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PROMOTING STUDENT SUCCESS: WHAT WE’RE LEARNING
ABOUT WHAT MATTERS MOST
Kay McClenneyDirector, Center for Community College Student Engagement
The University of Texas at AustinMay 7, 2012
STUDENTS’ GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS
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73%
79%
57%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Transfer to a four-year college or…
Obtain an associatedegree (N=71,138)
Complete acertificate…
Please indicate whether your goal(s) for attending this college include the following:
Respondents may indicate more than one goal.Source: 2011 SENSE Cohort data.
Met their goal within six years
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES (2001). Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study 1996–2001 (BPS:96/01). Analysis by Community College Research Center.
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT:
COLLECTING DATA FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES
Four surveys that complement one another:
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE)
Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) Community College Institutional Survey (CCIS)
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IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT HAVING THE MOST INNOVATIONS…
The effectiveness of educational practice depends on…
Specific design of the practice Quality of implementation
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DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR EFFECTIVE PRACTICE
A strong start Clear, coherent pathways Integrated support High expectations and
high support Contextualization
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DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR EFFECTIVE PRACTICE
Intensive student engagement
Design for scale Professional development
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PROMISING PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS Planning for Success: Assessment and Placement,
Orientation, Academic Goal Setting and Planning, and Registration before Classes Begin
Initiating Success: Accelerated or Fast-Track Developmental Education, First-Year Experience, Student Success Course, and Learning Community
Sustaining Success: Class Attendance, Alert and Intervention, Experiential Learning beyond the Classroom, Tutoring, and Supplemental Instruction
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QUESTIONS:
What practices are in place at your college? What is mandatory? For whom? What have you brought to scale?
Registration before classes begin? Academic goal-setting and planning? Orientation? Student success course? First-year experience?
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2011 EXAMPLE COLLEGE BENCHMARK SCORES BY ORIENTATION
Orientation No Orientation
Source: 2011 CCSSE data
ORIENTATION
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Percentage of CCSSE respondents who report participating
Source: 2011 CCSSE Promising Practices data.
Yes (N=237,325)
PROMISING PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS
ORIENTATION…LEADS TO HIGHER STUDENT SATISFACTION, GREATER USE OF SUPPORT SERVICES AND IMPROVED RETENTION OF AT-RISK STUDENTS.
However…
19% of entering students are unaware of it.
38% of colleges require it for all students – full-time and part-time
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PROMISING PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS
ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMENTMOST STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE PLACEMENT TESTS AND ENROLL IN NEEDED COURSES.
However…Most students do not prepare for placement tests.44% of CCIS colleges (83/187) offer prep
experiences, but only 13% of those require them.
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ACADEMIC GOAL SETTING AND PLANNING
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Percentage of entering students responding agree or strongly agree
Source: 2011 SENSE Cohort data.
STRUCTURED GROUP LEARNING EXPERIENCES
The Center describes five of the promising practices as structured group learning experiences:
OrientationAccelerated / Fast-track developmental educationFirst-year experienceStudent success courseLearning community
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STRUCTURED GROUP LEARNING EXPERIENCES
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Percentage of colleges that report they implement each practice (N=288)
Source: 2011 CCIS data.
STRUCTURED GROUP LEARNING EXPERIENCES
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Among responding colleges using each practice, the percentage that require the experience for all first-time students (part-time and full-time)
*Required for first-time developmental students only (part-time and full-time)
Source: 2011 CCIS data.
Yes (105 of 276)
Orientation
Yes (15 of 120)
Accelerated or fast-track developmental education*
Yes (45 of 166)
First-year experience
Yes (35 of 238)
Student success course
1% Yes (2 of 160)
Learning community
2011 STATE CONSORTIUM BENCHMARK SCORES BY STUDENT SUCCESS COURSE
Student Success Course
No Student Success Course
Sources: 2011 CCSSE data
STUDENT SUCCESS COURSE
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Percentage of CCSSE respondents who report participating
Source: 2011 CCSSE Promising Practices data.
Yes (N=229,696)
PROMISING PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS
Student success courses improve students’ study skills, time management, note-taking and test-taking skills
However,
Only 15% of CCIS colleges (35/238) require it for all first-time students
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2011 STATE CONSORTIUM BENCHMARK SCORES BY LEARNING COMMUNITY
Learning Community
No Learning Community
Sources: 2011 CCSSE data
LEARNING COMMUNITY
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Percentage of CCSSE respondents who report participating
Source: 2011 CCSSE Promising Practices data.
Yes (N=229,374)
2011 STATE CONSORTIUM BENCHMARK SCORES BY FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE
First Year Experience
No First Year Experience
Sources: 2011 CCSSE data
FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE
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Percentage of CCSSE respondents who report participating
Source: 2011 CCSSE Promising Practices data.
Yes (N=230,996)
PROMISING PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS
INCONGRUITIES?Looking for Data Disconnects
ALERT AND INTERVENTION
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Has your institution implemented a systematic early academic warning/early intervention process? (N=181)
Source: 2011 CCSIS data.
Yes
ALERT AND INTERVENTION
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Someone at this college contacts me if I am struggling with my studies to help me get the assistance I need
(N=32,750)
Yes
NoNot applicable; I have not experienced academic diffculties
Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.Source: 2011 SENSE Promising Practices data. (entering students)
TUTORING
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How often do you refer students to peer or other tutoring? (N=35,299)
Source: 2011 CCFSSE cohort data.
OftenSometimes
3%Don’t know/NA
Rarely or never
TUTORING
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During the current academic year, I participated in tutoring provided by this college (N=130,147)
Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.
Source: 2011 CCSSE Promising Practices data.
NeverLess than 1 time a week
3% 1%
3 to 4 times a week
More than 4 times a week
1 to 2 times a week
QUESTIONS:
What are the challenges that get in the way of implementing promising practices? Bringing them to scale?
What could you implement tomorrow – low-hanging fruit?
What are your next steps?
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PROMISING PRACTICES FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
QUESTIONS?
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