basic skills math courses
DESCRIPTION
A presentation about the Basic Skills Math Courses for my STU students.TRANSCRIPT
Instructor Steven
Diaz
Sequence of Courses
Basic Skills Math CoursesBased on SAT & Placement Test Scores
Courses do not count for GPA.
MAT 098Arithmetic Review
MAT 099Intro to Algebra
MAT 100Intermediate Algebra
Count as elective credits
Instructional Model
No Lectures!
Learning by Doing!
Learning by Reflecting!
Self-Paced Learning
Computer Assisted Instruction
Classroom is a learning center!
Individualized Instruction
What is ALEKS?
Learn @
What More About ALEKS?
• Learn what you need to learn, not what you already know.
• Periodical assessments• Visual displays of what
you have learned and need to learn
• Immediate feedback• No multiple-choice
questions• All assignments and tests
are taken in ALEKS
Purchase Access Code
Classroom Policies
• Check constantly your STU e-mail.• Computers are for academic purposes.• No food and drinks in the lab.• Onsite attendance is mandatory on
Wednesdays– 1 Absence = 2 percent points loss.
• Online attendance is mandatory the other two days of the course: Mon. & Fri.– Hours/week average must be at least 6.
• Quizzes are taken immediately after completing a slice.
• Retake quizzes until earning at least 70%.
• No cell phones during class.• Bring your own supplies.• Calculators are allowed on certain
instances.• Pie must be completed by the week
prior finals.• Incomplete grade is granted if pie is
completed and 3/4 of the quizzes were taken by end of course.
• Read course syllabus for other policies.
Course Work
• Practice Problems: ALEKS’ Pie
• Quizzes
• Final Exam: Comprehensive Assessment
• Math2.0 Assignments– Learning by Teaching: Online Presentations– Math Awareness: Posting comments at
instructor’s blog– Graphic Organizers: Posted in Bb– Difficult Problems: Discussion board in Bb.
When you are…
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To pass this course…
• Complete whole pie in ALEKS.
• Take all quizzes.
• Your overall average is at least 70% for MAT098 & 099 and 75% for MAT100A.
Students can exit this course and be placed in the next higher level math course if they score 90% in the Initial Assessment that will be administered during the first week of the course.
• Icebreaker: Introducing Myself (Bb)
• Syllabus Quiz (Bb)
• Math Anxiety Survey (Bb)
• Initial Assessment (ALEKS)