Publication Date
2-1-2012
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Adults Learning Mathematics
Volume
7
Issue
1
First Page
20
Last Page
31
Abstract
Recently in Ontario, Canada, the College Math Project brought to light startling data on the achievement of students in Ontario's College of Applied Arts and Technology System related to their performance in first-year mathematics courses: one-third of the students had failed their first-year mathematics course or were at risk of not completing their program because of their performance in such a course. Here I present the results of an attempt to address the findings of the College Math Project. A foundational mathematics course, based on the JUMP Math program, was designed and implemented at a college in Toronto, Ontario. Although the students who took this program made appreciable gains in their achievement, it is difficult to assert its effectiveness over other programs because of the absence of studies profiling college math education practices either in Canada or internationally. The intention of this article is to help establish a datum for research into specific college math education programs.
Keywords
college mathematics education
Creative Commons License
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Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Recommended Citation
Wes Maciejewski. "A College-Level Foundational Mathematics Course: Evaluation, Challenges, and Future Directions" Adults Learning Mathematics (2012): 20-31.
