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Basic Skills Summer Institute
August 2008
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BSI Success Rates
Do you know how many basic skills students succeed in basic skills classes?
And why should we care?
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First Time StudentsFirst Time Students
Basic SkillsStudents
Non-Basic Skills
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BSI CCC Statistics
Performance Indicator from the ARCC data
State Rate
Basic Skills Course Completion
60.5%
ESL Course Improvement
44.7
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Progression Each year between 500,000 and
700,000 students take a basic skills course.
How many move on?2002-2003 to 2004-2005
2003-2004 to 2005-2006
2004-2005 to 2006-2007
Number of Students
126,307 122,880 123,682
The number of students completing coursework at least one level above their prior basic skills enrollment within the three-year cohort period.
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Who Are Basic Skills Who Are Basic Skills Students? Students?
55% female, 45 % male55% female, 45 % male 55% are citizens;18% are not 55% are citizens;18% are not
citizens (others unknown)citizens (others unknown) 45% are 21 or younger; 41% 45% are 21 or younger; 41%
are over 26are over 26
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EthnicityEthnicity
Ethnicity% of Total Headcount
% of Total Enrollment in Credit Basic Skills & ESL
% of Enrollment in Non-credit Basic Skills & ESL
African American 7.49% 11.24% 6.23%
Asian/ Filipino/Pac Islander
16.40% 17.00% 19.39%
Hispanic/Latino 28.79% 41.40% 43.72%
Native American 0.86% 0.92% 0.54%
White 35.40% 22.57% 18.69%
Total 100% 100% 100%
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How Many Are Enrolled How Many Are Enrolled in Basic Skills Classes?in Basic Skills Classes?
70-85% assess into basic skills70-85% assess into basic skills 27.4% take basic skills classes27.4% take basic skills classes
Where are the rest?Where are the rest?
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17California State
University
75California
Community College
8University of
California
7Transfer
100Latina/o First Time
College Students
6California State University
1University of California
The Latina/o California Community College Pipeline, 2002-03
Source: California Postsecondary Education Commission 2004; see also Omelas and Solorzano 2004.
From Martha A. Rivas, Jeanette Perez, Chrystal R. Alvarez, and Daniel G. Solorzano, An Examination of Latino/a Transfer Students in California’s Postsecondary Institutions, CSRC Latino Policy and Issues Brief No. 16 (Los Angeles: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press, 2007). Reproduced with permission.
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BSI Knowledge Quiz
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Who Are You?
How many came to last year’s BSI training?
How many are on your BSI committee? How many have read the Basic Skills as
a Foundation for Success in CCC’s Literature Review?
How many teach a basic skills course?
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General Knowledge about General Knowledge about California Community California Community Colleges, Basic Skills Colleges, Basic Skills
Students, and YourselfStudents, and YourselfA note about answering these A note about answering these
questions:questions: This is anonymous.This is anonymous. Answer honestly. No one is looking.Answer honestly. No one is looking. This is self-assessment.This is self-assessment. For each question, please select For each question, please select
the best answer.the best answer.
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1. Approximately what percent of 1. Approximately what percent of California Community College California Community College students place into one or more students place into one or more basic skills courses in Reading, basic skills courses in Reading,
Writing, ESL or Mathematics?Writing, ESL or Mathematics? A. 0%A. 0%
B. 25%B. 25%
C. 35%C. 35%
D. 50%D. 50%
E. Over 70%E. Over 70%
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2. What percent of the students 2. What percent of the students in your class probably require in your class probably require additional pre-collegiate additional pre-collegiate training in order to be training in order to be successful in college-level successful in college-level course work? course work?
A. 10%A. 10%
B. 20%B. 20%
C. 40%C. 40%
D. 60%D. 60%
E. Over 70%E. Over 70%
Need to think about this Need to think about this oneone
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3. The definition of Basic Skills is: 3. The definition of Basic Skills is: “Those foundational skills “Those foundational skills necessary for students to succeed necessary for students to succeed in college-level work inin college-level work in
A. ReadingA. Reading
B. WritingB. Writing
C. MathC. Math
D. English as a Second Language D. English as a Second Language (ESL)(ESL)
E. Any of the disciplines above as E. Any of the disciplines above as well as learning and study well as learning and study skillsskills
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4. How many students who start 3 4. How many students who start 3 or more levels below college-level or more levels below college-level actually make it to a college-level actually make it to a college-level course?course?
AA. Less than 10%. Less than 10%
B. 15- 30%B. 15- 30%
C. Approximately 40%C. Approximately 40%
D. Over 60%D. Over 60%
E. 80% or more E. 80% or more
How many succeed?How many succeed?
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5. What is the AVERAGE number of 5. What is the AVERAGE number of hours our CCC students work per hours our CCC students work per week? (as reported by the CCCCO)week? (as reported by the CCCCO)
A. 8 hours/weekA. 8 hours/week
B. 16 hours per weekB. 16 hours per week
C. 24 hours per weekC. 24 hours per week
D. 28 hours per weekD. 28 hours per week
E. 32 hours per week E. 32 hours per week
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6. Which of the following is true of 6. Which of the following is true of students with basic skills needs in students with basic skills needs in California community colleges?California community colleges?
