Precalculus Redesign Program Goals and Keys

1. Tracking Your Student Data and Refining Your Course RedesignPhoebe RouseLouisiana State UniversityDEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

2. Precalculus Redesign Program Goals and Keys • R2R: NCAT Roadmap to Redesign Program • (Fall 2004-Spring 2007) • Goals of Redesign • 1-To use technology • 2-To reduce costs • 3-To continue/improve current success rates • Pedagogical Keys of Redesign • 1-Active Student Learning Experience • 2-Personalized, Individualized Instruction  • 3-Immediate Feedback  • 4-Repetition to Mastery

3. Courses and Enrollment College Algebra (3 credit hours) • 1800 Fall • 400 Spring • 200 Summer Trigonometry (3 credit hours) • 1000 Fall • 1000 Spring • 200 Summer Precalculus (5 credit hours) • 400 Fall • 50 Spring

4. Math Placement

5. Precalculus Courses - Content

6. A. Flexible Lab Model(Fall and Spring only) Class at fixed time • CA – 1 hour per week – 40 students • Trig – 1 hour per week – 200 students • Precalculus – 2 hours per week – 40 students • Review and connecting of concepts, working examples with most difficult skills Lab at flexible times (open 60 hours each week) • CA – 3 hours minimum each week • Trig – 3 hours minimum each week • Precalculus – 4.5 hours minimum each week • Do homework, do quizzes, read ebook, watch videos

7. B. Fully Online Model • 1 section each of College Algebra and Trig • Sections capped at 100 students each • No class meetings • Optional lab hours – flexible times • Rigid due dates • Option to work ahead

8. C. Fixed Lab Model(Summer only) • 2 sections of College Algebra and 2 sections of Trig • Enrollment per section capped at 100 • 8 class days and 16 lab days cycling in order of class, lab, lab, and then repeating • 1.5 fixed hours in class and 3 fixed hours in lab required per cycle • Lab open 8 hours each cycle

9. Pleasant Hall Math LabFall 2005

10. Assessments • All homework, quizzes, tests, and final exam using MyMathLab • Test in university testing center • Grade Distribution (modified for Online & Su) 10% Participation (5% class and 5% lab) 10% Homework (drop lowest 2/3) 10% Quizzes (drop the lowest 2) 45% Tests (4/5) 25% Final (can replace lowest test score)

11. College Algebra Fall Results Permanent Changes: # MACT >24 given credit, Katrina/Rita ^ No partial credit on any assessments * Course rigor increased ~ Gustav/Ike

12. College Algebra Spring Results Permanent Changes: ^ No partial credit on any assessments

13. TrigonometryFall Results Permanent Changes: ^ No partial credit on any assessments # Katrina/Rita ~ Gustav/Ike

14. TrigonometrySpring Results Permanent Changes: ^ No partial credit on any assessments

15. Precalculus Fall Results Permanent Changes: ^ No partial credit on any assessments

16. Precalculus Spring Results Permanent Changes: ^ No partial credit on any assessments

17. College Algebra Gradesby MACT and Lab Times

18. College Algebra Gradesby MACT and Lab Time

19. College Algebra Success DataBefore & After MML and Redesign

20. College Algebra Success DataBefore & After MML and Redesign

21. College Algebra Success DataBefore & After MML and Redesign

22. Phoebe RousePrecalculus Mathematics DirectorLouisiana State UniversityDEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS