why we developed ALP what ALP is results costs future plans ALP The Accelerated Learning Project Outline of Todays Presentation AL P the accelerated learning program Community College Baltimore County

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project CCBCs Developmental Education Program: Courses RDG 051 RDG 052 MATH 081 MATH 082 MATH 083 ENGL 051 ENGL 052 ENG 101 ENG 102

took 052 fa results for students who took traditional developmental writing in fall 06 as of June 2010 S in % have not passed % took % took no more writing courses % A, B, or C in % D, F. I, or W in % The Problem ALP Addresses 42%

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project why we developed ALP what ALP is results costs future plans Outline of Todays Presentation

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project ENG 052 semester 1 Traditional ENG 052 ENG 101 semester 2

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project ENG 101 semester 1 ENG 052 semester 1 ALP

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project why we developed ALP what ALP is results costs future plans Outline of Todays Presentation

S in % U, W, or I in % students who took ALP from fall 07 to spring 10 as of June 2010 took took 052 fa S in % have not passed % took % took no more writing courses % A, B, or C in % D, F. I, or W in % results for students who took traditional developmental writing in fall 06 as of June 2010

students who took traditional developmental writing in fall 06 S in % U, W, or I in % took took % took no more writing courses 0 0% students who took ALP from fall 07 to spring 10 as of June 2010 took 052 fa S in % have not passed % took % took no more writing courses % A, B, or C in % D, F. I, or W in %

S in % U, W, or I in % took took % took no more writing courses 0 0% A, B, or C in % D, F. I, or W in % took 052 fa S in % have not passed % took % took no more writing courses % A, B, or C in % D, F. I, or W in % results for students who took traditional developmental writing in fall 06 as of June 2010 students who took ALP from fall 07 to spring 10 as of June 2010

19% took 052 fa results for students who took traditional developmental writing in fall 06 as of June 2010 passed % have not passed % took % took no more writing courses % passed % did not pass % passed % have not passed % took took % took no more writing courses 0 0% passed % have not passed % students who took ALP from fall 07 to spring 10 as of June %

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project ALP Success Rates, traditional 052 fall 06 ALP fall 07 ALP spring 08 ALP fall 08 ALP spring 09 35% pass ENGL % pass ENGL % pass ENGL % pass ENGL % pass ENGL % 50% 25% ALP fall 09 71% pass ENGL % pass ENGL 101 ALP spring 10

took ENG % havent taken ENG % took % havent taken ENG % passed ENG % F, I, or W in ENG % passed ENG % have not passed % took 052 fa passed % have not passed % took % took no more writing courses % passed % did not pass % passed % have not passed % took took % took no more writing courses 0 0% passed % have not passed %

10% ALP The Accelerated Learning Project Longitudinal Studies: degree completion 15% 5% 15% 7% traditional ENGL 052 fall 06 ALP

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

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project why we developed ALP what ALP is results costs future plans Outline of Todays Presentation

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project 500 students Costs Under Traditional Model

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

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project 25 sections of Dev Eng X 3 faculty credit hours/section = 75 faculty credit hours Costs for Dev Course Under Traditional Model

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project 37% of traditional developmental students take FYC 185 students ÷ 20 students/section = 9.25 sections Costs for ENG 101 Under Traditional Model.37 X 500 = 185 students 9.25 sections X 3 faculty credit hours/section = faculty credit hours

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project Costs for FYC* Under Traditional Model total for developmental course = total for FYC = 27.5 faculty credit hours 75 faculty credit hours total =102.5 faculty credit hours

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project 500 students Costs Under ALP

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

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project 62.5 sections of ALP Dev Eng Costs Under ALP Model X 2 faculty credit hours/section = 125 faculty credit hours

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project 100% of ALP developmental students take FYC 500 students ÷ 20 students/section = 25 sections Costs for FYC Under ALP Model 1.00 X 500 = 500 students 25 sections X 3 faculty credit hours/section = 75 faculty credit hours

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project Comparison of Costs for 500 Students TraditionalALP DEV: 25 sect X 3 cr/sect = fch* FYC: 9.25 sect X 3 cr/sect = fch TOTAL: fch DEV: 62.5 sect X 2 cr/sect = 125 fch FYC: 25 sect X 3 cr/sect = 75 fch TOTAL: 200 fch

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project traditional factory widgets per year cost per widget cost/year to operate $100,000 $200,000 10,000 22,000 $10 $9.09 ALP factory An Analogy

ALP The Accelerated Learning Project traditional factory fch 200 fch students per yearcost per studentcost per year students per year cost per studentcost per year 175 (35%) of 500 students pass FYC 350 (70%) of 500 students pass FYC.59 fch per passing student.57 fch per passing student ALP factory An Analogy

ALP Summary ALP doubles the success rate. cuts the attrition rate in half does it in half the time at slightly less cost per successful student Based on four semesters of data and 227 students, compared to traditional developmental writing: The Accelerated Learning Project

ALP why we developed ALP what ALP is results costs future plans Outline of Todays Presentation

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

Dissemination El Paso Community College (Texas) Gateway Community College (Kentucky) Lone Star College Tomball (TX) Patrick Henry Community College (Virginia) Valley Forge Military College (PA) North Central State College (OH) Institutions that are currently offering sections of ALP:

Dissemination Institutions that plan to offer some sections of ALP within one year: Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (WV) The Graduate School (DC) Middlesex Community College (MA) Missouri State University-West Plains (MO) Springfield Technical Community College (MA) West Kentucky Community and Technical College (KY) West Virginia Northern Community College (WV)

Dissemination Institutions that are planning to offer some sections of ALP in the future: Community College of District of Columbia (DC) Delaware Community and Technical College (DE) Jackson Community College (MI) Kingsborough Community College (CUNY) Scott Community College (IA) Tulsa Community College (OK) Wharton County Junior College (TX) WorWic Community College (MD)

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