The Faculty Said… (pt.3)

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Study Findings

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 American N=84

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 American N=85

Teaching Practices & Perceptions

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

…Class Presentation?

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

...Work with classmates outside of class?

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

…Discuss grades or assignments?

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

…Talk about career plans?

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

…Help with non-academic responsibilities?

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

...Provide the support to thrive socially?

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?

…Challenge of exams?

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

…Number of written assignments?

Student Services

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

…Importance of academic advising/planning?

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

…Refer to academic advising/planning?

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

…Importance of career counseling?

Question • How often do you refer students to career counseling?

…Refer to career counseling?

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

…Importance of skills labs?

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

…Refer to skills labs?

Instructor Activities

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

…Teaching students in class?

…Grading Papers?

…Preparing for class?

…Reflecting and working on ways to improve my teaching?

Classroom Activities

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

…Lecture?

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

The Faculty Said… (pt.3)