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Tracking Student Progress after Concurrent Enrollment (CE) Making the Case for CE Patricia Goedecke Cornerstone Program Central Washington University. Tracking Progress after CE. The problem of the invisible Concurrent Enrollment option
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Tracking Student Progress after Concurrent Enrollment (CE) Making the Case for CE Patricia Goedecke Cornerstone Program Central Washington University
Tracking Progress after CE • The problem of the invisible Concurrent Enrollment option • Research questions designed to get the attention of the federal government or other desirable audiences • Tools for gathering reliable data
Relevant Research Questions • Does participation in CE lead to higher levels of college enrollment? • Do CE students graduate earlier than they would otherwise? • Does CE ease the transition from high school to college?
Student Progress Data Dataissue: Reliability Datasources: • Survey responses • Institutional enrollment records • Transcripts
Research Tools Data: Institutional enrollment records Tool: National Student Clearinghouse www.studentclearinghouse.org Data: Transcripts Tool: Grade Release Authorization Form
ENROLLMENT Research Question: Does participation in Concurrent Enrollment lead to higher levels of college enrollment?
Tool: National Student Clearinghouse www.studentclearinghouse.org
ACADEMIC PROGRESS Research Question: Do Concurrent Enrollment students graduate earlier than they would otherwise? How do students use CE credits? To complete general education requirements, for example, or to advance progress in a major?
ACADEMIC ACHEIVEMENT Research Question: Does Concurrent Enrollment ease the transition from high school to college? • How well do Concurrent Enrollment students perform academically in their first quarter, semester, or year at college? • How does their performance compare with that of other students at the same institution, from a similar background?
Recap: CE Research Questions • Does participation in CE lead to higher levels of college enrollment? • Do CE students graduate earlier than they would otherwise? • Does CE ease the transition from high school to college? Please consider addressing these questions in research of your own Concurrent Enrollment graduates, to strengthen the credibility of Concurrent Enrollment.