Transition Mathematics Project

Resources Introduced at Webinars and Special Workshops:

• Student Achievement Database, October 27, 2009
  The SBCTC developed the Student Achievement Database as an alternative means of measuring student achievement based on the notions of momentum points and tipping points. This presentation focuses on research underlying the creation of the database, variables related to mathematics achievement, strengths and limitations of the database, and a framework for analyzing student achievement in mathematics conducted at Highline Community College using SPSS. Presentation outline:  (1) Conceptual framework for the Database, (2) Variables of interest, (3) Highline’s analysis of the data.

  • View the Student Achievement Database presentation

    (To view this recording you will need to do an easy software download from this site: Elluminate.com)
  • Student Achievement Database: Exploring Pre-College Mathematics Achievement, Helen Burn, PhD, Highline Community College

Diagnostics Assessments Using Accuplacer, October 28, 2009 -
The capacity for using Accuplacer as a customized local or state math assessment .

• Accuplacer: Revealing Potential. Expanding Opportunity, Chantel Reynolds, Higher Education Assessment Manager