Quality Enhancement Plan
Agenda
Steps To
Success
1
Planning History Timeline
2
What Is Academic Coaching?
3
Pilot Study At The U of M
4
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
5
QEP Future Steps
6
Embracing The QEP
Planning History Timeline
Aug.
2013
ACE Scholars
pilot created
(students with low
admissions index*)
Feb-April 2014
QEP Development
Committee meets to
create details of QEP
Sept-Dec 2013
QEP Selection
Committee
meets and
decides on QEP
focus
Aug. 2014
2nd academic
coaching pilot
expands to include
freshman on
Academic Warning**
April 2014
Provost publicly
affirms QEP topic,
Academic
Coaching for
Excellence (ACE)
Aug. 2015
Year 1 of QEP. Will
target freshmen on
Academic Warning, 1st
generation, and Pell
eligible students
Fall 2014/Spring
2015
QEP topic is
communicated to
university
constituencies
*Admissions index is based on a formula consisting of a student’s high school GPA and ACT score. Those with lower
scores were recruited.
**Academic warning occurs for any student that tallies a GPA under 2.0 for any semester.
What is Academic Coaching?
Coaches assist students by holding academically oriented meetings on
a bi-weekly basis to improve students’ retention and success.
Coaches assist students with individualized action plans focused
on, but not limited to, time management, goal setting, study skills,
pragmatic approaches, and personal barriers to success.
Coaches assist students with technological tools, such as Ecourseware,
UM Degree and Degree Compass that promote course completion.
Where does Academic Coaching for Excellence fit
into the student success ecosystem?
Advising
Mentoring
Student
Success
Coaching
Tutoring
Pilot Study Results From ACE Program
• First-time freshmen on the lower end of the admissions.
• Assessment indicated students who attended increased
GPA to that of fellow cohort.
ACE Scholars
Average ACT
Average High School Fall 2014 GPA
GPA
5 or more meetings
18.80
2.81
2.52
Less than 5 meetings
19.00
2.78
1.86
Avg. Fr GPA: 2.20
Pilot Study Results From ACE Program
• First-time freshmen on academic warning status.
• Assessment indicated students who attended increased
GPA to that of fellow cohort.
Fall 2014 Freshmen
Academic Warning Students
Prior Semester GPA
Fall 2014 GPA
Meet bi-weekly
0.67
2.50
Failed to meet bi-weekly
0.79
1.29
•
In general: Students who participated in the ACE Program earned more credit hours per
semester than those who did not (11.78 vs. 10.84).
Quality Enhancement Plan
Focus of QEP - An expansion of the university’s
academic coaching efforts.
Centralized model leading to decentralized
standard.
Targeted Populations – Freshman on academic
warning, Pell eligible and first generation students.
Three Interrelated Goals of the ACE Program
Assist students in developing
skills related to academic
success, such as study skills,
time management, and selfefficacy.
Help students to develop a clear
vision of their own goals and
degree path.
Connect students to other
university resources and
support personnel as needed.
Six Student Learning Outcomes of the ACE Program
QEP Future Steps
Pre-Implementation
(a) Communicate academic coaching initiative
(b) establish oversight committee
(c) develop training materials for coaches
(d) assess pilot studies
Implementation Years 1 – 5
Year 1 – Required for freshmen placed on Academic Warning and voluntary for 1st
Generation and Pell eligible students.
Year 2 - Expanded to a larger population of first-generation and Pell-eligible
students.
Year 3 - Decentralization.
Years 4 & 5 - Continuation of academic coaching initiatives and continued
assessment.
Embracing the QEP
Quality Enhancement Plan