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Performance and retention in the CHEM curriculum

    • Number of students across the 4 semester sequence
    • Grades across the 4 semester sequence
    • Probability of success retention based on previous grades
    • Demographics of students

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Chemistry Curriculum. Courses, retention, and performance

http://chem.r.umn.edu/Comparing_Cohorts_in_Chemistry.html

Six cohorts with similar trends of retention

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Grades across the curriculum

The flow diagram helps us see the grade students�get before they “leave” the curriculum.

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Grades across the curriculum

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Transition table: Probability of success and retention based on previous grades

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Transition table: Probability of success and retention based on previous grades

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Demographics in CHEM1

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Demographics in CHEM1