1) The document discusses developing data to assess student progression at the Los Angeles Community College District. 2) It presents research questions about the progress of first-time students placed in basic skills math, including whether progress varies by ethnicity. 3) Tables show outcomes like course completion rates over three years for different ethnic groups of students placed in basic skills math.

1. Taking D t t th N t L
T ki Data to the Next Level
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Developing Data to Assess Student Progression
Maury Pearl, LACCD Institutional Effectiveness
September 23, 2011

2. High Interest in Student Progression
High Interest in Student Progression
• Understanding the Complete Picture
– Short‐term measures
Short term measures
– Longer term perspective
• Research Findings
–LLow rates of student progression
t f t d t i
– Achievement gaps
• Desire for Improvement
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o Describe student progression
o Identify problems or issue along path
o Research possible explanations
Research possible explanations
o Design and implement interventions
o Assess and evaluate

3. Student Progress Research Questions
Student Progress Research Questions
• What has been the progress of first time
first-time
program pursuing students (students who
attempted 12 units or more in the first
year) who were assessed and placed in
Basic Skills Math?
• Does progress vary by ethnicity?

4. Basic Skills Math Improvement Over Three Years*
Progress of first-time program pursuing students (attempted 12 units or
more in the first year) who were assessed and placed in Basic Skills Math.
Fall 05: assessed=9,201, placed in BS=6,549
Fall 06: assessed=9,482, placed in BS=6,563
Fall 07: assessed=10 040 placed in BS=6 915
assessed=10,040, BS=6,915
* Over the three cohorts, 70% of those assessed in Math have been placed in the basic skills levels.
100%
Of Those Placed in Basic Skills Math
75% 69% 70% 69%
50% 42% 42% 41%
33% 35% 36%
25% 18% 20% 20%
8% 10% 9%
0%
Enrolled in Completed 1st Passed Passed Passed College
Recommended Course in 1st Elementary Intermediate Algebra/
Course in 1st Year Algebra Algebra or Transfer Level
Year Geometry Math
Fall 05 Cohort Fall 06 Cohort Fall 07 Cohort

5. Progress Of Fall 2007 Cohort Students Placed in Basic
Skills Math
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Enrolled in Completed First Passed Passed Passed College
Recommended Course in the Elementary Intermediate Algebra /
Course in the First Year Algebra Algebra Transfer Level
First Year Math
Asian Black Hispanic White
Amer I d/
A Ind/
Other Non- All
Asian Black Hispanic White White Students
Enrolled in Recommended
67.6% 62.4% 73.7% 62.3% 57.4% 69.8%
Course in the First Year
Completed First Course in
50.6%
50 6% 26.4%
26 4% 43.5%
43 5% 44.9%
44 9% 40.6%
40 6% 41.6%
41 6%
the First Year
Passed Elementary Algebra 47.2% 18.5% 36.8% 46.8% 43.9% 36.2%
Passed Intermediate Algebra 30.6% 7.3% 19.7% 26.3% 19.4% 19.5%
Passed College Algebra /
17.7% 3.1% 9.1% 12.0% 8.4% 9.2%
Transfer Level Math
Supplemental Slides 1

6. Student Outcomes Database
Student Outcomes Database
• Student unit record (SUR)
• Currently based Fall 2007 cohort
• Includes student characteristics (age, gender,
( g ,g ,
ethnicity, student status)
• Contains outcomes (units attempted units
Contains outcomes (units attempted, units
completed, attempted BS English, attempted
BS Math, …, completed degree or certificate)
BS Math, , completed degree or certificate)
• Database

