PARTNERSHIP FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AT SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE Overview and Two Models

WRITING CENTER

Writing Center  Hired 2 LTAs to work with Director to  Hire tutors  Develop and implement training materials  Implement default tutoring sequence to enhance consistency of practice among diverse tutors and students  Hired receptionist to manage appointments and regulate tutor-student contact 3

The Writing Center Sequence  Make an appointment or drop in 4

Fill out a Directed Learning Activity 5

Meet the Tutor  Make a tutoring plan based on DLA 6

Use Writing Assignment to Develop Skills 7

Time Management 8

Tutor and Student Complete Session Record 9

The Session Record Form 10

Fill Out the Tutorial Evaluation 11

Writing Center Evaluation Form 12

Evaluation  Gives another opportunity to review session  Is easy on time and effort  Can be used to gather SLO data 13

Records Indicate Success 14

Number of Writing Center Visitors  Number of students that used the Writing Center services and the number of times they visited the Center from to SemesterVisitsStudentsSemesterVisitsStudents Fall 20051,035586Spring Fall 20062,5601,059Spring 20072,7991,095 Fall 20073,3141,439Spring 20082, % Difference+220.2%+145.6% Difference+173.5%+89.0% 15

Writing Center Visitors and Visits 2005/ /

Course Completion: All Students  Successful course completion rates for users and non-users of the Writing Center  Relationship between frequency of visits and successful course completion rate 17 VisitsFall 2006Spring 2007Fall 2007Spring 2008 CountRateCountRateCountRateCountRate Users1, %1, %1, % % Non-Users8, %8, %11, %8, % Difference18.8%17.5%19.8%15.2%

Successful Course Completion All Students 18

Course Completion: Basic Skills  Successful course completion rates for users and non- users of the Writing Center  Relationship between frequency of visits and successful course completion rate in Basic Skills writing classes only (ENG 65, 80, 100) VisitsFall 2006Spring 2007Fall 2007Spring 2008 CountRateCountRateCountRateCountRate Users % % % % Non-Users % % % % Difference23.5%23.9%19.3%20.1% 19

Successful Course Completion Basic Skills Writing Classes (ENG 65, 80, 100) 20

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GATEWAY TO STUDENT SUCCESS Increasing the Academic Success of First-Year Students

Gateway to Student Success  Designed to increase academic success of first- year college students  Faculty-driven and faculty-managed  Academic Senate approved  Campus-wide  Implemented Fall

Increase in Number of Gateway Sections SemesterGateway SectionsSuccess Rate Spring % Fall % Spring % Fall % Spring % 26

Gateway Sections for Fall Instructional method G = Gateway

Gateway Center Tutoring Sessions 28

Gateway Directed Learning Activity 29

Successful Course Completion: Gateway  Students in Gateway sections achieved a higher course completion rate than students enrolled in comparable non-Gateway sections 30

Successful Course Completion Basic Skills Gateway Classes 31

Successful Course Completion All Gateway Classes 32

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