3. Nationally, most fail to begin DE
sequence
Progress on remedial sequence after 1 academic
year
Completed Sequence
Partially completed
sequence
Did not begin sequence
Clery, Data Notes, 2008
4. The goal
Move students as quickly and effectively through
their first college level course.
7. ACCELERATED REMEDIAL
SEQUENCE
Assessment
• Use of multiple
tools to include
HS curriculum,
HS GPA and
diagnostic
academic
assessment
Placement
• Placement is
based on student
motivation and
precise
diagnosis of
deficiencies
• Range of cut
scores, rather
than a precise
cut score
enables flexibility
Enrollment
• Co-Enrollment in
Remedial and
College-Level
Course
• Offer single
semester
remedial option
for students in
need of more
intense
academic
preparation
Completion
• Success is
defined as
completion of
gateway course
8. CCCS is…
One system
Thirteen colleges
117,000 students served annually
9. Percent of 09-10 Enrollment in
DE
27%
73%
Enrollment
Students enrolled in at
least one DE course
All other students
15. Colorado 3 year graduation for DE
students
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Fall 07 Cohort in Remedial Graduation Rate
16. Colorado 3 year graduation for DE
students based on course level
0
20
40
60
80
100
Fall 07 Cohort in Remedial Graduation Rate
Graduation rate for level 030
Graduation rate for level 060
Graduation rate for level 090 or 099
17. Three year graduation for DE
versus all students
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Fall 07 Cohort in Remedial Graduation Rate
Overall 2007 cohort graduation
18. Themes
Key metric – success in college courses
Time, not student learning, is the greatest
barrier to success
Use evidence based practice
Continuous improvement is essential to long-
term success
19. Complete College America
Transforming remediation
Co-requisite models
Modular offerings
Customized education
Funding for performance
Still enrolled, certificate or degree completion
Align state policies to facilitate completion
20. Remedial redesign
Reduce time to completion – accelerate
students’ from developmental to college work
Acceleration
Compressed
Mainstreaming
Modular
Contextualization
21. Colorado assessment and
placement
Accuplacer
Message about test?
Student retest options?
Cost for test?
Non-cognitive questions?
Colorado specific?
22. College projects
Open entry-
exit Math lab
Mainstreaming
Higher-level
courses
+academic
support
Accelerated
and
compressed DE
courses
Contextualized
learning with
ECE program
Online or
hybrid format
DE courses
with STAR
Diagnostic
assessments
Modular math
DE courses
ACC x
CCA x
CCConline x
CCD x x
FRCC x
LCC x
MCC x x
NJC x x
PCC x
OJC x
TSJC x
23. Aurora
Elimination of the lowest level DE courses in
English, math, and reading
Careful placement of students in higher level
courses
Academic support systems that foster faster
course completion
Academic coaching, advising, supplemental
tutoring
26. Denver
Fast Start
Contextualization
MAT030 and Early Childhood cohort
Tutors in classroom
Learning communities
Team teaching with contextualized learning
ENG090/ POS105
REA090/ COM125
27. Pueblo
Diagnostic assessments
Individualized course competencies developed
Modular coursework
MAT 077 – self-paced for a semester
Earn up to 13 credits of coursework
Students who score at any developmental math
level qualify
29. CREATIVE COMMONS
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