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Student Involvement in Pre-Admission Programs at Tamagawa University

Student Involvement in Pre-Admission Programs at Tamagawa University. Atsuo Aoki, Associate Professor, College of Business Administration Shigeo Sato, Professor, College of Business Administration Tamagawa University, Japan July 2007

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Student Involvement in Pre-Admission Programs at Tamagawa University

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  1. Student Involvement in Pre-Admission Programs at Tamagawa University Atsuo Aoki, Associate Professor, College of Business Administration Shigeo Sato, Professor, College of Business Administration Tamagawa University, Japan July 2007 20th International Conference on The First-Year Experience

  2. Pre-Admission Program at Tamagawa • Program for high school students not yet officially admitted into the College of Business Administration • Prospective students are recommended by high school faculty and administrators • Held during the ‘spring break’ prior to the start of the Japanese school year in April

  3. Pre-admission Program Objectives • To raise student awareness, prior to admission, regarding university life • To help students prepare for academic studies at the university level • To help prevent student dropouts in the first semester

  4. Pre-Admission Programs 2005 & 2006 ① Program Format: • Students receive and submit reading and writing assignments via the Blackboard@Tamagawa (online classroom management system) • Two-month framework

  5. Pre-Admission Programs 2005 & 2006 ② Program Content: Two Assignments • Students wrote a reaction paper after reading one of two newspaper articles about entrepreneurs/business leaders • Students wrote an English essay on one of three topics: My High School Days, My Family, My Future Dream

  6. Pre-Admission Programs 2005 & 2006 ③ Findings • 75% of @120 participants each year able to complete both assignments • @30 participants each year made no response, due in part to having trouble with/no PC or Internet access • Decrease in dropout rates from previous years • Two-month framework imposed heavy workload on teachers

  7. Pre-Admission Program 2007 ① Changes in the 2007 program: • No Blackboard online assignments • New features - more emphasis on face-to-face communication • One-day framework • Questionnaire

  8. Pre-Admission Program 2007 ② (1) New feature: Practice Lectures/Classes • Students grouped into six 70-minutepractice lectures/classes • “Experienced” university lectures/classes: Marketing, Accounting, English Communication, Human Resources, etc. • 67% of 141 students participated in one-day event

  9. Pre-Admission Program 2007 ③ (2) New feature: Orientation Session and Student Mentors • Session leaders explained how studying in college is different from high school and what preparations students should make before first day of school • Four 2nd-year students served as mentors to prospective students • Q & A

  10. Pre-Admission Program 2007 ④ (3) New feature: Parental Participation • Parents invited to attend practice lectures/classes and orientation session • Parents of more than 30 students participated in the one-day event

  11. Pre-Admission Program 2007 ⑤ Finding 1: • Drop in participation rate 75% in 2005 & 2006 programs 67% in 2007 program • Commuting and financial costs incurred by students living in areas far from Tokyo campus

  12. Pre-Admission Program 2007 ⑥ Finding 2: Questionnaire results: • Parents appreciated the opportunity to see what their sons/daughters would be going through in college • Parents satisfied with facilities and academic standards

  13. Pre-Admission Program 2007 ⑦ Finding 3: Questionnaire results: • High overall student satisfaction with the program • Students felt relieved, were less anxious about college after meeting peers and talking with mentors and professors

  14. Pre-Admission Program 2007 ⑧ Finding 4: Questionnaire results: • Students showed understanding of what college education is about and what efforts they need to make • Students showed understanding of rough roads ahead and what preparation they need to make

  15. Pre-Admission Program 2007 ⑨ Finding 5: Questionnaire results: • Participation by 2nd-year students as mentors effective in the orientation session

  16. Pre-Admission Program - Conclusions • New features in 2007 program partially successful • New approaches needed to improve participation rate • New approaches needed to help reach academic objectives

  17. Atsuo Aoki, Associate Professor, College of Business Administration, Tamagawa University a-aoki@bus.tamagawa.ac.jp Shigeo Sato, Professor, College of Business Administration, Tamagawa University shisa@bus.tamagawa.ac.jp

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