Results from CCSSE 2009: An Overview

1. Results from CCSSE 2009:An Overview Mary Kate Quinlan August 10, 2009

2. Introduction • The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) • Focus - institutional practices and student behaviors that promote student engagement • Benchmarks - 38 of the most important survey items are grouped into five conceptually related categories of high-quality educational practices • 2nd administration – able to measure improvement

3. 2007 CCSSE Benchmarks

4. Changes in Benchmark Scores Benchmark scores are standardized with a median of 50.0

5. 2009 CCSSE Benchmarks

6. Actual Changes – Raw Scores

7. Active and Collaborative Learning

8. Support for Learners

9. Student-Faculty Interaction

10. Student Effort

11. Academic Challenge

12. Impact of ATD Initiatives

13. Early Intervention • Support for Learners – slight increase in raw benchmark score • Use of services vs. importance of services for students in ATD population - decrease • Use services less often • Place greater importance on services

14. Increase Group Work in the Classroom • Active and Collaborative Learning – slight increase in raw benchmark score • 4f. Students – 3% increase (37% to 40%) • 4f. Faculty – 2% improvement • 55% spend little to no time on group activities • P/T 52% • F/T 61%

15. Promote Awareness of Services • 9b. Providing the support you need2% decrease (64% to 62%) • 13.1 Use of services – slight increases in the use of services for 10 of the 11. Slight decrease in tutoring.

16. Increase Engagement Outside the Classroom • 4g. Work with students outside of class – 5% increase (13% to 18%)

17. Headlines

18. Biggest Improvement 4g. Work with students outside of class

19. Room for Improvement Academic Challenge • According to students they are required to read less and their exams are not as challenging • 6a. Number of assigned textbooks, books or book-length packs of course readings 2007 – 2.932009 – 2.73 • 7. Extent to which your examinations challenged you to do your best work2007 – 5.072009 – 4.87

20. 2009 Timeline

21. Thank You Contact: Mary Kate Quinlan 412-237-3196 mquinlan@cca.edu Questions?