1. The Life of a Co-Requisite Model at a Two-Year Technical College A project of the Texas State Technical College Waco Math Department funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Presented by: Garry L. Sigler, Ph.D. Shelley K. Parks Heather A. Turner

2. Defining the Problem and What Research tells us… Overpopulation Repeaters Persistence Non-traditional students Poor study skills Lack of accelerated pathways

3. TSTC’s Proposal Mainstream intermediate algebra students with college ready students into a co- requisite model that provides: Team Teaching An additional scheduled lab hour Mastery-based math courseware Just-in-Time remediation Peer tutors Supplemental instruction via online notes and videos

4. S3 Grant Leadership Team Garry Sigler; garry.sigler@tstc.edu; 254-867-3028; Co-director; Department Chairgarry.sigler@tstc.edu Shelley Parks; shelley.parks@tstc.edu; 254-867-3021; Co-director; Assistant Department Chairshelley.parks@tstc.edu Heather Turner; heather.turner@tstc.edu; 254-867-3030; Co-director; Instructorheather.turner@tstc.edu Instructional Division Director of Engineering Retention Programs and Placement Services Institutional Effectiveness Research and Planning Director of Admissions and Records/Registrar Curriculum Coordinator Office of Sponsored Programs/Grant Writer Office of Information Technology

5. Intermediate Algebra 4 hour College Algebra CTMTH 1314.10LX Our Co-Requisite Design

6. COs, SLOs & Curriculum for College/Intermediate Algebra SUMMER 2013 Assessment & Alignment  standardized syllabus  finalized lesson plans  aligned core curriculum FALL 2013 Co-Requisite/Blended Model Complete ** SPRING 2014 ** 4 weeks of Dev. Ed. Instruction. 10 weeks of College Algebra Instruction coupled with “Just In Time” Math. Final Exam The Prototype

7. Placement and Outcome Logic Registration for College Algebra and Co-Requisite Course (Instructor consent needed) Is the student “College Ready”? College Algebra (3-0-3) and Required Co-requisite course CTMTH 1314 (0-1-0) Student is charged 3 hours. College Algebra (3-0-3) and Required Co-requisite course Intermediate Algebra (3-1-3) Student is charged 4 hours. YesNo

8. College Algebra Outcome of Course for TSI Incomplete Students Did the student complete the course? YesNo

9. Did the student master at least 70% of assigned coursework? YesNo A, B, or C for Intermediate Algebra TSI Complete “W” for both courses TSI Incomplete Options: 1.Enroll in Intermediate Algebra 2.Repeat S3 College Algebra with instructor consent 3.Re-take TSI Assessment for placement Options: 1.Enroll in 1314, 1332, or 1342 2.Repeat S3 College Algebra - no instructor consent required

10. A, B, CF TSI Complete 3 credit hours Transferable Options: 1.Repeat any College Algebra for better grade 2.Take 1332 or 1342 (Intro. Statistics) Options: May take any college level math course What letter grade did the student receive? Not TSI Complete 3 credit hours Non Transferable D

11. Did the student master at least 70% of assigned coursework? YesNo A, B, or C for Intermediate Algebra TSI Complete “F” for Intermediate Algebra TSI Incomplete Options: 1.Enroll in Intermediate Algebra 2.Re-take TSI Assessment for placement Options: 1.Enroll in 1314, 1332, or 1342 2.Repeat S3 College Algebra - no instructor consent required

12. Assessing Effectiveness Indirect Measures Class Survey Team Teaching An additional scheduled lab hour Mastery-based math courseware Course Improvement Survey Direct Measures Mean Assignment Completion Test Means by Course Sections Test Means Within Groups

13. Question #1: Class Survey Team Teaching LabHLS  Does having this course team taught (two instructors) help you learn College Algebra? ◦ Strongly Disagree ◦ Disagree ◦ Neutral ◦ Agree ◦ Strongly Agree Mean = 4.6

14. Question #2: Class Survey Team Teaching LabHLS  Does the LAB hour (extended class period) help you learn College Algebra? ◦ Strongly Disagree ◦ Disagree ◦ Neutral ◦ Agree ◦ Strongly Agree Mean = 4.4

