Dual Enrollment Programs for Basic Skills Reading and English Students Cynthia J. Spence, MA Ed.D, Educational Leadership California State University, San Bernardino

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Dual Enrollment Programs for Basic Skills Reading
and English StudentsCynthia J. Spence, MAEd.D,
Educational Leadership California State
University, San Bernardino
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Committee Members Dr. Bonnie Piller Dr. Diane
Brantley

• Statement of Purpose
• The following project is a meta-analysis aimed at
  examining the
• impact of dual enrollment participation for
  California community
• college basic skills and English students by
  tracking their grades,
• course assignments, and retention and comparing
  these findings
• with those of a previous study conducted by the
  Community
• College Research Center. The previous study
  examined dual
• enrollment programs for basic skills/English
  community college
• students in Florida and in New York City (Karp,
  et al, 2007).
• Hypothesis
• Students enrolled in dual enrollment programs
  achieve
• elevated high school graduation and college
  enrollment
• rates, produce higher first-semester grade point
  averages,
• and will be more likely to persist to the second
  semester.

• Statement of the Problem
• According to the California Community Colleges
  Research Planning Groups 2007 report, more
  than one in every three students in California
  community colleges must enroll in a basic skills
  class (Boroch et al, 2007).
• As a result, an increasing number of students are
  being placed into remedial reading and English
  classes upon entering college .
• Taking remedial college courses extends the
  students stay in community college.
• Only 46 of College of the Desert basic skills
  students persist to spring semester. Only 34 of
  College of the Desert basic skills students
  persist to their second fall semester (Based on
  MIS data 2004-2007).
• Addressing the Problem
• A plan of the California
• Community College System
• Office in cooperation with the
• State Academic Senate
• Institutional Change Begin offering dual
  enrollment programs for high school students who
  test at remedial levels during the first semester
  of their senior year in high school.

College of the Desert research data used with
permission.
Course Descriptions ENG-050 BASIC WRITING SKILLS
This course provides extensive study of basic
writing skills in preparation for higher level
writing courses. Students write paragraphs and
short essays and develop an awareness of correct
grammar usage, and mechanical skills. ENG-051
INTRODUCTION TO EXPOSITORY WRITING This course
helps students improve their skills in
expository writing, including a review of grammar
and sentence skills to prepare them for college
level courses. RDG-050 BASIC READING This
course is designed to provide extensive study and
practice of basic reading skills including
vocabulary development, comprehension
improvement, and oral reading ability. RDG-051
ANALYTICAL READING This course is for students
who have a vocabulary base for college-level
reading but need practice in analytical reading
and critical thinking skills. The focus of this
course is on improving comprehension. Students
read college-level selections from different
disciplines and content areas.