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Philip Uri TreismanProfessor of Mathematics and Public AffairsExecutive Director, Charles A. Dana CenterThe University of Texas at Austin

Building a Statway to HeavenBuilding a Statway to Heaven

CAUSE Webinar: February 8, 2011CAUSE Webinar: February 8, 2011

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Source: Calcagno, J. C., & Long, B. T. (2008). The impact of postsecondary remediation using a regression discontinuity approach: Addressing endogenous sorting and noncompliance (NCPR Working Paper). New York, NY: National Center for Postsecondary Research.

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The Problem Addressed

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The Typical Developmental Math Sequence in Community Colleges

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Proportion of Student Outcomes in the Developmental Math Sequence

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Multiplicative Dropout in the Developmental Sequence

Mathway and Statway: Pathways to developmental mathematics and through a college-level mathematics course for non-STEM community college students. Blair, R. Presentation, July, 13, 2010.

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Nested Problems in a Broken System

• Placement

• Articulation

• Student Support

• Improvement Infrastructure

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Skills and Mindsets that Support Student Success

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We Live in an Incoherent Environmentfor Improvement

Source: Bryk, T. and Gomez, L. 2008, Ruminations. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

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Our Approach: New Pathways

• Statway

• Quantway

• STEMway

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Statway: Integrating College Level Introductory Statistics and Developmental Mathematics. Peck, R., Snell M., Delmas, B., Kimball, R., Klipple, K. AMATYC Presentation, November 12, 2010.

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Statway: Integrating College Level Introductory Statistics and Developmental Mathematics. Peck, R., Snell M., Delmas, B., Kimball, R., Klipple, K. AMATYC Presentation, November 12, 2010.

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Statway: Integrating College Level Introductory Statistics and Developmental Mathematics. Peck, R., Snell M., Delmas, B., Kimball, R., Klipple, K. AMATYC Presentation, November 12, 2010.

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Statway: Integrating College Level Introductory Statistics and Developmental Mathematics. Peck, R., Snell M., Delmas, B., Kimball, R., Klipple, K. AMATYC Presentation, November 12, 2010.

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Statway and Quantway Collaboratory Colleges