1. Meeting and Exceeding
Student Goals in
Mathematics and Statistics
Course design group in the Fariborz Maseeh
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Project lead: Dr. Joyce O’Halloran

2. What are Student Goals?
• Student goals originate in the
requirements set by their programs.
• Many of these course requirements
are what we call Mathematics and
Statistics “service courses”

3. Chemistry
Biology
Economics
Business Math/Stat
Engineering
Graduation requirements for non-STEM
students

4. What we’ve done so far:
• Placement + Learning Module in ALEKS
(ALEKS = Assessment and LEarning
in Knowledge Spaces)
• Pilots of “flipped” courses

5. What’s “flipped”?
• Lectures via video with activities in class
• Also computer-assisted homework
and eTutoring

6. Math/Stat Placement
Placement Test
+
Learning Module
With material
through
precalculus.

7. Math/Stat Placement
Enroll in the course as
indicated by the
Placement Test.
Use the Learning Module
to improve skills and then
retake the Placement Test.

8. College-Level Courses Place Into
Calculus
Statistics
Placement Precalculus
+
Learning Non-STEM
Module courses
Variable-credit
modules, emphasis on
quantitative literacy (eg. Game
Theory)

9. What if a student doesn’t place
into any of those, even after
using the Learning Module?

10. What if a student doesn’t place
into any of those, even after
using the Learning Module?
Our Vision

11. What if a student doesn’t place
into any of those, even after
using the Learning Module?
Students can continue using the ALEKS
Learning Module in an Emporium
formatted course.

12. What’s “Emporium”?
• Emporium is a model in which students work
at their own pace using a system such as
ALEKS.
• Having a course in this format would allow
students to:
– Have the support and structure needed to place
into their preferred course.
– Work in ALEKS for credit to maintain full-time
status.

13. In conclusion:
Student success in Mathematics and Statistics is:
• Informed by:
– Input from other programs
– Assessment of student performance
• Achieved through:
– Technology-based placement
– Technology-based instruction
– Alternative class formats