Ellen Bickel and her husband Tim, on the birth of a son, Kyle Joseph. Students in four sections of Math 111- College Algebra, participated in the study during the Fall 2000 semester, with four additional sections being studied during the Spring 2001 semester. Participants in the study are given quizzes and additional classroom assignments designed to reinforce algebraic concepts previously taught. Math Education majors assist instructors in not only grading the quizzes, but in giving detailed explanations of errors. The goal of the project is to improve grades and decrease the rate of withdrawal from college algebra courses.
Preliminary results are positive.