Developmental Math in the UW Colleges

2007 Developmental Math Conference/Workshop: The 13^th Annual meeting was held on Thursday, January 18, 2007. Proceedings for the workshop are available online.

2006 Developmental Math Conference: The conference was cancelled due to absence of a Program Coordinator.

2005 Developmental Math Conference: The 12^th annual meeting was held on Thursday, January 20, 2005. Proceedings for the workshop are available online.

2004 Developmental Math Conference: The 11^th annual meeting was held on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at UW Fox Valley. Proceedings are available online.

Mat 091 Assessment Results: The Fall, 2007 assessment report for Mat 091 is now available. Reports from previous semesters: Fall 2004,Spring 2004, Spring 2003, Spring 2001, Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2002.

Fall semester 2006-07: We had 1881 students in 77 sections of developmental math, a headcount increase of 13.5% over the fall semester, 2005. Developmental math students accounted for 26.6% of total mathematics students. Degree credit math enrollment was 5189 students, down 1.1% from fall, 2005. Total math enrollment was 7070 students, down 2.4 % from fall, 2005.

Fall '06 Breakdown:

Math Course	Sections	Enrollment	% of all math
Mat 090	13	272	3.85%
Mat 09x	60	1546	21.9%
Mat 08x	4	63	0.9%
Mat 105			%
Mat 108			%
Mat 110			%
all other math			%
Math Totals		7070

Spring semester 2005-06: We had 965 students in 46 sections of developmental math, a headcount increase of 10.3% over last spring. Developmental math students accounted for 17.2% of total mathematics students. Degree credit math enrollment was 4654 students, down 5.2% from spring, 2004. Total math enrollment was 5619 students, representing a 2.8% decrease.

For a longer term look at enrollment patterns, I have compiled data over the past three academic years.

More enrollment statistics (past semesters)

Benefits of Developmental Math: Despite having greater initial deficiencies in math, students who have successfully taken one or more developmental math courses show comparable performance in later coursework. Successful MAT 091 students have had an average success rate over the last 5 years that equals the average success rate of students that enroll in MAT 105 directly. Students with developmental course background do show, on an average, overall better grades in MAT 105. Successful developmental math students also enjoy higher cumulative grade point averages than other pre-calculus level math students.

	Mat 105 first	Mat 091 first
Mat 105 success rate (grade of C or better)*	59%	59%
Mat 105 average grade*	2.07	2.12
Cumulative GPA*	2.33	2.51
*Data from 2002-2006 academic years, UW Colleges.