A. They generally assess uniformly low on placement A. They generally assess uniformly low on placement tests in all areas; reading, writing, math, and ESLtests in all areas; reading, writing, math, and ESL
B. B. They may assess low on placement tests in one They may assess low on placement tests in one discipline while testing at college-level in other areas discipline while testing at college-level in other areas (i.e. a college level writer but require additional work in (i.e. a college level writer but require additional work in math)math)
C. They are easily identifiable in our classes by sex, C. They are easily identifiable in our classes by sex, age, or ethnicity.age, or ethnicity.
D. They usually have the learning and study skills D. They usually have the learning and study skills necessary to succeed in college-level work.necessary to succeed in college-level work.
E. They are found only in the community colleges and E. They are found only in the community colleges and are only rarely found at the UC and CSU campuses. are only rarely found at the UC and CSU campuses.
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7.7. Which of the following is Which of the following is true about student success in true about student success in
basic skills courses? basic skills courses? A. The success rate in basic skill classes is the A. The success rate in basic skill classes is the
same as other college class success ratessame as other college class success rates..B. Ethnic diversity has no effect on student B. Ethnic diversity has no effect on student
success in basic skills.success in basic skills.C. There are obvious and very different C. There are obvious and very different
success patterns in basic skills courses success patterns in basic skills courses according to ethnicity.according to ethnicity.
D. Students that take basic skills classes D. Students that take basic skills classes always do better in college level classes.always do better in college level classes.
E. The majority of basic skills students E. The majority of basic skills students complete the entire basic skills class complete the entire basic skills class sequence.sequence.
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8. Latina/o students represent the fastest 8. Latina/o students represent the fastest growing population of community college growing population of community college students (averaging 27% of CCC students students (averaging 27% of CCC students statewide but up to 85% at some individual statewide but up to 85% at some individual colleges). Approximately what percent of colleges). Approximately what percent of Latina/o students and parents were unable to Latina/o students and parents were unable to name even ONE source of financial aid name even ONE source of financial aid funding?funding?
A. 5-15%A. 5-15%
B. 15-30%B. 15-30%
C. 30-45%C. 30-45%
D. 45-50%D. 45-50%
E. 50-65%E. 50-65%
Do you help direct Do you help direct students to financial aid?students to financial aid?
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9. What proportion of tenure 9. What proportion of tenure track and temporary faculty track and temporary faculty
are in the CCCs?are in the CCCs?
A.A. 75% tenure-track & 25% temporary75% tenure-track & 25% temporary
B.B. 60% tenure-track & 40% temporary60% tenure-track & 40% temporary
C.C. 50% tenure-track & 50% temporary50% tenure-track & 50% temporary
D.D. 40% tenure-track & 60% temporary40% tenure-track & 60% temporary
E.E. 25% tenure-track & 75% temport25% tenure-track & 75% temport
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10. Of the total FTE (Full-time 10. Of the total FTE (Full-time equivalent) faculty in the CCCs, what equivalent) faculty in the CCCs, what proportion are tenure track and what proportion are tenure track and what propportion are temporary?propportion are temporary?
A.A. 45% tenure track FTE; 55% temporary FTE45% tenure track FTE; 55% temporary FTE
B.B. 55% tenure track FTE; 45% temporary FTE55% tenure track FTE; 45% temporary FTE
C.C. 60% tenure track FTE; 40% temporary FTE60% tenure track FTE; 40% temporary FTE
D.D. 65% tenure track FTE; 35% temporary FTE65% tenure track FTE; 35% temporary FTE
E.E. 75% tenure track FTE; 25% temporary FTE75% tenure track FTE; 25% temporary FTE
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Tenure Track Faculty Number
Tenure Track Faculty FTE
17,840 19,723
Temporary Faculty Number
Temporary Faculty FTE
42,949 16,149
Total faculty in the CCC’s60, 789
11. What percent of basic 11. What percent of basic skills classes are taught by skills classes are taught by adjunct faculty?adjunct faculty?
A.A. 25 - 40% of all basic skills classes25 - 40% of all basic skills classes
B.B. 35 – 50% of all basic skills classes35 – 50% of all basic skills classes
C.C. 45 – 60% of all basic skills classes45 – 60% of all basic skills classes
D.D. 55 – 70% of all basic skills classes55 – 70% of all basic skills classes
E.E. 90 - 100% of all basic skills classes90 - 100% of all basic skills classes
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Self-Assessment Questions
Look in the handbook in Chapter 3 on pages 4 & 5 and complete the self- assessment questions.
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Self-Assessment Rubric In Chapter 3 on pages 8-11 are
rubrics of practice based on 50 years of research.
Color coded as handoutsStudent Services practitionerInstructional FacultySome may be both (like librarians or counselors)
Piloting Administrative rubric as handout only now