College Readiness Eileen DeLuca, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs Florida SouthWestern State College Presented for the COLLEGE READINESS CONFERENCE February 21, 2015
College Readiness Eileen DeLuca, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs Florida SouthWestern State College
Presented for the COLLEGE READINESS CONFERENCE February 21, 2015
Table Discussion
How is the culture of high school different than the culture of college?
What are the norms, rules, and expectations of high school?
What are the norms, rules, and expectations of college?
What do entering freshman find most surprising or challenging about their first semester in college?
College Expectations Survey
Survey e-mailed to FSW students in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th semester.
Likert scale items and open-ended.
Majority of respondents were 19 years of age or younger.
There were/are many opportunities to turn in late work and still receive full credit.
In High School In College
In High School In College
There were/are many opportunities to receive extra credit at the last minute.
In High School In College
I felt/feel comfortable seeking assistance from other students.
In High School In College
I depended/depend on others to structure my course schedule.
In High School In College
Parents or teachers reminded/remind me of responsibilities or deadlines.
In High School In College
I needed/need to study often to do well.
In High School In College
Completing homework was/is a key factor in my success.
In High School In College
Teachers approached/approach me if they thought/think I needed assistance.
In High School In College
Critical thinking was/is a necessary skill for success.
In High School In College
Time management was/is a necessary skill for success.
In High School In College
Written communication was/is a necessary skill for success.
In High School In College
Oral communication was/is a necessary skill for success.
In High School In College
Being able to solve mathematics problems and apply mathematics principles was/is a necessary skill for success.
In High School In College
Use of academic technology was/is a necessary skill for success.
In High School In College
Being able to work effectively in groups was/is a necessary skill for success.
In High School In College
Success depended/depends on thoroughly reading the textbooks.
In High School In College
Success depended/ depends on using note-taking strategies.
In High School In College
Success depended/depends on attending class.
In what ways did high school prepare you for college?
Note-taking and time management.
Taught me basic fundamental skills.
It didnt prepare me at all.
Telling me I couldnt copy and paste articles.
It prepared me in signing up [for college] and all of the requirements to get into college.
In what ways did you feel unprepared for college?
Time management and study skills.
The amount of work.
Critical thinking. I am so used to FCAT prompts or other prompts that are telling me what to write about.
In high school there are so many tests that is seems as if the goal is to simply pass them. College focuses on students actually learning through projects and reports.
The shift of how my life might change and the amount of communication between students and professors that is required to be successful.
When you first began college, what surprised you most about your college courses?
How quickly the lessons began on the first day of class.
They are extremely fast paced. Most professors won't slow dont or let you record lectures, making note taking extremely difficult.
Note taking was solely up to you, and no outline of what was the important points.
When you first began college, what surprised you most about your college courses?
They actually challenged me with difficult problems.
More forced oral speaking than in high school.
That you had to actually study for tests and read the textbook.
All the open and useful resources.
If you could go back to high school, what topics or skills would you want your teachers to spend more time on to prepare you for college?
Time management
Math and English
Math and writing because they never get in depth with it, they just teach us things that we never use in college.
Details about how to ask the right questions and how to ask for help when needed.
I would definitely like to have focused more in math. Even though I am majoring in history, it seems like I cant get away from math.
Not anything from the teachers, I wish I took a typing class.
Reactions?
Take aways?
Senate Bill 1720: Changing the Landscape of College Admissions
During the spring 2013 Florida Legislative Session, the Florida Senate introduced Senate Bill 1720 which included revising requirements for the common placement test to assess basic computation and communication skills of students who intend to enter a public postsecondary education degree program.
SB 1720 and subsequently, some of its components, were realized in section 1008.30(4)(a) Florida Statute. The statute provides that a large number of students will now be exempt from college placement testing.
Section 1008.30(4)(a) Florida Statute
A student who entered 9th grade in a Florida public school in the 2003-2004 school year, or any year thereafter, and earned a Florida standard high school diploma or a student who is serving as an active duty member of any branch of the United States Armed Services shall not be required to take the common placement test and shall not be required to enroll in developmental education instruction in a Florida College System institution.
