ERIC Number: ED558172
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Publication Date: 2014-Jan
Pages: 58
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Algebra Project DR K-12 Cohorts--Demonstration Project: Summative Evaluation Report
St. John, Mark
Inverness Research
The Algebra Project DR K-12, funded by the National Science Foundation as a Research and Development Project, addressed the challenge of offering significant STEM content for students to ensure public literacy and workforce readiness. The project's primary purpose was to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a model for establishing four-year cohorts of low performing 9th graders learning accelerated mathematics with the goal of being college-ready at the end of high school. Students would: (1) Complete four years of accelerated high school math, pass high school graduation tests, and meet college entrance requirements; (2) Be accepted to college, and place into non-remedial math courses as freshmen; and (3) Develop more positive attitudes towards--and be more confident in--mathematics, and begin to demand math literacy for themselves. [For the document appendices: (1) Representation of Demonstration Sites by Year; and (2) Profiles of the Four Cohort Demonstration Sites, please see http://inverness-research.org/reports/2014-04_Rpt-AP-Cohort-AppendicesEvalRpt_01-2014.pdf]
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Algebra, Demonstration Programs, Cohort Analysis, STEM Education, Feasibility Studies, Low Achievement, Grade 9, College Preparation, College Readiness, Science Course Improvement Projects, Acceleration (Education), Positive Attitudes, Mathematics Achievement, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Models, Learning Experience, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Performance Factors, Interviews, Participant Observation, Classroom Observation Techniques, Student Experience, Peer Relationship, Test Preparation, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Teaching Experience, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Community Support, Student Attitudes, Science Interests, Sustainability, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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