Ready or Not Writing & Step Write Up: Online Writing Support Programs for College Readiness"

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1 Ready or Not Writing & Step Write Up: Online Writing Support Programs for College Readiness" Paul Carney, Program Coordinator The Center for College Readiness! Third Annual Summit on Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment! December 7 and December 8, 2010!!

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4 20%" of entering students! who had received! last high school English course were A s"in their placed into the college s remedial writing course!! MSCTC data collected between January January 2007!

5 45%" of entering students! who had received! last high school English course were B s"in their placed into the college s remedial writing course!! MSCTC data collected between January January 2007!

6 The Cost of Remediation! Financial Costs" Nationally, colleges and employers spend more than $17 billion per year! 8% of a community college's operating budget!

7 The image part with relationship ID rid3 was not found in the file. The Cost of Remediation! Personal Costs" Confusion, frustration, embarrassment! Delayed enrollment in college courses! Indefinite timeline for degree attainment!

8 Disconnected Perceptions! Percentage of educators who reported that their state s standards prepare! students well or very well for college.! The image part with relationship ID rid3 was not found in the file. part with relationship ID rid4 was not found in the file. 71%" 26%" High school faculty agreed with statement! Post-secondary instructors agreed with statement! Source: ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009!

9 Disconnected Perceptions! Percentage of educators who reported that their state s graduation! requirements prepare students well or very well for college! The image part with relationship ID rid3 was not found in the file. part with relationship ID rid4 was not found in the file. 71%" 20%" High school faculty agreed with statement! Post-secondary instructors agreed with statement! Source: ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009!

10 Disconnected Perceptions! Percentage of educators who reported that students are prepared for! college-level work in their discipline area.! The image part with relationship ID rid3 was not found in the file. part with relationship ID rid4 was not found in the file. 91%" 26%" High school faculty agreed with statement! Post-secondary instructors agreed with statement! Source: ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009!

11 Disconnected Perceptions! Percent of high school teachers versus post-secondary instructors who believe more than half of their students are ready to do college-level reading for course work in English.! The image part with relationship ID rid3 was not found in the file. part with relationship ID rid4 was not found in the file. 76%" 20%" High school faculty agreed with statement! Post-secondary instructors agreed with statement! Source: ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009!

12 Cultural Causes! The image part with relationship ID rid14 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid18 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid6 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid12 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid20 was not found in the file. age part with relationship ID rid16 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid4 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid10 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid8 was not found in the file.

13 Institutional Causes! The image part with relationship ID rid16 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid4 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid14 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid12 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid10 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid8 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid18 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid6 was not found in the file.

14 The College-Readiness Vertical Alignment Project ( )! Design a college-readiness rubric for writing! Compare inter-institutional reader agreeability! Alert high school students!

15 Project Implementation! The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file. PHASE 1: First Site Meeting" Discuss the problem and its causes! Score sample essays using fence rubric! The image part with relationship ID rid3 was not found in the file. PHASE 2: Site Implementation" Distribute common prompt to high schools! Collect, score, and return essays! The image part with relationship ID rid4 was not found in the file. PHASE 3: Second Site Meeting" Compare inter-institutional reader agreeability! Analyze data and scoring splits! Make recommendations!

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18 The image part with relationship ID rid3 was not found in the file. Closing the Gap"

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