Transcript Basic Skills Math (EnableMath) at De Anza College Susan Dean [email protected] [email protected] Website: faculty.deanza.edu/deansusan Enablearning contact: Larry Reeves [email protected] Noel-Levitz contact: [email protected].

Basic Skills Math
(EnableMath) at
De Anza College
Susan Dean
[email protected]
[email protected]
Website:
faculty.deanza.edu/deansusan
Enablearning contact:
Larry Reeves
[email protected]
Noel-Levitz contact:
[email protected]
What is EnableMath ?
• Specialized program
– Combines web-based math software that
stresses homework mastery with a
retention/success program (partnership
between Enablearning and Noel-Levitz)
– Offers students academic as well as personal
assistance to increase success rates
– Used each quarter for several sections of
Math 210 (pre-alg.), Math 112 (beg. Alg.)
and Math 114 (int. alg.)
– COST is $70 per student (online license)
– No book needed
EnableMath Involves Three
Interventions
• Computer Software that gives students
opportunity to practice math problems in
the lab with the instructor and outside the
lab
• Administration of the College Student
Inventory (CSI) with results given back to
students
• Inclusion of counseling services in the
classroom to provide interpretation of the
CSI and out-of-classroom assistance on nonacademic issues
CSI
• What is it?
– Survey used to
 increase student success
 improve student retention
 enhance advising
• Internet based or paper-and-pencil
• Mandatory: Students in the program must take
the CSI
CSI
• When is it given?
– Currently: In the lab during the 2nd week of
school (most successful)
– Can be taken on any computer with an
Internet connection
• Live Links
https://www.noellevitz.com (Noel-Levitz Home Page)
https://www.noellevitz.com/Our+Services/Retention/Tools
/Retention+Mgmt+System/Samples.htm (View CSI
Samples)
CSI
• Counselors
– visit classes after CSI is given
– bring personal reports for students to the
lab; explain report; meet with willing
students after the presentation
– Email all students inviting them to visit the
counselor
– phone or email at-risk students (indicated by
the CSI) who did not respond to email
inviting them to meet individually with the
counselor
EnableMath Software
– Visualizations for better understanding
– Examples
– Homework is done online (mastery) in lab
and outside of school
– Homework problems are adaptive
– Quizzes/some tests done online
– Management system tracks student’s
progress (for the student) & provides grade
book (for the instructor)
– Students work from a customized syllabus
that is easily created by the instructor
– Mail system
www.enablemath.com
Live Link: http://www.enablemath.com
Results from Andrew LaManque, De
Anza Researcher 2005 - 2007
(Pilot vs. Control)
• EnableMath classes (pilot) fill first each
quarter
• End-of-class student survey indicates students
believe program helped them learn more math
• Less students drop out:
Pilot Pre-Alg. 10%, Pilot Beg. Alg. 10%, Pilot
Int. Alg. 8%
Control Pre-Alg. 20%, Control Beg. Alg. 24%,
Control Int. Alg. 26%
Results from Andrew LaManque, De
Anza Researcher 2005 - 2007
(Pilot vs. Control)
• Pass rate: Pre-Alg. 72%; Beg. Alg. 71%; Int.
Alg. 75%
• Rate of students attempting the 2nd course
after completing the first course:
Beg. Alg. after Pre-Alg. 80%; Int. Alg. after
Beg. Alg. 81%; College Level Math after Int.
Alg. 62% (all higher than control group)
• After two years, Phys. Sci., Math & Eng. Dean
recommended to continue the program