The Faculty Said… (pt.3) Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement 2005 Findings Presenter: LaSylvia Pugh – September 14, 2006

The Faculty Said… (pt.3)

Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement 2005 Findings

Presenter: LaSylvia Pugh – September 14, 2006

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Presentation Purpose

• Share results of the Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)

• Compare and contrast Part-time and Full-time Faculty responses to CCFSSE

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CCSSE Overview

The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) is a national study conducted by the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas at Austin

CCSSE was designed to help us assess quality in community college education; identify and learn from good educational practice; and identify areas in which we can improve programs and services for students.

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CCSSE Overview

In the Spring of 2005, nearly 130,000 community college students from 257 colleges, in 38 states participated in the CCSSE study.

In the Spring of 2005, 679 Durham Tech credit students, in 68 randomly selected courses, participated in the CCSSE study.

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CCFSSE Overview

The Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE) is:

• Web-based Instrument

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

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

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CCFSSE Overview

The Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE) elicits information from faculty about:

• Their teaching practices

• Perceptions regarding students’ educational experiences

• The ways they spend their professional time OUTSIDE the classroom

• The ways they spend their professional time INSIDE the classroom

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CCFSSE Data Collection Process

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

• Faculty members received an e-mail invitation directly from CCSSE facilitators in March 2005

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

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Study FindingsStudy Findings

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Part-time Faculty Demographics

• 55% Have 1 to 9 years teaching experience

• 17% First year teaching

• 65% Master’s degree

• 13% Doctoral degree

• 62% Female; 38% Male

• 73% White, Non-Hispanic

• 19% Black or African AmericanN=84

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Full-time Faculty Demographics

• 43% Have 1 to 9 years teaching experience

• 2% First year teaching

• 60% Master’s degree

• 16% Doctoral degree

• 63% Female; 37% Male

• 72% White, Non-Hispanic

• 17% Black or African AmericanN=85

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Teaching Practices & Perceptions

Teaching Practices & Perceptions

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Question

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

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…Class Presentation?

25%

10%

51%

14%

36%

17%

38%

10%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=84) 10% 14% 51% 25%

Full-time (n=84) 10% 17% 38% 36%

Very Often Often Sometimes Never

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Question

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

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...Work with classmates outside of class?

16%

27%

7%

17%

39%

7%13%

51%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=83) 7% 16% 39% 17%

Full-time (n=83) 7% 27% 51% 13%


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Question

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

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…Discuss grades or assignments?

46%

30%24%

0% 0%

50%

27%23%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=84) 30% 46% 24% 0%

Full-time (n=84) 27% 50% 23% 0%


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Question

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

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…Talk about career plans?

8%

57%

5%

30%24%

5%

54%

18%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=84) 8% 30% 57% 5%

Full-time (n=84) 18% 24% 54% 5%


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Question

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

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…Help with non-academic responsibilities?

39%

28%

8%

25%

8%

33%35%

24%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=83) 25% 28% 39% 8%

Full-time (n=85) 24% 35% 33% 8%

Very Much Quite a Bit Some Very Little

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Question

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

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...Provide the support to thrive socially?

54%

15%23%

8%

18%

51%

7%

25%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=79) 15% 23% 54% 8%

Full-time (n=85) 7% 25% 51% 18%

Very Much Quite a Bit Some Very Little

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Question

Using a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being Extremely Easy and 7 being Extremely Challenging, to what extent do your examinations of student performances (e.g. exams, portfolio) challenge students to do their best work?

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…Challenge of exams?

54%

6%

34%

6%0%0%0% 1%0%

13%

48%38%

0%0%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=83) 0% 0% 0% 6% 34% 54% 6%

Full-time (n=84) 0% 0% 0% 1% 38% 48% 13%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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Question

In your selected course section, what is the number of written papers or reports of any length that your students write?

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…Number of written assignments?

23%15%

13%

25%24%19% 16%

32%

20%

13%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=83) 15% 23% 24% 25% 13%

Full-time (n=85) 13% 20% 32% 19% 16%

None 1 2 to 3 4 to 6 More than 6

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Student ServicesStudent Services

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Question

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

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…Importance of academic advising/planning?

1% 0%11%

88%

10%

90%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=84) 88% 11% 1%

Full-time (n=84) 90% 10% 0%

Very Somewhat Not at All

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Question

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

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…Refer to academic advising/planning?

