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Susan Dean deansusan@deanza.edu sldean45@hotmail.com Website: faculty.deanza.edu/deansusan. Basic Skills Math ( EnableMath ) at De Anza College. Enablearning contact: Larry Reeves lreeves@enablearning.com Noel-Levitz contact: dan-klassen@noellevitz.com. What is EnableMath ? .
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Susan Dean deansusan@deanza.edu sldean45@hotmail.com Website: faculty.deanza.edu/deansusan Basic Skills Math (EnableMath) at De Anza College Enablearning contact: Larry Reeves lreeves@enablearning.com Noel-Levitz contact: dan-klassen@noellevitz.com
What is EnableMath ? • Specialized program • Combines web-based math software that stresses homework mastery with a retention/success program (partnership between Enablearning and Noel-Levitz) • Offers students academic as well as personal assistance to increase success rates • Used each quarter for several sections of Math 210 (pre-alg.), Math 112 (beg. Alg.) and Math 114 (int. alg.) • COST is $70 per student (online license) • No book needed
EnableMath Involves Three Interventions • Computer Software that gives students opportunity to practice math problems in the lab with the instructor and outside the lab • Administration of the College Student Inventory (CSI) with results given back to students • Inclusion of counseling services in the classroom to provide interpretation of the CSI and out-of-classroom assistance on non-academic issues
CSI • What is it? • Survey used to • increase student success • improve student retention • enhance advising • Internet based or paper-and-pencil • Mandatory: Students in the program must take the CSI
CSI • When is it given? • Currently: In the lab during the 2nd week of school (most successful) • Can be taken on any computer with an Internet connection • Live Links https://www.noellevitz.com (Noel-Levitz Home Page) https://www.noellevitz.com/Our+Services/Retention/Tools/Retention+Mgmt+System/Samples.htm (View CSI Samples)
CSI • Counselors • visit classes after CSI is given • bring personal reports for students to the lab; explain report; meet with willing students after the presentation • Email all students inviting them to visit the counselor • phone or email at-risk students (indicated by the CSI) who did not respond to email inviting them to meet individually with the counselor
EnableMath Software • Visualizations for better understanding • Examples • Homework is done online (mastery) in lab and outside of school • Homework problems are adaptive • Quizzes/some tests done online • Management system tracks student’s progress (for the student) & provides grade book (for the instructor) • Students work from a customized syllabus that is easily created by the instructor • Mail system
www.enablemath.com Live Link: http://www.enablemath.com
Results from Andrew LaManque, De Anza Researcher 2005 - 2007 (Pilot vs. Control) • EnableMath classes (pilot) fill first each quarter • End-of-class student survey indicates students believe program helped them learn more math • Less students drop out: Pilot Pre-Alg. 10%, Pilot Beg. Alg. 10%, Pilot Int. Alg. 8% Control Pre-Alg. 20%, Control Beg. Alg. 24%, Control Int. Alg. 26%
Results from Andrew LaManque, De Anza Researcher 2005 - 2007 (Pilot vs. Control) • Pass rate: Pre-Alg. 72%; Beg. Alg. 71%; Int. Alg. 75% • Rate of students attempting the 2nd course after completing the first course: Beg. Alg. after Pre-Alg. 80%; Int. Alg. after Beg. Alg. 81%; College Level Math after Int. Alg. 62% (all higher than control group) • After two years, Phys. Sci., Math & Eng. Dean recommended to continue the program