1. Middlesex Community College Developmental Math Redesign Preparation For College Math, RAMP-Up

2. Previous Courses Current Course
MAT 001/002/003 Preparation for College Math
Mod 1 – Whole Numbers
Mod 2 – Fractions
Mod 3 – Decimals
Mod 4 – Signed Numbers
Mod 5 – Algebraic Expressions
Mod 6 – Linear Equations & Inequalities
Mod 7 – Ratio, Proportion & Percent
Mod 8 – Graphing
Mod 9 – Systems of Linear Equations
Mod 10 – Exponents & Polynomials
Mod 11 – Factoring Polynomials
Mod 12 – Radicals & Quadratic Equations
Note:
Students who test into MAT 080
take MAT 080, Algebra 2 in a
traditional lecture class.

3. Students who previously placed into…
Placement
Students who previously placed into…
Fundamentals
Of Math
Now start in Module 1, Whole Numbers
Algebra 1
Initially, started in Module 1
Now start in Module 5, Algebraic Expressions
Algebra 2
Take a traditional lecture class

4. Preparation for College Math MCC RAMP-Up Math Program
Complete at Least 4
Modules
to Pass
Student must complete at least 4 modules in order to pass the class
Mastery is required to pass each module (75%)
Students can accelerate their progress by completing more than 4 modules
Requires at Least
75%
for Mastery

5. Working through the Modules
Optional PRETEST
Module Workbook
&
Homework Assignments
Review Quiz
Module Test
75% or better and the student passes the module.
<75% and the student does a required assignment based on their errors before retesting.
75% or better and the student passes the module.

6. Use of Khan Academy in Pilot Sections
Identified two topics that are typically challenging for students in each Module.
Selected a Khan Academy video for each topic.
Each video replaces a page in the Module Workbook. Watching the video is not additional work for the student.
Students are asked to write out the problem(s) that are worked out in each video.
Students answer a short survey after each video.
Students hand in completed work for each video.
At semester end, Instructors tally number of videos watched and time spent watching videos for each participating student.

7. Khan Academy Pilot Sections
Fall and Spring Semesters:
2 Day sections on the Lowell Campus
1 Day section on the Bedford Campus
1 Evening section on the Bedford Campus
1 Saturday section on the Bedford Campus
Summer semester:

8. MCC RAMP-Up Math Classroom
6 hexagonal pods with 6 computers per pod
Faculty instructor and tutor embedded in each section
3 hours of class & 1 hour of lab per week
Attendance is mandatory
30 students per section
Also room for other students who want to make up missed classes or put in additional time

9. Benefits for Students
Opportunity to complete the developmental sequence more quickly.
More opportunity for one-on-one help.
More active learning by students. Students do lots of problems in the course.
Flexibility. Students can recover from set-backs more easily.
Students start where they left off the previous semester.

10. Completion-Fall 2013
Succeeded means the student finished the modules equivalent to the course they would have been placed into in the previous developmental sequence.
Exceeded means the student finished modules beyond those equivalent to the course they would have been placed into in the previous developmental sequence.

11. Completion Traditional Classroom vs. RAMP-Up

12. Persistence

13. Contact Information
Bert Engvall
Middlesex Community College
33 Kearney Square
Lowell, MA 01854
(978)

14. Outcomes Based on Placement
Course Placement
Fundamentals
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
Total
Dev Math Fall 2010
N Placed
Succeeded* N %
724
381
53%
499
248
50%
521
311
60%
1744
940
54%
RAMP-Up Fall 2011
N Placed
Succeeded* N %
726
491
68%
481
120
25% 42 6
14%
1249
617
49%
RAMP-Up Fall 2012
N Placed
Succeeded* N %
811
562
69%
321
193
60% 18 3
17%
1150
758
66%
* In this context, succeeded means the student finished the modules equivalent to the course they would have been placed in the previous developmental sequence.

15. Succeeders & Exceeders Fall 2012
Course Placement
N Placement
Succeeded (Passed 4 to 7 modules)
Exceeded (Passed at least 8 modules)
Overall % N %
Fundamentals
811
357
44%
205
25%
69%
Algebra 1
321
147
46% 46
14%
60%
Algebra 2 18 3
17%
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Total
1150
507
251
22%
66%

16. Student Quotes From Spring 2012 Survey
I really like the self-paced idea of this class! Traditional math classes can be so boring but This was great being able to work on my own.
Very well organized course. I learned a lot from it, and I feel like the material was a lot easier to learn in this course rather than in a classroom setting. I was in this class for two semesters, and both professors were very helpful and pleasant to work with.
I would rather a teacher actually teach this class than sit in front of a computer. I think not just myself but others would learn more and faster if it were taught in a classroom environment and there was classroom participation.