Achieving the Dream
Doña Ana Community College (DACC) was a participant in the Achieving the Dream (AtD) initiative through the Lumina Foundation from Fall 2005 – Spring 2009.
As part of this initiative, the college established an AtD cohort every semester, which included all students taking developmental mathematics courses at DACC Gadsden and Sunland Park centers.
The Institutional Effectiveness and Planning Office (IEPO) conducted an evaluation of the activities associated with the AtD initiative. IEPO investigated the demographics and backgrounds of the cohort students and evaluated intervention strategies used.
In an effort to improve learning, several interventions were applied to cohort students. These included in-class tutors, Math Software, case managers, and the Fast Track Workshop.
In-class tutors were hired to assist cohort students with assignments and questions during developmental math class sessions.
Math software, multi-media software that provides electronic math lectures and tutorials for students, was required to be used by Algebra Skills (CCDM 114) students in Fall 2007, and its use was extended to Prealgebra (CCDM 103) in addition to Algebra Skills in the subsequent semesters.
Case managers were hired in summer 2007 to monitor cohort students’ class attendance and academic achievement in their developmental math courses, and students who were absent frequently and low-performing students were contacted. Case managers also provided additional in-class and outside of class tutoring and student support for Math software.
Use this link to take you to the Achieving the Dream Communication System. Please note that you must use the dabcc\ prefix if promped for login, just like this example:
