Facilitating Student Learning in an Accelerated Program

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Facilitating Student Learning in an Accelerated
Program
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Associate Accelerated Program (ASAP) Overview

• Target Student Population
• At-risk/low income
• First generation college
• Goals
• Reduce barriers to success
• Degree completion
• Reduce higher education costs

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Student Selection Criteria

• Public school faculty/staff nominations
• Core 40 diploma
• College-readiness scores PSAT, SAT, ACT,
  Compass
• Eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch
• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Solid high school attendance record
• No major disciplinary issues

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• 2011-2012
• 26 students began program
• 15 (58) program ready
• 11 (42) Summer Remediation
• 5 (45) Reading
• 2 (18) Writing
• 8 (73) Math

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Curricular Program Offerings

• Associate of Applied Science
• Business Administration
• Health Care Support
• Associate of Science General Studies

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Program Logistics

• 12-month program
• Full-time commitment
• Monday Thursday classes 900am 400 pm
• Friday extended class activities, TRiO (student
  support service), community service
• Student stipend
• 24/7 student support
• Academic
• Family

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Program Logistics

• Faculty teaching teams
• Five, 8-week terms
• Dedicated homeroom
• Dedicated classroom space
• TRiO involvement (student success program)

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Faculty Support Strategies

• Consistent faculty when able
• Professional development workshops
• Project-based learning
• Student engagement strategies
• Collaborative curriculum planning
• Bi-weekly teams meetings
• Coordinate syllabi
• Monitor student progress
• Plan Friday classroom extension activities
• Interdisciplinary assessments

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Student Support Strategies

• Peer support
• Lock-step cohort
• Designated facility space
• Laptop computers
• Regional program coordinator
• Faculty teams
• Summer Boot Camp
• Remediation classes
• 2-week orientation
• Student Success Seminars

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Class Collaboration

• English 112 Argumentation
• Intro to Psychology
• Music Appreciation
• Research a psychological disorder that utilizes
  music therapy as a treatment modality and prepare
  a written product.

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Class Collaboration

• Group project between 3 classes
• Instead of, not in addition to
• Dont recreate the wheel
• Each class has an assessment component

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Challenges and Benefits

• Challenges
• Time constraints
• Classroom management
• Linked assignments and interdisciplinary
  instruction

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Challenges and Benefits

• Benefits
• Camaraderie
• Transitional ease
• Linked assignments and interdisciplinary
  instruction

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Retention Rates

• Year 1
• Term 1 to Term 2 58
• Term 2 to Term 3 100
• Term 3 to Term 4 100
• Term 4 to Term 5 100
• Year 2
• Term 1 to Term 2 92
• Term 2 to Term 3 88
• Term 3 to Term 4 anticipate 100

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2011-2012 Statistics

• 26 students began program
• 20 students continue (77)
• Cumulative Fall Semester GPA 2.89
• 9 students (35) on Deans List
• Term 1 to Term 2 Retention Rate 93
• Term 2 to Term 3 Retention rate 83
• 19 students (95) on track for graduation July
  2012
• 1 student (5) 1 year 2 additional semesters

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Lessons Learned

• High school GPA /attendance record are good
  indicators
• Must provide training in executive skills early
  and often
• Expand college success class from 1 to 3 credit
  class
• Family support system is imperative to program
  completion
• Parents must be supportive
• Decreased home and job responsibilities
• Faculty in-class collaboration
• Development of collaborative rubric for projects

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Contact Information

• Paula D. Ashe, M.A., Instructor, English
• pashe_at_ivytech.edu [phone]
• Cindy Chenoweth, ASAP Regional Coordinator
• cchenoweth_at_ivytech.edu [phone]
• Patricia Kemerer, Program Chair General Studies
• pkemerer_at_ivytech.edu [phone]
• Erika McCuiston, MEd., Instructor, Psychology
• emccuiston_at_ivytech.edu

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