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CASSC Research and Testing Committee
M I N U T E S
Meeting: Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Building 5000 (Bonnie McCabe Hall), Wolfson Campus, Room 5620
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Present: Alex Alvarez, Ian Cobham, Julio Fernandez de Cueto, Christine Dundas, Sahyli Galera, Rulx Jean-Bart,
David Kaiser (Co-Chairperson), Ivonne Lamazares, Juan Carlos Meza, Dora Mejia-Montoya, Adam Porro, Barbara Rodriguez, Silvio Rodriguez (Co-Chairperson), Ivo Rokovich, Cynthia Schuemann, Carol Tulikangas
Not Present: Ana Maria Bradley-Hess, David Heredia, Leighton Spence, Susan Thomas
I. Review of Minutes
Minutes of the meeting of December 1, 2010 were approved.
II. Standing Item(s)
A. Research
David Kaiser reported that IR would soon have the results from IR Survey and Enrolled Student Survey.
B. Placement Criteria document 2011-2012
Silvio Rodriguez reminded the discipline/area representatives of their role in the annual review process. He then
distributed Draft #2 (01/25/2011) of the 2011-2012 Placement Criteria Document and discussed the suggested
changes with the Committee including the State’s plan to discontinue all current developmental education courses in
MAT, ENC, and REA with an effective date of January 31, 2012 (attachments). The most recent version will be
presented at the next meeting and it will include the latest changes that were recommended by Committee members
and/or submitted to Silvio Rodriguez after the meeting. Updated draft versions are available via the Placement
Criteria website at https://www.mdc.edu/ir/CPT_CLAST/placement.asp. Silvio Rodriguez also informed the
Committee that Seminole State College has a testing policy that requires students with low placement scores to take
adult education courses to develop needed college-entry skills, which is related to the Alternate Instruction dialogue
that was discussed at the October and December, 2011 meetings. Statute 1008.30 addresses this area as follows:
(4)(a) Public postsecondary educational institution students who have been identified as requiring additional prepa-ration pursuant to subsection (1) shall enroll in college-preparatory or other adult education pursuant to s. 1004.93 in 1community colleges to develop needed college-entry skills.
C. Testing Fees effective July 1, 2011
Silvio Rodriguez informed the committee that the process of reviewing testing fees charged by other institutions is
on-going and that the Testing Directors are using the results from a FACTA survey posted at
http://the.factatesting.org/Surveys.html for this purpose (Florida Testing Fees Survey as of 11/15/2010). He also
reminded the committee that the MDC Testing Fees effective July 1, 2010 are posted at
http://www.mdc.edu/testing_information/fees/default.asp. Barbara Rodriguez reported that at this time, the Testing
Directors are considering recommending a $10 testing fee for CASAS, which currently has no fee assigned (initial
testing only, not for post-testing) and increasing the COMPASS/ESL retesting fee from $10 to $15 to help cover the
additional costs associated with implementing the COMPASS/ESL e-Write.
III. New Business
A. Research Requests
The Committee reviewed, discussed and voted on the requests below. The votes were combined with prior elec-
tronic votes submitted by email by members who did not attend the meeting.
Researcher: Cindy Poore-Pariseau / Capella University (Approved)
Proposal: Principles of Universal Design for Learning: How Does Knowledge Impact the Design of Accessible Learning Environments? Researcher: Mary Ann Leung / Krell Institute/George Mason University (recommended to move forward but will still need R&T Approval to begin)
Proposal: Success factors and Degree Attainment from Four U.S. Community Colleges from 1995-2005
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B. EAP Retesting Procedure (1st
draft)
Silvio Rodriguez presented a draft EAP retesting procedure which was prepared by the campus Testing Directors. He then explained that the draft procedure is similar to the practice currently followed college-wide, but that it has never been formally documented. He then informed the Committee that he would be sending it to the EAP chairs for their review and approval. The draft version below was supported by the Committee. COMPASS/ESL scores are valid for one year. If a student does not use these scores for course placement during that time, the student will be required to take the test again. Students may retest once on COMPASS/ESL for initial placement. Retesting of the complete battery of tests must occur prior to enrollment or by the 100% refund date each semester. Students who have already begun EAP instruction may only be referred for retesting on an individu-al basis by the department chairperson. Scores are no longer valid for placement after the one-year period; there-fore, students may retake the test.
