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Educational Outcomes of I-BEST, Washington State Community and Technical College System’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program: Findings From a Multivariate Analysis

By Davis Jenkins, Matthew Zeidenberg & Gregory S. Kienzl
This paper examines the outcomes of Washington State’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program, in which basic skills instructors and college-level career-technical faculty jointly design and teach college-level occupational courses for basic skills students. Basic skills instruction occurs concomitantly with instruction in college-level career-technical skills, offering students an accelerated track into college programs. The study used a multivariate analysis to compare the educational outcomes over a two-year tracking period of I-BEST students with those of other basic skills students, including non-I-BEST students who enrolled in at least one workforce course in the 2006–07 academic year. Students participating in I-BEST achieved better educational outcomes than did other basic skills students. I-BEST students were more likely to continue into credit-bearing coursework, earn college credits, attain occupational certificates, and make point gains on basic skills tests. A brief of this paper, Building Bridges to Postsecondary Training for Low-Skill Adults: Outcomes of Washington State’s I-BEST Program, is available for download.
  • The Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) Program

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Download CCRC Working Paper No. 16
May 2009
Download CCRC Brief No. 42
May 2009

Related Publications

December 2012

Contextualized College Transition Strategies for Adult Basic Skills Students: Learning From Washington State’s I-BEST Program Model

April 2011

How I-BEST Works: Findings From a Field Study of Washington State’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program

September 2010

Washington State’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program (I-BEST): New Evidence of Effectiveness

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For more policy briefs and fact sheets, visit CCRC’s Policy Resources page.

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