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Title: Adapting to Change: Administrators' Perceptions of the Second Year of Developmental Education Reform in the Florida College System.
Creator: Hu, Shouping, Richard, Keith, Woods, Chenoa S., Nix, Samantha, Tandberg, David, Park, Toby, Bertrand Jones, Tamara
Abstract/Description: The Center for Postsecondary Success at Florida State University has been studying the implementation and outcomes of SB 1720 since its initial implementation by surveying campus leaders across the FCS. This report explores the third set of surveys, administered in spring of 2016. This survey focused on changes the colleges made between the first and second years of implementation of SB 1720.
Date Issued: 2016-07-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1485301022
Format: Citation

Title: Conference on Evaluation in Higher Education (February 12-13, 1954).
Creator: Florida State University
Date Issued: 1954
Identifier: 2708233, FSDT2708233, fsu:490
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Developmental Education Reform in Florida: Perceptions of Instiutional Leaders and Plans for Institutional Actions.
Creator: Hu, Shouping, Tandberg, David A., Nix, Amanda, Collins, Rhonda, Hankerson, Dava
Abstract/Description: Citing significant costs and poor completion rates as major factors necessitating reform, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 1720 in 2013, which dramatically changes the rules as to how developmental education is delivered and who is required to take it. This policy brief is based on the two research reports by the Florida Developmental Education Research Team.
Date Issued: 2014-07-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1486573909
Format: Citation

Title: Diving into the Deep End (Full Report): How State College Administrators in Florida Describe the First Year of Developmental Education Reform.
Creator: Hu, Shouping, Woods, Chenoa, Richard, Keith, Tandberg, David, Park, Toby, Bertrand Jones, Tamara
Abstract/Description: During the spring semester of 2015, The Center for Postsecondary Success (CPS) research team conducted a survey of high-level administrators across the FCS. The present study serves as the first quantitative point of contact with college leaders since the implementation of the SB 1720. The goal of the study is to examine how administrators assessed their implementation and initial effects of the legislation.2015-0601
Date Issued: 2015-06-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1486580821
Format: Citation

Title: Diving Into the Deep End (Policy Brief): How State College Administrators in Florida Describe the First Year of Developmental Education Reform.
Creator: Hu, Shouping, Woods, Chenoa S., Richard, Keith, Tandberg, David, Park, Toby, Bertrand Jones, Tamara
Abstract/Description: In 2013 the state of Florida passed Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720) which dramatically reshaped developmental education (DE) for the 28 Florida College System (FCS) institutions. The legislation categorized students who entered a traditional Florida public high school in 2003-2004 and graduated with a standard diploma in 2007 or later and active-duty military personnel as exempt, which allows these students to bypass DE placement tests and DE coursework, if they so choose. The legislation also...
Show moreIn 2013 the state of Florida passed Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720) which dramatically reshaped developmental education (DE) for the 28 Florida College System (FCS) institutions. The legislation categorized students who entered a traditional Florida public high school in 2003-2004 and graduated with a standard diploma in 2007 or later and active-duty military personnel as exempt, which allows these students to bypass DE placement tests and DE coursework, if they so choose. The legislation also required colleges to offer admission counseling to all incoming students and DE courses in different instructional modalities: modularized, compressed, contextualized, and co-requisite. During the spring semester of 2015, The Center for Postsecondary Success (CPS) research team conducted a survey of high-level administrators across the FCS. The present study serves as the first quantitative point of contact with college leaders since the implementation of the SB 1720. The goal of the study is to examine how administrators assessed their implementation and initial effects of the legislation. The following research questions guide our analyses for this brief: 1. How do administrators describe the initial implementation of revised DE courses, academic advising, and student support services as they align to their institutional plan? 2. How do administrators assess the initial impacts of SB 1720 at their institution? 3. How do institutions group together based on their DE curriculum structure, academic advising practices, and student support services? Our analyses revealed several overarching findings that reflect the significance of the legislation and the impacts it has had on colleges throughout the FCS. Our results highlight the difficult challenges involved with implementing the reform and how institutions have addressed and overcome these challenges. Our key findings include: 1. Overall, compressed and modularized courses were the most commonly used of the four instructional modalities. 2. Although DE has increasingly relied on technology, some respondents expressed concern regarding access, effectiveness, and student use. 3. Because colleges can no longer exclusively use Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT) scores as their DE placement tool, institutions have relied on other advising tools, techniques, and predictive models to assist the advising process. 4. Institutions show somewhat different patterns in developmental education curriculum structure, academic advising, and student support services, which lead to distinct groups in institutional responses and practices in developmental education implementation. 5. Despite challenges and tempered agreement that implementing their institutional plan resulted in positive outcomes, institutions reported many positive changes occurring across their institutions.
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Date Issued: 2015-06-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1485305152
Format: Citation

