Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Judith A. Garzolini, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

tutorial program,ALEKS™, in effect between 2010 and 2015 at this university. This has been to provide freelicenses to STEM students, on an elective basis, who present at the university during first-year ortransfer orientation programs, and to returning students who have received course grades lowerthan a C in college level mathematics coursework including intermediate and college algebra,precalculus, trigonometry and calculus I.This paper is not presented as a formal study; it lacks a control group since it relies on electiveparticipation. Rather, the focus of this paper is on how this effort recruited participants, howsome of those elective participants performed in subsequent college mathematics classes relativeto other STEM majors, and how the

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3: Diversity in Mathematics Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Kirstie A. Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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Mathematics

cohort. Itwill, however, be worthwhile tracking this data over the long term to see if there is muchimprovement in the retention rate. Table II: Engineering Retention Rate Start Year 1 -2 year retention 2nd-3rd year retention (based on original enrollment st nd numbers) Fall 2009 48.1% 33.3% Fall 2010 84.6% 73.1% Fall 2011 60% 48% Fall 2012 69.8% 60.5% Fall 2013 65.6% 50% Fall 2014 80.8% 76.8% Fall 2015 66.7% 57.8% Fall 2016 71.9% 71.9% Fall 2017 76.5