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Ready for College?. March 15, 2013 Early Assessment Program Breakfast Rosie Villafana-Hatcher, EAP Director, SDSU . Number of 1 st Time Freshmen Entering the CSU needing remediation in English and math (Fall 2012). 18,690. 17,011. Math Remediation. English Remediation.
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Ready for College? March 15, 2013 Early Assessment Program Breakfast Rosie Villafana-Hatcher, EAP Director, SDSU
Number of 1st Time Freshmen Entering the CSU needing remediation in English and math (Fall 2012) 18,690 17,011 Math Remediation English Remediation
The Early Assessment Program (EAP) • Giving students an early signal of college readiness • Collaborating with the high school community • Providing 12th grade interventions
Components of EAP • 11th grade testing • Supplemental high school preparation • Teacher/administrator professional development • Parent/family communication • Preservice teacher preparation
Test Determinations • Students are identified as • Ready for CSU college-level courses in English or mathematics • Not yet demonstrating readiness… • Conditionally Ready in English or mathematics. -Students must fulfill requirements in 12th grade in order to maintain exemption from placement testing. • Students whose results indicate readiness are exempted from placement exams • English Placement Test (EPT) • Entry Level Math Exam (ELM)
Test Results • Students whose results indicate readiness are exempted from the CSU Placement Test (EPT & ELM) and are eligible to enter credit bearing courses • At participating community colleges, students are eligible to enter transfer-level courses
Conditionally Ready – English (beginning 2012-2013) Completion of an approved senior English course with a grade of C or better: • Expository Reading and Writing Course (ERWC course) • AP English Language and Composition • AP English Literature and Composition • International Baccalaureate (IB) English • Weighted Honors English course (indicated on UC doorways with a )
Conditionally Ready-Math Completion of an approved senior English course with a grade of C or better: -Trigonometry and Math Analysis -Pre-Calculus -Calculus -AP Calculus AB -AP Calculus BC -AP Statistics -AP Physics -ALEKS online learning course
11th Grade Testing: Status Reports • EAP results appear on the lower left corner of the second page of the STAR Student Reports that are mailed home in August. • Students are referred to a website for additional advising.
Online EAP Status Check http://www.calstate.edu/eap/results • Students can get their EAP math and English results online from this website • Available any time from anywhere • Provides advice for getting ready for CSU math and English.
EAP Math Statewide Results 14% 77% 43% 77% 44% 15% 79% 14% 48% http://eap2012.ets.org/Viewreport.asp
EAP English Statewide Results 83% 24% 26% 81% 26% 16% 82% http://eap2012.ets.org/Viewreport.asp
English Proficiency SAT Critical Reading: 500 or above SAT Writing Skills: ACT English test: 22 or above AP English: 3 or above A “C” or better in a community college English course that satisfies the general education requirement in English composition (English 1A). A status of READY (or CONDITIONALLY READY) on the CSU’s Early Assessment in English A passing score on the CSU’s English Placement Test (EPT)
Mathematics Proficiency SAT Reasoning Test : 550 or above SAT Subject Test (IC or IIC): 550 or above ACT Mathematics test: 23 or above AP Calculus or Statistics: 3 or above A “C” or better in a community college mathematics course that satisfies the quantitative reasoning requirement (GE requirement B-4). A status of READY (or CONDITIONALLY READY) on the CSU’s Early Assessment in Mathematics A passing score on the CSU’s Entry Level Mathematics examination (ELM)
http://www.csusuccess.org Math and English Success Websites
Professional Development Opportunities • SMI-Strengthening Mathematics Instruction Math Professional Development -http://www.csumathsuccess.org/counselors/smi • ERWC-Expository Reading and Writing course workshops for teachers interested in course adoption • http://www.calstate.edu/eap/support_hs_teachers.shtml • http://writing.csusuccess.org
English-Language Arts Supplemental High School Preparation • Expository Reading and Writing Course(ERWC) for students in grades 11 and/or 12 • Emphasizes in-depth study of expository, analytical, and argumentative reading and writing • Approved to fulfill the “b” English requirement of the UC and CSU “a-g” college entrance requirements • Intended for broad usage (not as an honors or remedial course and not necessarily tied to EAP results)
12% 15% 85% 16% 66%
Adoption is Easy • The CSU has Program Status, making adoption easy • Go to: https://doorways.ucop.edu/update • The following EAP course has been approved by UC: Approved Course Title • CSU Expository Reading and Writing • “a-g” Subject Area b – • English • Follow the directions
Questions? • Rosie Villafana-Hatcher rvillafa@mail.sdsu.edu
Micah Jendian • Associate Professor of English, Grossmont College • ERWC Statewide Advisory Committee Member and Liason to the English Council of California's Two Year Colleges (ECCTYC) • Former Director of SDSU's Collaborative Academic Preparation Initiative micah.jendian@gcccd.edu