A Tale of Transitions

(2008 – 2013)

David AntonUniversity of Wyoming

Definitions High School to UW High School [students with AP Calculus credit]

to UW Wyoming Community Colleges to UW

Chapters

Noncredit classes

Number Name ACT MPE

0900 Pre-Algebra N/A 0

0921 Algebra 1 N/A 1

0925 Algebra 2 21 2

Definitions

QA classes

Number Name ACT MPE

1000 Problem Solving

21 2

1100 Num Op El Tchr

21 2

1400 College Algebra

23 3

1405 Trigonometry 25 4

1450 Algebra & Trig 23 3

Definitions

QB classes

Number Name ACT MPE

1050 Finite Math 26 4

2350 Business Calculus

26 4

2200 Calculus 1 27 5

Statistics classes (2000, 2050, 2070)

26 4

Definitions

“Hi” classes (Lower division, beyond QB)

Number Name Prerequisite class

2205 Calculus 2 2200

2210 Calculus 3 2205

2250 Linear Algebra 2200

2310 Differential Equations 2205

2355 Math Apps for Business

2200 or 2350

Definitions

7,759 incoming freshmen since Fall 2007

4,210 from Wyoming high schools 3,549 from the rest of the US International students are not included

HS → UW

Location NC QA QB Hi

US 888 1,508 916 237

25% 42% 26% 7%

WY 908 1,799 1,093 410

22% 43% 26% 10%

Placement Category

How did they do?

NC QA QB Hi70%

72%

74%

76%

78%

80%

82%

84%

86%

Success (A, B, C)

USWY

How did they do?

NC QA QB Hi2.10

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

GPA

USWY

The top five populations are from:

Wyoming High Schools

Laramie HS 437

Cheyenne Central HS 361

Cheyenne East HS 330

Campbell County SrHS 296

Natrona County HS 201

Overall results

Laramie HS Cheyenne Central HS

Cheyenne East HS Campbell County SrHS

Natrona County HS

Success 0.810068649885584 0.767313019390582 0.760606060606061 0.760135135135135 0.781094527363184

GPA 2.81294964028777 2.54227405247813 2.39375 2.48214285714286 2.60732984293194

25%

75%

125%

175%

225%

275%

Populations

NC QA QB Hi0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

Laramie HS Cheyenne Central HS Cheyenne East HSCampbell County SrHS Natrona County HS

Success

NC QA QB Hi0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Laramie HS Cheyenne Central HS Cheyenne East HSCampbell County SrHS Natrona County HS

GPA

NC QA QB Hi0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

Laramie HS Cheyenne Central HS Cheyenne East HSCampbell County SrHS Natrona County HS

809 students with AP Calc AB score 3 – 5 took

Calculus 1 or 2 at UW 192 students with AP Calc BC score 3 – 5 took

Calculus 2 or 3 at UW On the graphs, “AB Calc 1” means a student

passed the AB exam and took Calc 1

AP Calculus AB & BC

How did they do?

AB Calc 1 AB Calc 2 BC Calc 2 BC Calc 30

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Success Rates, separated by score

345

How did they do?

AB Calc 1 AB Calc 2 BC Calc 2 BC Calc 30

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

GPA

345

Includes classes taken at Wyoming

Community Colleges from Fall 2004 to Spring 2012.

Includes the subsequent UW class taken Fall 2008 to Fall 2012.

Students are included in the data only if the prerequisite for the first math class taken at UW was satisfied by a class at a WyoCC.

The UW columns represent students who did not transfer any math classes.

WyoCCs → UW

0925 → 1400

CC CWC EWC LCCC NWCC NWC WWCC UW

29 8 4 105 19 24 14 1405

CC CWC EWC LCCC NWCC NWC WWCC UW

Success 0.344827586206897

0.625 0.5 0.504761904761905

0.421052631578947

0.541666666666667

0.428571428571429

0.604982206405694

GPA 1.2 2 2.5 1.75 1.29411764705882

1.76190476190476

2 1.89833200953137

25%

75%

125%

175%

225%

275%

1400 → 1405

CC CWC EWC LCCC NWCC NWC WWCC UW

23 24 30 77 37 18 25 732

CC CWC EWC LCCC NWCC NWC WWCC UW

Success 0.478260869565217

0.708333333333333

0.666666666666667

0.571428571428571

0.675675675675676

0.5 0.76 0.743169398907104

GPA 1.94444444444444

2.19047619047619

2.17857142857143

2.10606060606061

2.26666666666667

1.86666666666667

2.44 2.67272727272727

25%

75%

125%

175%

225%

275%

1405 → 2200

CC CWC EWC LCCC NWCC NWC WWCC UW

23 24 30 77 37 18 25 732

CC CWC EWC LCCC NWCC NWC WWCC UW

Success 0.681818181818182

0.625 0.662650602409639

0.4375 0.571428571428571

0.285714285714286

0.521739130434783

0.714448236632537

GPA 1.95238095238095

2.27272727272727

2.25333333333333

1.55 1.83333333333333

1.75 2.02857142857143

2.33165829145729

25%

75%

125%

175%

225%

2200→ 2205

CC CWC EWC LCCC NWCC NWC WWCC UW

51 57 34 71 36 17 18 2463

CC CWC EWC LCCC NWCC NWC WWCC UW

Success 0.764705882352941

0.68421052631579

0.617647058823529

0.788732394366197

0.666666666666667

0.705882352941177

0.555555555555556

0.75233455136013

GPA 2.39583333333333

2.44 1.9375 2.72307692307692

2.12903225806452

2.8 1.6875 2.56641492669925

25%

75%

125%

175%

225%

275%

2205→ 2210

CC CWC EWC LCCC NWCC NWC WWCC UW

32 17 9 67 21 19 40 1778

CC CWC EWC LCCC NWCC NWC WWCC UW

Success 0.78125 0.470588235294118

0.888888888888889

0.776119402985075

0.666666666666667

0.578947368421053

0.6 0.803149606299213

GPA 2.66666666666667

2.07142857142857

2.88888888888889

2.65079365079365

2.58823529411765

1.61111111111111

2.05555555555556

2.61808447352766

25%

75%

125%

175%

225%

275%

325%

1400 → 2350

CC CWC EWC LCCC NWCC NWC WWCC UW

Success 0.68 0.8125 0.583333333333333

0.625 0.68 0.7 0.727272727272727

0.747141041931385

GPA 2.04347826086957

2.1875 1.9047619047619

1.93846153846154

2.34782608695652

2.12 2.2 2.26620689655172

25%

75%

125%

175%

225%

CC CWC EWC LCCC NWCC NWC WWCC UW

25 16 24 72 25 30 22 787