Noncredit Progress Indicators

Presented by theAcademic Senate for

California Community Colleges

Background & Rationale

How progress has been measured The interplay of proof of progress and funding The role of CB21 coding Enhanced funding for noncredit Career

Development and College Preparation (CDCP) courses

The need for progress indicators in noncredit

Pilot Project Goals Develop a set of working progress indicators

to use in the pilot project Establish clear communication between

institution MIS reporting and noncredit programs

Collect a pilot set of accountability data based on these indicators

Evaluate the ability for noncredit programs to work with these indicators

Evaluate the effectiveness of these indicators for use as accountability requirements

Grades and Title 5

55021: not required for noncredit 55023: currently accepted symbols

Pilot Progress Indicators

Pass (P) Satisfactory Progress (SP) No Pass (NP) A – B – C – D - F

Suggested Working Definitions

A “P” indicates satisfactory completion of the course.

An “SP” indicates satisfactory progress but not completion.

An “NP” indicates less than satisfactory progress or lack of information to evaluate.

Measuring Learning Gains

Test data demonstrating specific learning gains

Teacher’s evaluation of student’s attainment of learning objectives/outcomes

A teacher’s observation of a student’s participation and demonstrated classroom performance

Promotion

Pilot Project Information

Colleges choose which programs to participate

Data will only be used for the project The focus of the project is feasibility of the

use of progress indicators in noncredit Determine whether to inform your students Establish a clear idea of what progress

indicators mean to your college and programs

Timeline

First Cohort - Fall 2010 Collection of First Cohort data - February

2011 Second Cohort (expanded - includes First

Cohort) - Spring 2011 Collection of Second Cohort data - July 2011 Participant Evaluation of Usability of the

Indicators - Fall 2011

CDCP and Progress Indicators

What is a CDCP program? Current CDCP reporting Current issues with CDCP reporting

Need for clear and attainable sequences Need for processes to collect completion data Need to report completions to the Chancellor’s

Office

For More Information

Contact the Noncredit Progress Indicator Pilot Project Faculty Lead, Janet Fulks, at jfulks@bakersfieldcollege.edu

Contact the Chair of the Academic Senate Noncredit Committee, Mark Wade Lieu, at mwlieu@gmail.com