MSJC Acct 075, 124 & Math 51, 90, 96 recap
There appears to be a positive relationship between the success rate of passing Acct 124 & a student
passing a specific math course or an equivalent course prior to taking Acct 124 (see chart #1).
The data implies that (1) there is an increasingly higher likelihood of success* in Acct 124 if math 51, 90
or 96 was passed and (2) the likelihood of success increased as the math course increased in difficulty**.
The results were consistent for each of the three semesters under consideration.
*There was a larger percentage point difference between the percent of students that passed Acct 124
& passed a math course (12% for M50, 23% for M90 & 32% for M96) compared to the percent of
students that failed Acct 124 & passed that same math course (10%, 17% & 21%, respectfully).
**The percentage point difference between the two groups increased from 2 percentage points with
math 051, to 6 points with math 090 and to 10 points with math 096.
Chart #1
District Wide
Acct 124:
(1)
Success Rate
Retention Rate
%Ws(3)
Passed Acct 124 & :
Passed Math 051
% Passed Math 051
Failed Acct 124 & :
Passed Math 051
% Passed Math 051
Math 051 percentage point difference
Passed Acct 124 & :
Passed Math 090
% Passed Math 090
Failed Acct 124 & :
Passed Math 090
% Passed Math 090
Math 090 percentage point difference
Passed Acct 124 & :
Passed Math 096
% Passed Math 096
Failed Acct 124 & :
Passed Math 096
% Passed Math 096
Math 096 percentage point difference
FA07
56%
71%
29%
161
21
13%
113
11
10%
3
161
37
23%
113
22
19%
4
161
50
31%
113
25
22%
9
Semester
3
SP08
61%
78%
22%
150
21
14%
97
11
11%
3
150
32
21%
97
13
13%
8
150
45
30%
97
20
21%
9
Semester
FA08
56%
74%
26%
180
17
9.4%
139
12
8.6%
0.8
180
45
25%
139
26
19%
6
180
61
34%
139
30
22%
12
Total
491
59
12%
349
34
10%
2
491
114
23%
349
61
17%
6
491
156
32%
349
75
21%
10
(1) Includes F-T-F and Distance ED, if any. (2) Passed the course in question or equivalent course with A, B, C or CR,
(3) Failed with D, F, NC, or W
(4) As a % total grades A, B, C, D, F, CR, NC, I, W
Source: MSJC DataTel – prepared by R&P Dept, XCHAS 2.25.09 X3073 (For David Candeleria x5522)
There was not as strong of a relationship with the data for Acct 075 using all three semesters. SP08 data,
the smallest of the three semesters with only 4 sessions & 13 to 18 students per section yielded a negative
“percentage point difference” of -2 for math 051 & -11 for math 90 (Chart #2a). When I removed SP08 &
only used the two fall semesters the data indicated similar results as that mentioned for Acct 124.
The data indicated an increasingly higher likelihood of success if math 51 or 90 was passed and (2) the
likelihood of success increased as the math course increased in difficulty..
District Wide
Semester
(1)
Acct 075:
Chart # 2a – includes 3 semesters
Passed Acct 075 & :
Passed Math 051
% Passed Math 051
Failed Acct 075 & :
Passed Math 051
% Passed Math 051
Math 051 percentage
Passed Acct 075 & :
Passed Math 090
% Passed Math 090
Failed Acct 075 & :
Passed Math 090
% Passed Math 090
Math 090 percentage
Chart # 2b – 2 semesters only
Passed Acct 075 & :
Passed Math 051
% Passed Math 051
Failed Acct 075 & :
Passed Math 051
% Passed Math 051
Math 051 percentage
Passed Acct 075 & :
Passed Math 090
% Passed Math 090
Failed Acct 075 & :
Passed Math 090
% Passed Math 090
Math 090 percentage
Success Rate
Retention Rate
%Ws(3)
point difference
point difference
point difference
point difference
FA07
43%
69%
31%
SP08
42%
63%
37%
FA07
55%
74%
26%
43
8
19%
58
5
9%
10
43
9
21%
58
5
9%
12
FA07
43
8
19%
58
5
9%
10
43
9
21%
58
5
9%
12
25
4
16%
34
6
18%
-2
25
1
4%
34
5
15%
-11
61
7
11%
50
5
10%
1
61
13
21%
50
8
16%
5
FA07
61
7
11%
50
5
10%
1
61
13
21%
50
8
16%
5
Semester
Total
129
19
15%
142
16
11%
3
129
23
18%
142
18
13%
5
104
15
14%
108
10
9%
5
104
22
21%
108
13
12%
9
(1) Includes F-T-F and Distance ED, if any.
(2) Passed the course in question or equivalent course with A, B, C or CR
(3) Failed with D, F, NC, or W
(4) As a % total grades A, B, C, D, F, CR, NC, I, W
Source: MSJC DataTel – prepared by R&P Dept, XCHAS 2.25.09 X3073 (For David Candeleria x5522)