1. Gateway Courses — Catalysts for Completion or Barriers to a Better Life? Andrew K. Koch Executive Vice President Gardner Institute Michigan Student Success Conference February 12, 2015 Copyright Gardner Institute, 2015

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3. 3 About the Gardner Institute – Scholarship

4. Foundations of Excellence ® 4 Gateways to Completion ® Retention Performance Management™ About the Gardner Institute – Signature Processes

5. Cohort Institutions 2003-15

6. Definition & Impact

7. Killer Courses Courses with high rates of unsuccessful outcomes ▫ D, F, Withdrawals and Incompletes ▫ Credit? ▫ Enrollment? What is your institution’s definition?

8. Killer Courses – Their Impact Answers in the Toolbox Academic Intensity, Attendance Patterns, & Bachelor’s Degree Attainment By Clifford Adelman

9. Why Addressing Killer Courses Matters Its About ▫ Teaching ▫ Learning ▫ Student Performance ▫ Institutional Performance & Funding Why Does It Matter to Your Institution?

10. Why Do Students Not Succeed? ?

11. Data from Foundations of Excellence

12. Foundations of Excellence ®

13. Average DFWI Rates for First Year Courses Four-Year Institutions Academic YearInstitutionsNumber of CoursesDFWI Average Rate 2004-20052010025% 2005-2006189025% 2006-2007105028% 2007-2008178522% 2008-200994531% 2009-2010115521% 2010-201163023% 2011-201294522% 2012-201394522% overall10954525%

14. DFWI Rates by Course for Four-Year Institutions FieldNumber of CoursesDFWI Rate Economics 640% Math developmental 2738% Math college level 6337% History 2431% Biology 2128% Chemistry 1126% Psychology 6925% Philosophy 724% Political Science 1124% Sociology 2422% Computer 820% English college level 13420% Fine Arts 620% Health/PE 1319% FYS/ success 3716% Speech 3316% Religion 69%

15. Average DFWI Rates for First Year Courses Two-Year Institutions Academic YearInstitutionsNumber of CoursesDFWI Average Rate 2004-2005 105036% 2005-2006 136536% 2006-2007 136538% 2007-2008 105035% 2008-2009 73533% 2009-2010 199138% 2010-2011 157431% 2011-2012 & 2012-2013 52435% overall 9245435%

16. DFWI Rates by Course for Two-Year Institutions FieldNumber of CoursesDFWI Rate Math developmental10044% English developmental2743% Math college level1642% Sociology1437% History1536% Computer3435% Biology933% English college level10533% Political science732% Psychology5731% FYS/ Success2728% Health/ PE626% Speech2324%

17. Percentage of High Enrollment Courses that Are High Risk Percent of Courses with DFWI Rate of 30% or More Academic Year2-Year Institutions4-Year Institutions 2004-200570%32% 2005-200669%30% 2006-200780%36% 2007-200862%25% 2008-200963%51% 2009-201071%27% 2010-201157%37% 2011-2012 & 2012-2013 67%21% Overall68%30%

18. Data from Gateways to Completion

20. Choices Analytics Collaborative Teaching & Learning Academy Comprehensive jngi.org

21. G2C Founding Institutions

22. Column A. Course Column B. Number of Institutions Working on Course Column C. Average DFWI Rate for All Students Accounting 2 43.4% Biology 8 30.8% Chemistry 4 31.9% English – College Level 6 30.3% History 6 30.3% Math – College Level 10 35.3% Math – Developmental 3 49.4% Psychology 5 30.0% Early Lessons – Common Courses

23. Column A. Course Column B. Number of Institutions Working on Course Column C. Average DFWI Rate for All Students Accounting 2 43.4% Biology 8 30.8% Chemistry 4 31.9% English – College Level 6 30.3% History 6 30.3% Math – College Level 10 35.3% Math – Developmental 3 49.4% Psychology 5 30.0% Early Lessons – Common Courses

24. R I G O R O U S !

26. Race Matters ▫ And So Do Income and First- Generation Status Early Lessons – Demographics

27. Column A. Course Column B. Number of Institutions Working on Course Column C. Average DFWI Rate for All Students Accounting 2 43.4% Biology 8 30.8% Chemistry 4 31.9% English – College Level 6 30.3% History 6 30.3% Math – College Level 10 35.3% Math – Developmental 3 49.4% Psychology 5 30.0% Early Lessons – Demographics

28. Column A. Course Column B. Subpopulation Column C. Average DFWI Rate for Subpopulation AccountingAfrican American62.0% Hispanic / Latino69.5% First Generation48.2% Early Lessons – Demographics

