2013-2014 shc student experiences survey april 1, 2014 prepared by jamie franco-zamudio and edwin...
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2013-2014 SHC Student Experiences Survey
April 1, 2014Prepared by
Jamie Franco-Zamudioand
Edwin Burgess, Lab Manager
Project funded by SHC Summer Research Grant, Faculty Development1
2014 SHC Student Experiences Survey
• Goal: To increase retention by examining the factors that affect Spring Hill College students’ satisfaction and commitment.
• Method: Franco-Zamudio solicited questions from faculty and staff at SHC in 2013.
• Once the online survey was revised to include new questions, the link was emailed to all SHC students enrolled in fall of 2013.
• Survey questions addressed – student expectations, – satisfaction with academics and social activities, – student recommendations for enhancing learning. 2
2013 SHC Student Experiences SurveyQuestionnaire Development Team
• Questionnaire development: Father Richard Salmi, President; Joe Deighton, Dean of Students, Student Affairs; Margarita Perez, Associate Dean of Students, Student Affairs; George Sims, Provost, Academic Affairs; Lynda Olen, Counselor, Wellness Center; Julie LaSalle, Director of Student Involvement, Student Affairs; Lisa Hager, Chair of Social Sciences; Jim Hall, Athletic Director; Kyle Trusgnich, Associate Director Italy Center; Maureen Bergen, Director of Campus Ministry; Tracey Childs, Director of CAE; Josetta Mulloy, Student Affairs; Daniel Jesus Iglesias, Psychology, Student Researcher; Student Affairs staff, Quality Enhancement Plan committee members including Chris Dodworth, Andrew Tumminia, Stephanie Girard, and Stuart Babbington.
• Research Assistants: Harrison McNab (lab trainer), Greg Overbeek, Hannah Yarbrough, Ashlea Wattenbe, Marguerite Devereux, Melvin Lang, Melin Portillo, Ann Babbington, and Kirstyn Cline. 3
Method• Method: In December of 2013, Franco-Zamudio
and Harrison McNab trained research assistants to code the open-ended questions for common responses. Burgess continued to the training in the spring semester. Burgess approved the coding schemes.
• In March, Burgess analyzed the data; the frequencies and descriptive statistics are outlined in this report.
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Participant Demographics
• Two hundred thirty-three SHC students completed one or more sections of the survey between October and November of 2013.
• The demographic representation is in line with the SHC Common Data Set (2013-2014).
• The average age of the participants was 20.32 years (range 17-49).
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Number Percentage SHC%
Gender Men 39 25% 40% Women 116 75% 60%Race/Ethnicity White/European-American 108 70% 66% Black/African-American 21 14% 15% Hispanic/Latino 9 6.5% 9% Asian-American 1 .5% 1% Other 4 3% 7% Mixed 10 7% 2%Additional Information
Commuters 27 18% 20% Transfer Students 4 3% Students in Learning Communities 61 40%Year First-Year Student 91 34%
Second-Year Student 69 26%Third-Year Student 56 20%Fourth-Year Student 54 20%
Campus S
ize
Class S
ize
Geographic
Loca
tion
Distan
ce Fr
om Home
Finan
cial A
id/Afford
abilit
y
Family
Heritag
e
Jesuit I
nstitu
tion
Science
Progra
ms
Community Atm
osphere
Student-F
aculty
Relationsh
ip
Sports
/Sports
Scholar
ship
Reputation
Campus S
cenery
Welco
ming Staff
and St
udent Body
Majo
rs Offered
Liberal
ArtsOth
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102030405060708090
100What made you choose to attend Spring Hill College?
Freq
uenc
y
Small
Classe
s
Teachers'
Availa
bility
Practica
l Applic
ation of M
ateria
l
Tutors
Quiet Plac
es to St
udy
Class S
tructu
re
Helpful Pro
fessors
Supporti
ve Peers
Personal
Study H
abits
Involve
ment in Clubs
Supplemental
Mate
rial
Interest in Clas
sOth
er0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
What has helped you learn in and outside the classroom?
