SUPPLIMENTAL INSTRUCTION SECTIONS FOR AT RISK STUDENTS IN COLLEGE ALGEBRA
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Abstract
VSU is identifying students at-risk of failing College Algebra based on admissions data, including SAT/ACT-Math scores and high school GPA’s. In this study, we compared the common departmental final exam scores for the treatment group, Supplemental Instruction, and the control group, Traditional Method Sections, in order to compare the students’ performance. The treatment group had significantly lower mean SAT-Math and ACT-Math scores than the control group. However, the students’ performance on the final exam showed no significant difference. The Supplemental Instruction Sections can perform on average on the final exam just as well as the students in the traditional courses.
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Lazari, Andreas, "SUPPLIMENTAL INSTRUCTION SECTIONS FOR AT RISK STUDENTS IN COLLEGE ALGEBRA" (2022). SoTL Commons Conference. 91.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2022/91
SUPPLIMENTAL INSTRUCTION SECTIONS FOR AT RISK STUDENTS IN COLLEGE ALGEBRA
VSU is identifying students at-risk of failing College Algebra based on admissions data, including SAT/ACT-Math scores and high school GPA’s. In this study, we compared the common departmental final exam scores for the treatment group, Supplemental Instruction, and the control group, Traditional Method Sections, in order to compare the students’ performance. The treatment group had significantly lower mean SAT-Math and ACT-Math scores than the control group. However, the students’ performance on the final exam showed no significant difference. The Supplemental Instruction Sections can perform on average on the final exam just as well as the students in the traditional courses.
