Upcoming Presentations

2024 CSCC Annual Conference

April 18–20, 2024
Pittsburgh, PA

Developing Self-Directed Learning Skills in the Online Classroom: Importance and Strategies

April 19, 8:00–9:15 AM

Self-directed learning (SDL) skills and mindsets like self-efficacy, help seeking, and goal-setting are considered malleable factors for learning. Drawing on survey data and faculty interviews, we present evidence about their predictive validity with academic outcomes and strategies for promoting the development of these skills in online courses in community colleges.

Presenters

Jorge Mahecha, Research Associate, CCRC

Ellen Wasserman, Research Associate, CCRC

Access to Success: Insights and Strategies in Implementing Multiple Measures Assessment

April 20, 12:30–1:45 PM

CAPR, with support from Ascendium Education Group, are assisting colleges and states nationwide in the adoption and implementation of MMA practices that place more students, and allow more students to be successful, in college-level courses. This presentation summarizes insights derived from this work, focusing on the adoption of multiple measures assessment in open-access colleges in Arkansas and Texas. During the presentation, researchers will present cost analysis findings, explore supporting factors for implementation, and delve into specific strategies used by colleges to tackle common implementation challenges.

Presenters

Elizabeth Kopko, Senior Research Associate, CCRC

Dan Cullinan, Senior Associate, MDRC

Developmental Education Reform: Early Findings From CAPR

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Annual Convention
April 29, 2018
Dallas, TX

Community colleges are under pressure to reform developmental education. This session, based on research from the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness (CAPR), explored current practices and innovations in developmental education, especially using multiple measures for placement and math pathways to align math to programs of study.

Participants

Director Emeritus and Senior Fellow
Community College Research Center
Senior Research Scholar Emeritus
Community College Research Center
Elena Serna-Wallender
Research Associate
MDRC
Alexander K. Mayer
Deputy Director
MDRC

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