NCAT Redesign of Developmental Math

Working with a grant from the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT), NOVA has redesigned developmental mathematics. All three developmental mathematics courses (MTH 2, Arithmetic; MTH 3, Algebra I; and MTH 4, Algebra II) have been replaced with one unified course, MTT 4, Developmental Mathematics Technology-Based. The redesigned MTT 4 consists of 10 units, each with a pretest and posttest. Students may move to the next unit when they pass the posttest. A Modified Emporium Model will be used with interactive computer software combined with personalized, on-demand assistance and mandatory student participation.

Resources on NCAT

• NOVA’s application for NCAT

Software as a Strategy for Developmental Math:

Features of MyMathLab: http://www.mymathlab.com/features.html
Success stories of MyMathLab/MATHXL: http://www.mathxl.com/support/success.html

Review of MyMathLab and ALEKS in Fall 2007 AMATYC newsletter:  http://www.amatyc.org/publications/AMATYC-Review/Fall2007/index.htm
For Part I, click on "software reviews" 

Part II in the Spring 2008 AMATYC includes other software and presents a comparison of features:
http://www.amatyc.org/publications/AMATYC-Review/Spring2008/index.html
For Part II, click on "software reviews"

General Resource:

The Developmental Mathematics Learning Roundtable
Date: November 2006
Sponsored by the Student Success Institute of the Community College Leadership Program of The University of Texas at Austin. The Developmental Mathematics Learning Roundtable provided an opportunity to convene with participating Achieving the Dream college/university delegates and resident faculty to share and elevate knowledge of effective interventions pertaining to developmental mathematics.

Building a Foundation for Student Success In Developmental Mathematics
Report and recommendations of the 100% Math Initiative: A statewide effort to improve the quality of developmental mathematics instruction at Massachusetts community colleges. The purpose of the 100% Math project is to develop, test and promote the implementation of faculty professional development, innovative classroom techniques and continuous effective monitoring and assessing strategies that will increase student success in developmental math. The 100% Math Initiative was supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) of the U.S. Department of Education.