gateway initiative hillsborough community college spring 2008 preliminary results

Gateway Initiative

Hillsborough Community College

Spring 2008 Preliminary Results

Results from Fall 2007

Two courses began interventions:

MAC 1105 (College Algebra) and

PSY 2012 (General Psychology) No significant differences found in either Negative gain scores prevalent Faculty asked to make modifications for

posttests


MAC 1105 Suggestions: Faculty include the posttest questions as part

of the final exam to decrease negative gain scores

Continue to implement interventions consistently


PSY 2012 Suggestions: Faculty should identify a viable solution to the

problem of negative gain scores and implement it for the Spring 2008 Posttest

Continue to implement interventions consistently

Spring 2008

INTERVENTIONS/ ANALYSIS METHODS: MAC 1105 (College Algebra)

Cumulative Homework Group Test Review

PSY 2012 (General Psychology) Clickers Sophomores Only approach

Spring 2008

BASELINE DATA: ACG 2021 (Financial Accounting) CGS 1000 (Intro. to Computers & Technology) ECO 2023 (Principles of Microeconomics)

Results, Spring 2008: MAC 1105

Posttest questions included as last page of final exam

Percentage of negative gain scores decreased No statistically significant results


Pretest/Posttest: Students taking Pretest: 524 Students taking Posttest: 436

In Control groups 208 In Group Test Review 98 In Cumulative Homework 130


Helpful Learning Resources: Textbooks 68.8% Instructor Demonstrating Problem Solutions

58.5% Types of Homework Problems Assigned

51.4% Obstacles to Success:

Test Anxiety 29.1% Not Enough Time for Homework 22.0%


Additional Learning Resources Needed: Improved Study Skills 32.6% More Group Work 18.6% More One-on-Ones w/ instructor 16.3%

Results, Spring 2008: PSY 2012

Reduction of negative gain scores No significant results with either the Clickers

intervention or the Sophomores Only analysis


Pretest/Posttest: Students taking Pretest: 240 Students taking Posttest: 223

In Control groups 97 In Clickers 92 Sophomores Only 34


Helpful Learning Resources Instructor 70.4% Test Reviews 47.8% Textbooks 43.2% Using Clickers 34.9%

Obstacles to Success Test Anxiety 40.9% Other 14.3%


Additional Learning Resources Needed: Improved Study Skills 40.5% Other 20.3% More time in class 18.6%

Results, Spring 2008: ACG 2021

Pretest/ Posttest demographics: Students taking Pretest: 394 Students taking Posttest: 218 Students taking both: 189

Student Characteristics: Never taken an Accounting course: 66.2% Work 31-40+ hours 46.2% Full-Time Course load 49.4% Not receiving financial aid 43.1%

Results, Spring 2008: CGS 1000


Student Characteristics: Successfully completed HS computer course:

56.5% Work 31-40+ hours 35.5% Not receiving financial aid 40.0%

Results, Spring 2008: ECO 2023


Student Characteristics: Successfully completed HS Econ. course:

63.9% Work 31-40+ hours 41.0% Not receiving financial aid 48.3%

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MAC 1105 PSY 2012 ACG 2021 CGS 1000 ECO 2023

Percentage of Negative Gain Scores by Total

Fall 2007

Spring 2008

Comparisons: Fall ’07 and Spr. ‘08

Suggestions for Fall 2008

Make imbedding posttest questions in final exam a common practice across all Gateway courses

Employ incentives for students to take Posttest seriously

To the extent possible, make all tests scannable

Make sure that all scores on scanned tests have been bubbled in correctly…

Suggestions for Fall 2008

CONTINUE DOING A GREAT JOB!

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