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California Acceleration Project (CAP) Evaluation

Timeline
2012-2014

Evaluation of the effects of curricular redesign on the progress of students who placed into the remedial English and math sequence at 16 California Community Colleges.


Overview

The California Acceleration Project (CAP) Evaluation involved a two-year study of the effects of curricular redesign on the progress of students who placed into the remedial English and math sequence at 16 California Community Colleges. The primary outcome of interest was successful completion of transfer-level English and math courses. 


Data for this evaluation came primarily from the the Management Information Systems (MIS) unit at the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office combined with assessment/placement data sourced directly from each participating college. A lead faculty member or researcher at each CAP college also completed an implementation survey that provided information on the specific ways in which acceleration was realized at each site. 

Outcomes

The evaluation found large and robust increases in completion of transfer-level gatekeeper courses in English and math for those learners participating in accelerated pathways, with gains across all demographic and socioeconomic groups and placement levels.

California Acceleration Project is part of the California Community Colleges Success Network (3CSN). The project promotes and supports a community of practice centered on accelerated pathways for English and math. Visit the CAP website to learn more.
 

RP Group Leads

Craig Hayward, PhD, Project Director; Terrence Willett, MS, Project Director

Funders

California Community Colleges Success Network (3CSN), The Walter S. Johnson Foundation

Partners

California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

News and Events

This project is complete. Visit "Related Projects" below to learn about our other initiatives in this project's area(s) of impact.

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Details

  • Focus Populations: Basic skills students
  • Status: Complete
  • Contact: Terrence Willett, MS, Project Director, twillett@rpgroup.org

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Landscape of ESL in California Community Colleges, March 2020
Slides sharing the landscape of ESL in California Community Colleges at 2020 CAP Conference in collaboration with the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).
03/02/2020
Placement in a Post-AB 705 World, March 2018
Materials showing success rates of students whose first course was statistics and who had a 2.3 or lower HSGPA to the Implementation Committee.
03/09/2018
Placement in a Post-AB 705 World, February 2018
Slides of presentation given to the Implementation Committee on the research and findings behind MMAP Classic and introducing the AB 705 adjustments for Math and English.
02/07/2018
Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP), 2017
PowerPoint explaining the Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP) at 2017 CAP Conference.
03/01/2017
Curricular Redesign and Gatekeeper Completion: A Multi-College Evaluation of the California Acceleration Project, April 2014
Research brief summarizing high-level findings from an evaluation of 16 colleges offering redesigned English and math pathways in 2011, as part of the California Acceleration Project (CAP).
04/01/2014
Curricular Redesign and Gatekeeper Completion: A Multi-College Evaluation of the California Acceleration, April 2014
Research report describing student outcomes from 16 colleges offering redesigned English and math pathways in 2011, as part of the California Acceleration Project (CAP).
04/01/2014
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Curricular Redesign and Gatekeeper Completion: A Multi-College Evaluation of the California Acceleration, April 2014

Research report describing student outcomes from 16 colleges offering redesigned English and math pathways in 2011, as part of the California Acceleration Project (CAP).
04/01/2014
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Landscape of ESL in California Community Colleges, March 2020

Slides sharing the landscape of ESL in California Community Colleges at 2020 CAP Conference in collaboration with the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).
03/02/2020

Placement in a Post-AB 705 World, March 2018

Materials showing success rates of students whose first course was statistics and who had a 2.3 or lower HSGPA to the Implementation Committee.
03/09/2018

Placement in a Post-AB 705 World, February 2018

Slides of presentation given to the Implementation Committee on the research and findings behind MMAP Classic and introducing the AB 705 adjustments for Math and English.
02/07/2018

Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP), 2017

PowerPoint explaining the Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP) at 2017 CAP Conference.
03/01/2017
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Curricular Redesign and Gatekeeper Completion: A Multi-College Evaluation of the California Acceleration Project, April 2014

Research brief summarizing high-level findings from an evaluation of 16 colleges offering redesigned English and math pathways in 2011, as part of the California Acceleration Project (CAP).
04/01/2014
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