The Accelerated Learning Program The Community College of Baltimore County

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program what is the problem? (Jamey) what ALP is (Jackie) results (Jamey) costs (Jackie) Outline of Today’s Presentation

Data showing disappointing results developmental education

The Gates Foundation reports that three quarters of students placed in developmental courses do not receive a degree or certificate within four years. Data from Recent Studies placed in dev ed graduated in 4 years 25% did not graduate in 4 years 75%

The Community College Research Center at Columbia (CCRC) has found that “that few students referred to developmental education progress through their developmental education sequence of courses to succeed in college-level courses: within four years, only percent of students in the study successfully completed a course in college-level... English.” Data from Recent Studies placed in dev ed did not pass ENG101 in 4 years 55% passed ENG101 in 4 years 45%

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% Success rates for students who took ENGL 052 in How We First Measured Success in Our Developmental Courses 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% S in ENGL % U or W ENGL % Success rates for students who passed ENGL 052 in and then took ENGL 101 by sp 92 ABC in ENGL % DFW in ENGL %

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program took / % S in % never passed % took % took no more writing courses % Students who took ENG 052 for the first time in 1988/1989

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program took / % Students who took ENG 052 for the first time in 1988/1989 S in % never passed % took % took no more writing courses %

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program Students who took ENG 052 for the first time in 1988/1989 took / % S in % never passed % took % took no more writing courses % A, B, or C in % D, F, or W in %

Financial crisis Data showing disappointing results developmental education Completion agenda

ALP Why Do Students Drop Out?

can’t write a thesis no concrete examples sentence fragments confusing words subject-verb agreement mla format none of the above

financial problems changes at work legal problems car trouble abusive situation at home medical problems eviction problems with children laid off life happens student becomes discouraged student becomes depressed student feels isolated student loses confidence student wasn’t prepared for college-level work affective issues

life issues affective issues So what can we do?

what is the problem? what ALP is results costs ALP The Accelerated Learning Program Outline of This Morning’s Presentation

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program

ALP Essex Dundalk Catonsville Hunt ValleyOwings MillsRandalstown

A The Accelerated Learning Program CCBC Students average age 29 female/male58/42% students of color50% full/part-time34/66 % Community College Baltimore County credit students 33,817

50% Placement into Dev ED 75% 25% 100% 81% Englishall studentsmathreading 77% 65% 58%

RDG 051 RDG 052 MATH 081 MATH 082 MATH 083 ENGL 051 ENGL 052 ENG 101 ENG 102 CCBC’s Developmental Education Courses:

ENG 101 semester 1 ENG 052 semester 1 ALP ALP

What do we do in the ALP 052 class? The class is conducted as a writing workshop supporting the students as they also take ENG 101 answering questions about the 101 class lots of writing, mostly short papers that reinforce what has been discussed in the 101 class or prepare for what will be discussed in the 101 class discussing ideas for the next essay in 101 reviewing drafts of essays the students are working on for 101 working on reducing the frequency and severity of error in the students’ writing discussing how to succeed as a college student discussing problems interfering with the students’ progress in 101 The instructor for the ALP 052 section has one goal: to do everything possible to maximize the ALP students’ likelihood of success in the 101 class.

What do we do in the ALP 052 class? The class is conducted as a writing workshop supporting the students as they also take ENG 101 answering questions left over from the 101 class lots of writing, mostly of short papers that reinforce what has been discussed in the 101 class or prepare for what will be discussed in the 101 class discussing ideas for the next essay in 101 reviewing drafts of essays the students are working on for 101 working on reducing the frequency and severity of error in the students’ writing discussing how to succeed as a college student discussing problems interfering with the students’ progress in 101 The instructor for the ALP 052 section has one goal: to do everything possible to maximize the ALP students’ likelihood of success in the 101 class.

Characteristics of an ALP Class That Seem to Contribute to Success ALP students are mainstreamed into the credit-level writing course. The pipeline through with ALP students have to pass is shortened by one semester. ALP Students work with stronger writers in their credit English course. ALP Students are members of a small cohort, who spend six hours a week together. Taking credit English concurrently with developmental English provides a meaningful context for the developmental course The small class size of ALP sections allows the instructor to tailor the course to the needs of these students. ALP instructors recognize the importance of paying attention to affective and life issues of their students. The same instructor teaches the ALP course and the credit course. ALP The Accelerated Learning Program

Other Versions of ALP ALP Dev SectionComp Section 10 students10 dev students 12 comp students Dev SectionComp Section 12 students12 dev students 13 comp students

Other Versions of ALP ALP Comp Section 8 dev students 12 comp students 8 dev students 12 comp students Dev Section 16 dev students

what is the problem? what ALP is results costs ALP The Accelerated Learning Program Outline of This Morning’s Presentation

passed ENG % did not pass ENG % results for students who took ALP in fall 07, spring 08, and fall 08 as of June 2010 took ENG 052 Fa07-Fa took ENG % took no more writing courses % results for students who took traditional developmental writing in fall 07, spring 08, and fall 08 as of June 2010 passed ENG % didn’t pass ENG % took ENG 052 Fa07-Fa % took ENG % took no more writing courses 0 0%

took ENG % took no more writing courses % passed ENG % did not pass ENG % results for students who took ALP in fall 07, spring 08, and fall 08 as of June 2010 took ENG 052 Fa07-Fa passed ENG % didn’t pass ENG % results for students who took traditional developmental writing in fall 07, spring 08, and fall 08 as of June 2010 passed ENG % didn’t pass ENG % took ENG 052 Fa07-Fa % took ENG % took no more writing courses 0 0% passed ENG % didn’t pass ENG %

