ERIC Number: ED627174
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Nov
Pages: 20
Abstractor: ERIC
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English as a Second Language at California's Community Colleges: An Early Examination of AB 705 Reforms. Technical Appendices
Rodriguez, Olga; Hill, Laura; Payares-Montoya, Daniel
Public Policy Institute of California
These technical appendices are for the report, "English as a Second Language at California's Community Colleges: An Early Examination of AB 705 Reforms." Assembly Bill 705 (AB 705 Irwin) sought to increase successful completion of transfer-level math and English courses by addressing systemic problems in traditional placement policies and curricular structures. The law requires colleges to maximize the probability that students who enroll in credit English as a second language (ESL) courses complete transfer-level English within three years. It also requires community colleges to use high school records as the primary criteria for placement and provides flexibility for colleges to use guided or self-placement if high school records are not accessible. Notably, the bill acknowledges that ESL is distinct from remediation in English and that students enrolled in ESL credit coursework are foreign-language learners seeking proficiency in an additional language. The analysis utilizes both quantitative and qualitative data to both descriptively illustrate the ESL landscape of the California community college system after the first year of implementation of Assembly Bill 705. Appendices in this document include: (1) Key Terms, Data, and Methods; (2) ESL Placement; and (3) ESL Enrollment and Outcomes. [For the full report, see ED627173. For the Policy Brief, see ED627175.]
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, State Legislation, Language Proficiency, Student Placement, School Policy, Barriers, COVID-19, Pandemics, Enrollment, Required Courses, Program Effectiveness, Writing (Composition), College Transfer Students, Success, College Faculty, Department Heads, Attitudes, Placement Tests, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Student Characteristics, Immigrants, High School Graduates, Student Records, English Language Learners, Gender Differences, Citizenship, Age Differences
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges; High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Sutton Family Fund
Authoring Institution: Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
Identifiers - Location: California
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