C-STEM Success Stories on Transforming Math/CS Education and Closing the Achievement Gap
The innovative C-STEM program has been successfully implemented in many schools for engaging students learning computing and STEM. It has been particularly effective in helping students hands-on learning math with computing and robotics to address the challenges on K-12 math education. The following successful stories by teachers with no prior coding experience before working with C-STEM Center, with independent data collection and analysis, are highlighted in this flyer . They demonstrate that, for at-risk and gifted students alike, C-STEM program can significantly increase math performance and close the achievement gap.
McPherson Magnet K-8 School Increases SBAC Math Scores by 37 Percentage Points over 4 years
McPherson Magnet K-8 school has seen significant increases in their students' math scores for the SBAC standard math test since they have adopted C-STEM Robotics. Between 2015 and 2019, scores for their 3rd grade students rose from 51% to 88% meeting or exceeding the math standards, which were the highest 3rd grade math scores among 27 elementary schools in Orange USD!
13% Higher Math Scores for C-STEM Students and 770% Increase in AP CSP Course Enrollment at Redlands USD
In collaboration with the C-STEM Center, Redlands USD has worked with teachers and administrators to build the capacity to integrate coding and robotics into their math classrooms while maintaining a focus on the Common Core Math standards. Assessment results are now showing approximately 13% higher results for students in the C-STEM math courses versus general math courses and 770% increase in AP CS Principles course enrollment in four years!
C-STEM Program Produces 344% Improvement in 6th Grade Math Scores
A 6th Grade Math class in Hacienda La Puente USD showed an incredible year-over-year improvement in math scores on the state test when using the C-STEM Program, with a 344% increase in students meeting or exceeding the standard!
Livermore High School: Closing the Algebra 1 Achievement Gap
An Algebra 1 class of 84% at-risk students at Livermore High School earned an 83% average on the Livermore Valley Joint USD exam after implementing C-STEM Algebra 1 with Computing and Robotics curriculum, compared to the district wide average of 68%. 100% of students in the class passed the course, and have passed subsequent math courses on Geometry and Algebra 2.
American Canyon Middle School: Students Shine on Smarter Balanced Math Test
33% of students in Napa Valley USD and 38% in American Canyon Middle School school met or exceeded the common core standards for the Smarter Balanced math test. In Tammy Lee’s C-STEM Integrated Math 1 class, 94% of the class exceeded, 6% met the standard, and 37% scored a perfect 2082, the highest score possible.
Cincinnati, Ohio: Improving Math Scores and Attitudes in Middle Schools
In the 2016-2017 school year, 14% more of C-STEM students scored proficient or higher on the Ohio Computer Based Assessments for Math. Additionally, 77% of the students in the Applied Math class using C-STEM curriculum passed the 8th grade Math AIR assessment versus 16% of the students in Applied Math who passed in the previous year that were not using C-STEM curriculum.
Hillcrest High School: Success on Integrated Math 2
After working with the C-STEM Program, students at Hillcrest High School regularly performed at a higher level on common formative assessments that were given throughout the site. 94% of its students in C-STEM Integrated Math II earned passing marks, compared to the site average of 61% passing rate in non C-STEM Integrated Math II courses.
Roosevelt Middle School: Success on RoboPlay Challenge Competition
In 2015, Roosevelt Middle School in Oakland USD participated for the first time in the C-STEM Day RoboPlay Challenge Competition, where the team ended up winning 3rd place. The school has now fully embraced the C-STEM program and is providing computer science education through the C-STEM curriculum for all students.