Student Perceptions of Instructional Strategies in Corequisite-Paired Courses: Mixed-Method Evidence From California

• In Event: Students and Assessment

Abstract

California’s AB 705, aimed at improving completion rates of college-level math and English coursework, encouraged all of the state’s 116 colleges to develop corequisite courses to support students who might otherwise be placed into remedial education. This paper uses qualitative and quantitative data from student focus groups across a purposive sample of California community colleges to better understand student perceptions of faculty mindsets and behaviors aimed at promoting sense of belonging, cooperative learning, and student-centered learning in corequisite courses. Both qualitative and quantitative data suggest that students perceive and appreciate faculty efforts to incorporate student-centered pedagogy and that there are significant relationships between implementation of equitable placement reform and the perceptions of these faculty practices.

Author

• Kri Burkander, Research for Action