Abstract
Due to the natural disasters in Puerto Rico, students' academic performance has been affected and dropouts have increased. Moreover, COVID- 19 intensified the challenge for post- secondary education, resulting in students obtaining lower scores for college entrance exams. Students are not academically prepared for the transition to university. To address these challenges at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus we developed an Intensive Summer Bridge Academy (ISBA) to address the gaps in knowledge and skills of developmental Mathematics education. In 2021 the ISBA consisted only of coursework with ten students registered. Because of low enrollment and low knowledge gain in 2021, we combined coursework with extracurricular activities of social-mental health including peer tutoring, mindfulness, and stress management and fourteen students registered in 2022. The two ISBA courses were taught using technology in the EducoSoft learning management system (LMS). Students in the 2021 had lower average grades and spent fewer (53) hours using the LMS when compared to students from 2022 who had higher average grades and spent an average of 55 hours using the platform. Majority of ISBA students (93 %) passed Mathematics when compared to institutional baseline of 53 %. All ISBA students were retained when compared to 69% of institutional retention. The students in the ISBA were satisfied with extracurricular activities. Students agreed in 2022 that the extracurricular activities were beneficial for their academic and personal development. The combination of technology and student support activities result in students successfully completing their developmental education in Mathematics.
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Yogani Govender, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Karen V. Zapata López, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Mayra Baquero Vesga , Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Juan C. Karman Fernández, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
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Conference: IICE2023
Stream: Learning Experiences
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Govender Y., López K., M., & Fernández J. (2023) Learning Experiences in a Summer Bridge Program for Successful Retention of Post-Secondary Hispanic Students in Puerto Rico ISSN: 2189-1036 – The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii 2023 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2023.25
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2023.25
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