Fall 2004

 

Major Assessment Profiles

Eastern Illinois University

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PART I: QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
(No revisions were made to this section by the department in 2004.)

  1. Assessment
  2. Active student learning opportunities: Math Energy, Math Club, and KME activities; summer research projects for students; mentoring; composing "The Tools of Teaching Secondary Mathematics"; annual Differential Geometry Day.
  3. Strategies to improve P-16 teaching and learning
    • Presentation for ECCTM, AMTE-San Antonio
    • Developed GAP lab
    • Teaching supervisor of Nicole Meismer
    • Judge at EIU Science Fair
    • Oral examiner at ICTM Math contest
    • Grader for ISMAA student problem-solving competition
    • Developed 'Moore Method' materials
    • Spoke at EIU Spring Mathematics Conference
    • Planned NSF grant with CEPS
    • Director of Lesson Study Project, Presented "Euclid meets Logo"
    • "Generating pdf Files with Mathematical Content"
    • Proctored ICTM Math Contest
    • Presented "Enhancements to MAT 2170"
    • Presented "Typesetting tools, the internet and the classroom" at Roosevelt University and at NCTM-Las Vegas
    • Received Eisenhower grant to improve teachers' classroom skills and knowledge
    • Received NSF grant for n-body problem
    • Held annual spring mathematics conference
  4. Collaborative activities with business/industry: None reported.
  5. Pass rates on any professional/ occupational licensure exams: 100% of the Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics with Teacher Certification students passed the State Mathematics content certification test.
  6. Faculty Achievements
  7. Student Achievements
    • Dana Pehharinen 2002 ICTM scholarship
    • Mary Volpert McCool 2001 ICTM scholarship
    • Bambi Jones-Instructor at Lake Land College
    • Jinbing Ma- Grad school at Ball State
    • Regina Elkins-employed at State Farm
    • Linda Casteel-Outstanding Mathematics Education Graduate Student
    • Andrew James: Jesus V. Kinderman Award in Physics
    • Christina Niemerg-Honors Program Continuing student Award
    • Acceptance into graduate school: Tim Gradl and Trent Williams
    • Employed as a teacher-Meg Riester

PART II: QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION
MAT Data Spreadsheet (Excel)

  1. Enrollment: Undergraduate: 126 Graduate: 16
  2. Degrees: Undergraduate: 18; Graduate: 9
  3. Student Major Statistics
    • Full-time students: Undergraduate: 118; Graduate: 9
    • Part-time students: Undergraduate: 8 Graduate: 7
    • Diversity: Undergraduate: 9; Graduate: 3
    • ACT: Undergraduate: 24.58
    • GPA: Undergraduate: 3.08 Graduate: 3.46
  4. Department Faculty Statistics
    • Total faculty headcount: 39
    • Full-time faculty: 36
    • Part-time faculty: 3
    • # faculty on leave: 2
    • Total tenured/tenure track faculty: 25
    • Faculty break down by rank:
      1. Professor: 16
      2. Associate: 4
      3. Assistant: 5
      4. Instructor: 14
    • # w/Terminal degrees: 24
    • Total annually-contracted faculty: 11
      1. # w/Terminal degrees: 3
    • Non-negotiated part-time faculty: 3
    • Gender: 27 males, 12 females
    • Diversity: 5
  5. Credit Hour Production Total: 18,022
  6. Discipline cost per credit hour by level: $554.00
  7. Direct Cost Per Credit Hour Total: $125.54
  8. Freshman-Sophomore Retention Rate: 90%
  9. Average Actual Hours to Degree: 147
  10. Required Hours to Degree: 120-124