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Transcript of 1 Foothill College Basic Skills College Hour Rob Johnstone, Ph.D. 10/8/03.
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Foothill CollegeFoothill College
Basic Skills College Hour
Rob Johnstone, Ph.D. 10/8/03
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Section 1 Background Statistics,
Placement Status
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1.1 – Placement Status of Core Transfer Students, Fall 2002
Data Excerpted from P12 Summary Tables
Placement Group Overall Percent within
Status N Percent Placement (^1)
Pre-Collegiate English Only 332 5.7% 9.4%
Pre-Collegiate Math Only 914 15.8% 25.9%
Pre-Collegiate ESL Only 454 7.8% 12.9%
Pre-Collegiate in Multiple Subjects 1,005 17.3% 28.5%
College-Level in All Placed 818 14.1% 23.2%
Other Placement Outcomes Only 272 4.7% ---
No Placement Information 2,005 34.6% ---
Total 5,800
Note: Analysis includes 5,800 students from Fall 2002 who were taking 6+ units and did not already have an AA degree or higher.
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1.2 – English Placement Status of Core Transfer Students, Fall 2002
Data Excerpted from P12 Summary Tables
Note: Analysis includes 5,800 students from Fall 2002 who were taking 6+ units and did not already have an AA degree or higher – 1,679 had taken the English Placement test.
English Placement Group Overall
Status N Percent
English 100 706 42.0%
English 110 387 23.0%
English 1A 494 29.4%
English 1B 92 5.5%
Total 1,679
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1.3 – ESL Placement Status of Core Transfer Students, Fall 2002
Data Excerpted from P12 Summary Tables
Note: Analysis includes 5,800 students from Fall 2002 who were taking 6+ units and did not already have an AA degree or higher – 909 had taken the ESL Placement test.
ESL Placement Group
Status N Percent
130-level ESL 38 4.2%
140-level ESL 42 4.6%
150-level ESL 191 21.0%
160-level ESL 390 42.9%
ESL 025 153 16.8%
ESL 026 (College Level) 95 10.5%
Total 909 100%
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1.4 – Math Placement Status of Core Transfer Students, Fall 2002
Data Excerpted from P12 Summary Tables
Note: Analysis includes 5,678 students from Fall 2001 who were taking 6+ units and did not already have an AA degree or higher – 3,085 had taken the Math Placement test.
Math Placement Group Overall
Status N Percent
Math 250 66 2.1%
Math 200 283 9.2%
Math 101 880 28.5%
Math 105 602 19.5%
College-Level 1,254 40.6%
Total 3,085
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Section 2 Demographics of Basic Skills
Students, 2002S – 2003W
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2.1 – Age Groups of Basic Skills Students, 2002S – 2003W
Note: Analysis includes 36,548 unique students enrolled in 2002 Spring through 2003 Winter; includes 4,058 students who had taken 1+ Basic Skills courses.
Basic Skills Total FHAge Group Percent Percent
19 or less 36% 23%
20-24 32% 20%
25-29 11% 14%
30-39 12% 18%
40-49 5% 11%
50+ 3% 14%
Unknown 1% 1%
Data Excerpted from A007 Summary Tables
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2.2 – Ethnicity of Basic Skills Students, 2002S – 2003W
Note: Analysis includes 36,548 unique students enrolled in 2002 Spring through 2003 Winter; includes 4,058 students who had taken 1+ Basic Skills courses.
Basic Skills Total FHEthnic Group Percent Percent
Asian 25% 23%
African American 4% 3%
Filipino 2% 2%
Hispanic 21% 8%
White 25% 35%
Other 2% 2%
Unrecorded 21% 28%
Data Excerpted from A007 Summary Tables
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2.3 – Gender of Basic Skills Students, 2002S – 2003W
Note: Analysis includes 36,548 unique students enrolled in 2002 Spring through 2003 Winter; includes 4,058 students who had taken 1+ Basic Skills courses.
Basic Skills Total FHGender Percent Percent
Female 53% 52%
Male 46% 47%
Unknown 1% 1%
Data Excerpted from A007 Summary Tables
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2.4 – District of Residence for Basic Skills Students, 2002S – 2003W
Note: Analysis includes 36,548 unique students enrolled in 2002 Spring through 2003 Winter; includes 4,058 students who had taken 1+ Basic Skills courses.
Basic Skills Total FHDistrict of Residence Percent Percent
Foothill 66% 63%
De Anza 3% 7%
All Others 31% 30%
Data Excerpted from A007 Summary Tables
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2.5 – Visa Type for Basic Skills Students, 2002S – 2003W
Note: Analysis includes 36,548 unique students enrolled in 2002 Spring through 2003 Winter; includes 4,058 students who had taken 1+ Basic Skills courses.
Basic Skills Total FHVisa Type Percent Percent
None 58% 80%
F1 13% 3%
PR 22% 11%
Others 7% 6%
Data Excerpted from A007 Summary Tables
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2.6 – Rate of DRC/STEP Usage of Basic Skills Students, 2002S – 2003W
Data Excerpted from A007 Summary Tables
Note: Analysis includes 36,548 unique students enrolled in 2002 Spring through 2003 Winter; includes 4,058 students who had taken 1+ Basic Skills courses.
