Arkansas Association of Two Year Colleges 2011

1. Developmental Education Course Redesign
Using NCAT Principles
Cynthia Fletcher, Pulaski Technical College
Holly Ayers, Ozarka College
Kristin Bowden, Cossatot Community College of the UA

2. Fixed Attendance Teaching
Vs. Vs.
Flexible Attendance Facilitating
“Simply ask: how
NCAT would we do things
Emporium differently if we put
learning first? Then
Instructors Course Format
do it.”
and/or And
-Barr & Tagg
Tutor Facilitators Lab Access

3. Cossatot Pulaski Tech Ozarka
• Project AMP-NCAT • Title III, • Foundations of
Funding Foundations of Math, Institutional
• 2007- current Excellence, Funding
• Hawkes Learning Achieving the • 2010-current
Systems Dream • Hawkes Learning
• Pilot Review • 2006- current Systems
• MyMathLab • Pilot Review
• Pilot Review

4. •Acceleration of Developmental Math
•NCAT Emporium Model Utilization
•Modularization
•Mastery-Based
•Computer Lab Utilization
•Standardized curriculum
•Qualified Math Instructor Utilization
•Curriculum Alignment

5. Cossatot Community College-UA
Pilot Project Length: 5 Academic Semesters
3 Levels/Semester 7.6%
2 Levels/Semester 55.4%
1 Level/Semester 24.6%
Non-Completers 3.2%
Drop-Outs 9.2%
Average GPA College Algebra 2.65

6. Pulaski Technical College
Pilot Project Length: 2006-2011
Course 2006 2011
Success Success
DEVE0332/0334 42% 54%-64%
DEVE0036 41% 54%
DEVE0338 48% 55%
•Fall 2011-Pilot classroom emporium, modulized
with mastery learning
•Spring 2011-6 sections modulized with mastery
learning

7. Ozarka College
Completion Rates-2010
Pilot Project Length: Fall 2011
Pilot Project Pacing-Fall 2011 Level 1 Dev Ed Math 49.61%
Accelerated 31%
Level 2 Dev Ed Math 45.67%
Completion
Completion 40% Level 3 Dev Ed Math 40.48%
Paced <1 semester 28% Average Dev Ed Math Completion Rate
Traditional Lecture Redesign Pilot
•Fall 2011-3 sections, one instructional site 2010-2011 Fall 2011
modulized with mastery learning 45.25% 71% (Projected)
•Spring 2011-8 sections, four instructional sites
modulized with mastery learning, accelerated
college algebra

8. Kristin Bowden-Division Chair- Humanities and Social
Sciences
Cossatot Community College-UA
Kbowden@cccua.edu
870-584-4471, Ext 1126
Cynthia Fletcher-Interim Dean Academic Success
Pulaski Technical College
cfletcher@pulaskitech.edu
501-8122322
Holly Ayers-Division Chair- Math, Science and Education
Ozarka College
hayers@ozarka.edu
870-368-2040