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Yamada, Hiroyuki – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2017
This report analyzes evidence from a new study assessing the effectiveness of Quantway 1 (QW1), a single-term accelerated developmental math course with a focus on quantitative reasoning. Quantway® is one of the Pathways courses (along with Statway®) developed by a network of faculty and content experts convened by the Carnegie Foundation to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, College Mathematics, Acceleration (Education), Developmental Programs
Huang, Melrose; Hoang, Hai; Yesilyurt, Suleyman; Thorn, Chris – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2016
The Community College Pathways initiative is composed of two pathways, Statway® and Quantway® that provide post-secondary students with accelerated means to complete developmental mathematics sequences and attain college-level mathematics credit. Since its inception in 2011, the Pathways initiative has made tremendous strides toward reclaiming…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Research Reports, Developmental Programs, Remedial Mathematics
Sowers, Nicole; Yamada, Hiroyuki – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2015
The Community College Pathways initiative consists of two pathways, Statway® and Quantway®, that accelerate post-secondary students' progress through their developmental mathematics sequence and a college-level course for credit. Launched in 2011, the Pathways have been remarkably successful, helping thousands of students achieve success in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Descriptions, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Change
Strother, Scott; Sowers, Nicole – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2014
Carnegie's Community College Pathways (CCP) offers two pathways, Statway® and Quantway®, that reduce the amount of time required to complete developmental mathematics and earn college-level mathematics credit. The Pathways aim to improve student success in mathematics while maintaining rigorous content, pedagogy, and learning outcomes. It is…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Acceleration (Education), Developmental Programs, Remedial Mathematics
Van Campen, James; Sowers, Nicole; Strother, Scott – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2013
The Community College Pathways (CCP) program had an outstanding second year. In 2012-2013, the program reproduced the positive outcomes realized in the first year of implementation, including successful course completion rates of over 50 percent for both Pathways. Simultaneously, the administration of the Pathways has continued to develop and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Descriptions, Research Reports, College Outcomes Assessment
Hutchings, Pat; Shulman, Lee S. – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2006
The authors point out that offices of institutional research are valuable resources for collecting data to help faculty improve their teaching, and can involve the whole institution in a collaborative effort towards improved student learning. Defining institutional research as a capacity to work closely with faculty to explore questions about what…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Community Colleges, Internet, Data Collection