Accelerated Learning Program Developmental Writing in Context

1. Accelerated Learning Program Developmental Writing in Context Denise Meyer Western Technical college Learner support and transition

2. Western’s PathwaysWriting

3. English 1 Beginning Comp semester 1 semester 1 Accelerated Learning Project (ALP) A L P The Accelerated Learning Project

4. How It Works • Credit Class • Content Driven • Developmental Class • Review/Preview

5. Advantages of ALP Reduces the stigma of developmental education classes Improves attachment Provides stronger role models Encourages cohort effect Changes attitude toward developmental course Allows for individual attention Allows time for addressing non-cog issues Allows coordination of the two courses A L P The Accelerated Learning Program

6. Western’s Numbers Preliminary (unofficial) findings from the fall of 2008 through the summer of 2012 • 1137 students took Beginning Composition, 834 (74%) passed • Of the 834 students who passed Beginning Composition, 532 (64%) students eventually passed Written Communications • Of the 1137 students who took Beginning Composition, 605 (53%) did not take or never passed Written Communications

7. ALP Summary Based on data provided by the Community College of Baltimore County, compared to traditional developmental writing: • ALP doubles the success rate of the students in the developmental classes. • Cuts the attrition rate in half. • Students complete both classes in half the time. • Costs less for the college per successful student.

8. Plans to Scale • Fall 2014 Configurations • Basic Math and Math with Business Applications • Spring 2015 Configurations • Developmental Anatomy and Physiology and Regular Anatomy and Physiology