Developmental Math Coordinator Report
George Alexander
April 18, 2004
Spring Math Department Meeting
Math Enrollments 2003-2004 Academic Year
Spring semester: We had 926 students in 47 sections of developmental math, a headcount increase of 6.7% over last spring. Developmental math students accounted for 16.0% of total mathematics students. Degree credit math enrollment was 4839 students, up 2.0% from last spring. Total math enrollment was 5765 students (a 2.7% increase). Spring '04 Breakdown:
|
Math Course |
Sections |
Enrollment |
% of all math |
|
Mat 090 |
5 |
84 |
1.5% |
|
Mat 09x |
34 |
760 |
13.1% |
|
Mat 08x |
8 |
82 |
1.4% |
|
Mat 105 |
48 |
1462 |
25.4% |
|
Mat 108 |
14 |
206 |
3.6% |
|
Mat 110 |
51 |
1533 |
26.6% |
|
all other math |
90 |
1638 |
28.4% |
|
Math Totals |
250 |
5765 |
|
Fall semester: We had 1470 students in 64 sections of developmental math, a headcount increase of 9.9% over last fall. Developmental math students accounted for 21.3% of total mathematics students. Degree credit math enrollment was 5441 students, up 2.2% from last fall. Total math enrollment was 6911 students (a 3.8% increase).
Further enrollment details and program data are available in my 2004 Program Report (http://www.uwc.edu/dept/math/dev-math/dev_data/Report2004.doc).
January Conference
The 11th annual
Developmental Math Workshop was held at UW Fox Valley on January 21, 2004. George
Alexander and the Developmental Math Committee provided the agenda for the
workshop. A total of 21 developmental math instructors made it for the day.
Discussion topics centered around the theme of
assessment in the developmental courses. We brainstormed on specific items and
format for improving the MAT 09x assessment questions, and we also talked about
assessment needs for MAT 081 and 090. There is more information on the
conference at http://www.uwc.edu/dept/math/dev-math/devmath/DevConf2004.htm.
We should start planning for the 2005 conference soon, so please send me any
ideas on dates, topics, or potential guest speakers.
Assessment Plan for Mat 09x
I am working on building a new online assessment exam for Mat 09x using input from the January developmental math conference. Students will be able to take the exam by visiting the Desire2Learn site for the MAT 09x Online Learning Lab. Due to a current glitch in the links between D2L and PRISM, we do not have students instructors who use D2L for their own course currently in the Online Learning Lab. I hope to get this fixed (with Pat Fellows) before we need the assessment test, but I will have some alternatives ready just in case. Instructors will soon be invited to participate by asking students to take the online exam (this could be a useful diagnostic review for their own final exam, or even part of the final exam grade). In addition to instructions, I will make a paper version available to instructors to facilitate student participation where necessary.
A report on previous assessment data is available in my 2004 Program Report (http://www.uwc.edu/dept/math/dev-math/dev_data/Report2004.doc).
Distance Education Developmental Math
Mat 081 (Alice Bishop) Compressed Video – Spring 2004
(Baraboo,
Mat 081 (Cheri Conover) Online – both semesters
Mat 091 (George Alexander) Online – both semesters
Since the coordinator position expectations have
been revised, I am expecting to continue campus visits to cover every site in
two year cycles. I am in the midst of visiting and Baraboo, Barron, Marathon
and
See the program website at http://www.uwc.edu/dept/math/dev-math/devmath/devmath.htm, or contact George Alexander directly: galexand@uwc.edu, 608-758-6627.
For a report on my MAT 091 (Elementary Algebra) course with ALEKS, go to http://www.uwc.edu/dept/math/dev-math/ALEKSreport2004.mht. I have data from five semesters worth of student usage on ALEKS, including comparisons with the traditional course students here at UW Rock County.