Basic Skills Total FHGroup Percent Percent
Used DRC 2.5% 0.9%
Used STEP 2.5% 0.7%
Used DRC or STEP 3.7% 1.3%
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Section 3Basic Skills Task Force
Key Questions, 2002-2003
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3.1 – What are the success rates of Basic Skills students?
• Math – 200: 61% – 101: 57%– 105: 58%
• English– 100: 71%– 110: 72%
• ESL – 130s: 66%– 140s: 72%– 150s: 80%– 160s: 84%– 025: 79%
• Note: Math/Eng based on 96-97 to 01-02 fiscal years, ESL based on 01-02 only (alternate credit issues)
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P21
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3.2 – What are the retention rates of Basic Skills students?
• Math – 200: 81% – 101: 79%– 105: 79%
• English– 100: 84%– 110: 84%
• ESL – 130s: 87%– 140s: 82%– 150s: 92%– 160s: 93%– 025: 95%
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P21
• Note: Math/Eng based on 96-97 to 01-02 fiscal years, ESL based on 01-02 only (alternate credit issues)
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3.3 – What are the persistence rates of Basic Skills students?
• Pre-Collegiate Math Persistence = 30%• Pre-Collegiate English Persistence = 43%• Pre-Collegiate ESL Persistence = 47%
• Note: These persistence rates represent the percentage of students who took any Pre-Collegiate course in the relevant department in Fall or Winter Quarter of FY9697 to FY0102 and then also took a course from that department in the subsequent quarter.
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P21
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3.4A – What are the success rates in B.Skills courses by ethnicity?
Math • Asian: 73% • Black: 44%• Filipino: 57%• Hispanic: 49%• White: 64%• Other: 62%
English
• Asian: 75% • Black: 57%• Filipino: 72%• Hispanic: 65%• White: 77%• Other: 75%
ESL
• Asian: 85% • Hispanic: 65%• Other: 80%
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P21
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3.4B – What are the persistence rates by ethnicity?
Math • Asian: 36% • Black: 22%• Filipino: 28%• Hispanic: 27%• White: 31%• Other: 32%
English
• Asian: 49% • Black: 27%• Filipino: 42%• Hispanic: 36%• White: 47%• Other: 44%
ESL
• Asian: 52% • Hispanic: 35%• Other: 46%
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P21
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3.5 – How does Alternate Credit Affect Success/Persistence?
• English 100– Persistence: 54% Alt Credit, 44% D/F/W– Eng 100 Success: 33% Alt Credit, 27% DFW– Eng 110 Success: 18% Alt Credit, 16% DFW– Eng 1A Success: 15% Alt Credit, 11% DFW
• English 110– Persistence: 81% Alt Credit, 49% DFW– Eng 110 Success: 54% Alt Credit, 27% DFW– Eng 1A Success: 42% Alt Credit, 22% DFW
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P07
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3.6 – How many students are placed into Basic Skills and do
not enroll, or enroll in non-Basic Skills courses?
22Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P14
3.6 – Placement Outcomes
Placement Group Took Took Course in Took Took Never
Results N Recommended Subject Above Other Course Courses Enrolled
Course Recommended In Subject Outside Subject at Foothill
English 100 1,756 56.6% 7.8% 0.7% 23.7% 11.3%
English 110 1,278 58.3% 10.2% 2.7% 21.1% 7.7%
Math 200 772 52.1% 4.1% 2.1% 27.6% 14.1%
Math 101 2,334 64.3% 6.6% 2.1% 19.8% 7.3%
Math 105 1,778 62.4% 7.1% 6.4% 18.2% 6.0%
ESL 130-140 618 64.9% 3.2% 1.8% 6.0% 24.1%
ESL 150-160 1,658 70.0% 5.5% 2.1% 10.7% 11.6%
ESL 025 710 70.7% 3.8% 4.1% 13.8% 7.6%
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3.7 – Do students who complete their Basic Skills
courses have a higher rate of success than those who
don’t?
24Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P13
3.7A – English Course Completion and BSS Success
50%
76%
65%
71%
61%62%
77%
72%69%
74%77%
89%
77%
82%84%84%
89%86% 87% 86%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
ECON 1 HIST 4 POLI 1 PSYC 1 SOC 1
Business/Social Science Course
Su
cce
ss R
ate
Success in English 100
Success in English 110
Success in English 1A
Success in English 1B
Notes:1) This chart describes the roughly 33% of students who had taken an English course prior to their BSS course.
25Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P13
3.7B – English Placement and BSS Success
55%
68%
64% 63%
59%
72%
84%
72%
78%
73%75%
67%
74%
81%
75%
89%90%
81%
88%87%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
ECON 1 HIST 4 POLI 1 PSYC 1 SOC 1
Business/Social Science Course
Su
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s R
ate
Placed in Pre-collegiate English
Placed in CollegiateEnglish
Placed in Pre-collegiate ESL
Placed in CollegiateESL
Notes:1) This graph describes those students who had not taken an English course prior to the BSS course, but did have a placement in English or ESL - this represents roughly 33% of the students taking each BSS course.
