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Comparing the Academic Transition of Freshmen and Transfer Students in the Research University

Comparing the Academic Transition of Freshmen and Transfer Students in the Research University. Presented to the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research San Diego, CA May 31, 2005 William Armstrong Heidi Carty University of California, San Diego http://ugr8.ucsd.edu /.

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Comparing the Academic Transition of Freshmen and Transfer Students in the Research University

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  1. Comparing the Academic Transition of Freshmen and Transfer Students in the Research University Presented to the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research San Diego, CA May 31, 2005 William Armstrong Heidi Carty University of California, San Diego http://ugr8.ucsd.edu/ William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  2. Research Issues • Nationally, high school grades for 2004 freshman class continue to rise • Increasing GPAs Among New Transfers • Academic self-concept and confidence are declining • Concept of “Transfer Shock” • Factors facilitating transition to University William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  3. Research Questions • What have been the trends over the last decade in student preparation for the University? • What are the changes in academic self-concept and self-confidence over the first college year for freshmen and transfers? • What factors help to explain variance in adjustment to and success in college over the first college year? William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  4. Method • Two surveys given to an entering cohort of first time students • CIRP: Orientation • Your First College Year (YFCY) • Files matched to gather longitudinal data on a subset of entering cohort • Comparison of changes over first year • Factor analysis of YFCY William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  5. Background • Nationally high school grades reported by the nation’s 2002 freshman class continue to rise, academic self-concept and confidence are declining (HERI, 2002) • Similar trend at UCSD • Examine trends to identify and explain change over time William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  6. Changing Attitudes, Beliefs, Behaviors of New UCSD Freshmen • Data Source: HERI/UCLA Freshman Survey, and Longitudinal Data from the Your First College Year (YFCY) Survey • Comparison of 1991 (N=2,037) and 2002 (N=3,789) Freshman Cohorts • Change over first year using data from 1,220 CIRP-YFCY respondents • Reasons for Choosing UCSD • Financial Concerns • Academic Performance and Engagement • Perceptions on Academic Ability and Intellectual Self-Confidence • Emotional Health • Shifts in Social and Political Views • Choice of Major William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  7. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCEAND ENGAGEMENT • Grades and test scores are higher, but confidence is lower • Academic disengagement higher William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  8. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  9. 2003 Cohort William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  10. Your First College Year Survey William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  11. All Respondents William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  12. All Respondents William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  13. Your First College Year Survey William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  14. All Respondents William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  15. Your First College Year Survey William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  16. All Respondents William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  17. Your First College Year Survey William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  18. All Respondents William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  19. UCSD Freshmen 1991-2002 • Higher levels of academic preparation • More selective • Studying less, more frequently bored in class (high school) • Confidence is lower • Stress is higher • High academic aspirations William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  20. CIRP YFCY Cohort • Factor Analysis Identified 21 Factors from YFCY Questionnaire • Parallel findings from HERI • Scale scores derived • Used as environmental proxies to examine impact on dependent variables William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  21. RELIGIOUSNESS AND SPIRITUALITY (.85) SELF CONCEPT (.83) SOCIAL SELF VIEW' (.79) ACADEMIC MOTIVATION (.70) EMOTIONAL INTERPERSONAL (.67) SATISFACTION WITH COLLEGE EXPERIENCE (.78) CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/ACTIVITY (.83) CHANGE IN UNDERSTANDING OF NATIONAL AND WORLD ISSUES(.82) COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT(.82) ARTISTIC ABILITIES (.75) SOCIAL PARTYING (.71) LIFE GOAL: AUTHORITY: RESPONSIBLITY, AND STATUS (.73) POOR EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT TO COLLEGE(.70) POLITICAL ORIENTATION AND ENGAGEMENT (.75) ACADEMIC SUCCESS (.75) CONTACT WITH FACULTY AND STAFF(.58) DEVELOPMENT OF WRITING(.68) ACADEMIC DISENGAGEMENT (.61) STUDENT FOCUSED CLASSROOM PRACTICES (.63) ELECTRONIC AND TECH RELATED ACTIVITIES (.57) SELF RATED COOPERATIVENESS AND AWARENESS (.57) NON ACADEMIC COMMITMENTS (.56) PHYSICAL HEALTH AND ACTIVITY (.57) SATISFACTION WITH PHYSICAL ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT (.47) MATEHMATICS AND SCIENCE FOCUS (.51) Factors and Corresponding Cronbach’s Alpha William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  22. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  23. IEO MODEL: Dependent Variables: GPA and Interaction of GPA and Units William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  24. Approach and Findings William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  25. Findings (continued) William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  26. IEO MODEL: Academic Success • Input Variables • HS GPA • SAT Composite • YFCY Factor Scales • Academic Motivation • Cooperativeness • Social Self View • Disengagement • Social Adjustment to College • Environmental • College • Activities (technology, exercise, clubs, etc) • Pedagogy (student centered, math and science focus) William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  27. Findings: Academic Success • Final Model R-square: .62 Beta • HS GPA .082 • SAT II Achievement .103 • Academic Motivation .388 • College Satisfaction .182 • Social Self View -.113 • College A -.083 • Academic Disengagement -.181 • Technology Activities -.108 • Poor Emotional Adjustment -.063 • Math and Science Focus .072 • Physical Health and Activity .068 William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  28. Retention • Logistic Regression • DV: One Year Retention = 1 • Not Retained = 0 • Low Variance of dependent variable (95% retained) • SAT Math Significant at .05 William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  29. Summary • After controlling for pre-test variables certain behavioral and environmental variables explained variance in three of the DV’s • Academic Motivation (+) • Disengagement (-) • College of Attendance (+,-) • Math and Science Focus (+) • Partying (-) • Electronic and Tech related activities (-) • Non academic commitments (-) William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  30. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  31. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  32. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  33. Transfer Students William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  34. Transfer Students William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  35. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  36. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  37. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  38. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  39. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  40. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  41. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  42. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  43. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  44. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  45. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  46. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  47. William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  48. Your First College Year Survey William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

  49. All Respondents William Armstrong, PhD & Heidi Carty, PhD UC San Diego

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