Section 1008.30(4)(b) Florida Statute
A student who takes the common placement test and whose score on the test indicates a need for developmental education must be advised of all the developmental education options offered at the institution and, after advisement, shall be allowed to enroll in the developmental education option of his or her choice.
Developmental Strategies (Options)
Compressed
Modularized
Contextualized
Co-requisite
Equivalencies
Former Course Numbers
through Fall 2010
Former Course Numbers
through Summer 2014
Current Course Numbers
MAT 9002
MAT 9013 MAT 0018
MAT 9024 MAT 0028 MAT 0057
REA 9001
REA 9002 REA 0007
REA 9003 REA 0017 REA 0019
ENC 9010 ENC 0015
ENC 9020 ENC 0025 ENC 0022
FSW Placement Test Scores for College-Level Placement (new scores effective 10/22/13)
COURSE PLACEMENT TEST-P.E.R.T. ACT-E SAT-R
ENC1101 103 - WRITING & 106 - READING
17 - ENGLISH & 19 - READING
440 - CRITICAL READING
MAT1033 114 - MATH 19 - MATH 440 - MATH
MGF1106/MGF1107 123 - MATH 23 - MATH 540 - MATH
MAC1105/ STA2023 123 - MATH 23 - MATH 540 - MATH
MAC1106 135 - MATH 25 - MATH 560 - MATH
A score of 262 on Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 provides college placement in reading and writing
http://www.fsw.edu/testing/placement
P.E.R.T. Subtest Test Taken # Placing College Ready
% Placing College Ready
Math 3,160 516 16.33%
Reading 2,307 1,170 50.72%
Writing 2,374 1,360 57.29%
Fall 2011 P.E.R.T. Data-ESC Applicants (as of 3/26/12)
Source: Local Banner Data
P.E.R.T. Subtest Test Taken # Placing College Ready
% Placing College Ready
Math 2,181 420 19.26%
Reading 1,755 1,015 57.83%
Writing 1,712 1,144 66.82%
Spring 2012 P.E.R.T. Data-ESC Applicants (as of 3/26/12)
Source: Local Banner Data
P.E.R.T. Subtest Test Taken # Placing College Ready
% Placing College Ready
Math 1,598 529 33.10%
Reading 1,281 829 64.72%
Writing 1,273 940 73.84%
Summer 2012 P.E.R.T. Data-ESC Applicants (as of 9/6/12)
Source: Local Banner Data
P.E.R.T. Subtest Test Taken # Placing College Ready
% Placing College Ready
Math 4,140 1,066 25.75%
Reading 3,170 1,824 57.54%
Writing 3,237 2,220 68.58%
Fall 2012 P.E.R.T. Data-ESC Applicants-(As of 8/5/2014)
Source: Local Banner Data
P.E.R.T. Subtest Test Taken # Placing College Ready
% Placing College Ready
Math 2,165 555 25.64%
Reading 1,699 906 53.33%
Writing 1,674 1,081 64.58%
Spring 2013 P.E.R.T. Data-ESC Applicants (As of 8/5/2014)
Source: Local Banner Data
P.E.R.T. Subtest Test Taken # Placing College Ready
% Placing College Ready
Math 1,791 562 31.38%
Reading 1,483 770 51.92%
Writing 1,448 957 66.09%
Summer 2013 P.E.R.T. Data-ESC Applicants (As of 9/13/13)
Source: Local Banner Data
P.E.R.T. Subtest Test Taken # Placing College Ready
% Placing College Ready
Math 4,727 1,498 31.69%
Reading 3,457 1,808 52.30%
Writing 3,516 2,243 63.79%
Fall 2013 P.E.R.T. Data-ESC Applicants (as of 1/3/14)
Source: Local Banner Data
P.E.R.T. Subtest Test Taken # Placing College Ready
% Placing College Ready
Math 1,912 603 31.54%
Reading 1,498 745 49.73%
Writing 1,469 993 67.60%
Spring 2014 P.E.R.T. Data-ESC Applicants (as of 5/9/2014)
Source: Local Banner Data
P.E.R.T. Subtest Test Taken # Placing College Ready
% Placing College Ready
Math 1,356 497 36.65%
Reading 1,124 619 55.07%
Writing 1,086 761 70.07%
Summer 2014 P.E.R.T. Data-ESC Applicants (as of 7/11/2014)
Source: Local Banner Data
P.E.R.T. Subtest Test Taken # Placing College Ready
% Placing College Ready
Math 3,099 1,197 38.63%
Reading 2,471 1,402 56.74%
Writing 2,389 1,650 69.07%
Fall 2014 P.E.R.T. Data-FSW Applicants (as of 1/30/2015)
Source: Local Banner Data
P.E.R.T. Subtest Test Taken # Placing College Ready
% Placing College Ready
Math 1,109 427 38.50%
Reading 878 458 52.16%
Writing 851 573 67.33%
Spring 2015 P.E.R.T. Data-FSW Applicants (as of 2/13/2015)
Source: Local Banner Data