15. Question #3: Class Survey Team Teaching LabHLS  Does the use of Hawkes Learning System (mastery-based learning) courseware help you learn College Algebra? ◦ Strongly Disagree ◦ Disagree ◦ Neutral ◦ Agree ◦ Strongly Agree Mean = 4.1

16. Question #4: Class Survey Team Teaching LabHLS  Which of the three instructional methods benefits you the most? Rank in order of value to you, with (1) being most important, (2) being median importance, and (3) being least importance. ◦ Team Taught (ranked 1) ◦ LAB Hour (ranked 2) ◦ Hawkes Learning System (ranked 3)

17. Question #5: Class Survey Team Teaching LabHLS  Choose the one scenario (from the list below) of this class that helps you the most in learning College Algebra. ◦ Team taught—only ◦ LAB hour—only ◦ Hawkes Learning System—only ◦ Team taught and LAB hour—combination (20%) ◦ Team taught and Hawkes Learning System— combination ◦ LAB hour and Hawkes Learning System— combination ◦ Team taught and LAB hour and Hawkes Learning System—combination (80%)

18. “This course is great.. It is a great refresher for 0200 and really helped me grasp the various concepts of algebra.” Course Improvement Survey Comments

19. “I like that the class was almost two hours long. It allowed for adequate time to teach the lesson and practice.” Course Improvement SurveyCourse Improvement Survey Comments

20. “Learned a lot from this class and would take more math and science classes if they were all set up like this.” Course Improvement SurveyCourse Improvement Survey Comments

21. “Excellent course and very helpful instructors. All the math classes should be taught like this with two instructors and Hawkes Learning.” Course Improvement SurveyCourse Improvement Survey Comments

22. Baseline Cohort (SP 2014) Aggregate Cohort (Year 14 + SP/SU 15) N=68

23. Baseline Mean Coursework Completion for SP 2014 Cohort

24. Baseline Data - Mean Coursework Comparison by Spring Semesters 2013 vs. 2014

25. Aggregate Comparison of Mean Coursework

26. Baseline Test Means for SP 2014 Cohort

27. Baseline Data - Test Means Comparison by Spring Semesters 2013 vs. 2014

28. Aggregate Comparison of Test Means

29. Aggregate Coursework Average & Final Grade Correlation r=0.915539 n=55 r=.905274 n=188

32. Intermediate & College Algebra Success for Yr. 14 + SP/SU 15 for the Targeted Cohort

33. Extensions of the Co-Requisite Model

34. Math Pathways TSI 343 - 349 TSI 336 - 342 ABE levels 3&4 – TSI 335 TSI 350+

36. TSI: 336-342 Standard DMTH 0100 DMTH 0350 – AP for Math 2

37. TSI: 343-349 Standard DMTH 0200 DMTH 0350 – AP for Math 2 DMTH 0200.10LX Co-Req’d with 1314.10LX NCBM 0032.10LX Co-Req’d with 1332.10LX DMTH 0200.10LX Co-Req’d with 1316.10LX

38. TSI 350+ Standard: Math 1332 Math 1314 Math 1316 NCBM 0032.10LX Co-Req’d with 1332.10LX CTMTH 1314.10LX Co-Req’d with 1314.10LX CTMTH 1316.10LX Co-Req’d with 1316.10LX

43. Dynamics of the Classroom

47. Discoveries Made Impact on students outside the targeted population Military exemptions Repeaters TAKS scores of 2200-2350 Transfers Benefits of student tutors Personal knowledge Extension of lab hour - before and after class 1:5 Instructor/Tutor:Student Ratio Acceptance of the co-requisite model across technologies Popularity Success

48. Contact Information Garry L. Sigler, Ph.D. Email: Garry.Sigler@tstc.edu Phone: 254-867-3028 Shelley K. Parks Email: Shelley.Parks@tstc.edu Phone: 254-867-3021 Heather A. Turner Email: Heather.Turner@tstc.edu Phone: 254-867-3030