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A Cost-Effective Model to Address Student Readiness Through the Lens of a College Physics Course
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Author(s): Rebecca Forrest (University of Houston, USA), Donna Pattison (University of Houston, USA), Jacqueline Hawkins (University of Houston, USA), Monica Martens (University of Houston, USA), Laura Taylor Jacobs (University of Houston, USA)and Shuo Chen (University of Houston, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Volume: 2
Issue: 1
Pages: 17
Source title:
International Journal of Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (IJITLHE)
Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yufeng Qian (Louisiana State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/IJITLHE.289945
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Abstract
Students enter college with widely varying levels of preparation. This is especially visible to faculty and administrators tasked with ensuring student success in core STEM courses and helping underrepresented students succeed. Flexible support strategies are needed. They must be timely and measurable so that limited funds can be optimally allocated. This paper reviews a program that addresses these concerns and is translatable to many higher education settings and disciplines. It is situated in a physics department at a large public research university in an urban city in the southern United States. A group of rotating faculty improved the success rate in an introductory physics course for non-physics majors. A diagnostic exam is used to assess students’ preparation in order to assign some to a peer-led supplementary recitation. An overview of program implementation and results is shared, along with strategies and suggested solutions to further address gaps in success rates in order to provide all students an equitable university experience and chance of success.
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