Success means putting forth the time, effort, and energy required to complete this course. Based on the past several years of analyzing student success, we have found that appropriate work completion and attendance are the biggest keys to success. Following these simple guidelines should ensure success: Homework completion. More than 95% of the students who complete 80% or more of the homework pass the course. Aim to complete your work at 100%. Make sure you are learning. When you obtain help, make sure that you are learning and able to do the work without help. Review for every test. The biggest difference we see in test scores is between students who review and those who don’t. Put forth the effort to attend every class. This may be one of the best signals we have to a student being successful. Students who spend at least 12 hours working on ALEKS in the first two weeks are significantly more likely to pass the course than students who spend less than 6 hours in the first two weeks. If you are doing all of the above and struggling, make an appointment with Dr. Hagerty, Director of the Math Learning Center. He will work with you to find the best possible path to creating your success. Notebook Rubric Unacceptable Novice Competent Proficient Often absent from Sometimes absent Always brings class or doesn't from class or notebook to class. All Does not have a bring notebook. doesn't bring ALEKS work is in Regular use dedicated Lots of work notebook. Dates notebook. Dates are notebook. missing from are missing or clearly and notebook. inconsistent. consistently labeled. Looks like Obvious where one Each topic is labeled No obvious Topic formatting "chicken topic stops and with topic name and organization. scratch". another starts. pie slice. Obvious where one Does not contain Problem problem stops and at least one: Can't tell where Obvious where one formatting another starts. problem, one problem stops problem stops and within each Answer is easy to explanation or and another starts. another starts. topic find and marked example. correct or incorrect.
Success means putting forth the time, effort, and energy required to complete this course. Based on the past several years of analyzing student success, we have found that appropriate work completion and attendance are the biggest keys to success. Following these simple guidelines should ensure success: Homework completion. More than 95% of the students who complete 80% or more of the homework pass the course. Aim to complete your work at 100%. Make sure you are learning. When you obtain help, make sure that you are learning and able to do the work without help. Review for every test. The biggest difference we see in test scores is between students who review and those who don’t. Put forth the effort to attend every class. This may be one of the best signals we have to a student being successful. Students who spend at least 12 hours working on ALEKS in the first two weeks are significantly more likely to pass the course than students who spend less than 6 hours in the first two weeks. If you are doing all of the above and struggling, make an appointment with Dr. Hagerty, Director of the Math Learning Center. He will work with you to find the best possible path to creating your success. Notebook Rubric Unacceptable Novice Competent Proficient Regular use Does not have a dedicated notebook. Often absent from class or doesn't bring notebook. Lots of work missing from notebook. Sometimes absent from class or doesn't bring notebook. Dates are missing or inconsistent. Always brings notebook to class. All ALEKS work is in notebook. Dates are clearly and consistently labeled. Topic formatting Looks like "chicken scratch". No obvious organization. Obvious where one topic stops and another starts. Each topic is labeled with topic name and pie slice. Problem formatting within each topic Does not contain at least one: problem, explanation or example. Can't tell where one problem stops and another starts. Obvious where one problem stops and another starts. Obvious where one problem stops and another starts. Answer is easy to find and marked correct or incorrect.