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Download full textZachry Rutschow, Elizabeth; Diamond, John – MDRC, 2015
National studies reveal that 50 percent to 70 percent of community college students are required to take developmental, or remedial, math courses upon enrollment, and only 20 percent of developmental math students ever successfully complete a college-level math course. Taking up the challenge is the "New Mathways Project" (NMP),…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
Callahan, Susan – 1993
In response to the large numbers of students who were failing or dropping out of basic algebra and calculus classes, Cottey College, in Missouri, developed a math placement program in 1982 using Basic Algebra (BA) and Calculus Readiness (CR) tests from the Mathematical Association of America's Placement Testing Program. Cut off scores for the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, College Mathematics, Community Colleges
Zimmer, A. L., Ed. – 1976
This report was compiled from information supplied by instructors participating in the National Science Foundation's community college field test of PLATO IV--a computer-based system developed at the University of Illinois--during the fall semester of 1975. Represented here are the responses of instructors at five Illinois community colleges to…
Descriptors: Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, College Mathematics
Isaacson, Jeffrey; Smith, Glenn – 1993
Mathematics contests, such as the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges' Student Mathematics League competition, are an excellent vehicle for identifying talented students and promoting mathematics scholarship. On-campus tournaments can supplement the Student Mathematics League national competition, by providing immediate feedback…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Competition, Mathematical Aptitude
Alderman, Donald L. – 1978
An evaluation of TICCIT (Time-shared Interactive, Computer-controlled, Information Television) involved over 5,000 community college students in introductory algebra and English composition courses. Comparisons between computer-assisted instruction and lecture-discussion sections of the same courses focused on four aspects of student performance:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Algebra, College Mathematics
Claire, Susan – 1992
Between September 1990 and December 1991, Cabrillo College implemented the Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program to increase the number of underrepresented minority students enrolling in scientific disciplines at Cabrillo and subsequently transferring to four-year colleges. The initial program was targeted to 200 MESA members…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Mathematics, College Science, Community Colleges
Felder, Jonathan E.; Finney, Joni E.; Kirst, Michael W. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2007
"Informed math self-placement," a program implemented at American River College in Sacramento, California, to determine students' readiness for college-level math, has been in place for three years. This case study describes the development and implementation of math self-placement at American River. Math self-placement consists of a…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Algebra, Community Colleges, Case Studies
