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October 17, 2008. HCC 2008 CCSSE Results for Instruction. Review of CCSSE Descriptions of HCC Students Discussion of Benchmark Results Item Results Critical Thinking analysis. Outline of Presentation. Standardized survey developed by the University of Texas at Austin Created 5 years ago
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October 17, 2008 HCC 2008 CCSSE Results for Instruction
Review of CCSSE Descriptions of HCC Students Discussion of Benchmark Results Item Results Critical Thinking analysis Outline of Presentation
Standardized survey developed by the University of Texas at Austin Created 5 years ago Provides information about effective practices Self-reported descriptions of students and their situation 585 colleges have participated 38 item paper and pencil survey What is CCSSE?
All Maryland Community Colleges administered CCSSE • At HCC • Second time CCSSE was administered • 2006 and 2008 • 64 randomly sampled classes • Represented day and evening classes • April selected as testing window • Administered in-class by trained campus volunteers 2008 Administration
Vision • We aspire to make our great college even better. • Strategic Theme 1 • Harford Community College Exemplifies Educational Excellence and Effectiveness • Strategic Theme 2 • Harford Community College Provides Comprehensive Support to Advance Student Success CCSSE and the HCC Strategic Plan
HCC Exemplifies Educational Excellence and Effectiveness. • Ensure a learning centered culture that fosters student success. • Assess, improve, and advance program design, content, and delivery of educational programs. • Assess, improve, and advance College policies procedures, and practices to promote successful teaching and learning. Strategic Theme 1
HCC Provides Comprehensive Support to Advance Student Success: • Enrich support services for students throughout the college community. • Provide students with the appropriate services to enhance their marketability in career fields and/or ensure seamless transfer opportunities. • Create a campus climate where students enjoy high level of satisfaction with their college experience. • Enhance opportunities for personal development through superior programs and activities for students. Strategic Theme II
Demographics Employment Participate in campus activities Family obligations Recommend HCC to others Characteristics of Our Students
Active and Collaborative Learning • Student Effort • Academic Challenge • Student-Faculty Interaction • Support for Learners 5 Benchmark Areas linked to Student Success
What does this tell me as a Dean/faculty member? Where can improvements be made? What are the areas with opportunities for improvement? How can these findings be used to impact the HCC Strategic Plan and Divisional goals? Questions to address when Looking at Detail within each Benchmark
ACTIVE AND Collaborative Learning(Percent Responding: often and very often)
ACTIVE AND Collaborative Learning(Percent Responding: often and very often)
Academic Challenge (Percent Responding: often and very often)
Academic Challenge (Percent Responding: often and very often)
Student – Faculty Interaction(Percent of often and very often)
Student – Faculty Interaction(Percent of often and very often)
Student – Faculty Interaction(Percent of often and very often)
Support of Learners(Percent Responding: quite a bit/very much)
Support of Learners(Percent Responding: quite a bit/very much)
Benchmark Comparison of Full and Part time Student 2006 and 2008 2008
Benchmark Comparison of Full and Part time Student 2006 and 2008 2008
Items from CCSSE have been grouped to assess “Critical Thinking” Based on input from other colleges administering CCSSE Following slides compare 2006 and 2008 results for all students as well as for full and part time students Using CCSSE Results to Assess Critical Thinking