Partnering with Student Affairs to Enhance Measures of Academic Performance

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Partnering with Student Affairs to Enhance
Measures of Academic Performance

AASCU Academic Affairs Summer Meeting, Boston,
MA, Linda M. Bleicken, Georgia Southern
University, Office of the Provost, July 24-27,
2008
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Unacceptably low pass rateson Board of Regents
Test of Reading and Writing

The Problem
AASCU Academic Affairs Summer Meeting, Boston,
MA, Linda M. Bleicken, Georgia Southern
University, Office of the Provost, July 24-27,
2008
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Where We Started

• 2000-2001 Pass Rates
• 74.51 Reading
• 74.23 Writing
• 68.44 Both

AASCU Academic Affairs Summer Meeting, Boston,
MA, Linda M. Bleicken, Georgia Southern
University, Office of the Provost, July 24-27,
2008
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Fall 2001 Offered workshops and
encouraged students to test earlier.
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Fall 2002 Enrolled students to take the Regents
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Fall 2003 Scheduled students test-taking during
or immediately after ENGL 1101.
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Fall 2004 Progress continues
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While enhancing success,we reduced the need for
remediation
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MA, Linda M. Bleicken, Georgia Southern
University, Office of the Provost, July 24-27,
2008
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Contact Information Dr. Linda M.
Bleicken Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs P.O. Box 8022 Statesboro, Georgia
30470 [phone] Fax (912)
478-5279 lbleicken_at_georgiasouthern.edu