Title: Faculty invitation to the Conference on General Education (November 20-22, 1950).
Creator: Florida State University
Date Issued: 1950
Identifier: 2708242, FSDT2708242, fsu:499
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Florida Developmental Education Reform: What do the Florida College System institutions plan to do?.
Creator: Hu, Shouping, Tandberg, David, Nix, Amanda, Collins, Rhonda, Hankerson, Dava
Abstract/Description: The FCS institutions plan to redesign instructional strategies, ramp up advising, and provide support services. The institutions generally favor modularized and compressed instruction, with all 28 colleges applying these course structures. Co-requisite instruction is brought into the classroom by 17 of the 28 colleges, but with great variation across the colleges. Contextualized instructional methods are the least favored, with only 7 colleges implementing them in a limited manner. While...
Show moreThe FCS institutions plan to redesign instructional strategies, ramp up advising, and provide support services. The institutions generally favor modularized and compressed instruction, with all 28 colleges applying these course structures. Co-requisite instruction is brought into the classroom by 17 of the 28 colleges, but with great variation across the colleges. Contextualized instructional methods are the least favored, with only 7 colleges implementing them in a limited manner. While there is significant variation in the amount of information provided by the individual institutions in their implementation plans, we find that most of the plans reflect established good practices and are consistent with the general guidelines for reform set forth in SB 1720. Moving forward, it will be important to follow up with the colleges to see how they implement their plans and to periodically assess the effect of the changes on students, faculty, staff, and administration.
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Date Issued: 2014-07-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1486578418
Format: Citation

Title: General Education at Mid Century: A Critical Analysis (November 20-22, 1950).
Creator: Florida State University
Date Issued: 1950
Identifier: 2708229, FSDT2708229, fsu:486
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: How Students Make Course Enrollment Decisions in an Era of Increased Choice: Results from a Survey of Enrollment Patterns and Choice Factors.
Creator: Hu, Shouping, Park, Toby, Woods, Chenoa, Tandberg, David, Bertrand Jones, Tamara, Hankerson, Dava, Richard, Keith
Abstract/Description: In 2013, the state of Florida passed Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720), which dramatically restructured developmental education (DE) placement and instruction. Whereas DE was previously required for students testing below established levels on standardized tests, certain students (graduates from Florida public high schools in the year 2007 or later and active duty members of the military-labeled exempt students) now have the opportunity to opt out of these courses and enroll directly into college...
Show moreIn 2013, the state of Florida passed Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720), which dramatically restructured developmental education (DE) placement and instruction. Whereas DE was previously required for students testing below established levels on standardized tests, certain students (graduates from Florida public high schools in the year 2007 or later and active duty members of the military-labeled exempt students) now have the opportunity to opt out of these courses and enroll directly into college-level work. In addition, colleges must now provide all students with a wider array of delivery methods for DE courses. We sought to investigate how students are making their enrollment decisions. We distributed the Student Response Survey in the Fall 2014 semester to all first-time-in-college students at two Florida College System (FCS) institutions. Of particular interest to this study were the exempt students, or those with wider course enrollment options, and the importance students placed on 14 factors that possibly influenced their DE course enrollment decisions (i.e. their decision factors).
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Date Issued: 2015-05-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1486580309
Format: Citation

Title: Information on 1952 School of Education Summer Session.
Creator: School of Education
Date Issued: 1952
Identifier: 2708251, FSDT2708251, fsu:507
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Learning from the Ground Up (Full Report): Developmental Education Reform at Florida College System Institutions.
Creator: Hu, Shouping, Bertrand Jones, Tamara, Bower, Rebecca, Park, Toby, Tandberg, David, Nix, Amanda, Rahming, Sophia, Martindale, Sandra
Abstract/Description: Researchers at the Center for Postsecondary Success (CPS) are conducting a comprehensive evaluation of how FCS institutions have implemented the reform on their campuses. The first steps in the evaluation of SB 1720 included an analysis of the institutions’ implementation plans and a survey of college administrators. In the current phase of the evaluation CPS team members have conducted surveys with college administrators and students during site visits to 10 FCS institutions. In this report...
Show moreResearchers at the Center for Postsecondary Success (CPS) are conducting a comprehensive evaluation of how FCS institutions have implemented the reform on their campuses. The first steps in the evaluation of SB 1720 included an analysis of the institutions’ implementation plans and a survey of college administrators. In the current phase of the evaluation CPS team members have conducted surveys with college administrators and students during site visits to 10 FCS institutions. In this report we present findings from our analysis of focus group interviews conducted with college administrators, advisors, and other personnel, faculty members, and students. The key findings from our site visits to FCS institutions answer the research question: How have the Florida College System institutions implemented developmental education reform?
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Date Issued: 2015-06-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1486581547
Format: Citation

