Retention through Remediation : Enhancing Calculus I Success

“通过补习保留：提高微积分I的成功”是1-B类STEP项目。在之前的STEP 1-A奖项成功的基础上，该项目正在朝着提高学生数学背景的新方向努力，作为留住STEM专业学生的一种手段。这个桥式项目使用一系列基于技术的策略来识别新的STEM学生，这些学生的微积分/代数基础技能较弱，并为他们提供个性化的学习计划，以加强他们的微积分基础技能，为他们在大学数学方面的成功奠定基础。该方法首先使用微积分准备评估工具的结果，该工具是在他们的STEP 1-A项目中开发的，以确定哪些新生在数学上有风险。然后，他们通过各种技术调解方法对这些学生进行跟踪，包括通过会议软件与经验丰富的教师直接同步联系；微积分基础课程的重要视频；增加小程序的交互性，加深理解，提高概念的可视化；并通过在线课程管理系统提供在线文本、评估和作业。这个项目是在大学第一学期之前的夏天进行的。在接下来的秋季学期，这些学生参加了“准时制”课程，该课程强化了微积分I课程中需要的代数概念。这个项目更广泛的影响包括他们开发了一个有效的、成本效益高的微积分预科补习项目，供大量需要的学生在学习微积分I之前使用，微积分I是一门stem入门课程。他们的评估设计是在进入大学之前的那个夏天和第一个秋天的经历中，为代数薄弱的学生提供基于技术的补习的新知识。该项目团队正在传播他们的策略和一套软件工具，以成功解决由于第一年微积分失败而导致的磨损问题，这是一个影响全国各机构STEM毕业率的普遍问题。在夏季和秋季的干预中，该项目至少影响了3100名STEM学生中的600名。他们每年至少增加100名STEM毕业生的毕业率。该项目的外部顾问委员会就项目材料如何在其他校园的背景下发挥作用提供专业知识，这有助于项目学习资源的传播。正在编制报告和出版物来分享这个项目的成功。

"Retention through Remediation: Enhancing Calculus I Success" is a Type 1-B STEP project. Building on the success of a previous STEP 1-A award, this project is working in the new direction of improving students' mathematical background as a means of retaining STEM majors. This bridge-type program is using a series of technology-based strategies for identifying new STEM students with weak pre-calculus/algebraic skills and providing them with a Personalized Study Program to strengthen their pre-calculus skills and position them for success in college mathematics. The approach begins with using the results from a Calculus Readiness Assessment tool, which was developed during their STEP 1-A project, to determine which incoming students are mathematically at risk. Then they follow-up with these students by a variety of technology-mediation methods including direct synchronous contact with an experienced instructor via conferencing software; videos of important pre-calculus topics; Applets to add interactivity, depth of understanding, and improve visualization of the concepts; and an online text, assessment, and homework delivered through an online course management system. This program is taken during the summer prior to their first semester of college. In the following fall semester, these students participate in the "Just-in-Time" program, which reinforces algebraic concepts, as they are needed in the Calculus I course. The broader impact of this project includes their development of an effective, cost-efficient remediation program in pre-calculus available to large numbers of students who need it, prior to taking Calculus I, which is a STEM-gateway course. Their evaluation design is providing new knowledge about technology-based remediation of algebraically weak students during that summer prior to entering college and again in the first fall experience. This project team is disseminating their strategy and set of software tools for successfully addressing the issue of attrition due to failure in first-year calculus, which is a widespread issue that impacts STEM graduation rates in institutions across the country.This project is impacting at least 600 of the incoming 3,100 STEM students in both the summer and fall interventions. They are increasing their STEM graduation rates by at least 100 additional STEM graduates annually. The project's External Advisory Board is providing expertise on how the project materials work within the context of other campuses, which is helping with the dissemination of project learning resources. Presentations and publications are being developed to share this project's successes.