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Hello Angela, I would suggest you look at an important article by Michelle Simpson in which she discusses evaluation. Many of the suggestions she makes stem from her work in adjunct courses which share some features with paired courses/learning communities. Here's the citation: Simpson, M. (2002). Program evaluation studies: Strategic learning delivery model suggestions. Journal of Developmental Education, 26, 2, 2-39. Best, Nic >Greetings! > >My colleague and I have developed a learning community that links >developmental reading and basic writing. I am happy to say that the >community is working well; the least prepared students on our campus are >successfully attaining the goals of the courses (for the most part,) and >we are thoroughly enjoying the camaraderie of working together to serve >the needs of these students. Our next challenge is to prepare assessment >instruments for the learning community and its effect on student success >and retention. Clearly, a long-term comparison of GPAs and retention >rates of those who are part of the learning community and those who are >not will be a good measure, but we also need some short term instruments >to prove that the work we are doing with these students is making a >difference. I would appreciate your advice and experiences about this >issue. > >Angela Huettl >English Lecturer >Indiana University South Bend >South Bend, IN > > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your >subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your >web browser to >http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > >To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] -- Knowledge emerges only through invention and reinvention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry men pursue in the world, with the world, and with each other. --Paolo Freire Dominic (Nic) J. Voge Study Strategies Program Coordinator University of California, Berkeley Student Learning Center 136 Cesar Chavez Student Center #4260 Berkeley, CA 94720-4260 (510) 643-9278 [log in to unmask] http://slc.berkeley.edu FALL 2006 OFFICE HOURS: ED 98/198 Office Hours: T 3-4; W 4-5 Drop-in Hours W 5-6; Th 1-3 Individual Appointments W 6:30-8; TH 6-8; F 3-4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]