Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Mathematical Sciences
Date of Award
8-2019
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Daryl Stephens
Committee Members
Anat Godbole, Robert Price Jr.
Abstract
This thesis looks at the corequisite developmental math program at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and compares the effectiveness to the previous developmental math program by comparing the student outcomes in MATH 1530. MATH 1530 is a non-calculus based statistic and probability course that satisfies most majors’ general education math requirements. ETSU sees approximately 1,000 students a year pass through MATH 1530 which is around 6.7% of the total enrollment at ETSU[9]. We are interested in the last five years of the developmental math program before it was changed to corequisite developmental math and the first five years of corequisite developmental math program. Our research compares the grades of the students in these courses to evaluate if one program is more successful in students’ grade outcomes. Our findings show no change in class medians but a change in the class means in favor of the corequisite developmental math program.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Padden, Christine, "Is Corequisite Developmental Math Effective at East Tennessee State University?" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3606. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3606
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Other Statistics and Probability Commons