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Monday, March 6,1995
i Collegian—3
rOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK
Remedial
From Page 1
sons," said Stacey Green, chair of
the California State Student As¬
sociation (CSSA). "Most of the
students who utilize remedial
education courses are students
who haven't completely mastered
the required tests."
Green was referring to the
Entry-Level Math (ELM) test and
the English Frofkiency Test (EFT),
which students must take if they
have not already met entry-level
requirements.
Many students attending
CSUs are returning students who
may be rusty at math and writing
skills, she said.
The trustees' reason for cut¬
ting back on remedial education
because of a lack of money simply
doesn't make sense, Green said.
She cited statistics from the
Committee on Educational
Policy's report to trustees, which
states that "only 1.1 percent, or
lfJrTrull-time faculty (FTEF)/ of
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and developmental courses."
The report states mat total
Costs for remedial and develop¬
mental instruction in 1993-94 was
$93 million, about .6 percent of
the CSU expenditures of $1.4 bil¬
lion during the same year.
'Tor such a small percentage
of resources mat are used and the
potential' negative effects of not
having those classes there, the
tradeoff isn'tworthit," Green said.
During the fall 1993 semes¬
ter, 42 percent of first-time fresh¬
men were referred systemwide to
math remedial courses and 43
percent of the first-time freshmen
were referred to English remedial
courses, said Garole Snee, direc¬
tor of the campus Learning Re¬
source Center. Although 1995 sta¬
tistics were not available, Snee
said that number has not fluctu¬
ated for awhile.
Students, through college
admission, demonstrate that they
are qualified to study at the uni¬
versity leveL By cutting remedial
classes, colleges would be turn¬
ing students away, she said.
"Students shquld be allowed
to come to the university, andfwe
should provide them with the re¬
fresher courses if they need it so
that they can continue in their
education," Green said.
In courses like Math ILR,.
. Math AR and Math 4R, students
have the opportunity to brush up
on math skills.
"If s material that students
should learn in high school," said
Rudolph Najar, math department
chair.
According to the descriptioi i
of general education, students
must pass the ELM or Math 4R
before they can take a required
quantitative reasoning class.
"We've always had a back¬
log of students trying to get into
the 4R classes," he said.
As of the third week of in¬
struction, 614 students were en¬
rolled in Math 4R. Normally, 350
students are enrolled in Math 4R
each semester.
"This situation is atypical
because we were able to absorb
more students than normal,'' he
said. "We had classes with below,
normal enrollments, and we con¬
verted them to 4R. I don't expect
this to happen regularly."
AlthoughNajar considers the
curriculum of Math ILR, Math
AR and Math 4R to be material
thatstudentsshouldhaveleamed
in high school, he believes that the
university should continue to of¬
fer the courses.
"If the university is willing to
accept students who need these
courses, they should offer these
courses," he saidk
Whereas a student's math
skills may call for an occasional
tune-up, writingskillscall for con¬
stant attention, said Laurel
Hendrix, English professor.
The English department of¬
fers one remedial course — En¬
glish A. Hendrix said that most
students take English A for one
semester and pass the course.
English A courses are taught
by graduate students. Students in
the course are graded on a portfo¬
lio basis, which allows a student
to illustrate his/her progress.
Students in English A courses
write four to five out-of-class es¬
says for their portfolios, Hendrix
said.
"They're at the level where
they really havenH cured all the
grammar or developmental prob¬
lems, but they are saying that they
are ready to\go into English 1,"
said Hendrix, who added that
many students in the English 1A
classes are native speakers of En¬
glish
Hendrix said the term reme¬
dial is a misnomer. "A remedial
student is one who isn't as far
along as someone else, but given
time, they'll learn," she said. \
"It bothers me when peopkK
say that remedial students don't
belong at the university," she said.
'.'Given the chance/mey fill in the
language gaps in their back¬
ground and they do fine in the
rest of their classes."
Language acquisition can
sometimes take up to seven years,
Hendrix said.
