Student Transcript-Enhanced Placement Study (STEPS)

The STEPS project built on a growing body of evidence indicating that the use of information contained on high school transcripts, such as GPA and grades in math and English courses, may be a viable option to significantly improve the community college assessment and placement process for recent high school graduates. Working with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and Cal-PASS Plus (an effort of the Educational Results Partnership), the RP Group concluded a pilot study that built on these findings and tested a specific transcript analysis methodology already utilized at Long Beach City College. This project served as the foundation for the Multiple Measures Assessment Project, an effort of the California Community Colleges Common Assessment Initiative.

 

Project Team Information

Lead: Terrence Willett, MS, Project Director

Team Member(s):  Kathy Booth, Craig Hayward, PhD, Kelley Karandjeff, EdM, Dan Lamoree, Nathan Pellegrin
Long Beach City College: Andrew Fuenmayor, John Hetts, Karen Rothstein
Cal-PASS Plus: Emily Lawrence, Ken Sorey, Nick Wade, Alex Zakharenkov.

Special thanks to Dustin Tamashiro, Pasadena City College

Partner(s):
Cal-PASS Plus, Long Beach City College

Funder(s):
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, The Walter S. Johnson Foundation, LearningWorks