Transcript Developmental Math Pilot Project

Developmental Math
Pilot Project
Fall 2011
(second semester of implementation)
Updates from Spring ‘11
• MML
• Pre-tests no longer password protected
• No more notebook checks
• Mandatory attendance policy now in effect
(10% of grade)
• Grading schema changed
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• ALEKS
• ALEKS-based quizzes replaced by weekly paper
quizzes
• No more notebook checks
• Mandatory attendance policy now in effect
(10% of grade)
• Topics adjusted to better match course objectives
• Intermediate Objectives implemented in place of
pacing guide to keep students on track
• Grading schema changed
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Overview
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10 sections of ALEKS pilot and 10 sections of MML pilot
Common syllabus for ALEKS cohort
Common syllabus for MML cohort
Course material delivered primarily through the software
All sections meet 75 min/wk in regular classroom and 75
min/wk in math lab
• Class meetings used to address difficult course topics, answer
questions, allow students to work collaboratively, etc.)
• Lab meetings used to provide students with individual assistance as
they are learning
• Students work at own pace (a minimum pace is enforced for
ALEKS students through Intermediate Objectives)
• Students may work outside of class using any computer with
internet access
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Overview, cont.
• Some students will finish the starting course
early and can begin working in the next course
• If MML course, set up the new course just as
you did the current one, using the appropriate
course id:
• 091  sanchez69208
• 092  sanchez91895
• 094  sanchez03243
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Overview, cont.
• If ALEKS course, you may move the student to
the next course through your ALEKS account
• Instructions for doing this will be posted on the
developmental math website soon
• Instructors teaching both pilot and non-pilot
(traditional) courses will give the same course
midterm and final exam to both groups of
students
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MML Course Logistics
• Day 1
• Instructor reviews syllabus with class and gives
pacing guide to students
• If lab meeting, students will have an MML
orientation by Gene O’Brien, create their MML
accounts, and begin working
• A student begins by logging in to their MML
account and clicking on the course name
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• To proceed, the student will click the “Pre-tests & Exit Tests” button
in the left panel
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• Next, the student must click on the first chapter pre-test
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• The first pre-test will test the student’s knowledge of
the concepts in the first chapter, and create the
student’s chapter homework assignments
accordingly
• After completing the pre-test, the student will be
shown a performance summary and a list of chapter
homework assignments
• Each homework assignment must be completed with
a minimum grade of 90% in order for the student to
be eligible to take the chapter exit test
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• MML will verify that the student has achieved a
minimum of 90% on all chapter homework before
opening the exit test for the student
• Exit tests are untimed, but must be done in one
sitting; if a student logs out prematurely, he/she
must start the test again
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• A student may take an exit test many times if necessary, as a
minimum score of 85% is needed to proceed to the next chapter
(MML will not grant access to the next chapter pre-test until this
happens)
• Pre-test
Chapter
• Homework
1
• Exit Test
Chapter • Pre-test
• Homework
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90% or better on all HW
85% or better on Exit Test
• Exit Test
Chapter • Pre-test
• Homework
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• Exit Test
90% or better on all HW
85% or better on Exit Test
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Midterm Exam
• The midterm exam should be given once the
appropriate exit test has been successfully
completed:
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This information is also
MAT091  Chapter 2 Exit Test
contained in the course
MAT092  Chapter 6 Exit Test
syllabus and in the pacing
guide
MAT094  Chapter 3 Exit Test
Midterm exams are graded by rubric and must be
submitted to the math lab after they are graded
• The student must pass the midterm exam with at least a
70% to continue in the course; if the student does not
achieve this on the first attempt, the instructor should
review the missed items with the student before allowing a
retake.
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Final Exam
• The final exam may be given once all exit tests have
been successfully completed.
• Final exams are graded by rubric and must be
submitted to the math lab after they are graded
• The student must pass the final exam with at least a
70% to earn a C or better in the course; if the student
does not achieve this on the first attempt, the
instructor should review the missed items with the
student before allowing a retake.
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MyMathLab Course Grading
• Homework (MML)
15%
• Exit Tests (MML)
15%
• Attendance
10%
• Midterm Exam (on paper)
30%
• Final Exam (on paper)
30%
MML automatically records
homework and exit test grades in
gradebook, and counts only the
highest score
Total attendance points earned
divided by 150, as a percentage
(see syllabus for further details)
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ALEKS Course Logistics
• Day 1
• Instructor reviews syllabus with class and gives
quiz schedule to students
• If lab meeting, students will have an ALEKS
orientation from Chris Hyde, create their
ALEKS accounts, and begin working
• A student begins by completing a brief tutorial
followed by a longer initial assessment
• It is critical that the student does not receive assistance of any kind
on the initial assessment
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• Following the initial assessment, ALEKS will create the student’s
individualized “pie”
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The student will begin working by clicking on the pie slice corresponding to the first
“module” on the quiz schedule:
In MAT091, students begin
with the “Whole Numbers”
slice
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Once the student has answered some questions in the appropriate pie slice, ALEKS
will use a dotted white line to indicate how close the student is to completing the
current module:
Once the area is filled in (dark green) to
the dotted white line, the student will
have completed the current module
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• Each module is due on the Monday of the week of the quiz;
quizzes are given during that week’s classroom meeting
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Accessing Quizzes
• Quizzes are printed from your ALEKS instructor account
1. Click the “Quizzes” tab
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Printing a Quiz
2. Click “Print Quiz”
3. Select the quiz you wish
to print
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Printing a Quiz, cont.
4. ALEKS will generate five
versions of the quiz; click one to
open and print it
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Note: ALEKS will include the answer key for your quiz, so be sure to separate the
documents before making copies for your class
Midterm Exam
• The midterm exam should be given once the appropriate quiz has
been successfully completed:
• MAT091  Quiz # 10
• MAT092  Quiz # 6
• MAT094  Quiz # 8
This information is also contained
in the course syllabus and in the
quiz schedule
• The student must pass the midterm exam with at least a 70% to
continue in the course; if the student does not achieve this on the
first attempt, the instructor should review the missed items with
the student before allowing a retake.
• Midterm exams are graded by rubric and must be submitted to the
math lab after they are graded.
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Final Exam
• The final exam may be given once all quizzes have been successfully
completed and the ALEKS pie is at least 95% complete.
This pie is 46/133 =
34.6% complete
• Final exams are graded by rubric and must be submitted to the
math lab after they are graded.
• The student must pass the final exam with at least a 70% to earn a
C or better in the course; if the student does not achieve this on the
first attempt, the instructor should review the missed items with
the student before allowing a retake.
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ALEKS Course Grading
• Intermediate Objectives (ALEKS) 15%
• Quizzes (on paper)
The % of topics completed in each
Intermediate Objective by the due
date (ALEKS will calculate this and
record in gradebook)
15%
• Attendance
10%
• Midterm Exam (on paper)
30%
• Final Exam (on paper)
30%
Total attendance points earned
divided by 150, as a percentage (see
syllabus for further details)
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