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UNT Math Redesign Project
Neal Brand, Phil Turner, Mary Ann
Teel, Marc Grether, Christopher
Johnson, Evan Brooks
Problem
•Large failure rate in Intermediate
(1010)and College Algebra (1100)
•Students who take Intermediate Algebra
unprepared for college algebra
•Too many resources going into 1010 and
1100
Background
• Approximately 1200 1010 students (fall)
• Approximately 2000 1100 students (fall)
• Student placement
– Accuplacer
– Class rank
– High School math grades
Redesign Support
• UNT QEP program
– Campus resources to redesign course
– Community of practice
• Texas TCRP phase III (With NCTC)
– Money to develop and plan for pilot (fall 2008)
– National Center for Academic Transformation
(NCAT)
Proposed Solution:
Math Emporium Model
• Effective
– Alabama increased student success rate
From 45-50%
To
60-65%
80% HW/Quiz
->
90% ABC
Less than 80%
->
50% ABC
– LSU significantly decreased number of lecturers
without reducing student success rate
Summary of Advantage
Math Emporium Model
• Cost effective
– Alabama $116/student -> $83/student
– UNT plan: lecturer spends 2/3 time per section
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No exam preparation
No grading*
Reduced lecturing
Standardized
– No graders
– Probably no SIs
Math Emporium Model - Weaknesses
• Large start up cost
– Computers
– Furniture
– Planning and organizing
• Computers less inspiring than humans
• Emphasis is on drill and not larger problems
UNT Modified Emporium Model
• Students in lab 3 hours/week + 1 hour in class
• Two distinct activities in class
– Lectures to introduce topics coming up
– Group projects to show bigger picture
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Algebra Consultant Group
Applications of topic
Openness aspect
Historic aspect
Pilot Implementation Details
• Classes
– 2 Sections 1010
• 10 Lectures
5 Projects
– 2 Sections 1100
• 5 Lectures
10 Projects
– 2 Sections 1010/1100
• 7 Lectures
7 Projects
Pilot Implementation Details
• My Math Lab
– 1100 Sullivan 8th Edition
– 1010 Sullivan and Struve 1st Edition
• Space
– Approximately 1200 sq ft
– 40 Workstations – mostly circlular
UNT Redesign Contact Information
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Neal Brand
Mary Ann Teel
Marc Grether
Phil Turner
[email protected]
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