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Noncredit Progress Indicators

This document outlines the initiative presented by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges focusing on noncredit programs. It discusses the need for progress indicators in noncredit education, explores methods for measuring progress, and examines the relationship between proof of progress and funding. The proposal includes establishing clear communication between reporting systems and noncredit programs, along with developing accountability data to assess the effectiveness of these indicators for improved educational outcomes.

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Noncredit Progress Indicators

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  1. Noncredit Progress Indicators Presented by theAcademic Senate for California Community Colleges

  2. Background & Rationale • How progress has been measured • The interplay of proof of progress and funding • The role of CB21 coding • Enhanced funding for noncredit Career Development and College Preparation (CDCP) courses • The need for progress indicators in noncredit

  3. Pilot Project Goals • Develop a set of working progress indicators to use in the pilot project • Establish clear communication between institution MIS reporting and noncredit programs • Collect a pilot set of accountability data based on these indicators • Evaluate the ability for noncredit programs to work with these indicators • Evaluate the effectiveness of these indicators for use as accountability requirements

  4. Grades and Title 5 • 55021: not required for noncredit • 55023: currently accepted symbols

  5. Pilot Progress Indicators • Pass (P) • Satisfactory Progress (SP) • No Pass (NP) • A – B – C – D - F

  6. Suggested Working Definitions • A “P” indicates satisfactory completion of the course. • An “SP” indicates satisfactory progress but not completion. • An “NP” indicates less than satisfactory progress or lack of information to evaluate.

  7. Measuring Learning Gains • Test data demonstrating specific learning gains • Teacher’s evaluation of student’s attainment of learning objectives/outcomes • A teacher’s observation of a student’s participation and demonstrated classroom performance • Promotion

  8. Pilot Project Information • Colleges choose which programs to participate • Data will only be used for the project • The focus of the project is feasibility of the use of progress indicators in noncredit • Determine whether to inform your students • Establish a clear idea of what progress indicators mean to your college and programs

  9. Timeline • First Cohort - Fall 2010 • Collection of First Cohort data - February 2011 • Second Cohort (expanded - includes First Cohort) - Spring 2011 • Collection of Second Cohort data - July 2011 • Participant Evaluation of Usability of the Indicators - Fall 2011

  10. CDCP and Progress Indicators • What is a CDCP program? • Current CDCP reporting • Current issues with CDCP reporting • Need for clear and attainable sequences • Need for processes to collect completion data • Need to report completions to the Chancellor’s Office

  11. For More Information • Contact the Noncredit Progress Indicator Pilot Project Faculty Lead, Janet Fulks, at jfulks@bakersfieldcollege.edu • Contact the Chair of the Academic Senate Noncredit Committee, Mark Wade Lieu, at mwlieu@gmail.com

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