©2007 All Rights Reserved. A+ and A+dvancer are trademarks or registered trademarks of The American Education Corporation. American Education Corporation, Oklahoma City, OK Presented by: Yianni (John) Vassiliou Director, Computer Courtyard Learning Resources Division Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus Prepared for: 2010 FACTA Conference Lakeland, FL February 5 th, 2010 ®

Yianni (John) Vassiliou Yianni (John) Vassiliou  Fifteen years experience in Student & Academic Affairs – Higher Education  Eight years as an Adjunct Professor (College Success Skills) at Miami Dade College  Five years as the Director of the Testing Department at MDC’s InterAmerican Campus  Director,Computer Courtyard - Learning Resources Division at MDC’s Kendall Campus (S.O.C.R.A.T.E.S. Tutoring Services & NSSM Lab)  Coordinator of Title III Grant – “Strengthening Institution’s Program”  Member of MDC’s College Academic & Student Support Council (CASSC) Research & Testing Committee for five years.  Ph.D in Higher Education Leadership at Florida Atlantic University (currently pursuing) Member of :  Association of the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)  American Educational Research Association (AERA)  Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC)  Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance (ACTLA)  National College Testing Association (NCTA)  Florida Association of College Test Administrators (FACTA)  Native of Greece

Why A+dvancer ?  No need to take a College Placement Test in order to identify strengths and weaknesses and refresh skills system assigns automatically individualized lesson plan  Online software provides 24/7 access anytime, anywhere learning  Prescriptive Skills Diagnostic Assessment aligned with college-readiness proficiencies  Individually Prescribed Refresher Instruction designed to meet student specific learning needs refreshes essential skills for college success ensures student’s engagement with assigned lessons provides lessons for study within a content area with post-test & mastery test in each lesson to ensure mastery of skills

Remote Tutoring provides the ultimate in convenience! S.O.C.R.A.T.E.S. Tutoring Services For more information, call (305) or visit the MDC, Kendall Campus, Computer Courtyard, Room 2141 Receive tutoring and never leave the comforts of your own home or office. Remote tutoring assistance is available from any computer with internet access.

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Working the Problem Out

S.O.C.R.A.T.E.S. Arithmetic Workshops

Study Findings – ESL Students  36 Participants  20 of 36 improved REA score 56.0 %  26 of 36 improved Sentence Skills Score 72.5 %  30 of 36 improved scores 83.5 %  0 of 36 into College Level – Pre-test 0.0 %  16 of 36 into College Level – Post-test 44.5 %  21 of 36 into higher level – Post-test 58.5 %  Pre-test Reading Avg Score 63  Post-test Reading Avg Score 71  Net Gain Reading Score + 8 or 13 %  Pre-test Sentence Skills Avg Score 71  Post-test Sentence Skills Avg Score 80  Net Gain Sentence Skills Score + 9 or 13 %

Post-Assessment Findings / 90 min or more in A+ 180 of 222 improved placement test scores 81 % 0 of 222 placed into College Level - Pre-test 0 % 119 of 222 place into the higher level - Post-test 54 % Post-Assesement Placement 62 of 119 placed into College Level 52 % 57 of 119 placed into higher College Prep Level 48 % Post-Assistance Course Enrollment & Progression  162 of 222 (73 %) enrolled  14 of 222 (6 %) enrolled in / current semester  145 of 162 (90 %) passed course  9 of 162 (6 %) did not pass course  8 of 162 (5 %) withdrew from course  46 of 222 (21 %) did not enroll in any course at MDC  97 of 133 (73 %) completed highest level of college-prep MAT  44 of 57 (77 %) completed highest level of college-prep REA  19 of 27 (71 %) completed highest level of college-prep ENC

PERCENTAGE COMPLETED HIGHEST LEVEL OF COLLEGE - PREP SUBJECTS WITHIN 2 YEARS AT MDC vs S.O.C.R.A.T.E.S. ASSISTED

Group Demographics  Total Participants/Completers 180 students  Total Subject Areas of Assistance 222 subject areas  Gender Distribution Females: % Males: %  Age Range: 17 – 53 years old 17 – 18 : % 19 – 25 : % 26 – 40 : % 41 – 53 : 13 7 %  Ethnic Background Hispanic: % Non-Hispanic: % No Response: 1 0 %  Citizenship Status US Citizens: % Non-US Citizens: %  Time Spend per Subject Area Arithmetic: 9 hrs and 38 min Algebra: 9 hrs and 10 min College Math: 42 hrs Sentence Skills: 13 hrs Reading: 5 hrs and 34 min  Average studying time per student: 12 hrs

Yianni (John) Vassiliou Director, Computer Courtyard Learning Resources Division Miami Dade College Kendall Campus Phone: (305)