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Download full textTammy J. Bishop; Nara Martirosyan; D. Patrick Saxon; Forrest Lane – Journal of College Academic Support Programs, 2018
Recent trends in developmental education (DE) include the reduction of time spent in DE courses, which includes the acceleration of the course content. In 2011, the North Carolina Community College System redesigned all DE mathematics courses using this trend of acceleration. This study looks at the subsequent gateway mathematics course success…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Course Evaluation, Community College Students
Direct linkEklund, Holly – PRIMUS, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to explain a newly implemented interactive delivery model for students at the Colorado School of Mines (Mines) repeating Calculus for Scientists & Engineers I during the spring of 2017. Since calculus is a necessary component for so many STEM degrees, it will continue to be a gateway to obtaining such degrees and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Delivery Systems, Calculus, Scientists
Worthley, Mary R.; Gloeckner, Gene W.; Kennedy, Paul A. – PRIMUS, 2016
In this study we aimed to understand who was struggling in freshman calculus courses, and why. Concentrating on the Fall sections of the class, the best predictors for success (R[superscript 2] = 0.4) were placement test results, the student's own appraisal of the quality of mathematics teaching they received in high school, and the Motivated…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Calculus, College Freshmen, College Mathematics