PERT Preparation Guide
PERT Study Guide
https://college.measuredsuccess.com/mscollege/help_resources/P.E.R.T_Study_Guide.pdf
Math Sample Test
https://college.measuredsuccess.com/mscollege/practiceTest2/math/question1.html
Reading Sample Test
https://college.measuredsuccess.com/mscollege/practiceTest2/reading/question1.html
Writing Sample Test
https://college.measuredsuccess.com/mscollege/practiceTest2/writing_mc/question1.html
Broward College developed a College Readiness massive online open course (MOOC).
The course uses a modularized and game-based approach to deliver content in reading, writing and mathematics.
The College Readiness MOOC is
a game-based tool to help students prepare for the PERT.
a supplemental instructional tool for students enrolled in developmental courses.
a supplemental instructional tool for students enrolled in credit courses.
College Readiness MOOC
The MOOCs are now available at the following link:
http://www.broward.edu/academics/online/Pages/Free-College-Readiness-MOOC.aspx
College Readiness MOOC
Section 1008.30(5) Florida Statute-Meta-Majors
By December 31, 2013, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Board of Governors, shall approve a series of meta-majors and the academic pathways that identify the gateway courses associated with each meta-major. Florida College System institutions shall use placement test results to determine the extent to which each student demonstrates sufficient communication and computation skills to indicate readiness for his or her chosen meta-major. Florida College System institutions shall counsel students into college credit courses as quickly as possible, with developmental education limited to that content needed for success in the meta-major.
Meta-majors
Arts, Humanities, Communication, and Design
Business
Education
Health Sciences
Industry/manufacturing and construction
Public Safety
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Social and Behavioral Sciences and Human Services
Meta-majors
The goal of the meta-major declaration is to provide students with advising and tracking that will lead to an overall decrease in the number of excess credits students earn in their path towards degree completion.
During the admissions process, FSW students complete a Type Focus Assessment, a self-appraisal and choose a meta-major.
Meta Majors Gateway Courses
Arts, Humanities, Communication, and Design
Gateway Courses = MGF 1106, MGF 1107, MAC 1105, STA 2023
Business Gateway Courses = MAC 1105, STA 2023
Education Gateway Courses = MGF 1106, MGF 1107, MAC 1105, STA 2023
Health Sciences Gateway Courses = MGF 1106, MGF 1107, MAC 1105, STA 2023
Industry/Manufacturing and Construction Gateway Courses = MGF 1106, MGF 1107, MAC 1105, STA 2023
Public Safety Gateway Courses = MGF 1106, MGF 1107, MAC 1105, STA 2023
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Gateway Courses = MAC 1105
Social and Behavioral Sciences and Human Services
Gateway Courses = MGF 1106, MGF 1107, MAC 1105, STA 2023
SB 1720 Developmental Education Implementation Plans
Meta-Major Declaration-Fall 2014
Meta-Major Declaration-Spring 2015
The Cornerstone Experience
The Cornerstone Experience (SLS 1515)
Cornerstone Experience (SLS 1515) is a course to help students successfully transition to college life. The course is designed to support students as they become self-reliant learners who use critical thinking to achieve academic and career success. Some of the topics we ask students to think critically about include
Selecting Occupations and Majors
Habits that Lead to Success
Learning Styles
Time Management and Goal Setting
Note-taking and Test-taking Strategies
Use of Technology
The First-Year Experience at FSW
http://www.fsw.edu/fye
Thank you!
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