In the online credit recovery program, students who failed or received a D in a course can take an accelerated online version of the course during free periods, after school, on Saturdays, at summer school or during vacation breaks.
Jason Neiffer of the Montana Digital Academy writes about new research from REL Northwest that confirms what he's long believed to be a key element for student success
in online credit recovery programs.
Major cities — from Boston to Chicago to Los Angeles — have increased investments
in online credit recovery.
These are just a few of the setbacks students
in online credit recovery programs might encounter before they even start an assignment.
The MTDA works with schools to identify the additional resources students need to be successful
in the online credit recovery program, the study said.
Not exact matches
Some of the top reasons for this rise
in blended learning include course
credit recovery and giving students access to otherwise - unavailable
online learning opportunities.
While individualized
online instruction has become prevalent
in many high schools, it is mostly used as an add - on, to offer special classes like foreign languages or
credit -
recovery courses.
Students who have failed
in the traditional classroom setting can benefit greatly from
credit -
recovery programs implemented
online.
This marks a similar trajectory to the path that early
online - learning programs took, by offering courses
in credit recovery or Advanced Placement, where schools had limited or no offerings.
In Los Angeles, when graduation standards were raised and it looked like many students would be denied high school diplomas, the school district turned to
online credit recovery courses to get the students back on track.
«Course
Credits on the Quick: Controversial
online recovery programs speed the path to graduation» by Andrew Brownstein was also a finalist
in the category of «Adult News Story.»
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Online platforms are increasingly used for such «
credit recovery,»
in which students repeat failed coursework.
Online credit recovery courses is a growing area, but Alex wants to know what you do
in your VHS classes?
As
credit recovery grows
in popularity, though, it's becoming increasingly common for school districts to turn to
online companies.
Big national
online education companies are trying to capitalize on the interest
in credit recovery.
That's what critics call «
credit recovery» education programs, which are increasingly used at high schools across New York as a way for struggling students to complete coursework
online or using workbooks
in subjects they've previously failed or
in which they've fallen behind.
A six - year partnership starting with
credit recovery expanded to provide a complete
online solution serving more student needs, contributing to the highest graduation rate
in 10 years.
Data about the
credit -
recovery industry are too incomplete, and change of all kinds too omnipresent
in K — 12 education, to posit a definite link between the spread of
online courses and increased graduation rates nationally.
In a feature story in the Summer 2014 issue of Education Next, Sarah Carr takes a close look at the world of online credit recovery course
In a feature story
in the Summer 2014 issue of Education Next, Sarah Carr takes a close look at the world of online credit recovery course
in the Summer 2014 issue of Education Next, Sarah Carr takes a close look at the world of
online credit recovery courses.
In communities including New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Chicago, educators are creating alternative schools for struggling students that employ
online credit -
recovery programs as a core portion, or all, of their curriculum.
The Los Angeles Unified School District is back
in the news for its use of technology, this time for its
online credit -
recovery courses.
In a recent editorial, the Los Angeles Times called into question the district's record - high 75 percent graduation rate, as it said that the figure was based in part on LA Unified's dependence on its less - than - rigorous online credit - recovery course
In a recent editorial, the Los Angeles Times called into question the district's record - high 75 percent graduation rate, as it said that the figure was based
in part on LA Unified's dependence on its less - than - rigorous online credit - recovery course
in part on LA Unified's dependence on its less - than - rigorous
online credit -
recovery courses.
With so little known about the efficacy of
online credit -
recovery courses, teachers and other onsite staff are
in the best position to gauge quality and intervene when necessary.
By definition, students taking
online credit -
recovery classes are behind
in school.
The NET, where McKnight enrolled two years ago, also uses Edgenuity
credit -
recovery classes, although its curriculum is only partially
online; most students also take some traditional
in - person classes and attend «advisory» courses where they research specific topics
in depth.
Headmaster Julie Coles, left, works with Dequisha Hill, 19, on reading comprehension
in an
online credit -
recovery course held this summer at Boston's Greater Egleston Community High School.
Each of them enrolls only students who have fallen behind
in their academic coursework, and each uses
online credit recovery for at least part of its curriculum.
With the exception of isolated pockets, like the Florida Virtual School (where funding of some
online courses will soon be tied to passing an external exam), the conversation about accountability for
online credit recovery has not been nearly as robust and far - reaching,
in either a political or a pragmatic sense.
In the case of
online credit -
recovery classes, Sproull's staff attempts to gauge whether they entail a significant investment of time, require frequent and meaningful interaction with an instructor, and are part of a college preparatory curriculum.
