PRESENTED TOBASIC SKILLS COMMITTEE

PRESENTED ONMAY 29 , 2008

PRESENTED BYNATHAN R . DURDELLA , Ph .D .CAROLINE Q. SHELDON, Ph .D .

OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH

BSI Baseline Data at Santa Monica College:

Historical Trends and Observations

Overview

What are the BSI baseline measures?How did we exceed the standard measures?What can we say overall?What do the data say about our students?Summary: What are our observations?Discussion: What are your thoughts?

What are the BSI baseline measures?

Integral part of the college’s self-assessmentIntended to provide a broad overview of basic

skillsAggregate data on students, courses, and

staffingOperationally defined within parameters of MIS

data Current reporting mechanismsSelected fall terms (Fall 2004-Fall 2006)

What additional measures did we analyze?

Additional recommended measures More difficult to identify, more meaningful

discussion Level of measurement: Cross-sectional and

historical analysis of measures by discipline (Fall 2004-Fall 2006)

Locally developed measures More fruitful discussion Cross-sectional and historical analysis of students

by race/ethnicity, gender (Fall 2004-Fall 2006)

What are the overall observations?

Increase in number, percent of math, English offerings with concomitant increase in enrollment

Increases in retention rates in all courses, with greatest increases in ESL and counseling

Slight increase in persistence rate in math, ESLSlight increase in percentage of basic skills

courses taught by full-time faculty in English, ESLFemale students generally have higher course

success, retention rates but not persistence ratesIn general, Asian and white students outperform

African American and Latino students

Trends inCourse Sections and Enrollment

Increase in number and percent of all sections in ENGL and MATH

Increase in students enrolled in ENGL and MATH courses

Course Section

s

ENGL ESL MATH COUN

F04 F06 F04 F06 F04 F06 F0

4F06

Number 147

181 28 28 82 10

4 3 3

Percent 41.5

45.6 38.9 37.

336.8

45.2 3.7 2.9

Students

Enrolled

ENGL ESL MATH COUN

F04 F06 F04

F06 F04 F06 F04 F0

6

Unduplicated

Headcount

3183 3617 317 298 304

73381 30 29

Trends inCourse Success, Retention, PersistenceIncrease in course success rate in ESL and Counseling

Slight increase in course retention rates in English, Math, and Counseling

Slight increase in persistence rates across the board

Course Retentio

n and Success

ENGL ESL MATH COUN

F04 F06 F04 F06 F04 F06 F04 F0

6

% Succeed

ed63.9 61.8 63.3 66.4 45.1 43.

7 64.5 87.5

% Retained 80.4 81.9 80.1 78.9 73.4 74.

1 64.5 87.5

Fall-t0-FallPersistenc

e

ENGL ESL MATH COUN

F04 F06 F04 F06

F04

F06 F04 F0

6

% Persisted to Next

Fall56.4 56.7 52.0 55.

755.5

57.5 53.3 62.

1

Observations of Differences in Gender Female students have higher course success and retention rates

Math is an exception, with a greater percent of male students being retained and persisting to the next fall term

MeasuresENGL ESL MATH

Fall 06 Fall 06 Fall 06

F M F M F M

% Succeede

d63.8 60.0 71.0 61.2 44.8 42.6

% Retained 82.3 81.1 81.0 78.6 74.2 74.5

% Persisted to Next

Fall57.1 57.1 58.9 57.6 57.1 58.7

Observations of Differences in Race/Ethnicity

ENGL ESL MATH

Fall 06 Fall 06 Fall 06

Asian Black Latino Whit

e Asian Black Latino White Asian Blac

k Latino White

% Succeede

d66.7 53.

8 61.0 71.9

75.8

40.0 67.6 62.9 59.

731.6 40.1 56.9

% Retained 83.7 77.

3 82.1 85.2

88.9

60.0 81.7 72.4 77.

072.1 73.8 76.9

% Persisted to Next

Fall61.9 48.

8 57.7 63.2

62.1

20.0 52.5 62.8 63.

552.0 58.6 59.5

Summary: What can we say at this time?

BSI baseline measures, including recommended and local measures, provide a broad overview of course offerings, staffing, and student performance in basic skills courses

More section offerings, students in math, EnglishStudents were retained at greater rates in all courses,

and succeeded at greater rates in ESL and counseling, Students persisted at greater rates in math, ESLStudents who identified as female or Asian or white

generally had higher course success, retention ratesUpcoming analytical activities include repeating

analyses to update baseline measures for Fall 2007 and developing capacity and framework to augment baseline data

DISCUSSION

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