ELAC Educational Master Plan - East Los Angeles College

Success Rates by English Enrollment
English Courses
ESL/English
80's
Reading 20 English 21 English 26 English 28 English 101
CO SCI201 0.82 (n = 28) 0.47 (n = 17) 0.68 (n = 25) 0.71 (n = 17) 0.77 (n = 26) 0.56 (n = 9)
CO SCI291 0.75 (n = 28) 0.65 (n = 17) 0.80 (n = 20) 0.87 (n = 15) 0.62 (n = 26) 0.56 (n = 9)
HEALTH008 0.67 (n = 3) 0.42 (n = 31) 0.49 (n = 59) 0.67 (n = 45) 0.61 (n = 44) 0.67 (n = 12)
HEALTH011 0.82 (n = 22) 0.58 (n = 58) 0.59 (n = 87) 0.72 (n = 54) 0.66 (n = 74) 0.86 (n = 22)
MATH110 0.39 (n = 33) 0.41 (n=125) 0.42 (n=125) 0.58 (n=120) 0.56 (n = 84) 0.50 (n = 12)
MATH115 0.83 (n = 24) 0.62 (n = 13) 0.46 (n = 48) 0.55 (n = 58) 0.63 (n = 96) 0.67 (n = 49)
MATH125 0.77 (n = 39) 0.55 (n = 11) 0.70 (n = 27) 0.55 (n = 20) 0.60 (n = 50) 0.72 (n = 39)
PERSDEV001 1.00 (n = 1) 0.64 (n = 45) 0.88 (n = 26) 0.90 (n = 30) 0.98 (n = 61) 0.73 (n = 11)
PHYS ED726 0.89 (n = 9) 0.69 (n = 35) 0.70 (n = 10) 0.64 (n = 11) 1.00 (n = 10) -
POL SCI001 0.63 (n = 8) 0.31 (n = 26) 0.43 (n = 60) 0.52 (n = 62) 0.57 (n = 77) 0.77 (n = 47)
PSYCH001 0.57 (n = 7) 0.57 (n = 23) 0.57 (n = 49) 0.59 (n = 44) 0.78 (n = 80) 0.76 (n = 38)
SPEECH101 - 0.28 (n = 40) 0.62 (n = 45) 0.58 (n = 53) 0.61 (n = 76) 0.74 (n = 50)
SPEECH113 0.87 (n = 31) 1.00 (n = 2) 1.00 (n = 5) 1.00 (n = 1) - 1.00 (n = 1)
Are Teachers Using Effective Practices/Pedagogy?
The committee recognized the intricacies of effective teaching and the different strategies used across
disciplines. Given the differences in curriculum, student success is a poor indicator of comparative
efficacy. To address this concern, the following plan has been approved by the Academic Senate. The
Office of Institutional Effectiveness is already working with USC to develop a research relationship.
Pedagogy Evaluation
One of ELAC’s core goals is to increase student success and academic excellence through studentcentered
instruction, student-centered support services, and dynamic technologies. Intrinsic in this goal is
the need to utilize effective and promising pedagogy that target the needs of the underrepresented students
that ELAC serves. While the college has made many efforts to increase the use of effective pedagogy, it
has never established a systematic way of assessing the use and efficacy of these effective pedagogical
strategies.
The college recognizes that the faculty collectively represents a great source of practical and technical
expertise. However, the current trends in effective teaching techniques and learning theories often require
experts in the field of education. To this end the college will seek a partnership with universities with the
expressed purpose of developing a method for assessing effective pedagogy and linking this to success
with underrepresented student populations.
Suggested Methodology
The College will seek a group of university doctoral candidates who wish to investigate the impact of
effective pedagogy on minority success rates. These students will bring with them an expertise in teaching
and learning theories and practices. Through their literature review, they will be able to inform the college
of the hallmarks of effective pedagogy. This group will meet with the academic senate and utilize the
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