction, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Thomas S. Dee; Elizabeth Huffaker – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022
Background/Context: High school mathematics attainment has significant consequences for postsecondary and labor market outcomes (Altonji, 1995; Dougherty et al., 2017; Goodman, 2019; Kim, 2018; Long et al., 2012) yet enrollment in advanced courses (i.e., those requiring completion of Algebra II) is starkly stratified by race, class, and ethnicity…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Academic Persistence, High School Students
