Coreq College - a Research Project
About
Camisha Broussard
Professor, Researcher
Camisha Broussard is a professor at Houston Community College. She has taught writing courses as well as British Literature, Creative Writing, and American Literature.
In 2023 she became more interested in how instructors interpreted HB2223, how administrators establish coreq teams, and how teams design and implement coreq instruction.
As a result, she presented a proposal to the HCC Institutional Research Board to begin research in search of the answers to these questions.
This website is dedicated to transparency of that research as she begins to recruit participants, collect data, and share her findings.
HB2223
In 2017 . . .
public institutions were given the charge to improve student retention through the implementation of a coreq model, a model that would allow students identified as non-college ready to enroll in college level courses while also being enrolled in a supportive course, the coreq course.
The legislation called institutions to act, but allowed public institutions autonomy in how they implemented their own coreq programs.
While many studies have presented findings regarding retention rates and successful completion rates, research regarding what makes a program successful can be challenging to find.
This research seeks to discover and present the qualitative data as it pertains to coreq instruction through diverse modalities.
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STUDENT INPUT
From a variety of Texas higher education institutions
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FACULTY INPUT
From adjunct and full time faculty
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FOCUS GROUPS
Identifying successful instructional delivery
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About this research
Learn more about coreq instruction and how Camisha became interested in this topic.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT COREQ
INSTRUCTION AND DELIVERY MODELS.
Introduced by Representative Helen Giddings, Coreq legislation was signed into law by Governor Abbott.
HB2223 governs what Texas public institutions are charged with implementing. While the legislation outlines the goal, it allows brad interpretation of how campuses should structure, develop, design, implement, and measure the success of coreq models.
Instructional Models
In Texas, there are two models of coreq instruction, the one instructor model and the two instructor model. Current data suggests that the one instructor model yields higher success rates than the two instructor model. This research seeks to uncover best practices that might increase the rate of success amongst the two instructor model by understanding the key differences between both models.
Single Instructor Model
With the one - instructor model, the facilitator guides students during the college level course as well as the support course.
Dual Instructor Model
With the two - instructor model, one faculty member delivers the college level instruction, while another faculty member delivers the supporting course - coreq - curriculum.
Understanding Coreq learning
Corequisite education is the deliverance of college level, core curriculum with an accompanying, formerly termed Developmental Education, for students entering college but identified as non-college ready.
Student enrollment in coreq coursework
Students enrolled in coreq courses access the college level course with their peers. These courses are capped in accordance with the college guidelines pertaining to cap enrollment size.
The students then participate in their support course (the coreq course) with a smaller group of their peers.
Participate in the Study
Are you a campus administrator or faculty member interested in lending your campus voice to the research?
This is a great opportunity to learn more about the attitudes and perspectives of coreq learnin from your student and faculty body. Connect with the Principal Researcher to learn more about how your campus can participate in this state-wide study and directly benefit from its findings.
The Path To Coreq Instruction
How did we get here and what is the goal?
Coreq might sound new, but in a less student beneficial form, it's been around for generations. Formerly referred to as Developmental Education, the path to Coreq Instruction is very detailed and offers insight into what legislators may have considered when drafting and passing this legislation. Currently, across the country, more than 20 states offer some form of coreq instruction.
Learn More About The Intention of Coreq Instruction
"The Strengths and Challenges of Coreq Developmental Education in Texas"
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Texas Enacts The Largest Scale Implementation of Coreq Education In The Country
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Designs Principles of Coreq Mathematics
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The National Black Caucus of State Legislators Summarizes HB2223
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