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Meeting the Needs of First-Year Students Through a Transformed Curriculum

Meeting the Needs of First-Year Students Through a Transformed Curriculum. Dr. Jack Thomas Dr. Sheila Otto Dr. William Badley Middle Tennessee State University. History and Background. Dr. Jack Thomas Sr. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs .

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Meeting the Needs of First-Year Students Through a Transformed Curriculum

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  1. Meeting the Needs of First-Year Students Through a Transformed Curriculum Dr. Jack Thomas Dr. Sheila Otto Dr. William Badley Middle Tennessee State University

  2. History and Background Dr. Jack Thomas Sr. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

  3. Charge from Tennessee Board of Regents • 2001 -Defining Our Future document issued by TBR • Move remedial and developmental courses to community colleges • Five year period timeframe for change • Target - 2006 implementation

  4. Steps Taken By University • Fall 2003 – President addressed Developmental Studies faculty and staff • Spring 2004 – meetings with constituencies involved to shape transition proposal

  5. Summer 2004 – Proposal sent to TBR for approval • Returned to university for changes • Fall 2004 – Departments worked jointly on proposal

  6. Spring & Summer 2005 – meetings held to redesign courses and move faculty to academic units on campus

  7. Fall 2005 – meetings with Developmental Studies faculty, department heads, deans, and president to work out faculty transition • Fall 2005-Spring 2006 – new courses developed to meet needs of students unprepared for college level courses

  8. Spring 2006-Summer 2006 English, Math, and Reading course proposals approved for implementation • Fall 2006 – Developmental Studies faculty transition to academic units complete

  9. Transition from Developmental Writing Program to Stretch Program for Freshman CompositionDr. Sheila OttoDevelopmental Writing Coordinator

  10. Academic Year 2003-2004 • Designed a “Studio Course” to Mainstream Developmental Writing • Combined Developmental Writing and Freshman Composition

  11. Studio Course • Classroom Instruction: 3 hours per week • “Studio” (small group) meetings: 1 hour per week

  12. Placement Criteria for Studio Course • Holistically Scored Writing Sample • ACT English Sub-Score or High School GPA or GED Score

  13. Studio Course DataFall Semesters 2004 and 2005 • Students on Developmental Writing Track: 22% • Students on Freshman Composition Track: 78% • Pass Rate of Freshman Composition Students: 97%

  14. ENGL 1020 Pass Rates( Second Semester of Freshman Composition) • Overall Pass Rate of ENGL 1020 Students: 80.6% • Pass Rate of Former Studio Course Students: 83.3%

  15. Lessons Learned • Accurate placement of students is critical • Studio Course model might not work for all students

  16. Stretch Program for Freshman Composition Implementation in Fall 2006 • Two-semester sequence of Freshman Composition: • ENGL 1009: Introduction to University Writing (elective credit) • ENGL 1010K: Freshman Composition (general education credit)

  17. MTSU’s Stretch Program for Freshman Composition • Students work with same instructor and same group of classmates during both semesters • Modeled on the program at Arizona State University • Web Address: http://www.asu.edu/english/composition/cbw/stretch.htm

  18. MTSU’s REVISED MATH, READING, & UNIVERSITY SEMINAR Dr. William Badley Asst. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Director of General Education

  19. DSPM 0700 & MATH 1000K • DSPM 0700 Basic Mathematics: ACT Subscore less than or equal 14 (SAT less than or equal 340) Pre-college credit • MATH 1000K Essentials of Mathematics: ACT Subscore 15-16 (SAT 350-390) Elective credit

  20. MATH 1010K & MATH 1710K • MATH 1010K Transitional Mathematics for General Studies: ACT 17-18 (SAT 400-450) • MATH 1710K Transitional College Algebra: ACT 17-18 (SAT 400-450) • Both fulfill General Education 3 hours college credit (41 credit hours)

  21. READ 1000K & UNIV 1010K • READ 1000K Reading Skill Enrichment: ACT 12-18 (SAT 520-890) • UNIV 1010K University Seminar: Required for students in two or more K sections • Both have 3 hours elective credit

  22. Summary • Questions & Answers

  23. Thank you for attending our presentation! Dr. Thomas, Dr. Otto, and Dr. Badley Middle Tennessee State University Created by Janice Lewis

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