DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION TASKFORCE - COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM

Presentation outline

Developmental education nationally Colorado context 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.

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 117,000 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% Complete

030• 65%

Complete060

• 61.8% Complete

090

Completion % based on 09-10 system average completion.

.636 * .65 * .618

Colorado pipeline

• 63.6% Complete

030• 65%

Complete060

• 61.8% Complete

090

Completion % based on 09-10 system average completion.

.636*.65*.618 = 25.54%

Colorado 3 year graduation for DE students

ACC

CCACCD

CNCCFR

CCLC

CMCC

NJC OJCPC

CPP

CC

RRCCTS

JC

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20

40

60

80

100

Fall 07 Cohort in Remedial Graduation Rate

Colorado 3 year graduation for DE students based on course level

ACC

CCACCD

CNCCFR

CCLC

CMCC

NJC OJCPC

CPP

CC

RRCCTS

JC

Syst

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020406080

100

Fall 07 Cohort in Remedial Graduation RateGraduation rate for level 030Graduation rate for level 060Graduation rate for level 090 or 099

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

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

Complete College America

Transforming remediation Co-requisite models Modular offerings Customized education

Funding for performance Still enrolled, certificate or degree

completion Align state policies to facilitate

completion

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?

College projects

Open entry-exit Math lab

Mainstreaming Higher-level

courses +academic

support

Accelerated and

compressed DE courses

Contextualized learning with ECE program

Online or hybrid format

DE courses with STAR

Diagnostic assessments

Modular math DE courses

ACC x

CCA x

CCConline x

CCD x x

FRCC x

LCC x

MCC x x

NJC x x

PCC x

OJC x

TSJC x

Aurora

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

Traditional placement picture

MAT030 MAT060

CCA test placement

MAT060

Denver

Fast Start Contextualization

MAT030 and Early Childhood cohort Tutors in classroom

Learning communities Team teaching with contextualized learning ENG090/ POS105 REA090/ COM125

Pueblo

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

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Casey SacksCasey.sacks@cccs.edu

www.cccs.edu

CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION

This work by Colorado Community College System COETC Grant is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. The material was created with funds from the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant awarded to the Colorado Online Energy Training Consortium (COETC).Based on a work at www.cccs.edu.Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.cccs.edu.