Kellogg Institute Developmental Education 101

Kellogg Kellogg InstituteInstitute

Developmental Developmental Education Education

101101Hunter R. Boylan, Ph.D.Hunter R. Boylan, Ph.D.

PresenterPresenter

Developmental Developmental Education is…Education is…

A continuum of services ranging A continuum of services ranging from remedial courses to GRE from remedial courses to GRE preparation,preparation,

guided by the principles of adult guided by the principles of adult

development and learning,development and learning,

and serving underprepared and serving underprepared college students.college students.

The Field of Developmental The Field of Developmental Education Encompasses…Education Encompasses…

Learning Communities

Diagnosis

FreshmanSeminars

Advising

Assessment

Counseling

LearningCenters

Tutoring

Classes

Developmental Developmental EducationEducation

PrinciplesPrinciples

Accept students Accept students where they are and where they are and move them as far as move them as far as they can go.they can go.

Assume that all Assume that all students have the students have the potential for growth.potential for growth.

Facilitate the Facilitate the transfer of knowledge transfer of knowledge to new learning to new learning situations.situations.

Increase Increase cognitive self-cognitive self-awareness.awareness.

Encourage students Encourage students to gradually accept to gradually accept responsibility for their responsibility for their own learning.own learning.

Recognize that Recognize that learning also includes learning also includes affective development.affective development.

Envision every Envision every student as a potential student as a potential graduate of your graduate of your institution.institution.

Questions, Comments, Questions, Comments, ObservationsObservations

Activity OneActivity One

Share and discuss with the Share and discuss with the person next to you one thing person next to you one thing you do as an administrator, you do as an administrator, instructor, learning instructor, learning specialist, or counselor, that specialist, or counselor, that is consistent with these is consistent with these principles.principles.

Developmental Education Developmental Education PrinciplesPrinciples

Accept students where they are and move Accept students where they are and move them as far as they can go.them as far as they can go.

Assume that all students have potential Assume that all students have potential for growth.for growth.

Facilitate transfer of knowledge to new Facilitate transfer of knowledge to new learning situations.learning situations.

Increase cognitive self-awareness.Increase cognitive self-awareness. Encourage students to gradually accept Encourage students to gradually accept

responsibility for their own learning.responsibility for their own learning. Recognize that learning also includes Recognize that learning also includes

affective development.affective development. Envision all students as potential Envision all students as potential

graduates.graduates.

A Brief HistoryA Brief Historyof of

DevelopmentalDevelopmentalEducationEducation

Developmental Education - HistoryDevelopmental Education - History

18411841 – First College Preparatory – First College Preparatory Department Department established at established at the U. of Missouri.the U. of Missouri.

1862 1862 – Morrill Land Grant Act passed.– Morrill Land Grant Act passed.

18891889 – ACE reports that 80% of U.S. – ACE reports that 80% of U.S. colleges & universities have colleges & universities have “preparatory programs.”“preparatory programs.”

1890 1890 – College Board Founded– College Board Founded

Developmental Education - Developmental Education - HistoryHistory

19441944 – GI Bill passed. – GI Bill passed.

19651965 – Higher Education Act – Higher Education Act passed.passed.

19681968 – CRLA founded as Western – CRLA founded as Western College Reading Association.College Reading Association.

19761976 – – NADE founded as NADE founded as NARDSPE.NARDSPE.

Developmental Education - Developmental Education - HistoryHistory

19761976 – NCDE Founded. – NCDE Founded.

19801980 – Kellogg Institute Founded. – Kellogg Institute Founded.

1996 1996 – First National Conference – First National Conference on Research in Developmental on Research in Developmental Education.Education.

19961996 – ACDEA Founded. – ACDEA Founded.

Developmental Education - Developmental Education - HistoryHistory

20032003 – NCES reports that 80% of – NCES reports that 80% of U.S. colleges and universities still U.S. colleges and universities still have developmental programs.have developmental programs.

20042004 – Lumina funded “Achieving – Lumina funded “Achieving the Dream” Project established.the Dream” Project established.

20092009 – Gates “Developmental – Gates “Developmental Education Initiative” funded.Education Initiative” funded.

Questions, Comments, Questions, Comments, ObservationsObservations

Developmental Education – Developmental Education – The FieldThe Field

A field of research,A field of research,

A field of study,A field of study,

A field of practice.A field of practice.

K. Patricia Cross says…K. Patricia Cross says…

Research without practice Research without practice is empty,is empty,

Practice without research Practice without research is blind.is blind.

Research/Practice PyramidResearch/Practice Pyramid

Research

Study

Practice

Developmental Education – Developmental Education – The ProfessionThe Profession

AssociationAssociation

ATPATP

NADENADE

CRLACRLA

NCLCANCLCA

JournalJournal

Journal of Journal of Developmental Developmental

Education – NADE Education – NADE DigestDigest

Journal of College Journal of College Reading and Reading and

LearningLearning

Learning Assistance Learning Assistance ReviewReview

Developmental Education – Developmental Education – The ProfessionThe Profession

C.L.A.D.E.A.

CRLA NADE NCLCAATP

Council of Learning Asst. and Developmental Ed. Assoc.

NCDE

Developmental Education – Developmental Education – The ProfessionThe Profession

75% of universities offer 75% of universities offer developmental courses.developmental courses.

100% of community colleges offer 100% of community colleges offer developmental courses.developmental courses.

80% of all colleges and 80% of all colleges and universities have learning universities have learning centers.centers.

Developmental Education – Developmental Education – The ProfessionThe Profession

Approximately 2,000,000 college Approximately 2,000,000 college students participate in students participate in developmental education each developmental education each year.year.

Approximately 40,000 full-time Approximately 40,000 full-time and 60,000 adjunct faculty teach and 60,000 adjunct faculty teach developmental courses.developmental courses.

Professionals…Professionals… Belong to professional Belong to professional

associations,associations,

Read the research in the field,Read the research in the field,

Use the research to guide practice,Use the research to guide practice,

Are “scholar-practitioners,”Are “scholar-practitioners,”

Are accountable for what they do.Are accountable for what they do.

Questions, Comments, Questions, Comments, ObservationsObservations

Classroom EtiquetteClassroom EtiquetteAKA – “Rules of AKA – “Rules of Engagement”Engagement”

What rules of etiquette What rules of etiquette will make everyone’s will make everyone’s classroom experience classroom experience more profitable?more profitable?

Classroom EtiquetteClassroom Etiquette

Classroom EtiquetteClassroom Etiquette

Thank You!Thank You!