Faculty Said/Students Said

Community College Survey of Student Engagement 2005 Findings

Presenters: LaSylvia Pugh & Pamela G. Senegal – February 17, 2006

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Workshop Goals

• Identify faculty/student gaps in practices, programs & services

Active and Collaborative Learning

Student-Faculty interaction

Support for Learners

Academic Challenge

• Learn about best practices from peer institutions

• Begin thought process about intentionality to achieve our Vision for a Learning College

Note – today’s presentation is one slice of this rich data. We will continue to parse it in different ways over the next year, as we refine our QEP topic, &

broadly implement some facets of our ATD plan.

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What is CCSSE?

A tool that helps us:

assess quality in community collegeeducation;

identify and learn from good educational practice— practice that promotes high levels of student learning and persistence; and

identify areas in which we can improve programs and services for students.

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What is CCFSSE?

The Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement is:

• Web-based Instrument

• Designed to mirror CCSSE to facilitate comparisons between student and faculty responses

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CCSSE Data Collection Process

A total of 679 credit students in 68 curriculum courses at the Main campus, NDC, and the OCSDC were surveyed in the spring of 2005.

• A random sample of 68 courses was selected based on class start time

• Excluded Courses:

Noncredit coursesDistance learning coursesLower-level Developmental coursesIndependent study coursesDual-enrollment courses

- Huskins Bill classes

- Dual-enrollment students under 18

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CCFSSE Data Collection Process

A total of 169 full-time and part-time faculty members completed the CCFSSE in the spring of 2005

• Only faculty members teaching a course in the spring of 2005 were invited to participate

Faculty members received an e-mail invitation directly from CCSSE facilitators in March

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Comparison of CCFSSE & CCSSE

• CCFSSE asks faculty members to respond based on a SPECIFIC COURSE they were teaching in the spring of 2005

• CCSSE asks students to respond based on experiences at THIS college during THIS (2004-2005) academic year

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Study FindingsStudy Findings

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Profile of Student Participants

• 61% Female

39% Male

• 43% White, Non- Hispanic

• 36% African American

• 42% Between the ages of 18 – 24

• 53% Enrolled full- time

• 47% Enrolled part- time

• 50% Started college at DTCC

• 51% Work more than 30 hours per week

• 40% First generation college studentsN=679

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Profile of Faculty Participants

• 62% Female

• 38% Male

• 72% White, Non- Hispanic

• 18% African American

• 10% First year teaching

• 49% Have 1 to 9 years of teaching experience

• 63% Master’s degree

• 14% Doctoral degree

• 50% Full-Time Faculty

• 50% Part-Time Faculty

N=169

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Question Active & Collaborative Learning

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How often do students in your selected course section make a class presentation?

CCSSE (Student)

In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you made a class presentation?

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…Class Presentation?

10%

30%

18%

33%

45%

15%

43%

6%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=168) 10% 15% 45% 30%

Students (n=670) 6% 18% 43% 33%

Very Often Often Sometimes Never

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Question Active & Collaborative Learning

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How often do students in your selected course section work with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments?

CCSSE (Student)

In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments?

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...Worked with classmates outside of class?

21%

12%9%

52%

15%

45%

7%

36%

3%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=166) 7% 21% 45% 15% 12%

Students (n=672) 3% 9% 36% 52%

Very Often Often Sometimes Never Don't Know

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Best PracticesBest PracticesJames. A. Rhodes State College (OH)

Santa Fe Community College (FL)

Active & Collaborative Learning

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James. A. Rhodes State College (OH) – the early childhood education program students select and work with local community organizations that assist families. Working in small groups, the students interview the organization’s employees and undertake projects that benefit their selected organizations. This volunteer work is completed outside of the regularly scheduled class time.

Santa Fe Community College (FL) – to promote meaningful student-faculty-interaction outside the classroom, faculty offices are in interdisciplinary units that combine private offices with comfortably furnished common areas that become sites for review sessions, information advising, and intellectual discussions.

