EOP Summer Bridge Program Evaluation for Commuter Bridge

EOP Summer Bridge Program Evaluation for Commuter Bridge Andrea Nemeth, Mathematics Department, College of Science and Math for EOP

§ Does the Summer EOP Commuter Bridge Program help EOP students to be successful in their GE math courses? Guiding Questions § Does ethnicity have a factor in the success rate? § Which group of students benefitted the most of this math program based on their ELM score?

Overview of Data We used data from 2012 -2015 for all EOP students § Demographic information § ELM score § Math classes taken § Grade in math classes taken Data used from CSUN Counts • Graduation rates for all EOP and CSUN students • Continuation rates for all EOP and CSUN students

Findings Graduation Rates Summer 2013 Commuter Bridge 45% 40% Percentage 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 5 -year grad rate Commuter Bridge All EOP Bridge 4 -year grad rate All EOP All CSUN Those who participated in the EOP 2013 Summer Commuter Bridge Program Math 092 • Had a higher graduation rate than the overall graduation rate for all EOP students • Had a higher 1 -year and 2 -year continuation rate than all EOP students and all CSUN students • A high percentage (21%) finished at least one GE math course by the end of their freshmen year with a C or better. • Passage rates in the subsequent course is at par with overall passage rates • ELM factor: within each group (0 -32, 34 -48), the ELM score does not seem to be a significant factor • Ethnicity factor: ethnicity does not seem to be a significant factor

Concluding Thoughts § EOP should continue the math instructions during the summer Bridge program § We can evaluate and reconsider the effectiveness of ALEKS for non-stem majors § Further analysis: § Investigate other cohorts § Compare results with the Summer ESM cohort § Do qualitative assessment with summer Bridge students