Improving Academic Performance in ESL Students Through Targeted Mathematics Support
This analysis focuses on the academic performance of students enrolled in basic mathematics and ESL courses during Fall 2007. It highlights the stark contrast observed between the top and bottom quartiles of students, where those in the bottom quartile achieved a 100% in basic courses, while those in the top quartile failed to perform. The paper suggests recommendations to bridge the performance gap through focused interventions and support systems, specifically suggesting the enrollment of ESL students in foundational mathematics courses followed by CSE 1001.
Improving Academic Performance in ESL Students Through Targeted Mathematics Support
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Pre-requisites • Basic (high school) Mathematics • MTH 0110 (Intermediate Algebra) • MTH 1000 (Pre-calculus) • MTH 1801 (Trigonometry Review) • Analysis of top and bottom quarter students--Fall 2007 • 100% in the bottom quarter • 0% in the top quarter • ESL (English as a Second Language) • Analysis of top and bottom quarter students--Fall 2007 • 100% in the bottom quarter • 0% in the top quarter • Take CSE 1001 after basic math and ESL courses
Lab Enrollment [as of 2pm today] • Sections 1 and 2 • TR 9:30am • 28 students • Sections 3 and 4 [new sections] • TR 8am • 8 students • ECE 1551 Digital Logic (required for CS majors) • TR 9:30am + lab
Please see me after class • Al Deaijy, Meshal K. • Alotaibi, Muteb B. • Dill, Patrick-Allen • Joshi, Dhruvkumar A. • Kane, Gerard • Khojah, Heba A. • Kelly, Ethan K. • Sun, Chao-Hung • Williams, Joshua
