ERIC Number: ED613781
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-May-28
Pages: 64
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-9774-0279-0
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Tools for Improving Corequisite Models: A Guide for College Practitioners
Daugherty, Lindsay; Karam, Rita; Basco, Daniel; Kaufman, Julia H.
Grantee Submission
In education, practitioners are increasingly looking for strategies to bring data and evidence into decisionmaking and to roll out programs in intentional ways that allow for ongoing improvement. This toolkit acts as a guide to improvement strategies for teams of practitioners at colleges, providing them with the knowledge and tools they need to carry out rapid cycles of data-driven improvement. Topics discussed include identifying a problem of practice and objectives for improvement, carrying out Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, and conducting rapid-cycle evaluation. The toolkit includes tools and tips for practitioners, with a supplement of seven worksheets that colleges can use for planning improvement efforts. The toolkit applies improvement approaches to corequisite remediation, a common initiative being adopted by colleges. Corequisite remediation shifts the way that students are supported in college by allowing them to directly enter a college-level course and receive additional academic support during that same semester to address the challenges they face with basic math, reading, or writing concepts (rather than requiring students to complete a series of developmental education courses).
Descriptors: College Instruction, Remedial Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Improvement, Program Evaluation, Acceleration (Education), Educational Strategies, Educational Objectives, Student Placement, Best Practices, Program Implementation
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Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Practitioners; Administrators
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: RAND Education and Labor; American Institutes for Research (AIR); Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Identifiers - Location: Texas
IES Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: N/A