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AMATYC 2019 Who Really Takes Precalculus, Anyhow? 1 Sylvia Sorkin Celeste Schott Mathematics Department Community College of Baltimore County
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AMATYC 2019
Who Really Takes Precalculus, Anyhow?
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Sylvia Sorkin
Celeste Schott
Mathematics Department
Community College of Baltimore County
Community College of Baltimore County
Public, two-year college system with 3 campuses and 3 extension centers
Fall 2018 credit enrollment: 18,830 students
27% were full-time
62% Female
38% Black
42% Pell recipients (vs. 35% at all MD community colleges)
2,131 Associate degrees awarded in Fiscal Year 2018
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Diversity of CCBC Credit Students
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Racial/Ethnic Group% of CCBC Fall
2018 Credit Enrollment
White 39%
Black 38%
Asian 7%
Hispanic/Latino 6%
Foreign or Non-Resident Alien 6%
Multiple Races 4%
Other <1%
Total 100%
STEM Enrollment at CCBC
From 2012 to 2017, CCBC’s total fall enrollment declined 23%.
However, enrollment in STEM associate’s degree programs increased 10% over that period. The number of STEM associate’s degrees awarded increased 69%.
The largest STEM enrollment increase was in the Cybersecurity program.
In 2017, 13% of CCBC’s enrollment was in STEM programs.
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Related STEM Degree Programs
Many STEM Associate’s degree programs require MATH beyond Precalculus:
A.S. for Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
A.S. for Computer Science, and Computer Science –Information Systems Management
A.S. and A.S.E. for Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
A.A.T. for Secondary Education – Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics
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Intended 4-year Major Programs
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32%
20%17%
8%
7%
3%
3%
10%
Major Programs for 60 Precalculus studentsEngineering
Biology
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Bus Adm/Marketing
Pharmacy School
Math
Other (CIS, Earth Sci, ForensicChem, Mass Comm, Psych,Grad School Prep)
Current MATH Placement Criteria
Students who graduate from Baltimore County Public High
Schools with overall GPA 2.5 or higher have placement into
MATH 125 (Finite Math & Modeling) or MATH 153
(Introduction to Statistical Methods). These 2 courses have
prerequisite MATH 082 Introductory Algebra.
Students who wish to take courses on the “calculus track”
must place into a course on that track.
This can be done by taking the ALEKS PPL placement test or
by high school course and grade agreements with LEA.
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Precalculus Course Description
Description: MATH 165 Precalculus (4 credits) prepares
students for calculus. Topics include:
• exponential and logarithmic functions and equations,
• trigonometric functions, identities and equations;
• laws of sine and cosine; polar coordinates;
• conic sections; sequences and series;
• mathematical induction.
Prerequisite: MATH 163 College Algebra.
Precalculus Description
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MATH 165 Final Grade Number Percent
Precalculus A 60 16%
B 59 15%
C 74 19%
D 55 14%
F 76 20%
I 1 < 1%
W 60 16%
AU 1 < 1%
Total Enrolled: 386 students 100%
Spring 2017 Precalculus Course Outcomes
CCBC Calculus Pathway
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083082081
259
165 251 252163 253
230 243 257
153
125
Number Course Name Credits
081 Pre-Algebra 0
082 Introductory Algebra 0
083 Intermediate Algebra 0
125 Finite Math & Modeling 3
153 Introduction to Statistical Methods 4
163 College Algebra 3
165 Pre-Calculus 4
230 Calculus with Applications 4
243 Discrete Math 4
251 Calculus I 4
252 Calculus II 4
253 Calculus III 4
257 Linear Algebra 4
259 Differential Equations 3
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Spring 2017 Precalculus Course Outcomes
50% Passed with A,B,C (denominator: include W, exclude AU)
64% Passed with A,B,C,D (denominator: include W, exclude AU)
Intervention
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• What was the initial MATH course
• at CCBC?•
What grade in prerequisite course,
• MATH 163 College Algebra?
• Is the student repeating MATH 165?
• Did the student take the
• combined 083/163 AMP course?
MATH 165 Precalculus
has
High Withdrawal Rate
Low Success Rate
Questions
Collect
Data from
Transcripts
of Students
Enrolled in
Spring
2019
Situation
MATH 081 082 083 other 163 165 Total
Pre-AlgIntrod
AlgInterm
AlgStat Coll Alg Precal
Totals 15 24 74 17 105 30 265
Percent 6% 9% 28% 6% 40% 11% 100%
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Initial Math Course Taken at CCBC
43% Developmental
For all 265 students in 13 sections of Precalculus in Spring 2019
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More Findings
For all 265 students in 13 sections of Precalculus in Spring 2019
8% of those enrolled had D grade in prerequisite course
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More Findings
For all 265 students in 13 sections of Precalculus in Spring 2019
8% of those enrolled had D grade in prerequisite course
Grade C or higher required in prerequisite beginning Fall 2019.
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More Findings
For all 265 students in 13 sections of Precalculus in Spring 2019
8% of those enrolled had D grade in prerequisite course
Grade C or higher required in prerequisite beginning Fall 2019.
21% of those enrolled were repeating the Precalculus course
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More Findings
For all 265 students in 13 sections of Precalculus in Spring 2019
8% of those enrolled had D grade in prerequisite course
Grade C or higher required in prerequisite beginning Fall 2019.
21% of those enrolled were repeating the Precalculus course
21% of those enrolled had taken the 083/163 AMP prerequisite course
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More Findings
For all 265 students in 13 sections of Precalculus in Spring 2019
8% of those enrolled had D grade in prerequisite course
Grade C or higher required in prerequisite beginning Fall 2019.
21% of those enrolled were repeating the Precalculus course
21% of those enrolled had taken the 083/163 AMP prerequisite course
Repeat rate was higher at 27% for those who had 083/163 AMP
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Thank you!
Sylvia Sorkin
Celeste Schott
Community College of Baltimore County
