Accelerated LearningMoving Ahead CCBC Developmental Math to College Algebra

Accelerated Learning-Moving Ahead CCBC Developmental Math to College Algebra Kate Abromaitis and Kathy Baranoski Community College of Baltimore County June 17, 2016... In the Spring of

Accelerated Learning-Moving

Ahead CCBC Developmental Math to College Algebra

Kate Abromaitis and Kathy Baranoski

Community College of Baltimore

County June 17, 2016

Integrated Math Courses

 Math 081- Pre-Algebra

◦ Lowest Level Developmental Math Course

◦ No credit course

 Math 082- Introductory Algebra

◦ Developmental Math Course

◦ No credit course

 Math 083- Intermediate Algebra

◦ Developmental Math Course

◦ No credit course

 Math 163 – College Algebra

◦ 3 Credit General Education Math Course

In the Spring of 2010 we started integrating our developmental courses with our College Algebra Credit Course We plan on adding two more

AMP courses in the future:

• Introductory Algebra (082) paired with Stats (153)

• Introductory Algebra (082) paired with Finite Math and Modeling (125)

 The topics for each course are integrated.

 The student only has to buy the upper level

textbook

Math 081/082

Pre-Algebra/Introductory Algebra

o Algebra of Rational Numbers

o Solving Equations with Rational Numbers

o Factoring

o Solving Quadratic

Equations by Factoring

My Class Set Up

Class meets two days a week for three hours

There is a timed 12 minute quiz

at the beginning of each class

Two topics are taught each class

Each Lecture is 15-20 minutes long with a 20 minute group

activity after every lecture

Each class ends 20 minutes

early for questions.

Grading Policy for all

Developmental Courses

 A minimum of 85% of each student’s grade must be determined by proctored exams or quizzes without the use of notes or book.

 This means that homework, in-class

assignments, projects, take-home exams, etc may account for no more than 15% of the final grade.

 All final exams for developmental courses, 081/082/083 are 30% of the student’s final grade This is a college wide policy for all developmental courses There is a common cumulative final exam.

My Math 081/082 Requirements

Math 081/082 REQUIREMENTS

Tests 55%: There will be six chapter

tests throughout the semester

There is be an 081 and an 082 portion

on each of the first three tests Each

part will be graded separately and

recorded under the appropriate class

grade Test 4 is strictly 081 material

and will finish the 081 course Test 5

and 6 are strictly 082 material

Quizzes 15%: There will be a quiz at

the beginning of each class I will

drop your two lowest Math 081

and your two lowest Math 082 quiz

grades at the end of the semester

There are no make up quizzes! If

you are absent for a quiz, that quiz

will be one of the dropped quizzes

at the end of the semester

Quizzes are given during the first

15 minutes of class If you are late

and miss the quiz, this will be one

of your dropped quizzes

A 100%-90%

B 89%-80%

C 79%-70%

F Below 70% or F in Math 081

Tests and Final Exams

 Tests

◦ There is an 081 and

082 portion on each of

the first three tests

◦ The test is usually two

pages

◦ The first page is the

081 portion of the test

and the second page

is the 082 portion

◦ Calculators can be

used on the test

◦ Test 4 is strictly 081

material and will finish

the 081 course Test 5

and 6 are strictly 082

material

 Final Exams

o Students take a separate common final exam for each course

o The Math 081 final exam is given five weeks prior to the end of the semester when all the 081

material has been taught

o The Math 082 final exam is given

during final exam week

 Is an AMP class right for you?

o Double the Money

o Double time spent on homework and

 At the end of the semester the students are asked

to complete a form, “Advice to Future Students”

1 What was your favorite part about this

combined course?

2 What was your least favorite part about this combined course?

3 What advice would you give the future

students of this combined class?

 I put these forms on the desks the next semester for students to read before I start my day 1

discussion

Advice to Future Students

Math 083/163

Intermediate Algebra/College Algebra

• Analyzing Graphs

• Transformations

• Piecewise

• Composition

• Inverse

Topics

Math 083 Both Courses Math 163

• Applications

• Inequalities

Topics

Math 083 Both

Polynomial Functions

•End Behavior

•Division

•Remainder/Factor/Rational Zero Theorems

• Functions

• Applications

Binomial Theorem

Topics

My Class Set Up

Class meets two days a week for three hours.

There is a timed 15 minute quiz

at the beginning of each class.

Grading Policies

 A minimum of 85% of each student’s grade must be determined by proctored exams or quizzes without the use of notes or book.

 This means that homework, in-class

assignments, projects, take-home exams,

projects, etc may account for no more than

15% of the final grade.

 The Final Exams are common and cumulative.

Math 083 and Math 163

Math 083:

30% of grade Math 163:20 % - 30% of

grade

Daily Assignment (4%) **Project (3%)

Final Exam (24%):

Departmental Common Cumulative Exam

** Homework and Daily Assignment averages counts in

both classes

Tests and Final Exams

o There are 3 tests for

each course

o Each test contains

material from only

one course

o Tests are given about

every two weeks,

o The Math 083 final exam is given on the last day of class.

o The Math 163 final exam is given

during final exam week.

Review

Preview

Q & A

 Questions and Comments??

Questions From Us

-Does anyone have a different integrated model they would like to share?

What math classes do you pair?

-How do you select students to take these courses?