Proven Results: Student Pass Rates - Before & After

Hillsborough Community College (FL)

After requiring the use of MathXL for homework since Fall 2004:

• The number of students receiving an A in the course increased by 14.1%
• Homework averages improved by 5.5%
• Average final grades for the course improved by 5.6%

Mesa Community College (AZ)

Success rates for Fall 2007:

• The number of students who earned an A, B, or C increased by 6%
• The number of students who withdrew from the course decreased by 13%

Evergreen Valley College (CA)

When students were surveyed about MathXL:

• 80% of students said they thought using MathXL helped them improve their grade for the course

University of Missouri, Columbia (MO)

• Intermediate Algebra Course Results: The decrease in the percentage of D/F grades combined between Fall 2003 and Fall 2004 was 30.2%.
• College Algebra Course Results: The decrease in the percentage of D/F grades combined between Fall 2003 and Fall 2004 was 49%.
• The student grades on homework soared from an average of 58% (Fall 2003) to 83% (Fall 2004).
• Thus the percent increase in the average homework grade between Fall 2003 & Fall 2004 was 43%.
• More students submitted homework than in the past.
• The percentage of students with perfect scores on every homework assignment soared.
• Student satisfaction in the use of MyMathLab was overwhelmingly positive.
• Overall GPA in Intermediate Algebra and College Algebra was significantly higher.

University of Toledo (OH)

• Students placed higher in a placement exam after taking a month-long summer course using the Lial/Hornsby/McGinnis Beginning Algebra textbook with MyMathLab.
• Students using MyMathLab in the new math lab course completed 2 courses in a single term and had a higher success rate.

University of Wisconsin-Stout (WI)

• The pass rate in Beginning Algebra courses increased by 18%.
• The pass rate in Intermediate Algebra courses increased by 12%.
• Historically, one of the primary causes of failure in both Math 010 and Math 110 had been the tendency of students to neglect the necessary drill of homework problems. With MyMathLab, more than 95% of all students enrolled in these two courses are turning in 100% of their daily homework assignments. The average score on those assignments is more than 95% correct.
• Through it all, students are getting better grades and getting through more content because more work is getting done overall. And since the instructors are able to track how many times students have visited the online math site and can see what work students have done and what they've had trouble with, instructors are better able to help students who may be having problems.
• There is one more change as well. In order to officially pass either course, students must now acquire a grade of "C" or better, instead of slipping by with a "C-" or "D" grade and moving on to the next math course without the proper understanding of the basics. Since the computer does the grading, nothing is graded on a curve--therefore, students have a better understanding of the details they need before moving on.
• And by increasing understanding of the course material, UW-Stout is beginning to succeed at doing what it set out to do with the Math Teaching and Learning Center--helping students succeed in math.

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