Designing and integrating academic success content into all sections of Area I (formerly, Area B) courses, regardless of session length or modality. Because this activity has been brought to completion, the project will now focus on cohesive guidance on instructional practices shared across all faculty teaching Area I courses. This guidance aligns with evidence-based practices for creating welcoming, encouraging, and navigable courses.
Evaluation Plan and measures:
- Student academic success indicators in Area B courses (semester-over-semester)
- Completion of academic success content
KPIs:
- ABC rates in the academic success content portion of the course
- Completion rates of newly embedded academic success content
Baseline measure (for each KPI): based on data obtained from Area I sections with embedded academic success content during the 2023-24 academic year:
- Average score of academic success content quizzes from all sections was 91%
- Completion rate of the academic success content quizzes was 94%
Goal or targets (for each KPI):
- 70% of the students will complete the assessment for the academic success content.
- Of those who complete the assessments, 70% will achieve an average passing grade of C or better in the academic success content.
New Project Evaluation Plan and Measures:
- Student academic success indicators in Area I courses (semester-over-semester)
- Completion of academic success content
New Project KPIs:
- ABC rates in Area I courses
- Completion rates of academic success content
New Project Baseline Measure (for each KPI): Based on data obtained from Area I sections with embedded academic success content during academic year 2023-2024:
- Average combined ABC grades: 73.01%
- Completion rate of the academic success content quizzes was 94%
New Project Goal or Targets (for each KPI):
- Combined ABC rates in Area I >75%
- Completion rate for the academic success content >95%
- Duties of Area I Coordinator (faculty member with partially reassigned time) has expanded to review all sections of Area I courses for accurate syllabi, correct grade schemes, academic success content completion, and oral competency assignment rubric.
- Ensure continued emphasis on academic mindset in the academic success content with the additional emphasis on creating a welcoming learning environment in Area I courses.
- Study the effects of newly distributed guidance on instructional practices in Area I courses on ABC rates
- Provide additional faculty development on mindset, sense of belonging, and creating a welcoming learning environment in Area I courses.
Challenges:
- Full participation of Area I faculty in faculty development
- Widespread adoption of newly distributed guidance on instructional practices in Area I courses
Supports Needed:
- Sharing ideas and resources used by other USG institutions related to student success initiatives.
