ERIC Number: EJ1092901
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Mar-2
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ISSN: EISSN-1099-839X
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Impact of Delivery Modality, Student GPA, and Time-Lapse since High School on Successful Completion of College-Level Math after Taking Developmental Math
Acosta, Diane; North, Teresa Lynn; Avella, John
Current Issues in Education, v19 n1 Mar 2016
This study considered whether delivery modality, student GPA, or time since high school affected whether 290 students who had completed a developmental math series as a community college were able to successfully complete college-level math. The data used in the study was comprised of a 4-year period historical student data from Odessa College based on the completion of the developmental math courses, Introductory Algebra and Intermediate Algebra, and subsequent completion a college-level math course. Through an ex-post facto design with logistic regression analysis, the results revealed that GPA was a predictor (p = 1.56 x 10-9) of completing a college-level math course with a C or better. However, the delivery mode of developmental math (p = 0.456) and time lapse since completing high school (p = 0.200) were not found to be predictors of college math completion with a C or better. Although online education continues to be an area of concern in higher education, this study's results reveal there are other variables that may affect successful completion of a college-level course, with this study finding that for every 1-point increase in college GPA, students were 3.64 times more likely to complete college-level math with a C or better.
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Grade Point Average, Teaching Methods, High School Graduates, Two Year College Students, College Mathematics, Remedial Mathematics, Developmental Studies Programs, Algebra, Regression (Statistics), Predictor Variables, Online Courses, Time, Student Records
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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