Systemwide first-year B4 completion rose to approximately 73 percent in 2018/19, up from approximately 63 percent in each of the three previous years¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2023: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? First-year B4 completion increased from about 63 percent in the three prior academic years to about 73 percent in 2018/19, the first EO 1110 year. → Bracco 2020

Evidence¶

Bracco 2020¶

Bracco, K., Barrat, V., & Finkelstein, N. (2020). Student progress under California State University's Executive Order 1110: A systemwide analysis of outcomes in 2018/19. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED613408

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Comparison using additional Chancellor's Office data on prior-year cohorts. The report states approximately 63 percent completed B4 in each of the three previous years "compared with approximately 73 percent of entering first-year students in 2018/19."

"approximately 63 percent of entering first-year students in each of the three previous years completed the B4 requirement in their first year of college, compared with approximately 73 percent of entering first-year students in 2018/19"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• EO 1110 significantly increased first-year completion of the quantitative reasoning (B4) requirement, roughly doubling completion among students needing additional support — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Under EO 1110, students in QR placement categories III and IV attempted and earned more baccalaureate credits in their first year than comparable 'not college ready' students did in 2017 — related
• Despite gains in credits and B4 completion, retention declines under EO 1110 were similar to baseline: 2018 Category III/IV students retained at the same rates as 2017 'not college ready' students — related