ERIC Number: ED610551
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec-1
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-
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Effectiveness of a System-Level Initiative to Create Developmental Math Pathways That Help Students Succeed
Feldman, Jill; Flynn, Jennifer; Dunderdale, Tara; Miyaoka, Atsushi; Finster, Matthew
Grantee Submission
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 comparison course in the 2017-18 school year and had not declared science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) majors. After adjusting for covariates, evidence was found that treatment courses positively influenced whether students passed developmental math ([beta]= 0.083, p<0.001). Seventy-seven percent of treatment students passed developmental math compared to sixty-nine percent of comparison students who did. Treatment students were also more likely to enroll in a subsequent credit-bearing math course than comparison students ([beta]= 0.141, p<0.001). Forty-nine percent of treatment students enrolled in credit-bearing math, relative to 34 percent of comparison students who did. Once enrolled in a credit-bearing math course, treatment students successfully passed at similar rate as comparison students (p=0.601). Taking the treatment or comparison course did not significantly predict whether students remained continuously enrolled and/or graduated during the study (p=0.711). The study concluded that the treatment courses facilitated students' ability to pass developmental math and enroll in credit-bearing math courses.
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Developmental Studies Programs, Program Effectiveness, Remedial Mathematics, Course Selection (Students), College Credits, Predictor Variables, Enrollment, Undergraduate Students, Nonmajors, Low Income Students, At Risk Students, Grants
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland
Grant or Contract Numbers: P116F150201


