ADMITTED TO REMEDIATED IN ONE YEAR

WE’RE DOING IT!

Susan McClorySan José State Universitymcclory@mathcs.sjsu.edu

EO 665

• ALL INCOMING STUDENTS MUST TAKE THE MATH AND ENGLISH PLACEMENT TESTS IF NOT EXEMPT.

• THOSE WHO FAIL ONE OR BOTH TESTS MUST ENROLL IN THE REQUIRED COURSES DURING THEIR FIRST SEMESTER.

• ALL REMEDIATION MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSE

• ADDITIONAL TESTING SESSIONS

• DOUBLED ENROLLMENTS

• MANDATORY ORIENTATION /

ADVISING

• REGISTRATION MATRICES

EARLY CHANGES

• ASSIGNED TEST DATES

• ADVISING / REGISTRATION

• SEPARATE ORIENTATION

• PRE-REGISTRATION

• CENTRALIZED PROGRAM

ADJUSTMENTS

COMMUNICATIONS

• PREPARING FOR THE TESTS

• TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES

• DO I REALLY NEED TO ATTEND?

• NO ACCESS TO REGISTRATION

• MY FIRST SEMESTER IS UP - NOW WHAT?

• I COMPLETED REMEDIATION. YEAH!

• MY ONE YEAR IS UP. OH NO!

CHANGES TO THE PEDAGOGY

WRITING

• ACADEMIC ENGLISH - ATTENDANCE

• COMMON FINAL

• ENGLISH 1A PLACEMENTS WITH A

LAB

CHANGES TO THE PEDAGOGY

MATH

• INDEPENDENT STUDY

• COMBINED CURRICULUM

• REVIEW SECTIONS

MASTERY LEARNING

• PASS RATE WENT FROM 30% TO 66% IN REVIEW CLASSES

• INTRODUCTION THROUGHOUT IN FALL

2001

• PASS RATE WENT FROM 68.9% TO 78.4%

• INTRODUCTION OF ON-LINE TESTING

SUMMER SESSION

• EARLY START

• YEAR ROUND OPERATION

• STEP-TO-COLLEGE

• COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COURSES

DEVELOPMENTAL MATHSUMMER PROGRAM

• COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COOPERATIVE

• INCOMING AND CONTINUING

STUDENTS

SUMMER RESULTS

• 1999: 64 CONTINUING - 27% PASSED 67 INCOMING - 94% PASSED

• 2000: 52 CONTINUING - 42% PASSED 94 INCOMING - 91% PASSED

• 2001: 45 CONTINUING - 79% PASSED 69 INCOMING - 100% PASSED ( INTRODUCTION OF MASTERY LEARNING )

PROFICIENCY RATESSYSTEMWIDE

1998-1999• 68% NEEDED

REMEDIATION• 79% PROFICIENT IN

ONE YEAR• 86% OF INCOMING

PROFICIENT IN ONE YEAR

1999-2000• 63% NEEDED

REMEDIATION• 79% PROFICIENT IN

ONE YEAR• 87% OF INCOMING

PROFICIENT IN ONE YEAR

2000-2001• 62% NEEDED

REMEDIATION• 81% PROFICIENT IN

ONE YEAR• 88% OF INCOMING

PROFICIENT IN ONE YEAR

SJSU

1998-1999• 67% NEEDED

REMEDIATION• 80% PROFICIENT IN

ONE YEAR• 87% OF INCOMING

PROFICIENT IN ONE YEAR

1999-2000• 66% NEEDED

REMEDIATION• 69% PROFICIENT IN

ONE YEAR• 80% OF INCOMING

PROFICIENT IN ONE YEAR

2000-2001• 65% NEEDED

REMEDIATION• 79% PROFICIENT IN

ONE YEAR• 86% OF INCOMING

PROFICIENT IN ONE YEAR

MUSE

• SEMINARS

• PEER MENTORS

• NEW STUDENT CENTER

BEST PRACTICESNORTHRIDGE: • GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING• COLLABORATIVE LEARNING• IN-CLASS TUTORS• ON-LINE• INDEPENDENT STUDY

SAN DIEGO: • EXTRA UNIT FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS

FULLERTON: • MINICOURSE

CHICO• ALGEBRA REVIEW - TEST

REDUCING THE NEED

MILESTONES:• REDUCE BY 10% BY 2001• REDUCE BY 50% BY 2004• REDUCE TO 10% BY 2007

PROGRESS SO FAR:• MATH - 9% REDUCTION• ENGLISH - 1 % REDUCTION