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Title: A Framework for Strengthening the Quantitative Skills/Reasoning Support Ecosystem at Small Liberal Arts Colleges
Language: English
Authors: Laura J. Muller, Melissa Eblen-Zayas
Source: Numeracy. 2025 18(1).
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Contract Number: 1819235
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Thinking Skills, Small Colleges, Liberal Arts, College Faculty, Professional Personnel, Stakeholders, Summer Programs, Transitional Programs, College Readiness, Curriculum, Academic Support Services
ISSN: 1936-4660
Abstract: We developed a framework for characterizing an institution's quantitative skills/reasoning support ecosystem to consider how various activities contribute to student success in areas connected to students' quantitative preparation. Through discussions with faculty and staff stakeholders at eight selective small liberal arts colleges, we established that the quantitative skills/reasoning support ecosystem at these institutions consists of four domains: bridge programs with a quantitative component, assessment of readiness, curricular on-ramps, and supplementary support for courses that require quantitative skills/reasoning. The framework includes questions about each domain that can be used by stakeholders in different institutional positions to reflect on existing efforts to support student success in quantitative disciplines and identify opportunities to align or change their institutional quantitative skills/quantitative reasoning support systems to better meet student needs.
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