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| Title | 1995_03 The Daily Collegian March 1995 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1995 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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| Title | March 6, 1995, Page 3 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1995 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | Monday, March 6,1995 i Collegian—3 rOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK Remedial From Page 1 sons," said Stacey Green, chair of the California State Student As¬ sociation (CSSA). "Most of the students who utilize remedial education courses are students who haven't completely mastered the required tests." Green was referring to the Entry-Level Math (ELM) test and the English Frofkiency Test (EFT), which students must take if they have not already met entry-level requirements. Many students attending CSUs are returning students who may be rusty at math and writing skills, she said. The trustees' reason for cut¬ ting back on remedial education because of a lack of money simply doesn't make sense, Green said. She cited statistics from the Committee on Educational Policy's report to trustees, which states that "only 1.1 percent, or lfJrTrull-time faculty (FTEF)/ of ENTREES SANDWICHES SNACKS SOUP COFFEE PASTRIES WINE &L ^>V*fc> s y the reported 15,099 FTEF . systemw ide taught the remedial and developmental courses." The report states mat total Costs for remedial and develop¬ mental instruction in 1993-94 was $93 million, about .6 percent of the CSU expenditures of $1.4 bil¬ lion during the same year. 'Tor such a small percentage of resources mat are used and the potential' negative effects of not having those classes there, the tradeoff isn'tworthit," Green said. During the fall 1993 semes¬ ter, 42 percent of first-time fresh¬ men were referred systemwide to math remedial courses and 43 percent of the first-time freshmen were referred to English remedial courses, said Garole Snee, direc¬ tor of the campus Learning Re¬ source Center. Although 1995 sta¬ tistics were not available, Snee said that number has not fluctu¬ ated for awhile. Students, through college admission, demonstrate that they are qualified to study at the uni¬ versity leveL By cutting remedial classes, colleges would be turn¬ ing students away, she said. "Students shquld be allowed to come to the university, andfwe should provide them with the re¬ fresher courses if they need it so that they can continue in their education," Green said. In courses like Math ILR,. . Math AR and Math 4R, students have the opportunity to brush up on math skills. "If s material that students should learn in high school," said Rudolph Najar, math department chair. According to the descriptioi i of general education, students must pass the ELM or Math 4R before they can take a required quantitative reasoning class. "We've always had a back¬ log of students trying to get into the 4R classes," he said. As of the third week of in¬ struction, 614 students were en¬ rolled in Math 4R. Normally, 350 students are enrolled in Math 4R each semester. "This situation is atypical because we were able to absorb more students than normal,'' he said. "We had classes with below, normal enrollments, and we con¬ verted them to 4R. I don't expect this to happen regularly." AlthoughNajar considers the curriculum of Math ILR, Math AR and Math 4R to be material thatstudentsshouldhaveleamed in high school, he believes that the university should continue to of¬ fer the courses. "If the university is willing to accept students who need these courses, they should offer these courses," he saidk Whereas a student's math skills may call for an occasional tune-up, writingskillscall for con¬ stant attention, said Laurel Hendrix, English professor. The English department of¬ fers one remedial course — En¬ glish A. Hendrix said that most students take English A for one semester and pass the course. English A courses are taught by graduate students. Students in the course are graded on a portfo¬ lio basis, which allows a student to illustrate his/her progress. Students in English A courses write four to five out-of-class es¬ says for their portfolios, Hendrix said. "They're at the level where they really havenH cured all the grammar or developmental prob¬ lems, but they are saying that they are ready to\go into English 1," said Hendrix, who added that many students in the English 1A classes are native speakers of En¬ glish Hendrix said the term reme¬ dial is a misnomer. "A remedial student is one who isn't as far along as someone else, but given time, they'll learn," she said. \ "It bothers me when peopkK say that remedial students don't belong at the university," she said. '.'Given the chance/mey fill in the language gaps in their back¬ ground and they do fine in the rest of their classes." Language acquisition can sometimes take up to seven years, Hendrix said. 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