8/10/2023 0 Comments Calculus bridge photo![]() ![]() The goal of the personalized precalculus program (PPP) was to improve a student’s mathematics understanding and skills sufficiently to meet the cut score on the MPE, allowing him or her to enroll in the first engineering calculus course during the first semester. In addition to the online practice problems, there was a synchronous online portion of 36 hours with a tutor. ![]() The prerequisite for enrolling in the first engineering calculus course was to answer correctly at least 22 of 33 questions on the Mathematics Placement Exam (MPE). The Department of Mathematics at XXX University created a bridge program to support incoming freshmen by improving their mathematics understanding and skills. Engineering calculus proficiency is critical to success in most engineering majors. The need for a diverse engineering workforce requires the recruitment and retention of university students from all ethnicities and both genders. He recently was awarded a $400,000 dollar grant - continued support by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to continue his work with developmental education bringing his total external funding to ~ 7 million. ![]() He is the author or co-author of three books, several book chapters and more than 100 articles on mathematics education, quantitative research methods, and teacher education published in such venues as Journal of Mathematics Education, International Journal for Studies in Mathematics Education, Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, International Journal of University Teaching and Faculty Development, LEARNing Landscapes, Special Issue: Mind, Brain and Education, Journal of Mathematical Behavior, European Journal of Psychology of Education, The Journal of Mathematical Sciences and Mathematics Education, Urban Review, Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, Educational Researcher, Cognition and Instruction, Educational and Psychological Measurement. He was selected as a minority scholar for 2007 by the Educational Testing Service and served as president of the Southwest Educational Research Association. His editorial work includes Associate Editor of the American Educational Research Journal, School Science and Mathematics, and Middle Grades Research Journal and the Research Advisory Committee for the Association of Middle Level Education. He is currently involved in research in four school districts and more than 20,000 students and 80 teachers. He recently received the best paper award from the International Conference on Engineering Education where he and two colleagues presented their work related to the Aggie STEM project. Capraro's expertise is applied research in school settings, program evaluation, the teacher as change agent for STEM school improvement, and STEM student achievement. Capraro, is Co-Director of Aggie STEM, Director of STEM Collaborative for Teacher Professional Learning, and Professor Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching Learning and Culture at Texas A&M University. In addition to his teaching in engineering, Jim served several years as Co-Director of the Eisenhower Leadership Development Program in the Center for Public Leadership at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service and also served as director of Aggie STEM with funding from the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. He is active in the American Society for Engineering Education, is past chair of the Freshman Programs Division, currently serves on the steering committee. Jim has been active in the freshman engineering program at A&M for nearly 20 years was an active participant in the NSF Foundation Coalition from 1993 to 2003 also has received funding for his engineering education research from the Department of Education FIPSE program and from the National Science Foundation CCLI program. Before joining Charles Sturt University as Professor of Engineering and Inaugural Course Director in 2015, he was on the faculty in civil engineering at Texas A&M for over 30 years. Jim Morgan is the father of two daughters and the spouse of an engineer. ![]()
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