Understanding Success and Failure of Students in Developmental Mathematics: A Workshop

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Increasing Student Success in Developmental Mathematics: A Workshop

March 17 - 18, 2019

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This two-day public workshop will focus on how to best support students in post-secondary mathematics courses, with particular attention to students who are unsuccessful in developmental mathematics. The workshop will bring together a variety of stakeholders, including experts who have implemented new initiatives designed to improve the mathematics education experience for students. During sessions at the workshop, participants will: (1) explore promising approaches to bolster student outcomes in mathematics, (2) identify and discuss barriers and opportunities for effectively serving all students, and (3) establish key directions to address the prevailing research and data needs in the field.

The workshop will consider the following questions:

Which students are well-served by the current offerings in developmental mathematics? How do we define “well-served” and what are indicators of student success in developmental mathematics? How do we define which students are included here?
What is the size of the total population that is not well-served? Are there subgroups within this group and how do needs or challenges vary across them? How do Adult Basic Education students fit in?
What is known about why some students are not well-served? What do we need to know in order to serve them better?
Are there examples of successful approaches? What are the components of these programs (considering interventions both within and outside of the classroom)? What is needed in order to implement the more successful approaches?
What are the potential challenges and what strategies can be used to address them? What are the next steps?
What are the gaps in the research base and what are the key directions for research, both short and long-term?

An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct the workshop, and the workshop will be webcast to allow for participation by individuals who cannot travel to the meeting. A recording will be made available on the website after the meeting is held, and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will produce a proceedings of the workshop that will be published in book form and as a free, downloadable PDF through the National Academies Press website.

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Matthew Lammers

(202) 334-2164
mlammers@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

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