Our Goal:
     To reduce attrition and improve level of performance of students in Tier 2 courses compromising Pre-Calculus, Calculus and Statistics, so that we have more and better qualified students who can successfully complete their associate degree requirement in the stipulates period of two years.

Specific Objectives:

1. Upgrade infrastructure to accommodate enhanced version of the software to implement the new integrated instructional approach for Tier 2 courses.

2. Conduct faculty training workshops to train faculty and part time instructors in the use of various software packages.

3. Modify question banks to make them compatible with course outlines at UPR-Ponce.

4. Conduct pilot studies for each course to test the materials, procedures, consolidate the faculty training and to make appropriate modifications in the procedures.

5. Implement new approaches in all sections of the four target courses and collect data to document the expected outcomes.

6. Disseminate the materials and procedures through the project website, presentations in conferences, and other campuses of the UPR system.

Project Time Period:

       October 1, 2006 - September 30, 2009