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BUILDING MATH MOMENTUM FOR ALL BELLEVUE STUDENTS
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Monday, August 11, 2008

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Mathematics:  A Predictor of College Success

 

In 1999, Clifford Adelman of the U. S. Department of Education conducted an extensively researched longitudinal “Toolbox Study” that revealed surprising information about success in college.  He found that the academic course content a student is involved in during high school more accurately predicts success in college than the GPA earned or the score a person gets on the SAT.  In February of 2006, findings of a follow-up study, “The Toolbox Revisited,” showed that math course content, more than the content of any other subject area, provides the most accurate prediction of success in college.  

 

The “Toolbox Revisited,” published February 2006, states:

 

The highest level of mathematics reached in high school continues to be a key marker in precollegiate momentum with the tipping point now firmly above Algebra II.  The world has gone quantitative: business, geography, criminal justice, history, allied health fields – a full range of disciplines and job tasks tells students why math requirements are not just some abstract school exercise.

 

Following are links to an overview of mathematics in the Bellevue School District—how the program continually evolves, how the District holds itself accountable for equipping students to compete at any level anywhere in the world, and how it supports teachers and students in their learning. Click here to view the entire document as a Microsoft WORD file.

BUILDING MATH MOMENTUM FOR ALL BELLEVUE STUDENTS
 


Conclusion

 

In mathematics, as in all other areas of study, our mission in the Bellevue School District is for all our students to be prepared not only to gain college acceptance, but to enjoy college success without needing to take remedial classes. We believe the key to achieving this goal is a well-aligned K-12 curriculum coupled with excellent instruction and appropriate student support.   The Bellevue School District mathematics curriculum is a product of our effort to fulfill the district’s mission, but it is also a work in progress continuously assessed internally and externally, judiciously modified, and consistently implemented.  Visit the Curriculum Web for  more information about the Bellevue School District Math Curriculum,

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