Post on 24-Dec-2015
DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION: REDESIGN BY COMMITTEE
Dr. Geri J. Anderson for Innovative Educators
Presentation outline
Developmental education nationally Colorado Plan Current Innovation Examples in Colorado
Nationally, most fail to begin DE sequence
Progress on remedial sequence after 1 academic year
Completed SequencePartially completed sequenceDid not begin sequence
Clery, Data Notes, 2008
The goal
Move students as quickly and effectively through their first college level course.
URGENT: Financial Aid ChangesCompletion Agenda Including Performance
FundingStudent Success
THE REMEDIAL EDUCATION SEQUENCE
Assessment
Placement
Enrollment
Completion
TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL SEQUENCEAssessment
• Take single standardized exam
Placement
• Cut score determines placement in one or more levels of remedial education
Enrollment
• Students take 1 or more courses consecutively before enrolling in gateway courses
Completion
• Success is defined as completion of remedial course
ACCELERATED REMEDIAL SEQUENCE
Assessment
• Use of multiple tools to include HS curriculum, HS GPA and diagnostic academic assessment
Placement
• Placement is based on student motivation and precise diagnosis of deficiencies
• Range of cut scores, rather than a precise cut score enables flexibility
Enrollment
• Co-Enrollment in Remedial and College-Level Course
• Offer single semester remedial option for students in need of more intense academic preparation
Completion
• Success is defined as completion of gateway course
CCCS is…
One system Thirteen colleges 160,000 students served annually
Percent of 09-10 Enrollment in DE
27%
73%
Enrollment
Students enrolled in at least one DE courseAll other students
CCCS Students
0
20
40
6061.6
25.313.1
Percent of total remedial enrollment
Percent of total remedial enroll-ment
Colorado course pipeline
MAT 030
MAT 060
MAT 090
MAT 099
ENG 030
ENG 060
ENG 090
REA 030
REA 060
REA 090
Colorado pipeline
63.6% Complete030 65%
Complete060 61.8% Complete090
Completion % based on 09-10 system average completion.
Colorado pipeline
63.6% Complete030 65%
Complete060 61.8% Complete090
Completion % based on 09-10 system average completion.
Only 25.54% Complete
Three year graduation for DE versus all students
ACC
CCACCD
CNCCFR
CCLC
CMCC
NJC OJCPC
CPP
CC
RRCCTS
JC
Syst
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tal
0
10
20
30
40
50
Fall 07 Cohort in Remedial Graduation RateOverall 2007 cohort graduation
THE COLORADO PLAN
The Task Force
The Charge
The Developmental Education Task Force (DETF) is charged to review developmental education practices throughout the CCCS and make recommendations on what steps the system will take to become the premier purveyor of developmental education in more streamlined and efficient ways, resulting in greater student success.
Through data and research in structure and policy, the DETF will holistically examine the role that developmental education plays in overall student success. The DETF will:
Review and clarify the purpose of developmental education and analyze implications for policy and practice resulting from a clarified purpose.
Review current system policies and practices related to developmental education and propose revisions that will promote greater student success in alignment with sound academic principles and practice.
Investigate and analyze measures of success, data reports and studies on success of developmental education students.
Examine structures for developmental education, highlighting innovative and successful strategies, improving the student experience and identifying barriers to success.
On the basis of a comprehensive review, recommend broad strategies and specific initiatives related to developmental education that should be pursued by Colorado's Community College System Colleges, leading to enhanced outcomes for student learning and success.
Themes
Key metric – success in college courses Time, not student learning, is the
greatest barrier to success Use evidence based practice Continuous improvement is essential to
long-term success
The Participants
Faculty Deans & Vice Presidents Advisors Special Services Directors Assessment Directors System Staff
Remedial redesign
Reduce time to completion – accelerate students from developmental to college work
Acceleration Compressed Mainstreaming Modular
Contextualization
Colorado assessment and placement
Accuplacer Message about test? Student retest options? Cost for test? Non-cognitive questions? Colorado specific?
What’s Happening In Colorado Elimination of the lowest level DE courses in English,
math, and reading Careful placement of students in higher level courses Academic support systems that foster faster course
completion Academic coaching, advising, supplemental tutoring
Diagnostic assessments Individualized course competencies developed
Modular coursework MAT 077 – self-paced for a semester Earn up to 13 credits of coursework Students who score at any developmental math level
qualify
The Reading Room
http://www.cccs.edu/developmental-education/resources.html
ARTICLES & REPORTSSuccess Rates
For Students Taking Compressed and Regular Length Developmental Courses in the Community CollegeCommunity College Journal of Research and Practice, 2009.
Remedial Enrollment and CompletionDemographic characteristics and end of term completion status of CCCS students enrolled in remedial courses for AY 2010.