29. Gateway Course Success is a DIRECT predictor of retention... Early Lessons – Persistence

30. Column A. Course Examples from Individual G2C Institutions Column B. Average DFWI Rate Column C. DFWI Rate for Non-Retained Eligible-to- Return Students* Column D. DFWI Rate for Academic Dismissal Students Principles of Accounting I 54.0%81.6%100% Foundation for Physiology / Biology 18.9%55.0%92.9% General Chemistry 36.3%73.9%82.4% Writing and Rhetoric I 10.6%25.8%61.4% Survey of American History 26.8%67.2%100% College Algebra 59.7%73.5%89.6% Beginning Algebra 24.4%65.1%100% (Introduction to Psychology 28.1%46.1%83.7% Mean of Average DFWI Rates for Examples 32.4%61.0%88.8% * These students left voluntarily. In other words, their lack of retention was not due to formal academic dismissal. Early Lessons – Persistence

31. Column A. Course Examples from Individual G2C Institutions Column B. Average DFWI Rate Column C. DFWI Rate for Non-Retained Eligible-to- Return Students* Column D. DFWI Rate for Academic Dismissal Students Principles of Accounting I 54.0%81.6%100% Foundation for Physiology / Biology 18.9%55.0%92.9% General Chemistry 36.3%73.9%82.4% Writing and Rhetoric I 10.6%25.8%61.4% Survey of American History 26.8%67.2%100% College Algebra 59.7%73.5%89.6% Beginning Algebra 24.4%65.1%100% (Introduction to Psychology 28.1%46.1%83.7% Mean of Average DFWI Rates for Examples 32.4%61.0%88.8% * These students left voluntarily. In other words, their lack of retention was not due to formal academic dismissal. Early Lessons – Persistence

32. R I G O R !

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34. R I G O R M O R T I S !

35. Actions to Address Failure

36. What does your institution do to: Identify high DFWI courses, especially those that are “gateways” to the major? Investigate causes? Address the problems?

37. Actions to Address Killer Courses Inform departments of DFWI rates Develop departmental / course action plans to enhance success in high DFWI courses Develop increased curricular & instructional support services for courses with high DFWI rates

38. Actions to Address Killer Courses Provide Supplemental Instruction Use Early Warning Use Analytics & Early Intervention Tools

39. Actions to Address Killer Courses Use DBER / SoTL / Engaging Pedagogies Use Common Syllabi / Tests / Etc. Faculty Discussions / Meetings

40. Actions to Address Killer Courses What Else?

41. G2C Students Non-G2C Students Retention83%72% Good Academic Standing (GPA > 2.0) 74%65% Resiliency54%41% Outcomes to Date – Retention

42. G2C Students Non-G2C Students Retention83%72% Good Academic Standing (GPA > 2.0) 74%65% Resiliency54%41% Outcomes to Date – Retention

43. G2C Students Non-G2C Students Retention83%72% Good Academic Standing (GPA > 2.0) 74%65% Resiliency54%41% Outcomes to Date – Retention

44. Outcomes to Date – Grades Year (2012 Baseline) Success Rate ABC Below Average Rate D Fail Rate F Withdraw Rate W 2012 N=432 41% 14%15%29% 2013 N=425 49% 18%15%18% 2014 N=379 58%13%7%22% Grade Differences in introduction to Accounting

45. Outcomes to Date – Grades Year (2012 Baseline) Success Rate ABC Below Average Rate D Fail Rate F Withdraw Rate W 2012 N=432 41% 14%15%29% 2013 N=425 49% 18%15%18% 2014 N=379 58%13%7%22% Grade Differences in introduction to Accounting

46. Outcomes to Date – Grades Year (2012 Baseline) Success Rate ABC Below Average Rate D Fail Rate F Withdraw Rate W 2012 N= 2009 69%9%6%16% 2013 N= 1900 70%6%8%16% 2014 N= 2129 76%6%5%13% Grade Differences in College Algebra

47. Outcomes to Date – Grades Year (2012 Baseline) Success Rate ABC Below Average Rate D Fail Rate F Withdraw Rate W 2012 N= 2009 69%9%6%16% 2013 N= 1900 70%6%8%16% 2014 N= 2129 76%6%5%13% Grade Differences in College Algebra

48. Digging Deeper & Doing More

49. April 12-14, 2015 Annual Gateway Course Experience Conference Save the Dates! Charlotte, North Carolina

50. Application due date: June 30, 2015 http://www.jngi.org/ g2c-webinars/

51. Do Something!

52. Contact Information Andrew K. Koch ▫ Executive Vice President ▫ koch@jngi.org; 828-877-3549 koch@jngi.org