Resource Library
Strong Start to Finish disseminates a variety of resources including research papers and “how-to” documents to practitioners in the field as they work to implement reforms. Here, you’ll find some of our collective knowledge.
Points of Interest
Misplacing Students in Developmental Math
June 3, 2020
Vilan Odekar
This Points of Interest shows that high school graduates were placed in developmental math courses in community college despite achieving top scores on the California Standards Test.
Points of Interest
Community College Students Overplaced in Developmental Math
May 27, 2020
Vilan Odekar
This Points of Interest shows that students who took higher levels of math in high school were still placed into developmental math courses in community college.
People in the Reform
People in the Reform: Aprile Garner
May 25, 2020
Jillian Ives
Hear how mathematics instructor Aprile Garner focuses on "the whole student" at National Park College (NPC) to help her College Algebra students succeed.
Points of Interest
Overplacement in Developmental Math
May 20, 2020
Vilan Odekar
This Points of Interest shows that college-ready students, as measured by overall high school GPA, are placed into developmental math courses despite having high GPAs.
Points of Interest
Latinx Students Increase Math Success Rates
May 13, 2020
Dr. Alycia Marshall
This Points of Interest shows that a corequisite model for math instruction may improve success rates while subsequently shortening the pathway to completion for Latinx students.
Points of Interest
Returning Adult Students in Co-requisite Calculus
May 6, 2020
Vilan Odekar
This Points of Interest shows that returning adult students at UC did better in co-requisite calculus courses than students in the standalone math courses.
Points of Interest
QR a Viable Alternative to College Algebra
April 29, 2020
Vilan Odekar
This Points of Interest shows that non-STEM students have a higher success rate in an alternative gateway math course, such as Foundations of Quantitative Reasoning, than in traditional college algebra.
People in the Reform
People in the Reform: Mike Leach
April 27, 2020
Alison Kadlec, Ashmi Patel
Mike Leach, Director of the Center for Student Success at the Arkansas Community Colleges, is using decades of experience in community organizing as he works to implement developmental education reforms in Arkansas.
Multimedia
A New Approach to Mathematics: Increased Success Rates for ALL Students
April 23, 2020
Dr. Alycia Marshall, Dr. Ricardo Moena, Maxine T. Roberts
In this podcast, we learn how the University of Cincinnati has taken a new approach to math that is helping more first-year students succeed in freshman year math and beyond.