IV. Follow-up Items
A. Student/Classroom Research Projects – approved and posted
David Kaiser informed the committee that the final version of the Student/Classroom Research Projects document is
posted on the IR website at https://www.mdc.edu/ir/.
B. Research Requests
David Kaiser informed the committee that Ms. Chang’s research request was approved via email.
Researcher: Rosa Chang, Assistant Professor / MDC (Approved 11 - 1 via email)
Proposal: The Effects of Immigration Laws and Policies on Immigrants’ Adaptation Process and Interaction with the Criminal Justice System Discussion: deadlines for research requests
David Kaiser asked the committee if it was necessary to set cutoff dates for research request submissions. The
committee decided that a note of *URGENT* in the emails would be sufficient for voting by email.
C. Post Secondary Education Readiness Test (PERT)
Silvio Rodriguez informed the Committee of the following PERT updates.
-The PERT publisher prepared official study guide supported by the State is done. The document is available at
http://www.mdc.edu/testing_information/PERT/.
-The PERT Faculty Review at MDC started on November 15, 2010 and the data collection period for an MDC based
report will end on February 15, 2011. Faculty reviews to date have been low and a reminder to encourage faculty to
participate will soon be sent to the appropriate chairpersons by Silvio Rodriguez
-The next phase of the PERT pilot at MDC will begin in March for students taking the PERT prior to the CPT. Detailed information will soon be available at http://www.mdc.edu/testing_information/PERT/.
V. Information Items
A. New Developmental Education Course Numbers
This item was discussed in Section ll-B (attachments).
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VI. Reports
A. Testing Directors – Barbara Rodriguez reported on the following:
Testing Road Show - PERT Special Edition
Testing Directors are currently offering or scheduling workshops for the Testing Road Show. North Campus hosted the first workshop on January 24, 2011. The feedback immediately following the North Campus workshop was ex-tremely positive. Currently scheduled workshops are below. Hialeah Campus on Monday, January 31
st at 2:00pm
West Campus on Friday, February 25th
at 2:00pm Wolfson Campus on Friday, April 15
th at 2:00pm
CPT for TABE Conversion
Testing Directors discussed the procedure for completing a CPT for TABE Conversion. Barbara requested some feedback regarding when this is appropriate to do because she has been getting referrals from the fire academy program. Currently, North Campus handles it on a case-by-case basis. Based on the discussion, the Testing Direc-tors and ITA will look at adding a statement to the placement criteria document. Some Testing Directors thought the conversion should not be an option and some thought it may be more appropriate for a student to have two attempts at TABE prior to having the opportunity to have CPT scores converted to TABE. The prior concern about the CPT to TABE Conversion scores is that the CPT scores are extremely low.
SAT/ACT Scores Entered Manually
Directors discussed the past practice of entering SAT/ACT scores manually. The scores were being entered without verifying whether or not the student requested the scores to be sent to MDC. This practice causes a great deal of concern that if a student’s score is cancelled by SAT or ACT, MDC will not receive notification. Directors discussed the importance of discussing this issue with campus administrations to ensure the procedure was supported. Direc-tors discussed current work-a-rounds to ensure students are still registered. Several campuses check to see if stu-dents have requested scores to be sent to MDC; if not, the centers inform students they can pay College Board and ACT immediately via online and bring the receipt to the center; at this point, scores are entered.
Required Identification for CPT/PERT, COMPASS/ESL, Virtual College
Directors discussed whether or not the current policy on acceptable identification needed to be reviewed. Currently, the primary, required identification for the various placement tests and Virtual College is a government-issued identi-fication (for example, passport, driver’s license, residential card). Testing Directors discussed various possible sce-narios and decided that the current policy was appropriate.
FACTA
As regional directors, Adam Porro and Barbara Rodriguez, polled testing directors to see if they would be interested in hosting a FACTA Regional Meeting on May 12, 2011. All testing directors were excited about the opportunity to contribute. The meeting will be hosted at the Wolfson Campus. Silvio will work on getting college and campus ap-proval for the event.
The 2
nd Annual FACTA Conference will be hosted at St. Johns River Community College on February 9-11, 2011.
Both Silvio and Barbara Rodriguez will attend. Both contributed to FACTA’s White Paper on Examination Security and Ethics for the Florida College Test Administrator, so they will serve on a panel discussion to discuss the white paper. The white paper’s function is similar to a testing center manual. The document will soon be available via http://www.factatesting.org/.
