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Mathematics Course Redesign at the University of Idaho

Mathematics Course Redesign at the University of Idaho. Pedagogical Keys to Math Redesign Using Technology. Active Learning Experience Personalized, Individualized Instruction  Immediate Feedback  Repetition to Mastery. Why Redesign?. Increase student performance and retention.

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Mathematics Course Redesign at the University of Idaho

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  1. Mathematics Course Redesign at the University of Idaho

  2. Pedagogical Keys to Math Redesign Using Technology • Active Learning Experience • Personalized, Individualized Instruction  • Immediate Feedback  • Repetition to Mastery

  3. Why Redesign? • Increase student performance and retention. • Save classroom space. • Lower costs.

  4. Redesigned Courses Intermediate Algebra (3 cr. hrs.) • 1000 students per year College Algebra (3 cr. hrs.) • 1500 students per year

  5. Traditional Format Prior To Redesign • Lecture Format (40-45 students per section) • Classes met 3 days/week for 50 minutes • Traditional paper and pencil homework

  6. Redesign Features • Students attend class once each week for 50 minutes

  7. Redesign Features • 94-seat learning lab with an additional 15 laptops for checkout open 82 hours each week • Students must spend at least 3 hours/week in lab

  8. Redesign Features • Students watch short “homegrown” videos before working homework problems and signal for help when needed.

  9. Redesign Features • Students complete a weekly MyMathLab homework assignment. Homework is Due the night prior to the next Focus Group Meeting.

  10. Redesign Features • Students complete a weekly MML quiz. Quizzes can be taken up to 10 times. • MML tests are proctored in the lab. Students can take each test up to three times. MML tests are “pooled”. • All deadlines are staggered. • Database automatically reduces the time commitment for “good students.”

  11. Students Who “Try” • Attend All Focus Groups • Attend Lab For At Least 150 Min/Wk • Attempt All HW And Quizzes • Take Each Test Three Times • ABC RATE > 97%

  12. Outcomes • Although hours in the classroom has • decreased for teachers, the number of • student contact hours has increased! • 40-50 students finish the course early each • semester. • Classroom space has decreased by 2/3. • Cost per student has decreased by 30%

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