2016-16: Re-Order the HS Ed Level Response Options That Appear in the Dropdown Menu

Owned by Patricia Donohue
Last updated: Oct 19, 2016
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Request No.2016-16
Date of Request4.30.16
RequesterOrange Coast College
Application(s)Application
Section / Page

Education
**Residency Classification** 

Steering Approval StatusAPPROVED - March 2017
Steering Hearing Date9.20.16
Proposed Change to Download FileNo
Proposed Change to Residency LogicNo
JIRAOPENAPPLY-3403

Problem / Issue

Issue Students are not reading the RDD. are rushing through selecting their hs ed level status. and are selecting the top response choice which is "Not a graduate". This is causing residency issues. They made some suggestions, but this is the only one that I didn't talk them out of making. Screen shot coming.

Change the order FROM this order:
0 = Not a graduate of, and no longer enrolled in high school
1 = Will be enrolled in high school (or lower grade) and college at the same time
2 = Currently enrolled in adult school
3 = Received high school diploma from U.S. school
4 = Passed a high school equivalency test and received a certificate of high school equivalency
5 = Received a Certificate of California High School Proficiency
6 = Received a diploma/certificate of graduation from a Foreign secondary school



Proposed Solution

Revise the list of High School Ed Level response options to list the HS graduate and equivalent statuses at the top (put "not a graduate of, and no longer enrolled in High School" at the bottom). 

 TO THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
3 = Received high school diploma from U.S. school
4 = Passed a high school equivalency test and received a certificate of high school equivalency
5 = Received a Certificate of California High School Proficiency
6 = Received a diploma/certificate of graduation from a Foreign secondary school
1 = Will be enrolled in high school (or lower grade) and college at the same time
2 = Currently enrolled in adult school
0 = Not a graduate of, and no longer enrolled in high school



Notes

This change would not affect the data download at all. The status response options would not change for this field (hs_edu_level), just the display of the responses that appear in the dropdown menu.

Also - college requested more visibility of the RDD in these questions. Say that students are rushing through, not reading, and selecting the first options in the listings.

Supporting Documentation

See the Change Request #2016-16