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Student Achievement Database: Exploring Precollege Mathematics Achievement. Helen Burn, Ph.D. Department of Mathematics Highline Community College. Helen Burn hburn@highline.edu. Variables of interest in the current project. Attempted pre-college math (0, 1)
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Student Achievement Database: Exploring Precollege Mathematics Achievement Helen Burn, Ph.D.Department of MathematicsHighline Community College Helen Burnhburn@highline.edu
Variables of interest in the current project. • Attempted pre-college math (0, 1) • Completed pre-college math (0, 1, 2, 3) • Completed college-level quantitative course “Attempt” is a dichotomous variable (0-no, 1-yes). Students who attain 3 PcMP could do it with 1, 2, or 3 attempts. Student Achievement Database website: http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/e_studentachievement.aspx Data dictionary: http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/_d_datawarehouse.aspx Momentum Points
Highline’s Analysis *I omitted 5045 (11%) students who had previously earned five college-level quantitative credits (QuantCoursesEarnedPrior = 1). The remaining students are considered “eligible” for precollege math points [PcMP]
Who Attempts PcMP? (LastPurpAttend by Cohort) Many types of students attempt* PcMP: *Variable = CollegeReadyMath_Attempted ne 0
2007-08 PcMP Attempt and Attain Data *Shaded cells are “success”: attempts = attained Highline plans to track the “one-one” group
Subgroup Analysis of “one-one” group 2007-08 Percent Attained One PcMP, on one attempt, by gender and age.
Student Achievement Dashboard for Precollege Mathematics Percent of students who attempted and successfully completed one pre-college math course during the year (attained the grade needed to advance to the next course
What support will you have from your local IR staff; and what support will you need from RPM in using the SAI database? Helen Burnhburn@highline.edu hburn@highline.eduwww.flightline.highline.edu/hburn