1. Measuring
Learning
Readiness for
TRIO
Students
Carol Moody, Solutions Consultant,
SmarterServices
Julie Owen, Chief Sales & Marketing
Officer, SmarterServices
Autumn Scott, Director TRIO Student
Support Services,
Carl Sandburg College
Velia Mendoza, SSS Tutoring Coordinator
Garden City Community College
2. POLL
What motivates you to do your job?
Paycheck
Colleagues
Knowing that I am making a positive impact
What? I’m not motivated
The success stories I witness with students
4. TRIO=SUCCESS
John Quinones
Primetime TV
Franklin Chang Díaz,
first Hispanic Astronaut
Kevin Shibilski,
Wisconsin State
Senator
Angela Bassett,
Academy Award
Nominated Actress
Gwen Moore,
US
Congresswoman
6. FACTS
FACT 1: Assessment of student needs is important. In order
to create a customized plan of success for each student we
must first understand their unique situation
FACT 2: Many readiness tools focus on academic ability
Accuplacer
Transcripts
ACT/SAT
FACT 3: We need to determine the right fit for that student
Higher Ed no longer one size fits all
Traditional classroom
Online programs
Competency based programs
8. UNKNOWN
• Hours working per week
• Effective support system (at home and work)
• Motivation to complete degree
• Place to study
Life factors/situation
Individual attributes
Technology skills/competency
Technology resources
Reading ability/informational text
Keystroking ability
9. QUESTION (type your answers in the
question area)
What do you think are some of the top 10
reasons why students do not complete their
degree?
10. TOP 10 REASONS STUDENTS
DON’T COMPLETE DEGREE
Money
Job
Family
Stress
Unsure of major
Don't need it
Unprepared/not ready
College atmosphere not a good fit
Too much extracurricular activities
Lack of support/advising
12. POLL-In your experience, have
you noticed a stronger success
rate for TRIO students in a
traditional classroom vs. an
online environment?
http://www.achievingthedream.org/sites/default/files/resources/Online-Learning-Practitioner-
Packet.pdf
15. • Completely hosted, Web-based, assessment engine that
delivers The Learning Readiness Indicator (LRI)
• LRI-diagnostic assessment that measures student readiness
and non-cognitive attributes.
1. Life Factors – external to the learner (environmental factors)
2. Individual Attributes – internal to the learner (noncognitive)
3. Learning Styles
4. Technical Competency
5. Technical Knowledge
6. On Screen Reading Rate & Recall
7. Typing Speed & Accuracy
16. 6 of the 10 are measured on the
Learning Readiness Indicator
1. Money
2. Job
3. Family
4. Unprepared/Not Ready
5. Too much extracurricular fun
6. Lack of support/advising
17. BENEFITS
STUDENTS
Aha! Moment
Commitment
Myth Buster
Confidence Builder
Resource Connector
ADMINISTRATORS
Insight to students
Proactive Support
Improve Practices
Discover Gaps
Find Correlations
26. STATISTICS
11% reduction in failure rates in online courses
Online grades of those who had taken the LRI were, in
fact, significantly higher (average GPA of 2.87), than
the grades of those who had not taken the assessment
(average GPA 2.44).
Less than 10% of students classified w/low readiness
went on to achieve academic success
Life Factors & Individual Attributes are the most
predictive sections regarding academic success
http://www.smarterservices.com/resources/case-studies/
27. TRIO Client Schools
Garden City Community College
North Hennepin Community College,
Metropolitan Community College
Carl Sandburg College
Columbia Basin College
Imperial Valley College
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Central Wyoming College
28. Autumn Scott
Director TRIO Student
Support Services
Carl Sandburg College
309-341-5462
anscott@sandburg.edu
LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/autumn-
scott-30a61991
29. Student Access
A link to the SmarterMeasure log-in page is stored on
the institution’s website
We have a separate log-in for TRIO SSS students so
that we can track our own assessments
TRIO Program Assistant sets up student to take SM-
LRI prior to the intake interview with the TRIO Program
Director
Students can review the SM-LRI report stored in their
file or they can access it online with the log-in they
create
30. How SM-LRI is Used
SM-
LRI
Part of our
intake
process for
new
participants
Assists with
identifying
academic
need
Conversation
tool for
discussing
potential
obstacles
resources
Enabled the
features that
are most
relevant to
our intake
process
31. FOLLOW-UP
SM-LRI report is stored
in participant file
Director reviews
results in combination
with other factors
(application, personal
interview, transcripts,
placement tests, etc.)
to determine whether
placement in TRIO
SSS program is
appropriate
Student meets with
TRIO Academic
Advisor to review SM-
LRI report and develop
Student Success Plan
Student Success Plan
is reviewed at 6-week
mark of the semester
with new participants
33. Student Success
Comments
After completing the assessment, students
Stated they really enjoyed taking it
Discovered their own style of learning
Loved the Resources for Support that it gives at the
end of each section of the report
Realized they need more practice on typing speed
Loved the explanation and helpful feedback of each
section on the report
34. The results will help the SSS staff to
develop workshops based on the students’
needs.
36. Q&A
• Slidedeck & recording of webinar will be sent to all participants
and listed at http://www.smarterservices.com/resources/webinars/
• Closing survey – We appreciate your feedback!
Notas do Editor
Ella & Gerad – John Wood CC
"I know things he doesn't. He knows things I don't," Ella said. "He's a little better at the book work. I'm better at the other stuff. It makes things really easy.”
Gerad, who became a father at an early age, basically had a 10th-grade education. A placement test for JWCC offered some encouragement, and so did help available through the school.
"I wish I'd done it 20 years ago," he said. "If you think there's even a slight chance you might want to do it, you need to jump in. There's nothing to fear. This place will work with you to get you through anything.”
Ella struggled in the traditional classroom and found success. She'd already decided to attend JWCC, and a First Year Experience class offered by JWCC during her senior year in the Regional Safe Schools program provided even more encouragement, along with so-called soft skills such as writing resumes and filling out job applications.
"I thought I'd be far behind, and some things I probably could have known better when I started, but it's been a whole lot easier academically than I thought it would be," said Ella, who hopes to major in clinical psychology.
It starts EARLY
According to a paper released by The Hamilton Project there are 7 Facts which have emerged relating to the importance of Non-cognitive Attributes and Soft Skills.
The U.S. economy is demanding more noncognitive skills
There are strong labor-market payoffs to both cognitive and noncognitive skills
The labor market is increasingly rewarding noncognitive skills
Those in the bottom quartile of noncognitive skills are only about one-third as likely to complete a postsecondary degree as are those in the top quartile.
Noncognitive skill development interventions improve student achievement and reduce behavior-related problems.
Preschool interventions emphasizing cognitive and noncognitive skill development have long-term economic benefits for participants.
A teacher’s ability to improve noncognitve skills has more effect on graduation rates than does her ability to raise test scores.
Economic Policy Institute – “The Need to Address Noncognitive Skills in the Education Policy Agenda
http://www.epi.org/publication/the-need-to-address-noncognitive-skills-in-the-education-policy-agenda/
http://www.hamiltonproject.org/
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2016/10/04/soft-skills-give-workers-a-big-edge-its-time-to-start-focusing-on-them-in-school-report-says/