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.
Multimedia
Effective Professional Development for Faculty Engaged in Developmental Education Reform
June 23, 2020
Alison Kadlec
This podcast featuring Jennifer Miller, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Community College Support at SUNY, focuses on the importance of faculty engagement in successfully implementing reforms.
Points of Interest
College-Ready Students in Developmental Math
June 17, 2020
Vilan Odekar
This Points of Interest shows that despite successfully completing a supplemental math section of the CST, signaling college readiness, students were placed in developmental math courses in community college.
Points of Interest
Overrepresentation in Developmental Education
June 10, 2020
Shanique Broom
This Points of Interest shows that minority students take more developmental education courses on average when compared to white students.
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.
