Facilitating Student Learning

in an Accelerated Program

Facilitating Student Learning

in an Accelerated Program

Associate Accelerated Program (ASAP)Overview

• Target Student Population• At-risk/low income• First generation college

• Goals• Reduce barriers to success• Degree completion• Reduce higher education costs

• Public school faculty/staff nominations• Core 40 diploma• College-readiness scores – PSAT, SAT, ACT, Compass

• Eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch• Minimum 2.5 GPA*• Solid high school attendance record• No major disciplinary issues

Student Selection Criteria

2011-2012• 26 students began program• 15 (58%) program ready• 11 (42%) Summer Remediation• 5 (45%) Reading• 2 (18%) Writing• 8 (73%) Math

• Associate of Applied Science• Business Administration• Health Care Support

•Associate of Science General Studies

Curricular Program Offerings

• 12-month program• Full-time commitment

• Monday – Thursday: classes 9:00am – 4:00 pm• Friday – extended class activities, TRiO (student

support service), community service• Student stipend• 24/7 student support• Academic• Family

Program Logistics

Program Logistics

• Faculty teaching teams

• Five, 8-week terms

• Dedicated homeroom

• Dedicated classroom space

• TRiO involvement (student success program)

• Consistent faculty when able• Professional development workshops• Project-based learning• Student engagement strategies

• Collaborative curriculum planning• Bi-weekly teams meetings• Coordinate syllabi• Monitor student progress• Plan Friday classroom extension activities• Interdisciplinary assessments

Faculty Support Strategies

• Peer support• Lock-step cohort• Designated facility space• Laptop computers

• Regional program coordinator• Faculty teams• Summer Boot Camp

• Remediation classes• 2-week orientation

• Student Success Seminars

Student Support Strategies

• English 112 – Argumentation • Intro to Psychology• Music Appreciation

• Research a psychological disorder that utilizes music therapy as a treatment modality and prepare a written product.

Class Collaboration

• Group project between 3 classes

• Instead of, not in addition to

• “Don’t recreate the wheel”

• Each class has an assessment component

Class Collaboration

• Challenges:

• Time constraints

• Classroom management

• Linked assignments and interdisciplinary instruction

Challenges and Benefits

• Benefits

• Camaraderie

• Transitional ease

• Linked assignments and interdisciplinary instruction

Challenges and Benefits

Year 1• Term 1 to Term 2 58%• Term 2 to Term 3 100%• Term 3 to Term 4 100% • Term 4 to Term 5 100%

Year 2• Term 1 to Term 2 92%• Term 2 to Term 3 88%• Term 3 to Term 4 anticipate 100%

Retention Rates

26 students began program

20 students continue (77%)• Cumulative Fall Semester GPA 2.89• 9 students (35%) on Deans List• Term 1 to Term 2 Retention Rate 93%• Term 2 to Term 3 Retention rate 83%• 19 students (95%) on track for graduation

July 2012• 1 student (5%) 1 year + 2 additional

semesters

2011-2012 Statistics

• High school GPA /attendance record are good indicators• Must provide training in executive skills early and often

• Expand college success class from 1 to 3 credit class• Family support system is imperative to program completion

• Parents must be supportive• Decreased home and job responsibilities

• Faculty in-class collaboration• Development of collaborative rubric for projects

Lessons Learned

• Paula D. Ashe, M.A., Instructor, English• pashe@ivytech.edu (260) 480-2042

• Cindy Chenoweth, ASAP Regional Coordinator• cchenoweth@ivytech.edu (260) 480-2092

• Patricia Kemerer, Program Chair General Studies• pkemerer@ivytech.edu (260) 480-2025

• Erika McCuiston, MEd., Instructor, Psychology• emccuiston@ivytech.edu

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