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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 Sequence
Partially completed
sequence
Did 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
SEQUENCE
Assessment
• Take single
standardized
exam
Placement
• Cut score
determines
placement in
one or more
levels of
remedial
education
Enrollment
• Students
take 1 or
more
courses
consecutivel
y 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 course
All other students
CCCS Students
61.6
25.3
13.1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Students who
place into Dev
MAT
Students who
place into Dev
ENG
Students who
place into Dev
REA
Percent of total remedial enrollment
Percent of total
remedial enrollment
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%
Complete030 65%
Complete060 61.8%
Complete090
Completion % based on 09-10 system average completion.
.636 * .65 * .618
Colorado pipeline
63.6%
Complete030 65%
Complete060 61.8%
Complete090
Completion % based on 09-10 system average completion.
.636*.65*.618 = 25.54%
Colorado 3 year graduation for DE
students
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Fall 07 Cohort in Remedial Graduation Rate
Colorado 3 year graduation for DE
students based on course level
0
20
40
60
80
100
Fall 07 Cohort in Remedial Graduation Rate
Graduation rate for level 030
Graduation rate for level 060
Graduation rate for level 090 or 099
Three year graduation for DE
versus all students
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Fall 07 Cohort in Remedial Graduation Rate
Overall 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 Sacks
Casey.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.

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Overview Jan 2012

  • 2. Presentation outline  Developmental education nationally  Colorado context  Current innovation examples in Colorado
  • 3. Nationally, most fail to begin DE sequence Progress on remedial sequence after 1 academic year Completed Sequence Partially completed sequence Did not begin sequence Clery, Data Notes, 2008
  • 4. The goal Move students as quickly and effectively through their first college level course.
  • 5. THE REMEDIAL EDUCATION SEQUENCE Assessment Placement Enrollment Completion
  • 6. TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL SEQUENCE Assessment • Take single standardized exam Placement • Cut score determines placement in one or more levels of remedial education Enrollment • Students take 1 or more courses consecutivel y before enrolling in gateway courses Completion • Success is defined as completion of remedial course
  • 7. 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
  • 8. CCCS is…  One system  Thirteen colleges  117,000 students served annually
  • 9. Percent of 09-10 Enrollment in DE 27% 73% Enrollment Students enrolled in at least one DE course All other students
  • 10. CCCS Students 61.6 25.3 13.1 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Students who place into Dev MAT Students who place into Dev ENG Students who place into Dev REA Percent of total remedial enrollment Percent of total remedial enrollment
  • 11. Colorado course pipeline MAT 030 MAT 060 MAT 090 MAT 099 ENG 030 ENG 060 ENG 090 REA 030 REA 060 REA 090
  • 12. Colorado pipeline 63.6% Complete030 65% Complete060 61.8% Complete090 Completion % based on 09-10 system average completion.
  • 13. Colorado pipeline 63.6% Complete030 65% Complete060 61.8% Complete090 Completion % based on 09-10 system average completion. .636 * .65 * .618
  • 14. Colorado pipeline 63.6% Complete030 65% Complete060 61.8% Complete090 Completion % based on 09-10 system average completion. .636*.65*.618 = 25.54%
  • 15. Colorado 3 year graduation for DE students 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Fall 07 Cohort in Remedial Graduation Rate
  • 16. Colorado 3 year graduation for DE students based on course level 0 20 40 60 80 100 Fall 07 Cohort in Remedial Graduation Rate Graduation rate for level 030 Graduation rate for level 060 Graduation rate for level 090 or 099
  • 17. Three year graduation for DE versus all students 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Fall 07 Cohort in Remedial Graduation Rate Overall 2007 cohort graduation
  • 18. 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
  • 19. 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
  • 20. Remedial redesign  Reduce time to completion – accelerate students’ from developmental to college work  Acceleration  Compressed  Mainstreaming  Modular  Contextualization
  • 21. Colorado assessment and placement  Accuplacer  Message about test?  Student retest options?  Cost for test?  Non-cognitive questions?  Colorado specific?
  • 22. 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
  • 23. 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
  • 26. Denver  Fast Start  Contextualization  MAT030 and Early Childhood cohort  Tutors in classroom  Learning communities  Team teaching with contextualized learning  ENG090/ POS105  REA090/ COM125
  • 27. 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
  • 28. FOR MORE INFORMATION Casey Sacks Casey.sacks@cccs.edu www.cccs.edu
  • 29. 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.

Editor's Notes

  1. System total = 11%
  2. 030 = 8.9%060 = 10.6%090 or 099 = 12%
  3. DE System total = 11%Overall system total = 20.8%