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Finster, Matthew; Feldman, Jill – Grantee Submission, 2020
Due to 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 as an alternative to traditional algebra-based math, to accelerate developmental mathematics students' progress into credit-bearing…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Nontraditional Education, Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Mathematics
Feldman, Jill; Flynn, Jennifer; Dunderdale, Tara; Miyaoka, Atsushi; Finster, Matthew – Grantee Submission, 2020
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to compare the effects of new developmental statistics-based courses to traditional algebra-based developmental courses. The study used extant data from eight institutions and a matched sample of 2,041 students (Treatment, N = 748; Comparison, N = 1,293). All students enrolled in a treatment or…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Developmental Studies Programs