Developmental English

Using data, ENG 3 (Preparation for Writing II) and ENG 5 (Reading Improvement II) were identified as courses with lower than desired success rates and courses for which interventions should be developed. In Fall 2010 and Spring 2011, learning communities with ENG 3 or ENG 5 as base courses will be piloted. These communities will pair ENG 3 and ENG 5 or ENG 3 or ENG 5 with one or more credit-bearing courses. Since they are learning communities, these courses will have a common theme and cohort of students. Based on an evaluation of the data, the Developmental English Task Force will provide recommendations for additional interventions for Developmental English.

25 Steps to Effective Developmental Education 
Author: Byron McClenney, former community college president now at the Community College Leadership Program, University of Texas
Date: August, 2005
Byron McClenney has prepared a summary of 25 Steps to Effective Developmental Education based on his extensive experience and knowledge of research in the field. Byron manages the coaches who work with Achieving the Dream colleges; he also coaches three colleges himself.

http://www.tacc.org/pdf/NCDEFinalReport.pdf

Assessing and Improving Student Outcomes: What We Are Learning at Miami Dade College
Told from the point of view of the MDC's Office of Institutional Effectiveness, this paper describes how the college is using the interpretation of a variety of data to make better-informed choices about the operation of student programs and services. MDC has made a number of changes in an attempt to improve student outcomes across its large, eight-campus college. While this endeavor continues to move forward, some specific strategies relevant to the College's developmental mathematics pathway that were launched a few years ago have begun to show promising results. The processes that took place in choosing, implementing, and assessing those strategies have been institutionalized through college-wide reform.

MERLOT: Putting Educational Innovations Into Practice
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