42%

6%

51%

32%

11%15%

1%

42%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=84) 11% 51% 32% 6%

Full-time (n=85) 42% 42% 15% 1%

Often Sometimes Rarely or NeverDon't

Know/N.A.

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Question

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

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…Importance of career counseling?

82%

17%

1%

25%

4%

71%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=84) 82% 17% 1%

Full-time (n=84) 71% 25% 4%


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Question

How often do you refer students to career counseling?

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…Refer to career counseling?

51%

40%

33%

8%

54%

5% 2%7%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=84) 5% 33% 54% 8%

Full-time (n=85) 7% 51% 40% 2%

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

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Question

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

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…Importance of skills labs?

82%

1%

85%

1%

17%14%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=84) 82% 17% 1%

Full-time (n=83) 85% 14% 1%


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Question

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

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…Refer to skills labs?

8%

46%

0%

33% 32%27% 27%27%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=84) 33% 27% 32% 8%

Full-time (n=85) 46% 27% 27% 0%

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

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Instructor ActivitiesInstructor Activities

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Question

About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week…

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…Teaching students in class?

31%37%

8%1%0%

4%2%10%

19%

35%

0%

13%

23%

13%5%

0%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=84) 0% 35% 31% 19% 10% 2% 4% 0%

Full-time (n=84) 0% 5% 13% 23% 13% 37% 8% 1%

None 1 to 4 5 to 8 9 to 12 13 to 16 17 to 20 21 to 3031 or More

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…Grading Papers?

0%

11%

0%0%0%2%5%

19%

73%

0%1%2%

15%

35%35%

0%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=83) 0% 73% 19% 5% 2% 0% 0% 0%

Full-time (n=85) 0% 35% 35% 15% 11% 2% 1% 0%


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…Preparing for class?

0%

26%

10%6%

2%

40%40%

0%0%2%0%

17%

0%

36%

20%

0%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=84) 0% 40% 40% 17% 0% 2% 0% 0%

Full-time (n=84) 0% 20% 36% 26% 10% 6% 2% 0%


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…Reflecting and working on ways to improve my teaching?

2%

81%

27%

6%1% 1%0%1%1%1%

12%

1%1%1%

61%

1%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=83) 2% 81% 12% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1%

Full-time (n=84) 1% 61% 27% 6% 1% 1% 1% 1%


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Classroom ActivitiesClassroom Activities

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Question

In your selected course section, on average, what percent of class time is spent on…

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…Lecture?

21%

8%

19%

8%

15%14%10%

4%10%

17%

8%11%

14%18%21%

1%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=84) 4% 10% 14% 15% 8% 21% 19% 8%

Full-time (n=85) 1% 21% 18% 14% 11% 8% 17% 10%

0% 1 to 9%10 to 19%

20 to 29%

30 to 39%

40 to 49%

50 to 74%

75 to 100%

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…Teacher-student shared responsibility (discussion, etc.)?

1%5%5%5%

12%15%

25%

32%

0%2%7%

2%

14%21%

28%25%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=81) 25% 32% 15% 12% 5% 5% 5% 1%

Full-time (n=81) 28% 25% 21% 14% 2% 7% 2% 0%

0% 1 to 9%10 to 19%

20 to 29%

30 to 39%

40 to 49%

50 to 74%

75 to 100%

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…Small group activities?

25%

1%4%5%5%

12%22%

27%

2%2%1%7%

12%

27%30%

18%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=83) 25% 27% 22% 12% 5% 5% 4% 1%

Full-time (n=84) 18% 27% 30% 12% 7% 1% 2% 2%

0% 1 to 9%10 to 19%

20 to 29%

30 to 39%

40 to 49%

50 to 74%

75 to 100%

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…Student presentations?

21%

1%6%

0%0%4%2%

39%33%

0%2%0%0%7%

39%

45%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Part-time (n=82) 33% 39% 21% 2% 4% 1% 0% 0%

Full-time (n=85) 45% 39% 7% 6% 0% 0% 2% 0%

0% 1 to 9%10 to 19%

20 to 29%

30 to 39%

40 to 49%

50 to 74%

75 to 100%

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Additional Student Data Sources

• TLC: Non-returning Achieving the Dream Student Survey Update – Sheza Healey September 20, 2006 at 2pm ~ Collins 261

• Evaluation & Research section of the intranet

Enrollment reportsAchieving the Dream dataOther survey results

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Questions?Questions?

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The Faculty Said… (pt.3) Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement 2005 Findings Presenter: LaSylvia Pugh – September 14, 2006