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THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF AMERICAN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF AMERICAN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION. CBMS Oct 5-7, 2014eeting. Philip Uri Treisman Professor of Mathematics and Public Affairs Director, Charles A Dana Center University of Texas at Austin April 10, 2014. THE CHANGING NATURE OF MATHEMATICS.

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THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF AMERICAN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

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  1. THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF AMERICAN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION CBMSOct 5-7, 2014eeting Philip Uri Treisman Professor of Mathematics and Public Affairs Director, Charles A Dana Center University of Texas at Austin April 10, 2014

  2. THE CHANGING NATURE OF MATHEMATICS

  3. Source: National Academies Press

  4. THE COMPLETION AGENDA AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

  5. Performance Based Funding for Higher Education Source: National Conference of State Legislatures

  6. Higher Education Mathematics Course Enrollment Source: Adapted from the CBMS 2010 Census Report, Table S.2

  7. THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AGENDA AND THE REDEFINITION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

  8. Source: Closing the Expectations Gap Report – Achieve.org

  9. Source: College Board – SAT Report on College and Career Readiness, 2013

  10. Source: ACT Report – National College Readiness, 2013

  11. Percentage of Educators Reporting that Their Students Are “Well” or “Very Well” Prepared for College-Level Work In Their Content Area Source and Graphic: ACT National Curriculum Survey 2012, ACT 2013.

  12. But, on February 7, 2014 the Lumina Foundation and Gallup released a poll on how business leaders view higher education. “While 96%of Chief Academic Officers think they are equipping their graduates for the work force, just 11% of employers strongly agree.”

  13. PISA 2012 Mathematics OECD average U.S. average Source: PISA 2012 Results in Focus: What 15-Year Olds-Know and What They Can Do With What They Know, OECD 2013

  14. PISA and Poverty Source: Michael Marder, 2013; from PSID, CNEF, UNICEF, and PISA datasets

  15. Math Achievement at the 8th Grade (TIMSS 2011) Average Scale Scores by Country and Selected US States Source: Data taken from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), accessed Jan 10, 2013 at http://nces.ed.gov/timss/index.asp. Data display by the Charles A. Dana Center.

  16. Average Scale Scores by State – Low-Income Students 8th Grade – NAEP Math (2013) Source: NAEP Data Explorer, NCES. Graphic: Charles A. Dana Center.

  17. STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY

  18. Now, instead of being the “land of opportunity,” the U.S. has one of the lowest rates of intergenerational mobility. Source: Tom Hertz, “Understanding Mobility in America” (Washington, D.C.: Center for American Progress, 2006). Graph by Education Trust.

  19. The New Mathways Project (NMP) Model A systemic approach to improving student success by reforming developmental and gateway mathematics based on four fundamental principles: • Multiple pathways aligned to specific but broad fields of study • Acceleration that allows students to complete a college-level math course more quickly • Intentional use of strategies to help students develop skills as learners that are directly linked to their courses • Curriculum design and pedagogy based on proven practice and linked to improvement protocols

  20. STATISTICS PATHWAY is designed for students seeking a college-level statistics course as part of their general education requirement for majors in fields including: • Nursing • Social Work • Criminal Justice • QUANTITATIVE REASONING PATHWAY is designed for students pursuing a field of study in which general education math is a requirement. These fields include majors in: • Communications • Graphic Design • Paralegal • STEM-PREP PATHWAY is designed for students seeking a STEM or mathematics-intensive major in fields including: • Petroleum Engineering • Computer Science • Chemistry

  21. Cumulative Pathway EnrollmentCarnegie’s Pathways

  22. Consistent Success Rates Over Time: more students and more faculty teachingCarnegie’s Pathways

  23. Contact Information • To receive monthly updates about the NMP, contact us at: mathways@austin.utexas.edu • General information about the Dana Center: www.utdanacenter.org • General Information about the Carnegie Foundation: • www.carnegiefoundation.org • Bernadine Chuck Fong: Fong@carnegiefoundation.org • Uri Treisman: uri@math.utexas.edu

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