Defining the Math Crisis in Hawai‘i: Defining the Math Crisis in Hawai‘i: Math Summit IMath Summit I

(Abbreviated Presentation)(Abbreviated Presentation)

ORIGINALLY PRESENTED:October 10, 2008

Windward Community College

In collaboration with:UH System Office of the Vice President for Academic Planning and Policy,

UH System Office of the Vice President for Community Colleges Hawai‘i P-20 Partnerships for Education

Hawai‘i Department of Education

CCAO Meeting

October 22, 2008

Bachman Hall

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COLLEGE DEGREE

CAREERCAREER

K-12UHCC Remedial/Developmental

On-the-Job

Living W

age

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Many UH CC-bound HS grads need remedial or Many UH CC-bound HS grads need remedial or developmental courses in math – maybe Fall 2006 developmental courses in math – maybe Fall 2006

placement test data and enrollment dataplacement test data and enrollment data

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Note: Percentages may vary greatly due to lack of common placement/course numbering. Colleges currently define which group to count students in. Fall 2006 and 2007 data are as received from the colleges.

Source: UHCC Remedial Developmental Education Task Force

Fall 06 Fall 07Fall 06 Fall 07MATHWRITING

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DOE raising mathematics preparation of DOE raising mathematics preparation of all graduatesall graduates

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2007 2008 2009 2010-13 2014 +Gen. MathGen. MathGen. Math

Gen. MathGen. Math

Pre-Algebra

Gen. MathPre-Algebra

>Pre-Algebra

Pre-Algebra

Algebra I> Algebra I

Algebra I>Algebra I>Algebra I

High schools students earning BOE Recognition Diploma will High schools students earning BOE Recognition Diploma will graduate with 4 credits and more rigorous math preparation:graduate with 4 credits and more rigorous math preparation:

Graduating class of 2013 Graduating class of 2014 and beyond

Pre-AlgebraAlgebra I

Geometry

Algebra II

Algebra IGeometry

Algebra IITrig/Pre-Calc OR Capstone OR Prob/Stats

High school students may graduate in the following school years with courses as low as the following:

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CAREER

K-12UH-CC Remediation

On-the-Job

Living W

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How do we seamlessly transition “college ready” students into transfer-level courses?

Gen Ed – Non-STEM Major(Symbolic Reasoning?)

111/112 – Elem Ed Math

140 – STEM?

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How close are we to a “seamless” pipeline?How close are we to a “seamless” pipeline?

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Algebra 1

Geometry

Algebra 2

Trig/PreCalc

AP Calculus

Math 140

Math 27 Math 83

Math 205

Math 22

Pre-Algebra ?Math 100

Which courses lead to…

Math 23Math 24

Math 73Math 81Math 83

Math 50 series

Math 135

?

Math 26

?

Math 25

Phil 110

Math 111

Math 140

Math 103

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Not enough students performing well in Not enough students performing well in UH pipeline to higher level math coursesUH pipeline to higher level math courses

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Nots:Courses selected are those with enrollment >500 for xx semesters (Fall 2005 to Spring 2008). Data combines enrollment across UH campuses and terms. “Success” is defined as a student earning a grade of A, B, or C in the course.

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Remedial / Developmental (61%)Did not take placement (29%)

Collegelevel

(10%)5,538

3,375

2,046

Enrolled (61%)

Successfully completed

(56%)

Note: The Achieving the Dream cohort includes entering (includes transfers), full and part time, degree seeking students.

Placement Results

Course Enrollments

Course Completions

Only 1/5 of entering UHCC students successfully completed a remedial

developmental math course in Fall 2006

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Preparing HS grads to increase math Preparing HS grads to increase math achievement requires qualified and achievement requires qualified and

effective teacherseffective teachers

COLLEGE DEGREE

CAREERCAREER

K-12UH-CC Remediation

On-the-Job

Living W

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HI projecting significant annual teacher HI projecting significant annual teacher vacancies and UH production falls shortvacancies and UH production falls short

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Source: Economic Modeling Specialist Inc (EMSI), Spring 2008; MAPS Degrees & Certificates Earned, FY 2007–08.

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In mathematics, UH producing too few In mathematics, UH producing too few potential candidates to fill DOE vacanciespotential candidates to fill DOE vacancies

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Source: UH Institutional Research Office

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Only 47.8% of secondary school math courses are taught by “highly qualified” teachers

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Let’s improve math achievement!Let’s improve math achievement!

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• Improve math pipeline leading to “career and college ready” math

• Improve alignment of courses so that students transition smoothly between institutions and courses

• Prepare more qualified and effective mathematics teachers/instructors