Best Practices Active & Collaborative Learning

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Question Student-Faculty Interaction

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How often do students in your selected course section discuss grades or assignments with you?

CCSSE (Student)

In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you discussed grades or assignments with an instructor?

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…Discuss grades or assignments?

29%

48%

0%

13%

29%

49%

10%

23%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=168) 29% 48% 23% 0%

Students (n=672) 13% 29% 49% 10%

Very Often Often Sometimes Never

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Question Student-Faculty Interaction

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How often do students in your selected course section discuss ideas from their readings or classes with you outside of class?

CCSSE (Student)

In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you discussed ideas from your readings or classes with instructors outside of class?

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…Discuss ideas or readings outside of class?

8%

23%

60%

8%

1%

9%

3%

41%

47%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Faculty (n=166) 8% 23% 60% 8% 1%

Students (n=673) 3% 9% 41% 47%

Very Often Often Sometimes Never Don't Know

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Question Student-Faculty Interaction

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How often do students in your selected course section talk about career plans with you?

CCSSE (Student)

In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you talked about career plans with an instructor or an advisor?

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...Talk about career plans?

13% 13%

32%

55%

5%

27%

50%

5%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=168) 13% 27% 55% 5%

Students (n=672) 5% 13% 50% 32%

Very Often Often Sometimes Never

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Question Student Faculty Interaction

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How often do students in your selected course section receive prompt feedback (written or oral) from you about their performance?

CCSSE (Student)

In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you received prompt feedback (written or oral) from instructors on your performance?

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...Receive prompt feedback about performance?

0%

7%

45%48%

6%

37%41%

17%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=168) 48% 45% 7% 0%

Students (n=671) 17% 41% 37% 6%

Very Often Often Sometimes Never

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Best PracticesBest PracticesTallahassee Community College (FL)

Valencia Community College (FL)

Student-Faculty Interaction

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Tallahassee Community College (FL) – focusing on early engagement with students, faculty receive electronic rosters that include student photos. Additionally, each student receives a TCC e-mail address, and faculty are given student e-mail groups for each section they teach.

Valencia Community College (FL) – has a creativity course in which the instructor invites inspiring leaders to talk with students about channeling creativity into educational, career and life choices. In this course, the college president, for example, talked with students about using his own poetry and music in his quest for balance between life and work.

Best Practices Student-Faculty Interaction

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Question Support for Learners

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How much does this college emphasize helping students cope with their non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)?

CCSSE (Student)

How much does this college emphasize helping you cope with your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)?

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...Emphasize help with non-academic responsibilities?

24%

32% 31%

8%

36%

15%

7%

47%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=168) 24% 32% 36% 8%

Students (n=666) 7% 15% 31% 47%

Very Much Quite a Bit Some Very Little

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Question Support for Learners

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How much does this college emphasize providing students the support they need to thrive socially?

CCSSE (Student)

How much does this college emphasize providing the support you need to thrive socially?

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...Provide the support to thrive socially?

11%

52%

24%

13%

37%38%

7%

17%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=164) 11% 24% 52% 13%

Students (n=663) 7% 17% 38% 37%

Very Much Quite a Bit Some Very Little

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Question Support for Learners

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How much does this college emphasize providing the financial support students need to afford their education?

CCSSE (Student)

How much does this college emphasize providing the financial support you need to afford your education?

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...Provide the financial support to afford education?

51%

19%

2%

43%

29%26%

15%16%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=164) 29% 51% 19% 2%

Students (n=663) 16% 15% 26% 43%

Very Much Quite a Bit Some Very Little

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Question Support for Learners

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How important do you believe academic advising/planning is to students at this college?

CCSSE (Student)

How important is academic advising/planning to you at this college?

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...Importance of academic advising/planning?

1%7%10%

89%

28%

65%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Faculty (n=168) 89% 10% 1%

Students (n=648) 65% 28% 7%

Very Somewhat Not at All

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Question Support for Learners

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How often do you refer students to academic advising/planning?

CCSSE (Student)

How often do you use academic advising/planning?

