Middlesex Community CollegeDevelopmental Math RedesignPreparation For College Math, RAMP-Up

Previous Courses Current Course

MAT 001/002/003Preparation for College Math• Mod 1 – Whole Numbers• Mod 2 – Fractions • Mod 3 – Decimals • Mod 4 – Signed Numbers• Mod 5 – Algebraic Expressions• Mod 6 – Linear Equations &

Inequalities• Mod 7 – Ratio, Proportion & Percent• Mod 8 – Graphing • Mod 9 – Systems of Linear Equations• Mod 10 – Exponents & Polynomials• Mod 11 – Factoring Polynomials• Mod 12 – Radicals & Quadratic

Equations

Note:Students who test into MAT 080take MAT 080, Algebra 2 in atraditional lecture class.

Students who previously placed into…Fundamentals

Of Math

• Now start in Module 1, Whole Numbers

Algebra 1

• Initially, started in Module 1

• Now start in Module 5, Algebraic Expressions

Algebra 2

• Take a traditional lecture class

Placement

Preparation for College MathMCC RAMP-Up Math Program

• Student must complete at least 4 modules in order to pass the class– Mastery is required to pass

each module (75%)• Students can accelerate

their progress by completing more than 4 modules

Complete at Least

4Modules

to Pass

Requires at Least

75%for Mastery

Optional PRETEST

Module Workbook&

Homework Assignments

Review Quiz

Module Test

75% or better and the student passes

the module.

75% or better and the student passes

the module.

<75% and the student does a

required assignment based on their errors

before retesting.

Working through the Modules

Use of Khan Academy in Pilot Sections

• Identified two topics that are typically challenging for students in each Module.

• Selected a Khan Academy video for each topic.• Each video replaces a page in the Module Workbook.

Watching the video is not additional work for the student.• Students are asked to write out the problem(s) that are

worked out in each video.• Students answer a short survey after each video.• Students hand in completed work for each video.• At semester end, Instructors tally number of videos watched

and time spent watching videos for each participating student.

Khan Academy Pilot Sections

• Fall and Spring Semesters:• 2 Day sections on the Lowell Campus• 1 Day section on the Bedford Campus• 1 Evening section on the Bedford Campus• 1 Saturday section on the Bedford Campus

• Summer semester:• 1 Day section on the Bedford Campus• 1 Evening section on the Bedford Campus

MCC RAMP-Up Math Classroom

• 6 hexagonal pods with 6 computers per pod• Faculty instructor and tutor embedded in each

section• 3 hours of class & 1 hour of lab per week

– Attendance is mandatory• 30 students per section

– Also room for other students who want to make up missed classes or put in additional time

Benefits for Students

• Opportunity to complete the developmental sequence more quickly.

• More opportunity for one-on-one help.• More active learning by students. Students do

lots of problems in the course.• Flexibility. Students can recover from set-backs

more easily.• Students start where they left off the previous

semester.

Completion-Fall 2013

Succeeders and Exceeders: Fall 2013

Test Score Placement succeeded exceeded Overall

n n % n % %

Fundamentals of Mathematics; MAT 060 or MAT 065, Modules 1-4 813 393 48% 185 23% 71%RU04-999 Algebra I; Modules 5-8MAT 070 or 075 290 136 47% 53 18% 65%RU04-999 Algebra II; MAT 080; Modules 9-12 21 7 33% not app not app 33%Overall 1124 536 48% 238 21% 69%

• Succeeded means the student finished the modules equivalent to the course they would have been placed into in the previous developmental sequence.

• Exceeded means the student finished modules beyond those equivalent to the course they would have been placed into in the previous developmental sequence.

CompletionTraditional Classroom vs. RAMP-Up

•

Devel MAT Fall 2010 RAMP UP Fall 2011 RAMP UP Fall 2012 RAMP UP Fall 2013Test Score/Course Title N Placed Succeeded N Placed Succeeded N Placed Succeeded N Placed Succeeded

N % N % N % N %

Fundamentals of Mathematics; MAT 060 or MAT 065' Modules 1-4 724 381 53% 726 491 68% 811 562 69% 813 578 71%RU04-999 Algebra I; Modules 5-8MAT 070 or 075 499 248 50% 481 120 25% 321 193 60% 290 189 65%RU04-999 Algebra II; MAT 080; Modules 9-12 521 311 60% 42 6 14% 18 3 17% 21 7 33%Total 1744 940 54% 1249 617 49% 1150 758 66% 1124 774 69%

Persistence

Cohort Persistence at College Persistence in MathN % N %

Fall 2010 1300 907 70% 674 52%Fall 2011 1237 894 72% 748 60%Fall 2012 1150 863 75% 718 62%Fall 2013 1124 834 74% 669 60%

Contact Information

Bert EngvallMiddlesex Community College33 Kearney SquareLowell, MA 01854

• engvallb@middlesex.mass.edu• (978)656-3355

DCourse

Placement

FundamentalsAlgebra 1Algebra 2

Total

Dev Math Fall 2010N

Placed Succeeded*N %

724 381 53%499 248 50%521 311 60%

1744 940 54%

RAMP-Up Fall 2011N

Placed Succeeded*N %

726 491 68%481 120 25%42 6 14%

1249 617 49%

RAMP-Up Fall 2012

N Placed Succeeded

*N %

811 562 69%321 193 60%18 3 17%

1150 758 66%

Outcomes Based on Placement

* In this context, succeeded means the student finished the modules equivalent to the course they would have been placed in the previous developmental sequence.

Succeeders & Exceeders Fall 2012

Course Placement

N Placement Succeeded

(Passed 4 to 7 modules)

Exceeded(Passed at least 8

modules)

Overall %

N % N %

Fundamentals 811 357 44% 205 25% 69%

Algebra 1 321 147 46% 46 14% 60%

Algebra 2 18 3 17% ---- --- 17%

Total 1150 507 44% 251 22% 66%

Student QuotesFrom Spring 2012 Survey

• I really like the self-paced idea of this class! Traditional math classes can be so boring but This was great being able to work on my own.

• Very well organized course. I learned a lot from it, and I feel like the material was a lot easier to learn in this course rather than in a classroom setting. I was in this class for two semesters, and both professors were very helpful and pleasant to work with.

• I would rather a teacher actually teach this class than sit in front of a computer. I think not just myself but others would learn more and faster if it were taught in a classroom environment and there was classroom participation.