Freq
uenc
y
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Think of the 3 classes in which you learned the most. Why do you think you learned so much in those classes?
Freq
uenc
y
Disintereste
d
Workl
oad Require
ment
Core Requirement
Difficu
lt Learn
ing Content
Not Chall
enging
Time of C
lass
Class S
ize
Lack
of Effort
Professo
r's Teac
hing Styl
e0
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100
Think of the 3 classes in which you learned the most. Why do you think you learned so much in those classes?
Freq
uenc
y
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Imagine that you are a new professor creating your first class, what types of assignments would you include in the
class? Fr
eque
ncy
Academics
Study A
broad
Tutorin
g Servi
ces
Outside Sp
eakers
Career D
evelopment
Researc
h Opportu
nities
Internsh
ips
Librar
yClubs
Promotion/A
dverti
sement
Community Se
rvice
Greek Life
Theatre
Rec Center
Athletics
Commuter Acti
vities
Housing &
Intern
et Acce
ss LE
APOth
erCSI
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Thinking about all of the opportunities offered to SHC students, are there program(s) or service(s) that SHC offers now that could be improved or
expanded upon to achieve even greater student learning?
Freq
uenc
y
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Are you involved in any clubs, groups or organizations on campus? If so, please list them.
Freq
uenc
y
Enjoyed it
Personal
Growth
Insight In
to Different C
ulture
Change
of Though
t/Persp
ective
Need for S
ervice
Appreciation of S
tatus
Experie
nce Gain
ed
Self-S
haping
Other
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
If you have participated in a service opportunity or an immersion trip, what did you take away from the experience?
Freq
uenc
y
Series10
2
4
6
8
10
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What are you least satisfied with at Spring Hill College? Please list at least three things that you are least satisfied with on campus.
Freq
uenc
y
The coding for this question has 30 categories. I thought that would be too much to view for one slide.
Acceptan
ce
Finan
cial R
easons
Personal
Problem w
ith Aca
demia
High Aca
demic W
orkload
Other
Lack
of "Tru
e" Colle
ge Exp
erience
Opportunities E
lsewhere
Problems w
ith Fa
culty
/Staff
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Have you ever thought of leaving Spring Hill College? Why or why not? Fr
eque
ncy
Opportunity
Relationsh
ips
Not Wan
ting Chan
ge
Investm
ent
Experie
nce
Independence
Finan
cial R
easons
Parental
Pressure
Other
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
If yes, what made you choose to stay?Fr
eque
ncy
0102030405060708090
100
What are you most satisfied with at Spring Hill College? Please list at least three things that you are most satisfied with on campus.
Freq
uenc
y
Thank you• 2013-2014
– Harrison McNab– QEP Committee
• Chris Dodsworth• Andrew Tumminia• Bret Heim• Stephanie Girard• Stuart Babington• Carolyn Simmons• Colleen Lee• Elizabeth Bullock• George Sims• Hannah Gassie• James Love• Joe Deighton• Josh Wimberly• Lindsey Bosko-Dunbar• Margaret Davis• Mary Grace Pollet• Michael Kaffer
• 2012-2013– Fr. Salmi– Joe Deighton– Margarita Perez– George Sims– Lynda Olen– Julie LaSalle– Lisa Hager– Jim Hall– Kyle Trusgnich– Tracey Childs– Josetta Mulloy– Daniel Jesus Iglesias
• 2011-2012 – Daniel Jesus Iglesias– Theresa McGonagle-Crider– Ramona Hill– Dan Sepion– Brian Studebaker
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Invitation
• We will be revising the survey to reflect questions of interest during the 2014-15 academic year.
• If anyone is interested in being a member of the 2013-2014 Student Experiences Study Committee or would like to see questions added to the survey, please email [email protected]
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