Achieving the Dream Advisement Initiative Evaluation September
21, 2011 Slide 2 Academic Advisement Initiative Retention Alert
Update Probation Outreach Faculty Advisement Program Update
Withdraw Outreach Developmental Reading & Writing Retest Slide
3 Retention Alert: Overview & Participation Spring 2009 :
Purchased Datatel Retention module. Summer 2009: The system was
piloted. August 2009: The Program was implemented. Spring 2010 : A
new link was created and implemented from the Angel Platform to
MineOnline for easier access for faculty as well as a quick link
from class rosters. Fall 2011: More robust reporting tools.
Reflected is a 43% increase in referrals over previous year. Fall
2009 Spring 2010 Summer 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Students
Referred 569432103837595 Slide 4 Probation Outreach: Overview &
Participation ParticipantsNon Participants Spring 200964488 Fall
200949179 Spring 201042122 Fall 201046159 Spring 20117629 The
spring 2011 population is smaller because the list generated
included all students on probation, rather than those who were on
probation as a result of the previous semester, and included those
enrolled in any developmental class, rather than reading/writing
only, as a result it took time to clean the list and we were unable
to reach out to as many students. Slide 5 Probation Outreach:
Outcomes OutcomeStudents Seen Students Not Seen SUCCESS IN
DEVELOPMENTAL CLASS(ES) 09F Success (Developmental Class Fall 2009)
58.7%40.6% 10SP Success (Developmental Class Spring 2010)
36.0%40.0% 10F Success (Developmental Class Fall 2010) 30.0%38.1%
11SP Success (Developmental Class Spring 2011) 54.5%35.7%
PERSITENCE 09F Persistence Spring 2010 81.6%36.9% 10SP Persistence
Fall 2010 35.7%23.0% 10F Persistence Spring 2011 28.3%9.4% 11SP
Persistence Fall 2011 50.0%17.2% Slide 6 Probation Outreach:
Outcomes OutcomeStudents Seen Students Not Seen RETENTION 09F
Retention Fall 2010 51.0%29.1% 10SP Retention Spring 2011
33.3%20.5% 10F Retention Fall 2011 15.2%14.5% Slide 7 Faculty
Advising: Overview & Participation Participating Advisors &
Student Visits 200920102011 Advisors141011 Student Visits249185278
Average Student Visits Per Advisor17.818.525 Summary of Student
Visits By Academic Division 200920102011 Arts &
Humanities31%43%34% Business29%34%26% IT12%NA Science &
Math11%NA13% Social Sciences18%23%26% Slide 8 Withdraw Outreach:
Overview Program began in Fall 2010. Beginning week 2 and each week
following, a list of students is generated who have dropped
developmental reading and/or writing. Students are contacted via
email and phone to meet with an academic advisor beginning week 7.
Slide 9 Withdraw Outreach: Participation & Evaluation
Withdrawal Status Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Partially Withdrew10169
Totally Withdrew7547 ParticipationFall 2010 Spring 2011 Met With an
Academic Advisor 4326 Did Not Meet w/ an Academic Advisor 13390 Top
5 Reasons Students Gave for Withdrawal*: 1.Financial Issues 2.Didnt
know they were enrolled or when class started. 3.Moved Out of State
4.General Busy Life 5.Transportation and College Not For Them (tie)
*Unable to speak with 49% of population, due to wrong number or
disconnected phone. Slide 10 Withdraw Outreach: Outcomes Met With
Advisor Did Not Meet With Advisor Cohort Composition18.4%81.6%
Persisted to Spring 201172.1%12.6% Retained to Fall 201123.3%7.9%
Slide 11 Reading/Writing Retest: Overview Data showed little
correlation between assessment test scores and course success in
reading and writing. Anecdotal observations suggested students
often did not perform their best on the assessment. June 2010 began
requiring any student testing into developmental reading and
writing level one to retest. Goal is to more accurately place
students into developmental and/or college level coursework, thus
improving their opportunity for success. Slide 12 Original Reading
Test Correlation Data Tested Into Reading 1 = 96 Students Tested
into Reading 2 = 195 Students Course Taken NSuccess A, B, C or S
Failed D, F, U or W Reading 17247%53% Reading 22421%79% Course
Taken NSuccess A, B, C or S Failed D, F, U or W Reading
1366.6%33.3% Reading 22421%79% Slide 13 Original Writing Test
Correlation Data Tested into Writing 1 = 60 Students Tested into
Writing 2 = 718 Students Course Taken NSuccess A, B, C or S Failed
D, F, U or W Writing 14233.3%66.6% Writing 21747%53%
ENGL111310%100% Course Taken NSuccess A, B, C or S Failed D, F, U
or W Writing 1450% Writing 258654%46% ENGL111312855%45% Slide 14
Reading Retest: Outcomes Level ChangeN Reading 1 to Reading 166
Reading 1 to Reading 244 Reading 1 to College Level10 Reading 2 to
Reading 273 Reading 2 to Reading 13 Reading 2 to College Level77
Stayed in the Same Level: 51% Increased to a Higher Level: 48%
Decreased to Lower Level: 1% Average Change in Test Score:+14.99
Test Score Range Change: -14 to +65 Slide 15 Writing Retest:
Outcomes Level ChangeN Writing 1 to Writing 129 Writing 1 to
Writing 239 Writing 1 to College Level6 Writing 2 to Writing 11
Writing 2 to Writing 2133 Writing 2 to College Level100 Stayed in
the Same Level: 52.5% Increased to a Higher Level: 47% Decreased to
Lower Level: 0.3% Average Change in Test Score:+14.818 Test Score
Range Change: -17 to +69 Slide 16 Lessons Learned and Plans for the
Future Continue retesting practices. Monitor and report on
correlation and course success throughout the year.