Notes:1) This chart describes the roughly 33% of students who had taken NOT an English course prior to their BSS course, but HAD TAKEN the English Placement test..
26Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P55
3.7C – Math Level and Econ 1/Actg 1/Astr 10
86% 85% 85%
68% 69%
77%
57%
68%70%
76%79%
76%
60%
70%
76%
63% 64%
74%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Economics 1 Accounting 1 Astronomy 10
Content Course
Su
cc
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s R
ate
CL Math Success
Math 105 Success
Math 200/101 Success
No Math, Placed CL
No Math, Placed BS
No Math, No Plcmt Info
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3.8 – Does our existing curriculum adequately prepare students for the sequence of classes they need to take?
28Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P110
3.8A – Math Sequence Progression, 1999-2000 Entering Cohort
• Starting in Math 200– Pass 200: 67%– Pass 101: 37% – Pass 105: 16% – Pass CL: 9%
• Starting in Math 101– Pass 101: 78%– Pass 105: 39%– Pass CL: 22%
• Starting in Math 105– Pass 105: 70%– Pass CL: 30%
29Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P110
3.8B – English Sequence Progression, 1999-2000 Entering Cohort
• Starting in Eng 100– Pass 100: 83%– Pass 110*: 52%– Pass 1A: 39% – Pass 1B: 22%
• Starting in Eng 110– Pass 110: 85%– Pass 1A: 50%– Pass 1B: 33%
• Starting in Eng 1A– Pass 1A: 88%– Pass 1B: 57%
30Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P110
3.8C – ESL Sequence Progression, 1999-2000 Entering Cohort
• Starting in ESL 150s– Pass 150s: 91%– Pass 160s: 56% – Pass 25: 39% – Pass 26: 29%
• Starting in ESL 160s– Pass 160s: 93%– Pass 25: 73%– Pass 26: 58%
• Starting in ESL 26– Pass 25: 96%– Pass 26: 68%
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3.9 – Is a student who took a Basic Skills sequence course
last quarter more likely to pass the next course in the
sequence than a student who waits 3+ quarters?
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3.9-Time Lag/Success in BS Sequence Courses
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P85B
82%
76%
84%
51%
58%60%
73%75%
84%
42%
56% 56%
66%
71%
81%
37%
46%
56%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Eng 100 - Eng 110 Eng 110 - Eng 1A Eng 1A - Eng 1B Math 200 - Math 101 Math 101 - Math 105 Math 105 - CL Math
Courses
Su
cc
es
s R
ate
s
Consecutive
1 qtr break
2+ qtrs break
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3.10 – Does prior course grade relate to future course
success in Basic Skills sequence courses?
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3.10A - Prior Course Grade and Success: Math
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P85
81%85%
83%
43%
57%
64%
18%
29%
42%
65% 65%67%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Math 101 Math 105 CL Math
A Grade in Prior Crse B Grade in Prior Crse C Grade in Prior Crse No Prior Course, 1st attempt
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3.10B - Prior Course Grade and Success: Eng 110
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P85
85%
76%
59%
77%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
A in Eng 100 B in Eng 100 C in Eng 100 No Prior Course, 1st attempt
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3.10C - Prior Course Grade and Success: Eng 1A
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P85
89%
74%
60%
91%
72%
55%
89%
74%
65%
78%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
A in Eng 110 B in Eng 110 C in Eng 110 A in Eng 100 B in Eng 100 C in Eng 100 A in ESL 26 B in ESL 26 C in ESL 26 No P riorCourse, 1st
attempt
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3.11 – How does course load affect the success of Basic
Skills/ESL students?
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3.11A – Success and Number of Units: English
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P85
66%67%
69%
75%77% 78%
76%
82%84%
78% 78%
87%
64%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
English 100 English 110 English 1A English 1B
Course
Su
cce
ss R
ate
0 - 6.0 Units
6.5 - 12.0 Units
12.5 - 18.0 Units
Over 18 Units
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3.11B – Success and Number of Units: ESL
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P85
64%
73%
77%75%
68%
76%
69%
63%
72%
89%
83%
78%
87%
92%
86%
83%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
ESL 130-140 level ESL 150-160 level ESL 025 ESL 026
Course
Su
cce
ss R
ate
0 - 6.0 Units
6.5 - 12.0 Units
12.5 - 18.0 Units
Over 18 Units
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3.11C – Success and Number of Units: Math
Data Excerpted from Executive Summary P85
60%
63%61%
55%
63%
58%
54% 53%
60%57%
63%61%
57%
66%65%
71%
62%
57%
72%
77%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Math 200 Math 101 Math 105 Math 001A Math 010
Course
Su
cce
ss R
ate
0 - 6.0 Units
6.5 - 12.0 Units
12.5 - 18.0 Units
Over 18 Units