problems 4, 6, The table at the end of this report compares the results One way to accomplish should improvement in 8, 9, 10, and 15 this is by requiring the be in math skills from from the Fall 2008 assessment with Murff and Dowd’s were converted successful completion of by the sophomore 2004 results. The FINC 335 class scored worse on to multiple a business calculus Fall year to the questions 5, 11, and 12, but did better, as would be choice course prior to 2012 junior/ senior expected, on the multiple choice questions. The slightly questions. acceptance into the year. better results for the 335 students in the non-multiple business school. choice questions could be because they were farther along in the program and had to use math in several business courses. Overall, there doesn’t appear to be a significant difference in the results. Basic mathematical skills still appear to be lacking. *Given the number of questions on the quiz it was impossible to achieve a score of exactly 70 percent. Instructions: For each of the first eleven questions, solve for y Round your answer to two decimal places. Round your answer to two decimal places. If you can travel 25 miles in 35 minutes, at what speed in miles per hour (correct to three decimal places) are you driving? If a recipe requires 2¼ cups of flour to make 36 cookies, how much flour is needed to make 60 cookies?
problems 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 15 were converted to multiple choice questions. The table at the end of this report compares the results from the Fall 2008 assessment with Murff and Dowd’s 2004 results. The FINC 335 class scored worse on questions 5, 11, and 12, but did better, as would be expected, on the multiple choice questions. The slightly better results for the 335 students in the non-multiple choice questions could be because they were farther along in the program and had to use math in several business courses. Overall, there doesn’t appear to be a significant difference in the results. Basic mathematical skills still appear to be lacking. *Given the number of questions on the quiz it was impossible to achieve a score of exactly 70 percent. One way to accomplish this is by requiring the successful completion of a business calculus course prior to acceptance into the business school. should be in by Fall 2012 improvement in math skills from the sophomore year to the junior/ senior year. Instructions: For each of the first eleven questions, solve for y Round your answer to two decimal places. Round your answer to two decimal places. If you can travel 25 miles in 35 minutes, at what speed in miles per hour (correct to three decimal places) are you driving? If a recipe requires 2¼ cups of flour to make 36 cookies, how much flour is needed to make 60 cookies?
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