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Gateway Initiative. Hillsborough Community College Spring 2008 Preliminary Results. Results from Fall 2007. Two courses began interventions: MAC 1105 (College Algebra) and PSY 2012 (General Psychology) No significant differences found in either Negative gain scores prevalent

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Gateway Initiative

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  1. Gateway Initiative Hillsborough Community College Spring 2008 Preliminary Results

  2. Results from Fall 2007 Two courses began interventions: MAC 1105 (College Algebra) and PSY 2012 (General Psychology) • No significant differences found in either • Negative gain scores prevalent • Faculty asked to make modifications for posttests

  3. Results from Fall 2007 • MAC 1105 Suggestions: • Faculty include the posttest questions as part of the final exam to decrease negative gain scores • Continue to implement interventions consistently

  4. Results from Fall 2007 PSY 2012 Suggestions: Faculty should identify a viable solution to the problem of negative gain scores and implement it for the Spring 2008 Posttest Continue to implement interventions consistently

  5. Spring 2008 • INTERVENTIONS/ ANALYSIS METHODS: • MAC 1105 (College Algebra) • Cumulative Homework • Group Test Review • PSY 2012 (General Psychology) • Clickers • Sophomores Only approach

  6. Spring 2008 • BASELINE DATA: • ACG 2021 (Financial Accounting) • CGS 1000 (Intro. to Computers & Technology) • ECO 2023 (Principles of Microeconomics)

  7. Results, Spring 2008: MAC 1105 • Posttest questions included as last page of final exam • Percentage of negative gain scores decreased • No statistically significant results

  8. Results, Spring 2008: MAC 1105 • Pretest/Posttest: • Students taking Pretest: 524 • Students taking Posttest: 436 • In Control groups 208 • In Group Test Review 98 • In Cumulative Homework 130

  9. Results, Spring 2008: MAC 1105 • Helpful Learning Resources: • Textbooks 68.8% • Instructor Demonstrating Problem Solutions 58.5% • Types of Homework Problems Assigned 51.4% • Obstacles to Success: • Test Anxiety 29.1% • Not Enough Time for Homework 22.0%

  10. Results, Spring 2008: MAC 1105 • Additional Learning Resources Needed: • Improved Study Skills 32.6% • More Group Work 18.6% • More One-on-Ones w/ instructor 16.3%

  11. Results, Spring 2008: PSY 2012 • Reduction of negative gain scores • No significant results with either the Clickers intervention or the Sophomores Only analysis

  12. Results, Spring 2008: PSY 2012 • Pretest/Posttest: • Students taking Pretest: 240 • Students taking Posttest: 223 • In Control groups 97 • In Clickers 92 • Sophomores Only 34

  13. Results, Spring 2008: PSY 2012 • Helpful Learning Resources • Instructor 70.4% • Test Reviews 47.8% • Textbooks 43.2% • Using Clickers 34.9% • Obstacles to Success • Test Anxiety 40.9% • Other 14.3%

  14. Results, Spring 2008: PSY 2012 • Additional Learning Resources Needed: • Improved Study Skills 40.5% • Other 20.3% • More time in class 18.6%

  15. Results, Spring 2008: ACG 2021 • Pretest/ Posttest demographics: • Students taking Pretest: 394 • Students taking Posttest: 218 • Students taking both: 189 • Student Characteristics: • Never taken an Accounting course: 66.2% • Work 31-40+ hours 46.2% • Full-Time Course load 49.4% • Not receiving financial aid 43.1%

  16. Results, Spring 2008: CGS 1000 • Pretest/ Posttest demographics: • Students taking Pretest: 982 • Students taking Posttest: 556 • Students taking both: 421 • Student Characteristics: • Successfully completed HS computer course: 56.5% • Work 31-40+ hours 35.5% • Not receiving financial aid 40.0%

  17. Results, Spring 2008: ECO 2023 • Pretest/ Posttest demographics: • Students taking Pretest: 288 • Students taking Posttest: 81 • Students taking both: 68 • Student Characteristics: • Successfully completed HS Econ. course: 63.9% • Work 31-40+ hours 41.0% • Not receiving financial aid 48.3%

  18. Comparisons: Fall ’07 and Spr. ‘08

  19. Suggestions for Fall 2008 • Make imbedding posttest questions in final exam a common practice across all Gateway courses • Employ incentives for students to take Posttest seriously • To the extent possible, make all tests scannable • Make sure that all scores on scanned tests have been bubbled in correctly…

  20. Suggestions for Fall 2008 • CONTINUE DOING A GREAT JOB!

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