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October 23, 2009 • Flagstaff, AZ

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN THE ROCKIES: USING CCSSE DATA FOR INSTITUTIONAL IMPROVEMENT. October 23, 2009 • Flagstaff, AZ. CCSSE : Listening to Students. 8 years 715 colleges Almost a million students 49 states, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Marshall Islands. CCSSE. SENSE.

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October 23, 2009 • Flagstaff, AZ

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  1. STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN THE ROCKIES: USING CCSSE DATA FOR INSTITUTIONAL IMPROVEMENT • October 23, 2009 • Flagstaff, AZ

  2. CCSSE: Listening to Students • 8 years • 715 colleges • Almost a million students • 49 states, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Marshall Islands

  3. CCSSE SENSE Focused snapshot of entering students’ experiences Sampling Frame: All developmental courses & first college-level English and math course(s) Drawn from Course Schedule File – Projected Enrollments Administration – 4th and 5th weeks Fall Semester • Broad overview of students’ experiences • Sampling Frame: All credit courses excluding ESL & Distance Learning • Drawn from Course Registration File – Actual Enrollments • Administration – Throughout Spring Semester

  4. Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE) • Faculty teaching practices, the ways they spend their professional time both in and out of class, and their perceptions regarding students’ educational experiences • Is aligned with CCSSE to allow colleges to contrast student and faculty perceptions

  5. Coming Soon: Survey of Online Student Engagement (SOSE) • Designed specifically to measure online students perceptions regarding their educational experiences • Is aligned with CCSSE to allow colleges to contrast in-class student and online student perceptions • Pilot planned for Spring 2010

  6. Digging into Rocky Mountain Data

  7. How Part-Timeness effects engagement • Students in RMAIR area • Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in • Part-Time Students - 28% Never • Full-Time Students - 14% Never • Talked about career plans with an instructor or advisor • Part-Time Students - 37% Never • Full-Time Students - 21% Never Community College Survey of Student Engagement

  8. How Part-Timeness effects engagement • Students in RMAIR area • Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with instructors outside of class • Part-Time Students - 51% Never • Full-Time Students - 37% Never • Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor • Part-Time Students - 13% Never • Full-Time Students 6% Never Community College Survey of Student Engagement

  9. How Part-Timeness effects engagement • Faculty in CCFSSE cohort who teach 9-12 hours • About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week doing each of the following? • Advising Students • Part-time faculty, 0 hours per week - 42% • Full-time faculty, 0 hours per week - 14% • Working with students on activities other than course work (committees, organizations, student life activities, orientation, intramurals, etc.) • Part-time faculty, 0 hours per week - 83% • Full-time faculty, 0 hours per week - 49% Community College Survey of Student Engagement

  10. CCFSSE - A Tale of Two Perspectives Community College Survey of Student Engagement

  11. Examples of successfully improving the effects of part-timeness • Richland College, Texas • Professional development workshops for adjunct faculty • Adjunct faculty are paid a stipend for their participation • During 2007-2008, 73% of our adjunct faculty participated in these professional development sessions or activities when compared to 24% in 2003-2004. We show an overall improvement in our 2008 CCSSE results when compared to the findings of the 2006 survey. Community College Survey of Student Engagement

  12. Examples of successfully improving the effects of part-timeness • Patrick Henry Community College , Virginia • 100% of full-time and 85% of part-time faculty members have been introduced to cooperative learning through required in-service activities • 82% of full-time and 48% of part-time faculty members have participated in annual cooperative learning institutes or workshops (typically 4-day events) • The college is currently conducting cohort tracking using student attrition as a measure to evaluate this program. Community College Survey of Student Engagement

  13. Examples of successfully improving the effects of part-timeness • Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College • Created a rewards program for students that attend college sponsored activities • Rewards include: Eastern T-shirt, Eastern Jump Drive, Eastern Tote Bag, Eastern Leather portfolio • To date there is a definite increase in student involvement Community College Survey of Student Engagement

  14. Tools to Help You – www.ccsse.org • Examples from Member Colleges • Course Feedback Form • Classroom Observation Form • Student Focus Group Toolkit (can be adapted for faculty and staff focus groups) • Video clips • Accreditation toolkit • Reading: Refer to CCSSE bibliography, reports, validation study Community College Survey of Student Engagement

  15. For more information: • www.ccsse.org • Mike Bohlig • Senior Research Associate • bohlig@ccsse.org • Jeff Crumpley • Associate Director, Operations • crumpley@ccsse.org Community College Survey of Student Engagement

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