Developmental Education: Program Components A Presentation Based on Hunter Boylan’s Work Marilyn Mays and Ruth Dalrymple June 12 – 13, 2003

Mandatory Assessment/Placement Once an instrument is selected, all involved should take the test Once an instrument is selected, all involved should take the test Advisors should read the technical manual. It will help them discuss the instrument with students Advisors should read the technical manual. It will help them discuss the instrument with students No such thing as “mandatory”. Slips happen. No such thing as “mandatory”. Slips happen. Provide test-taking workshop Provide test-taking workshop

Mandatory Assessment/Placement Allow to students to “challenge” the test Allow to students to “challenge” the test Dev students must register and participate Dev students must register and participate

Systematic Program Evaluation Design a plan for measurement of program outcomes Design a plan for measurement of program outcomes Share plan with administrators Share plan with administrators Disseminate plan Disseminate plan Complicated statistics not needed Complicated statistics not needed OIRE often have plenty of data; consult them OIRE often have plenty of data; consult them Provide an executive summary along with the evaluation report Provide an executive summary along with the evaluation report

Formative Evaluation for Program Improvement Share it, review it, analyze it Share it, review it, analyze it Include people who have most impact on dev ed. Include people who have most impact on dev ed. Obtain baseline date (avg past 3 yrs) Obtain baseline date (avg past 3 yrs) Use students as a source of information Use students as a source of information Involve adjuncts in the design and review since they teach a substantial number of the courses Involve adjuncts in the design and review since they teach a substantial number of the courses

Emphasis on Professional Development Faculty should identify where they wish to develop their knowledge Faculty should identify where they wish to develop their knowledge Local campus expertise may be available Local campus expertise may be available Share information gained at conferences with collegues Share information gained at conferences with collegues Create professional development library Create professional development library Include adjunct in activities Include adjunct in activities

Provision of Tutoring Faculty should recommend tutors Faculty should recommend tutors Provide business cards to tutors Provide business cards to tutors Weekend and evenings essential Weekend and evenings essential Pre-service training needed Pre-service training needed Pair new tutors with “old” Pair new tutors with “old” Diversity of tutors Diversity of tutors Contribute to tutor morale Contribute to tutor morale T-shirts, parties, trips, T-shirts, parties, trips,

Involvement in Professional Activities Local chapters of NADE; CRLA Local chapters of NADE; CRLA Associations such as AMATYC, NCTM Associations such as AMATYC, NCTM Discounts for adjuncts Discounts for adjuncts Faculty should be “rewarded” for participation (tenure, salary, promotion) Faculty should be “rewarded” for participation (tenure, salary, promotion) Host conferences Host conferences Presentations Presentations

Adjunct Faculty as a Resource for Dev Ed Invite adjunct to faculty meetings, socials, activities Invite adjunct to faculty meetings, socials, activities Mentor adjuncts Mentor adjuncts Provide resource manual for adjuncts Provide resource manual for adjuncts Provide readings relevant to teaching dev students Provide readings relevant to teaching dev students Adjuncts seeking fulltime should be informed of realities of being hired Adjuncts seeking fulltime should be informed of realities of being hired

Student Performance Monitoring by Faculty and Advisors Create a checklist of potential problems (no textbook, financial aid, etc) Create a checklist of potential problems (no textbook, financial aid, etc) Use contracts for students on academic probation Use contracts for students on academic probation Helpful for advisors to brief students on academic terms, policies, procedures Helpful for advisors to brief students on academic terms, policies, procedures Use well-trained peer mentors (CRLA training) Use well-trained peer mentors (CRLA training)

Developmental Philosophy as a Guide to Program Activities Be oriented to the principles of human development Be oriented to the principles of human development Program philosophy is a statement of those things that faculty/staff hold to be true about students, teaching, and learning Program philosophy is a statement of those things that faculty/staff hold to be true about students, teaching, and learning It incorporates a set of beliefs about dev students and the ways they should be served It incorporates a set of beliefs about dev students and the ways they should be served Actions of faculty should reflect philosophy Actions of faculty should reflect philosophy

Integration of Classrooms and Laboratories Coordinate labs when course is designed Coordinate labs when course is designed Lab use as part of the instructional design process Lab use as part of the instructional design process Instructors should actually review software available and test it themselves Instructors should actually review software available and test it themselves Use lab for testing Use lab for testing Orient adjuncts about labs Orient adjuncts about labs Labs should be near classes Labs should be near classes Labs supplement instruction; not replicate it Labs supplement instruction; not replicate it Lab expectations should be written in syllabus Lab expectations should be written in syllabus