Math Is Not a 4 Letter Word (anymore)

Redesigning ABE Math

Why a redesign now? Carnegie Learning Cognitive Tutor software Structure of Math 50 course Results Collaborative lesson: Dewey Decimal

System

Redesigning ABE Math

Why a redesign now?

Implement Best Practices ResearchCarnegie Report:

Basic Skills for Complex LivesWashington State

Transition Math Project

Received FIPSE grant

October 2009

Dissatisfied with outdated math curriculum

Too skills based, not enough application or relevant content

Poor student success rates from ABE Math through college math

ABE/GED Students

Attempted Dev-Ed Math

Registered in Dev-Ed Math

PassedDev-Ed Math

Failed Dev-Ed Math

600 100 55 25 30100% 16.7% 9% 4% 5%

Bellingham Technical College2008-2009 ABE/GED Students

For those students needing only

GED Math

Accuplacer Arithmetic

Math 50

Math 50

Passed Accuplacer Arithmetic Prepared for GED Math

Qualified for Math 90

Score 50 + on Accuplacer to go to Math 100

Progression of Math Courses

OR

Carnegie Learning Cognitive Tutor

◦ Blends collaborative and cooperative classroom instruction with

◦ Adaptive learning technology

Carnegie Learning Cognitive Tutor

Provides 4 feedback loops:

Feedback to students

Feedback to instructors

Feedback to course designers

Feedback to learning science researchers

Class organization Lab-based and Modularized Contextualized

content Group work

Marks Pass/Fail

Structure of Math 50

AssessmentLab hours

required and tracked

Assessment ongoing

Mastery learning required

Students progress at their own

rate

Collaborative group work

required

Results

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CASAS gains Spring 2010

ABE Math Math 50

We asked students why they thought they made gains in math 50 this quarter.

Student evaluations

Students said: Excellent attendance, willingness to learn, committed

instructors and tutors - competent& supportive, committed to doing homework, setting goals for success.

Took more time understanding the numbers, asked questions, did homework, review of entire work and the tutor help.

In class every day, doing class work online and doing homework.

Finding easier steps to solve problems, tutor helps a lot when I’m stuck, and gained Accuplacer 50 points.

Try my best, asked questions, studied with a group, was in class on time, looked at it visually, study a lot on it to get the point.

Class work is what made me better. I have learned so much more in math then I knew before by

being in this class and having a tutor. Math used to be a 4 letter word to me. Not anymore.

Bellingham Technical College FIPSE project websitehttp://btcbasfig.wikispaces.com/

Carnegie Report: Basic skills for complex liveshttp://www.carnegiefoundation.org/publications/basic-skills-complex-lives-designs-learning-community-college

Transition Math Project http://www.transitionmathproject.org/

Carnegie Learning Cognitive Tutor

http://www.carnegielearning.com/higher-ed-solutions/cognitive-tutor-overview/

FIPSE BTC project abstract http://www.fipse.aed.org/grantshow.cfm?grantNumber=P116W090030

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