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B. IR Activities
David Kaiser reported on the following IR activities for December 2010 - January 2011:
Required State and Federal reporting completed:
IPEDS Fall 2010 Enrollment Survey
Closing Fall and Opening Spring SDB, ADB, IDB
Title V Eligibility Application
Data support for VESSI Annual Performance Report
Other Projects
Fall 2010 Enrolled Student Survey analysis in progress
SACS Institutional Profile
Data support for STATWAYS project
Data support for Completions by Design application
Data support for Win-Win project
Zip code data for Congressional District
IR website, Fact Book, and Campus Briefing Packages updates in progress (closing Fall 2020 data)
How are students doing on the CPT as they exit EAP?
C. Area Report for CASSC Research and Testing Representatives
Deans: Carol Tulikangas reported on the following:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Completion by Design grant project, a signature Initiative of the Foundation’s Postsecondary Success Strategy, is a five-year community college reform effort focused on increasing the proportion of and pace by which low-income young adults progress to postsecondary credential and degree completion. MDC has applied for this grant and is a finalist. Additional information is available via http://www.completionbydesign.org/. EAP: Cynthia Schuemann reported on the following:
The EAP Chairs are meeting this Friday and will be discuss implementing COMPASS/ESL e-Write in 2011-2012, when EAP students should take the CPT/PERT, and COMPASS/ESL retesting policy. English: Ivonne Lamazares reported on the following:
The English Discipline is working on the Program Assessment Plan. The discipline has thus far voted on three program outcomes and faculty subcommittees are working on data collection methods.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting of the Research & Testing Committee will be Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 2:00pm in building 5000 (Bonnie McCabe Hall), Wolfson Campus Room 5620.
Distribution:
CASSC Research & Testing Committee Billy Oliver, CASSC Chairperson, 2010-2011 Joanne Bashford, Associate Provost of Institutional Effectiveness Pamela Menke, Vice Provost for Education
MATTHEW C. BOUCK
INTERIM DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF ARTICULATION
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1401 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0427 • www.fldoe.org
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. WILLARD FAIR, Chairman
Members
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
MARK KAPLAN
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
JOHN R. PADGET
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
SUSAN STORY
January 24, 2011
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Selected SCNS Institution Contacts
FROM: Matthew Bouck
Office of Articulation
SUBJECT: New Developmental Education Course Numbers
In October, 2010, a team of mathematics, reading, and writing faculty met to identify common statewide
developmental education competencies. The primary purpose of this effort relates to the development of
the diagnostic portion of the Postsecondary Readiness Assessment Test (P.E.R.T). As a secondary task,
faculty divided these competencies into two courses—upper and lower—to promote statewide
consistency in developmental education delivery. The competencies have been endorsed by the Florida
Developmental Education Association and approved by the Florida College System Council on
Instructional Affairs.
Based on this work, the Statewide Course Numbering System has identified new course numbers for
these two new development education courses in MAT, ENC, and REA. These course numbers are:
MAT 0018 Developmental Mathematics I
MAT 0028 Developmental Mathematics II
ENC 0015 Developmental Writing I
ENC 0025 Developmental Writing II
REA 0007 Developmental Reading I
REA 0017 Developmental Reading II
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Dr. Eric J. Smith
Commissioner of Education
Selected SCNS Institution Contacts
January 24, 2011
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All colleges are expected to transition to the new competencies and courses in August 2011 or January
2012. To provide the greatest flexibility for institutions in this transition, these new institution courses
will be added to the SCNS with an effective date of August 1, 2011. Institutions need not submit ‘New
Course Request’ forms—this will be completed in the SCNS office (please note: while the competencies
are fixed, the catalog description may be altered to suit your needs). In addition, the SCNS will
discontinue all current developmental education courses in MAT, ENC, and REA with an effective date
of January 31, 2012. These discontinue records will appear in your SCNS online inbox under the ‘Field
Review’ tab.
Please contact me at [email protected] or at 850-245-9544 with any questions or concerns about
these course numbers.
mcb
cc: Judy Bilsky, Executive Vice Chancellor, Division of Florida Colleges
Dottie Minear, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Board of Governors
Julie Alexander, Associate Vice Chancellor for Learning Initiatives, Division of Florida Colleges
Melinda Milles, Director of Transition Programs and Services, Division of Florida Colleges
John Hughes, Associate Vice Chancellor for Evaluation, Division of Florida Colleges
Jon Rogers, Director of Academic and Student Affairs, Board of Governors
Developmental Education Faculty Groups