Developmental Education: Developmental Education: Program ComponentsProgram ComponentsA Presentation Based on Hunter A Presentation Based on Hunter

Boylan’s WorkBoylan’s Work

Marilyn Mays and Ruth DalrympleMarilyn Mays and Ruth Dalrymple

June 12 – 13, 2003June 12 – 13, 2003

Mandatory Mandatory Assessment/PlacementAssessment/Placement

Once an instrument is selected, all involved Once an instrument is selected, all involved should take the testshould take the test

Advisors should read the technical manual. Advisors should read the technical manual. It will help them discuss the instrument It will help them discuss the instrument with studentswith students

No such thing as “mandatory”. Slips No such thing as “mandatory”. Slips happen.happen.

Provide test-taking workshopProvide test-taking workshop

Mandatory Mandatory Assessment/PlacementAssessment/Placement

Allow to students to “challenge” the testAllow to students to “challenge” the test Dev students must register and Dev students must register and participateparticipate

Systematic Program EvaluationSystematic Program Evaluation

Design a plan for measurement of program Design a plan for measurement of program outcomesoutcomes

Share plan with administratorsShare plan with administrators Disseminate planDisseminate plan Complicated statistics not neededComplicated statistics not needed OIRE often have plenty of data; consult themOIRE often have plenty of data; consult them Provide an executive summary along with the Provide an executive summary along with the

evaluation reportevaluation report

Formative Evaluation for Formative Evaluation for Program ImprovementProgram Improvement

Share it, review it, analyze it Share it, review it, analyze it Include people who have most impact on Include people who have most impact on

dev ed.dev ed. Obtain baseline date (avg past 3 yrs)Obtain baseline date (avg past 3 yrs) Use students as a source of informationUse students as a source of information Involve adjuncts in the design and review Involve adjuncts in the design and review

since they teach a substantial number of the since they teach a substantial number of the coursescourses

Emphasis on Professional Emphasis on Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

Faculty should identify where they wish to Faculty should identify where they wish to develop their knowledgedevelop their knowledge

Local campus expertise may be availableLocal campus expertise may be available Share information gained at conferences Share information gained at conferences

with collegueswith collegues Create professional development libraryCreate professional development library Include adjunct in activitiesInclude adjunct in activities

Provision of TutoringProvision of Tutoring Faculty should recommend tutorsFaculty should recommend tutors Provide business cards to tutorsProvide business cards to tutors Weekend and evenings essentialWeekend and evenings essential Pre-service training neededPre-service training needed Pair new tutors with “old”Pair new tutors with “old” Diversity of tutorsDiversity of tutors Contribute to tutor moraleContribute to tutor morale T-shirts, parties, trips, T-shirts, parties, trips,

Involvement in Professional Involvement in Professional ActivitiesActivities

Local chapters of NADE; CRLALocal chapters of NADE; CRLA Associations such as AMATYC, NCTMAssociations such as AMATYC, NCTM Discounts for adjunctsDiscounts for adjuncts Faculty should be “rewarded” for Faculty should be “rewarded” for

participation (tenure, salary, promotion)participation (tenure, salary, promotion) Host conferencesHost conferences PresentationsPresentations

Adjunct Faculty as a Resource Adjunct Faculty as a Resource for Dev Edfor Dev Ed

Invite adjunct to faculty meetings, socials, Invite adjunct to faculty meetings, socials, activitiesactivities

Mentor adjunctsMentor adjuncts Provide resource manual for adjunctsProvide resource manual for adjuncts Provide readings relevant to teaching dev Provide readings relevant to teaching dev

studentsstudents Adjuncts seeking fulltime should be Adjuncts seeking fulltime should be

informed of realities of being hiredinformed of realities of being hired

Student Performance Monitoring Student Performance Monitoring by Faculty and Advisorsby Faculty and Advisors

Create a checklist of potential problems (no Create a checklist of potential problems (no textbook, financial aid, etc)textbook, financial aid, etc)

Use contracts for students on academic Use contracts for students on academic probationprobation

Helpful for advisors to brief students on Helpful for advisors to brief students on academic terms, policies, proceduresacademic terms, policies, procedures

Use well-trained peer mentors (CRLA Use well-trained peer mentors (CRLA training)training)

Developmental Philosophy as a Developmental Philosophy as a Guide to Program ActivitiesGuide to Program Activities

Be oriented to the principles of human Be oriented to the principles of human developmentdevelopment

Program philosophy is a statement of those Program philosophy is a statement of those things that faculty/staff hold to be true things that faculty/staff hold to be true about students, teaching, and learningabout students, teaching, and learning

It incorporates a set of beliefs about dev It incorporates a set of beliefs about dev students and the ways they should be servedstudents and the ways they should be served

Actions of faculty should reflect philosophyActions of faculty should reflect philosophy

Integration of Classrooms and Integration of Classrooms and LaboratoriesLaboratories

Coordinate labs when course is designedCoordinate labs when course is designed Lab use as part of the instructional design processLab use as part of the instructional design process Instructors should actually review software Instructors should actually review software

available and test it themselvesavailable and test it themselves Use lab for testingUse lab for testing Orient adjuncts about labsOrient adjuncts about labs Labs should be near classesLabs should be near classes Labs supplement instruction; not replicate itLabs supplement instruction; not replicate it Lab expectations should be written in syllabusLab expectations should be written in syllabus