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DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION COURSE COMPETENCIES The Developmental Education Project (DEP) was conducted 1994-96 using
the curriculum improvement project model.
Course descriptions were developed for the semester-length courses in the
reading, writing, and mathematics sequences leading to credit-level writing
and mathematics courses. The
collective wisdom of the DEP participants (all developmental education
faculty) determined that a properly-placed student could be expected to complete
the course as described within one semester.
The DEP participants augmented the course descriptions with lists of
competencies to more specifically define the content of the courses. When the enhanced accountability formula of 1998 named developmental
education as two of the twelve Critical Success Factors, the competencies
were reviewed to refine them in view of two years’ experience since their
implementation in Fall 1997. The
revised competencies were finalized in May 2000 and were adopted as the basis
for performance measurement and for transfer among NC community colleges. Approximately 80% of the instructional time for a developmental course
should be spent teaching the listed competencies. The remaining 20% may be used for reteaching or enhancement activities for the listed
competencies or for the teaching of locally-determined competencies. [This document was posted 11-07-07.] Integrated Reading/Writing Competencies READING COMPETENCIES Required Courses All courses in the sequence are in the prerequisite hierarchy leading
to ENG 111 Expository Writing. (Attach links to competency list with same
prefix/number.) RED 070 Essential Reading Skills RED 080 Intro to College Reading RED 090 Improved College Reading If a college chooses to combine courses, all competencies for the
courses being combined must be addressed by the combined course. Example: A college may
determine that the majority of its students place into RED 080 or RED 090. If the college decides to not offer RED 070, then the RED 080
by default becomes a combined
RED 070/080 and thus must address and test for mastery
of the RED 070 competencies, as well as the RED 080 competencies.
WRITING COMPETENCIES Required Courses The following courses constitute the writing prerequisite hierarchy
leading to ENG 111 Expository Writing:
(Attach links to competency
lists with same prefix/number.) ENG 090
Composition Strategies If a college chooses to combine courses, all competencies for the
courses being combined must be addressed by the combined course. Example: A college may
determine that the majority of its students place into ENG 080 or ENG 090. If the college decides to not offer ENG 070, then the ENG 080
by default becomes a
combined ENG 070/080 and thus must address and test for mastery
of the ENG 070 competencies, as well as the ENG 080 competencies. Optional Course This course is designed to improve basic oral communication
skills. Colleges offering this course
should have established criteria for placement into this course and exit from
the course. These criteria should be
available in written format and should be enforced consistently for all
students.
INTEGRATED Required Courses All courses in this
sequence are in the prerequisite hierarchy leading to ENG 111 Expository
Writing. (Attach links to competency lists with the same prefix/number.) ENG
075 Reading & Language Essentials ENG
085 Reading & Writing Foundations ENG
095 Reading & Comp Strategies These courses integrate the concepts found in the parallel reading and
writing courses. For example, ENG 075
contains the competencies found in RED 070 and ENG 070, and can be used as a prerequisite
choice for any course for which RED 070 or ENG 070 is a prerequisite. If a college chooses to combine courses, all competencies for the
courses being combined must be addressed by the combined course. Example: A college may
determine that the majority of its students place into ENG 085 or ENG 095. If the college decides to not offer ENG 075, then the ENG 085
by default becomes a
combined ENG 075/085 and thus must address and test for mastery
of the ENG 075 competencies, as well as the ENG 085 competencies.
MATHEMATICS COMPETENCIES Required Courses The required sequence leading to university-transfer algebra is as
follows: To determine the prerequisite sequence for other college-level
mathematics courses, please refer to the Combined Course Library. The lowest-numbered developmental
mathematics course in the prerequisite list and its successive prerequisites
form the required sequence for the college-level course. For example, MAT 115 Mathematical Models
has a list of mathematics courses that may be used as prerequisites. The prerequisite with the lowest number is
MAT 070; therefore, MAT 050, MAT 060, and MAT 070 form the required
prerequisite sequence leading to MAT 115. Optional Courses The following courses may be used at the local college’s discretion in
order to meet the needs of identified populations that it serves. (link to competency list with same
prefix/number) MAT 090 Accelerated Mathematics The competency list for MAT 090 contains all the competencies for MAT
070 and MAT 080. The most common use
for this course is to accelerate progress through the developmental sequence
for students whose placement test scores are on the margin between MAT 070
and MAT 080. Colleges may set
additional criteria to identify students who can be expected to be successful
with the accelerated pace necessitated by the combined competencies. MAT 095 is most often used when teaching developmental mathematics on
a contractual basis for a four-year institution. The competencies are the same as those for
MAT 080. There is no stated
prerequisite for MAT 095, the presumption being that the university’s
entrance requirements certify the prerequisite skills needed for this course. Both MAT 090 and MAT 095 may be used to fulfill the prerequisite for
any college-level course with a prerequisite of MAT 080.
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