Community College of Baltimore County Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) Preliminary Analysis of Effectiveness Nikki Edgecombe and Davis Jenkins Com Col Research Center Teachers College, Columbia University Funded by the Lumina Foundation

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program ALP Success Rates, traditional 052 fall 06 ALP fall 07 ALP spring 08 ALP fall 08 ALP spring 09 27% pass ENGL % pass ENGL % pass ENGL % pass ENGL % pass ENGL % 50% 25% ALP fall 09 66% pass ENGL % pass ENGL 101 ALP spring 10 66% pass ENGL 101 ALP fall10

results for students who took ALP in fall 07, spring 08, and fall 08 as of June 2010 results for students who took traditional developmental writing in fall 07, spring 08, and fall 08 as of June 2010 passed ENG % did not pass ENG % took ENG % took no more writing courses % passed ENG % didn’t pass ENG % took ENG 052 Fa07-Fa passed ENG % didn’t pass ENG % took ENG 052 Fa07-Fa % took ENG % took no more writing courses 0 0% passed ENG % didn’t pass ENG % took % haven’t taken ENG % took ENG % haven’t taken ENG % passed ENG % F, I, or W in ENG % passed ENG % have not passed %

20% 5%5% 15% Longitudinal Studies: Credits Earned after One Year and After Two Years 25% 10% traditional dev writing ALP 24% n=120 24% n=120 11% n= or more credits30 or more credits after one yearafter two years 24% n=56 24% n=56 12% n=414 ALP The Accelerated Learning Program cohort from fall 07 and fall 08

5% Longitudinal Studies: Awards Earned by Sep % 2.5% 10% traditional dev writing ALP 5.1% 2.7% awards cohort from fall 07 and fall 08 5 students 59 students ALP The Accelerated Learning Program

students 20 sections 640 students 80 sections students 40 sections 80 students students 160 sections

Institutions Currently Offering ALP Atlantic Cape Com Col (NJ) Bergen Com Col (NJ) Blue Ridge Tech and Com Col (WV) Brookdale Com Col (NJ) Cayuhoga Com Col (OH) College of Coastal Georgia (GA) Com Col of District of Columbia (DC) Com Col of Vermont (VT) El Paso Com Col (TX) Gateway Tech and Com Col (KY) The Graduate School (DC) Ivy Tech Com Col (IN) Jackson Com Col (MI) Kapiolani Com Col (HI) LaGuardia Com Col (NY) Leeward Com Col (HI) Lone Star College Tomball (TX) Metropolitan Com Col (MO) Middlesex Com Col (MA) Missouri State U-West Plains (MO) Northampton Community College (PA North Arkansas College (AR) North Central State College (OH) North Central Michigan College (MI) Northampton Com Col (PA) Northeast Lakeview College (TX) Patrick Henry Com Col (VA) Prairie State College (IL) Santa Barbara Com Col (CA) Springfield Tech and Com Col (MA) SUNY Adirondack (NY) Tulsa Com Col (OK) University of Arkansas, Little Rock (AR) University of Central Arkansas (AR) Valley Forge Military College (PA) West Kentucky Tech and Com Col (KY) West Virginia Northern Com Col (WV) Windward Com Col (HI) York Technical College (SC)

what is the problem? what ALP is results costs ALP The Accelerated Learning Program Outline of This Morning’s Presentation

what is the problem? what ALP is results costs ALP The Accelerated Learning Program Outline of This Morning’s Presentation

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program 1000 students Costs Under Traditional Model

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program 20 students per section Costs Under Traditional Model

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program 50 sections of Dev Eng X 3 faculty credit hours/section = 150 faculty credit hours Costs Under Traditional Model

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program 54% of traditional developmental students take students ÷ 20 students/section = 27 sections.54 X 1000 = 540 students 27 sections X 3 faculty credit hours/section = 81 faculty credit hours Costs Under Traditional Model

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program total for developmental course = total for 101= 81 faculty credit hours 150 faculty credit hours total =231 faculty credit hours Costs Under Traditional Model

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program 1000 students Costs Under ALP

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program 8 students per section Costs Under ALP

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program 125 sections of ALP Dev Eng X 2 faculty credit hours/section = 250 faculty credit hours Costs Under ALP

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program 100% of ALP developmental students take ENG students ÷ 20 students/section = 50 sections 1000 students 50 sections X 3 faculty credit hours/section = 150 faculty credit hours Costs Under ALP

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program Comparison of Costs for 500 Students TraditionalALP DEV: 50 sect X 3 cr/sect = 150 fch 101: 18.5 sect X 3 cr/sect = 81 fch TOTAL: 231 fch DEV: 125 sect X 2 cr/sect = 250 fch 101: 50 sect X 3 cr/sect = 150 fch TOTAL: 400 fch

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program traditional factory widgets per year cost per widget cost/year to operate $231,000 $400,000 40,000 75,000 $5.78 $5.33 ALP factory An Analogy

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program traditional factory 231 fch 400 fch students per yearcost per studentcost per year students per year cost per studentcost per year 400 (40%) of 1000 students pass FYC 750 (75%) of 1000 students pass FYC.64 fch per passing student.53 fch per passing student ALP factory An Analogy

ALP The Accelerated Learning Program traditional factory 231 fch 400 fch students per yearcost per studentcost per year students per semester cost per studentcost per year 360 (36%) of 1000 students pass FYC 760 (76%) of 1000 students pass FYC.64 fch per passing student ALP factory.53 fch per passing student An Analogy

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