ERIC Number: ED511033
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jul-26
Pages: 27
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Predicting Success in a Gateway Mathematics Course
Morrison, Michael C.; Schmit, Shelly
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A logit model predicting student outcomes for a gateway course, Math for Liberal Arts, was successfully developed which fits the data well. Two variables, ACT math score and high school GPA, were found to be significant predictors of achieving a C or better in Math for Liberal Arts. A practical implication of the study suggests that with just two pieces of information, a student's high school GPA and his/her ACT math score, a counselor could input these two values into a spreadsheet and obtain the student's predicted probability of success in Math for Liberal Arts. (Contains 9 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Mathematics Achievement, Prediction, Probability, Liberal Arts, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Scores, Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, College Preparation, Student Placement, College Entrance Examinations, Algebra, Counselors, Counseling, Predictor Variables
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California; Iowa; Missouri
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment; SAT (College Admission Test)
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