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Carnegie’s Statway and Quantway:
alternative pathways to and through
college level mathematics
October 28, 2013
Mary Parker, Austin Community College
[email protected]
Carnegie Pathways
The current system: 60-70% of cc students need at least 1
developmental math course. Only 20% of them will complete
that requirement within 3 years.
An alternative: Carnegie’s Statway and Quantway
– A different structure – to-and-through college math in 1 year
– Curriculum with relevant, authentic contexts
– Unique research-based pedagogy
– Embedded attention to non-cognitive factors
Research-practice partnership within a networked improvement
community, supported by rapid hub analytics
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A New Way: Coherent, Intensive Learning
Statway
Quantway
Semester
1
Elem.
Algebra
Semester
2
Int.
Algebra
College
Math
Credit
Semester
3 or more
College
Math
College
Math
Credit
What Colleges Traditionally Have Done
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The Results
The traditional sequence:
– 6% of dev math students complete college credit within 1 year
– 15% of dev math students complete college credit within 2 years
Statway 2011-12 and 2012-13:
–50% of dev math students received college credit within 1year
The traditional sequence:
– 21% of students complete dev math requirement in 1 year
Quantway 2012-2013
–60% of students complete dev math requirement in 1 term
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Pathways schools, Fall 2013
43 Community
Colleges
7 State
Universities
14 States
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Student voices
“It’s very refreshing to be not only grasping it, but actually
interested in math…. It’s nice to wake up and be excited for
my first class of the day.”
“This class has helped me in my other classes. This
has…exercised my mind enough for me to become a better
writer, believe it or not.”
“I think I take a more careful approach instead of rushing
through it now. I take time to sit down and plan what I’m
going to do. I develop a strategy and carry it out.”
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carnegiefoundation.org/developmental-math