7. Outcomes Database
Variable Name Variable Description
ID Student ID
CAMPUS Campus
SEM Term of entry
SEX Student gender
AGE Student age group (at the time of entry)
1.00 Under 20
2.00 20 - 24
3.00 25 - 34
4.00 35 - 54
5.00 55 and over
9.00 Unknown
ETHNIC Student ethnicity
1.00
.00 Asian
s a
2.00 Black
3.00 Hispanic
4.00 White
5.00 Amer Ind/Other Non-White
6.00 Unknown/Decline to State
NEW Entering status
2.0 1st Time Student
2.4 Former Concurrent Student This College
2.6 Former Concurrent Student Another
College
UNATTMPT Units attempted in Fall 07
UNCOMPLT Units completed in Fall 07
POINT1 Student attempted units in Fall 07 (1=yes)
POINT2 Student completed units in Fall 07 (1=yes)
ATT20081 Units attempted in Spring 2008
POINT3 Student attempted units in Spring 08 (1=yes)
ATT20083 Units attempted in Fall 08
POINT4 Student attempted units in Fall 08 (1=yes)
COMPENGL Student completed any basic skills English/ESL (1=yes)
COMPMATH Student completed any basic skills math (1=yes)
COMPE101 Student completed English 101 (1=yes)
COMPM125 Student completed Math 125 (1=yes)
COMPBOTH Student completed English 101 and Math 125 (1=yes)
TOTCOMPL Total units completed
COMP60UN Student completed 60 units or more (1=yes)
TRANMATH Student completed transfer-level math (1=yes)
DEGRCERT Student completed degree or certificate (1=yes)
Supplemental Slides 2

8. Research Using Outcomes Database
Research Using Outcomes Database
Analysis of Academic Pipeline and Exit Points
• City
y
• Mission

9. Next
Supplemental Slides 3

10. Tables

11. Degree‐Seeking Academic Pipeline @ Los Angeles Mission College
Fall 2007 Cohort – Academic Years of Study: 07‐08, 08‐09, 09‐10, 10‐11
Exhibit 1 Taking Placement Test Results
Cohort Fall 2007 = 1278 Level of Readiness Total %
Not taking placement test
Not taking placement test 327 26%31 Earned Award
26%31 Earned Award
Take placement test 951 74%
College ready (M125 & E101 or
E28) 53 5.6%
Need English only (M125) 29 3.0%
Need Math only (E101 or E28) 222 23.3%
Need both 647 68.0%
951 100.0%
Exhibit 2 ‐ Momentum Point 1 Attempted and Completed units in Fall 2007
Level of Readiness Original cohort Attempted % Completed %
College ready (M125 & E101 or
E28) 53 53 100% 48 91%
Need english only (M125) 29 29 100% 27 93%
Need math only (E101 and/or
E28) 222 222 100% 195 88%
Need both 647 647 100% 474 73%
744
Exhibit 3 ‐ Momentum point 2 Attempted and Success Developmental Courses
No.
Attempte
Level of Readiness Original Cohort d % Attempted No. Success % Success
Need English only (M125)
N d E li h l (M125) 29 23 79% 19 83%
Need Math only (E101 and/or
E28) 222 182 82% 130 71%
Need both 647 571 88% 356 62%
Dev Math courses 478 74% 265 55%
Dev ESL courses 459 71% 291 63%
776 505
Exhibit 4 ‐ Momentum Point 3 Completed both E101 and M125 Completed 60 units or more
%
%
Completed Completed 60 Units or
Level of Readiness Original cohort both both more %
College ready (M125 & E101 or
E28) 53 37 70% 26 49%
Need english only (M125) 29 14 48% 17 59%
Need math only (E101 and/or
E28) 222 57 26% 58 26%
Need both
Need both 647 77 12% 128 20%
185 229
Exhibit 5 ‐ Momentum point 4 Earned an Award or Still Enrolled in Fall 2011
Still % Still
Level of Readiness Original cohort Enrolled Enrolled Awards % Awards
College ready (M125 & E101 or
E28) 53 12 23% 19 36%
Need english only (M125)
g y( ) 29 6 21% 10 34%
Need math only (E101 and/or
E28) 222 42 19% 33 15%
Need both 647 130 20% 54 8%
190 116
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12. Students Entering and Leaving the Pipeline From Fall 2007 to Spring 2011
Fall 2007 Cohort (FTIC)
1000
900
207
800
700
600
239 Unsuccess/Incompleted
500
951 Success/Completed
400
744 276
320
300
505
200
113
100 229 185
116
0
Take placement Completed any Successful Completed 60 Completed E101 Earned awards
test in Fall 07 units in Fall 07 completed dev. units or more and M125
courses

13. Directions for Outcomes Database
Directions for Outcomes Database
• Online access and analytical tools
Online access and analytical tools
• Additional data elements
• Other Ideas?