大学1 Data Inquiry Group (DIG)

Process Summary

PCC’s first year seminar, 大学1, is a 3-unit UC/CSU-transferrable course required of all PCC Pathways students. It provides them with a rigorous academic experience while developing the academic and personal behaviors necessary to succeed in college.

大学1 is an interdisciplinary course housed in the 咨询 Department and can be taught by any adjunct or full-time faculty member or PCC manager with a Master’s 学位. All 大学1 instructors attend the 大学1 Institute in preparation for teaching the class and can join a mentor group to support their teaching during the 学期.

In Fall 2017, as part of the learning outcomes assessment process, an equity gap was identified in 大学1:

In Fall 2017, the success rate of Latinx 大学1 students was 19 percentage points lower than that of Asian 大学1 students and 14 points lower than that of White 大学1 students. The success rate of African American 大学1 students was 17 and 12 percentage points lower respectively.

In Spring 2018 PCC Pathways and 大学1 staff, Office of Institutional Effectiveness staff, the Directors of Student Equity and Professional Development, and external evaluators from UCLA’s Department of Education began a data inquiry process to review 大学1 success and retention data, understand the reasons an equity gap exists in 大学1, and develop and implement solutions to close it.

Review of 大学1 Data

All data gathered by PCC’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness in Fall 2018

Inquiry Questions

  1. Why do Latinx and African American students experience higher rates of withdrawal and lower rates of success in 大学1 than Asian and White students?
  2. What changes to curriculum and classroom practices can 大学1 faculty make to increase the retention 和成功 rates of Latinx and African American students?
  3. How can 大学1 staff and the Directors of Student Equity and Professional Development support 大学1 faculty to better serve Latinx and African American students?

If 大学1 faculty develop and employ race conscious and culturally relevant curriculum and classroom practices, their Latinx and African American students will feel an enhanced sense of belonging which, in turn, will lead to increased engagement and course completion 和成功.

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