Second-semester stretch courses had higher completion rates than other course types for B4 across all placement categories and for A2 in Categories III and IV, but not Category II; corequisite and traditional course completion rates did not differ significantly¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? B4 courses classified as second semester of stretch courses had higher completion rates than other course types for all three QR placement categories. → Bracco 2020 q2 i? For A2, second-semester stretch completion rates were significantly higher than other course types only for WC Categories III and IV, not Category II, and corequisite versus traditional differences were not significant in any category. → Bracco 2020 (2)

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

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Course-record analysis of B4 completion rates by course type and QR placement category (Figure 12), using Bonferroni-adjusted Least Squares Means. Second-semester stretch courses had higher completion rates across all three categories, though relatively few students took them.

"B4 courses classified as second semester of stretch courses had higher completion rates than other types of courses for all three placement categories"

Bracco 2020 (2)¶

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

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Course-record analysis of A2 completion rates by course type and WC placement category (Figure 11). Stretch-semester rates were "significantly higher than for the other course types for students placed in WC Categories III and IV, but the difference was not significant for students placed in Category II."

"The completion rates of courses classified as second semester of stretch courses were significantly higher than for the other course types for students placed in WC Categories III and IV, but the difference was not significant for students placed in Category II"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• First-year completion of the written communication (A2) requirement was similar across the 2017 and 2018 cohorts at approximately 80 percent — related
• First-semester outcomes strongly predicted second-semester A2 and B4 completion: students who completed first-semester stretch courses mostly completed the requirement, while most who failed an A2 or B4 course did not retake it — related
• First-year completion of the A2 and B4 General Education requirements varied sharply by placement category, with wider gaps in QR than in WC — related
• Faculty report stretch models are widely seen as effective for developmental writing and function best when the same instructor and student cohort persist across semesters — related
• EO 1110 significantly increased first-year completion of the quantitative reasoning (B4) requirement, roughly doubling completion among students needing additional support — related