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SWOCC SENSE Survey Results - 2012. Survey of Entering Student Engagement. SENSE Benchmarks. Early Connections High Expectations and Aspirations Clear Academic Plan and Pathway Effective Track to College Readiness Engaged Learning Academic and Social Support Network.
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SWOCC SENSE Survey Results - 2012 Survey of Entering Student Engagement
SENSE Benchmarks • Early Connections • High Expectations and Aspirations • Clear Academic Plan and Pathway • Effective Track to College Readiness • Engaged Learning • Academic and Social Support Network
Aspects of Highest Student Engagement • Five items across all benchmarks on which the college scored most favorably relative to the 2012 SENSE Cohort. • Early connections • Engaged Learning
Aspects of Lowest Student Engagement • Five items across all benchmarks on which the college scored least favorably relative to the 2012 SENSE Cohort. • High expectations and Aspirations • Engaged Learning • Effective track to college readiness
Special Focus Module Items • How did the MAJORITY of students answer the following question: • At this college, my instructors clearly explained a class attendance policy that specified how many classes I could miss without penalty. • All of my instructors explained a class attendance policy • Most explained • Some explained • None explained
Attendance Policy Question • ANSWER: • ALL of my instructors – 60% • Most – 15% • Some – 14% • None – 11%
Special Focus Module Items • How did the Largest Number of students answer the following question: • Someone at this college contacts me if I am struggling with my studies to help me get the assistance I need. • YES • NO • NA- I have not experienced academic difficulties
College Contact Question • ANSWER: • YES – 18% • NO – 49% • NA – 32%
Academic Goal Setting and Planning • What percentage of FULL-TIME students either strongly agreed or agreed with the following statement: • An advisor helped me to select a course of study, program, or major. • >60% • 40-50% • 30-40% • <30%
Academic Goal Setting and Planning • What percentage of PART-TIME students either strongly agreed or agreed with the following statement: • An advisor helped me to select a course of study, program, or major. • >60% • 40-50% • 30-40% • <30%
Academic Goal Setting and Planning • ANSWER: • FT Students: • 61% • PT Students: • 65%
Academic Goal Setting and Planning • What percentage of FULL-TIME students either strongly agreed or agreed with the following statement: • An advisor helped me to set academic goals and to create a plan for achieving them. • >60% • 40-50% • 30-40% • <30%
Academic Goal Setting and Planning • What percentage of PART-TIME students either strongly agreed or agreed with the following statement: • An advisor helped me to set academic goals and to create a plan for achieving them. • >60% • 40-50% • 30-40% • <30%
Academic Goal Setting and Planning • ANSWER: • FT Students: • 41% • PT Students: • 26%
Using the Results Data • How can we best analyze and use the results data to improve our retention and completions? What is the best approach to use in moving forward to do this? • What do these results tell us about the job we are doing as an institution in helping entering students to succeed? • Drilling down to more specific analyses • What other questions does the results generate for us to consider