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…Refer to (Use) academic advising/planning?

18%

34%

4%

47%

24%26%

7%

42%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=169) 26% 47% 24% 4%

Students (n=668) 18% 42% 34% 7%

Often SometimesRarely or

NeverDon't

Know/N.A.

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Question Support for Learners

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How important do you believe career counseling is to students at this college?

CCSSE (Student)

How important is career counseling to you at this college?

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...Importance of career counseling?

77%

21%

2%

28%23%

49%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Faculty (n=169) 77% 21% 2%

Students (n=632) 49% 28% 23%

Very Somewhat Not at All

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Question Support for Learners

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How often do you refer students to career counseling?

CCSSE (Student)

How often do you use career counseling?

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…Refer to (Use) career counseling?

42%

18%

53%

5%

47%

6%

25%

4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=169) 6% 42% 47% 5%

Students (n=666) 4% 18% 53% 25%

Often Sometimes Rarely or Never Don't Know/N.A.

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Best PracticesBest Practices

Support for Learners

Housatonic Community College (CT)Sinclair Community College (OH)

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Housatonic Community College (CT) – academic advising is mandatory; students’ advisor must approve their course selections before they can register.

Sinclair Community College (OH) – serves many first-generation students who have trouble navigating the college system. All FT employees within student services attend 16 hours of customer service training per year. (Part-time staff members attend slightly less training).

Best Practices Support for Learners

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Question Academic Challenge

CCFSSE (Faculty)

To what extent do students’ experiences in your selected course section contribute to their knowledge, skills, and personal development in acquiring job or work-related knowledge and skills?

CCSSE (Student)

How much has your experience at this college contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in acquiring job or work-related skills?

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…Contribute to acquiring job or work-related skills?

43%

2%

29% 29%

19%

36%

19%23%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=166) 43% 36% 19% 2%

Students (n=667) 19% 29% 29% 23%

Very Much Quite a Bit Some Very Little

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Question Academic Challenge

CCFSSE (Faculty)

To what extent do students’ experiences in your selected course section contribute to their knowledge, skills, and personal development in thinking critically and analytically?

CCSSE (Student)

How much has your experience at this college contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in thinking critically and analytically?

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…Contribute to thinking critically and analytically?

32%

11%

2%

40%

29%

55%

6%

25%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=166) 55% 32% 11% 2%

Students (n=668) 25% 40% 29% 6%

Very Much Quite a Bit Some Very Little

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Question Academic Challenge

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How important do you believe skill labs (writing, math, etc.) are to students at this college?

CCSSE (Student)

How important are skill labs (writing, math, etc.) to you at this college?

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...Importance of skill labs?

83%

1%

44%

28% 27%

16%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Faculty (n=167) 83% 16% 1%

Students (n=625) 44% 28% 27%

Very Somewhat Not at All

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Question Academic

Challenge

CCFSSE (Faculty)

How often do you refer students to skill labs (writing, math, etc.)?

CCSSE (Student)

How often do you use skill labs (writing, math, etc.)?

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….Refer to (Use) skill labs?

39%

4%

11%

43%

23%

30%27%

23%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Faculty (n=169) 39% 27% 30% 4%

Students (n=655) 11% 23% 43% 23%

Often Sometimes Rarely or Never Don't Know/N.A.

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Best PracticesBest Practices

Academic Challenge

Wor-Wic Community College (MD)Prince George’s Community College (MD)

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Wor-Wic Community College (MD) – all courses require at least one writing assignment and one electronic library assignment.

Prince George’s Community College (MD) – has a 98% graduation rate at its Honors Academy. Academy graduates’ success rate at four-year institutions is equally high. The Honors Academy includes demanding courses, community service and leadership requirements, one-on-one mentoring, full scholarships, and seamless transfer to four-year institutions where financial help is also provided.

Best Practices Academic Challenge

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Questions?Questions?

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Coming Soon……………

• QEP Kickoff

• National CCSSE/CCFSSE Results

• Benchmark Reports

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