I will be updating the story A Tale Out of School – A Case Study in Higher Education.
Since the updates are so brief, I will post them here. There are two news items, plus a couple of additional documents. (The documents have already been posted.)
(1) 6 of the 153 engineering students that started the course actually did drop after the fist test. This seems small to me considering all the gnashing of teeth about “retention”
(2) Dean Quatrano, Dean of Engineering at Washinton University, wrote in 2011 that the average SAT of the incoming Freshman class of engineers was 1470. ( http://engineering.wustl.edu/contentfiles/marketing/Engineering%20Momentum%20Spring%202011.pdf ) At that time, I utilized that number in determining how to teach the class. Recently, I computed the average grades for the engineering students and the other students in the class. Here is what I found. About 36% of the engineers made an A, whereas 66% of the other students made A’s. That normally would indicate to me that the populations’ math skills and training were quite different. I am even more confused because a few months ago I was told by the staff of the Engineering Momentum Magazine that they aren’t allowed to give out the average SAT score for their undergraduates – even though they have it. I wrote about that here: What the Engineering School at Washington University in St. Louis Wants You to Know – And What It DOESN’T Want You To Know
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