What impact do high school mathematics curricula have on college-level mathematics placement?

James Wollack & Michael Fish [280K PDF], via a kind reader's email UW Center for Placement Testing [Link to Papers]:

Major Findings:

• CORE-Plus students performed significantly less well on math placement test and ACT-M than did traditional students
• Change in performance was observed immediately after switch
• Score trends throughout CORE-Plus years actually decreased slightly - Inconsistent with a teacher learning-curve hypothesis
• CORE-AP students fared much better, but not as well as the traditional - AP students - Both sample sizes were low

Related:

• Math Forum
• Madison School District Math Task Force.
• 2004 Madison West High School Math Teacher letter to Isthmus.
• UW Math Professor Open Letter about the Madison School District Math Coordinator position.

[280K PDF Complete Presentation]

Posted by Jim Zellmer at May 10, 2009 8:32 AM
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