As
online education grows
in reach and sophistication, students like McKnight who are behind
in credits are being pushed toward
online credit -
recovery programs.
A significantly higher percentage of students
in the traditionally structured algebra
credit -
recovery classes earned a grade of C or higher (44 percent) than
in the
online classes (about 30 percent).
LA Unified is wasting no time
in getting students with poor or failing marks into its
online credit recovery program at the start of the new school year.
Apex Learning CEO Cheryl Vedoe said the company began
in 1999 by providing
online advanced placement programs, but
in 2005 it started providing
online credit recovery programs, which have «really just taken off from there.»
Q: There has been some recent criticism
in Los Angeles of
online credit recovery, and
in particular with allowing students to pretest out of some of the curriculum.
In January, LA School Report reported that 42 percent of the graduating Class of 2016 took part in credit recovery either through re-taking courses they've failed or by using online credit recovery, in which most of the work is done online and over a shorter period of tim
In January, LA School Report reported that 42 percent of the graduating Class of 2016 took part
in credit recovery either through re-taking courses they've failed or by using online credit recovery, in which most of the work is done online and over a shorter period of tim
in credit recovery either through re-taking courses they've failed or by using
online credit recovery,
in which most of the work is done online and over a shorter period of tim
in which most of the work is done
online and over a shorter period of time.
The Struggle to Pass Algebra I
in Urban High Schools:
Online vs. Face - to - Face
Credit Recovery for At - Risk Students
Toward the end of the study, an interview was conducted
in English with the E2020
online credit recovery course students and their teacher.
Students enrolled
in MTDA
online credit recovery courses are often the students who need the most support when it comes to graduating from high school.
«Students taking one Montana Digital Academy
online credit recovery course per semester had lower passing rates than those taking multiple courses
in a semester,» the study said.
The difference for this group — participants
in the Montana public schools» most successful
online credit recovery programs — seems to be access to teachers who can help them troubleshoot technical difficulties and content - related challenges, according to the study, «Online credit recovery: Enrollment and passing patterns in Montana Digital Academy courses,» released last month by REL Northwest, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences serving Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washi
online credit recovery programs — seems to be access to teachers who can help them troubleshoot technical difficulties and content - related challenges, according to the study, «
Online credit recovery: Enrollment and passing patterns in Montana Digital Academy courses,» released last month by REL Northwest, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences serving Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washi
Online credit recovery: Enrollment and passing patterns
in Montana Digital Academy courses,» released last month by REL Northwest, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences serving Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
The district spent $ 15 million on
credit recovery programs
in each of the last two years, including on
online options — the rigor of which has been questioned after it was discovered students could test out of much of a course if they can score 60 percent on a pre-test.
In states like Montana, where enrollment in rural districts is expected to increase and districts have limited resources to support students in remote areas, online credit recovery programs are an attractive option for keeping students on track for graduation, according to the stud
In states like Montana, where enrollment
in rural districts is expected to increase and districts have limited resources to support students in remote areas, online credit recovery programs are an attractive option for keeping students on track for graduation, according to the stud
in rural districts is expected to increase and districts have limited resources to support students
in remote areas, online credit recovery programs are an attractive option for keeping students on track for graduation, according to the stud
in remote areas,
online credit recovery programs are an attractive option for keeping students on track for graduation, according to the study.
And still thousands more will graduate only due to a massive $ 15 million
credit recovery program that allows them to earn a C if they can demonstrate proficiency
in an
online course, a practice that has been called into question by some education experts who characterize it as an essentially cheap and faulty way of getting a student to graduate.
One option
in getting caught up is to take an
online course for
credit recovery.
The Slate / Teacher Project collaboration produced another big series
in May, focused on the issue of
online credit recovery projects and the danger that they're turning into a 21st century version of old - fashioned diploma mills.
Increased use of
online credit recovery comes at a time school districts are under pressure by states and the federal government to raise graduation rates, hovering nationally around 70 %, according to the Editorial Projects
in Education Research Center.
Learn more about the new study from REL Northwest,
Online Credit Recovery: Enrollment and Passing Patterns
in Montana Digital Academy Courses.
In Chicago Public Schools, high schools have «
credit recovery» programs that let students take
online classes they previously failed so they can graduate.
MTDA's overall
credit recovery passing rate is 57 percent, which falls at the high end of the range found
in prior studies of
online classes.
In the past decade,
online credit recovery programs have become an important strategy for helping struggling students get back on track for graduation.