Title: Learning from the Ground Up (Policy Brief): Developmental Education Reform at Florida College System Institutions.
Creator: Hu, Shouping, Bertrand Jones, Tamara, Brower, Rebecca, Park, Toby, Tandberg, David, Nix, Amanda, Rahming, Sophia, Martindale, Sandra
Abstract/Description: Under Florida Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720), passed in 2013, institutions in the Florida College System (FCS) were required to implement comprehensive developmental education reform by fall 2014. The reform exempted recent graduates from Florida public high schools and active duty military from developmental education courses, and required institutions to offer an array of delivery methods for developmental education courses. Additionally, institutions must use multiple measures to assess...
Show moreUnder Florida Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720), passed in 2013, institutions in the Florida College System (FCS) were required to implement comprehensive developmental education reform by fall 2014. The reform exempted recent graduates from Florida public high schools and active duty military from developmental education courses, and required institutions to offer an array of delivery methods for developmental education courses. Additionally, institutions must use multiple measures to assess college readiness. The Center for Postsecondary Success (CPS) has been conducting a comprehensive evaluation of how FCS institutions have implemented the reform on their campuses. In this report we present key findings from our analysis of over 80 focus group interviews conducted with faculty, students, administrators, advisors, and other personnel at ten FCS institutions.
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Date Issued: 2015-01-06
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1485304070
Format: Citation

Title: Learning to Adapt: Lessons from the Second Year of Developmental Education Reform at Florida College Systems Institutions.
Creator: Hu, Shouping, Bertrand Jones, Tamara, Brower, Rebecca, Nix, Amanda, Martindale, Sandra, Rahming, Sophia, Park, Toby, Tandberg, David
Abstract/Description: In year two of DE reform implementation across the FCS institutions, CPS researchers conducted two-day site visits to each of eight FCS institutions in fall 2015 and spring 2016. In this report we present findings from our analysis of focus group interviews conducted with college administrators, advisors, and other personnel, faculty members, and students. The key findings from our site visits to FCS institutions answer the research question: How have the Florida College System institutions...
Show moreIn year two of DE reform implementation across the FCS institutions, CPS researchers conducted two-day site visits to each of eight FCS institutions in fall 2015 and spring 2016. In this report we present findings from our analysis of focus group interviews conducted with college administrators, advisors, and other personnel, faculty members, and students. The key findings from our site visits to FCS institutions answer the research question: How have the Florida College System institutions implemented developmental education reform?
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Date Issued: 2016-07-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1485302202
Format: Citation

Title: List of undergraduate programs in English & Librarianship, History & Librarianship, English or History, and Teaching School Librarianship.
Creator: Florida State University. College of Arts and Sciences
Date Issued: 1959
Identifier: 2683154, FSDT2683154, fsu:354
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Probability of Success: Evaluation of Florida's Developmental Education Redesign Based on Cohorts of First-Time-In-College Students from 2009-10 to 2014-15.
Creator: Hu, Shouping, Park, Toby, Woods, Chenoa S., Richard, Keith, Tandberg, David, Bertrand Jones, Tamara
Abstract/Description: Through the enactment of Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720), the Florida legislature dramatically changed how developmental education (DE) is offered and for whom it is required. Historically, many students would have been required, based on their performance on a placement exam, to take and pass DE courses prior to introductory college-level (gateway) courses. With placement tests now optional and as many students can now bypass DE when they meet the criteria as exempt students, we sought to better...
Show moreThrough the enactment of Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720), the Florida legislature dramatically changed how developmental education (DE) is offered and for whom it is required. Historically, many students would have been required, based on their performance on a placement exam, to take and pass DE courses prior to introductory college-level (gateway) courses. With placement tests now optional and as many students can now bypass DE when they meet the criteria as exempt students, we sought to better understand how students make enrollment decisions in an environment of increased choice, and how their choices affect their early educational progress.
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Date Issued: 2016-01-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1485302858
Format: Citation

Title: School of Education brochure (1952).
Creator: School of Education
Date Issued: 1952
Identifier: 2708250, FSDT2708250, fsu:506
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: T.V. Smith Lecture Series Program.
Creator: FSU School of Education, FSU Dept. of English, FSU Dept. of Philosophy, FSU Dept. of Political Science, FSU School of Public Administration
Date Issued: 1952
Identifier: 2707703, FSDT2707703, fsu:391
Format: Document (PDF)

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