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College–high school partnerships: Dual enrollment and bridge programs
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University’s (LSU) College Readiness Program offers a dual enrollment option in which high school students earn credit for both an LSU course and a high school course at the same time, while remaining on their high school campuses. In addition, the program offers the option of MyMathLab courses in grade 6 through Algebra II to teachers at participating dual enrollment schools.
Programs bolster ND college prep for math, English
North Dakota
North Dakota’s State School Superintendent, Kirsten Baesler, identified two high school instructional programs that can save time and money for students who plan to attend a North Dakota college after they graduate from high school. The programs, College Ready English and Math (CREAM) and College Lab for English and Math (CLEM), both target high school seniors to ensure students are well prepared to take English and math classes for credit during their freshman year at a North Dakota college, instead of paying for non-credit remediation classes.
MyLab Math for Developmental Math
Arizona State University
SRI International researchers worked with Arizona State University where students used MyLab Math in an introductory mathematics course across three campuses.They found increased attempts, higher average scores on quizzes and tests, and mastering a higher number of courseware learning objectives were associated with statistically significant higher course grades.
MyLab Foundational Skills
Rio Salado College
SRI International worked with Rio Salado College, where students were using MyLab Foundational Skills in a course between 2014–2015. They found that after controlling for student-level background characteristics, the number of homework attempts and number of learning objectives mastered were significantly associated with course grades and completion.
Hennepin Technical College summer enrichment program seeks to close achievement gaps
Hennepin Technical College
Students in Hennepin Technical College’s 6-week summer enrichment program using ACCUPLACER®//MyLab Foundational Skills® as the primary courseware achieved skills gains across the board in reading, writing, and math as measured by diagnostic pre- and post-tests. Among students surveyed, 96% responded that they were very satisfied or extremely satisfied with the summer enrichment program.
MathXL and MyMathLab high school success
Campbellsville, Howard, Dunham, Riverside, and St. John Vianney High Schools
High school teachers from around the nation report programmatic success and qualitative student improvement with MyMathLab® and MathXL®.
Controlled Study of MathXL for School implementation helps administrators choose technology
Sherwood Middle School and Louisiana State University's College Readiness Program
Sherwood Middle School teacher Darlene Ford taught two of her four sections of Algebra 1 using Pearson’s MathXL for School, and two sections using another online learning program. After seeing a gain in scores, Sherwood Middle School administration selected MathXL for all of its Algebra I students. The administration reported that MathXL offered more benefits, including accessibility from home, accessibility by parents, insights into student behavior, and defensible grading.