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This report analyzes the response rates and trends of student engagement at GGC, highlighting areas for improvement such as academic challenge, collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational experiences, and a supportive campus environment.
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GGC and Student Engagement NSSE 2010
Response Rates • NSSE • Overall: 32% • First Year: 30% • Seniors: 33% • GGC • Overall: 28% • First Year: 26% (381) • Seniors: 38% (120)
Level of Academic Challenge • “Colleges and universities promote high levels of student achievement by emphasizing the importance of academic effort and setting high expectations for student performance.” • Benchmark is computed from items assessing hours spent in academic work, quantity of reading and writing, coursework and campus emphasis
Active and Collaborative Learning • “Students learn more when they are intensely involved in their education and asked to think about what they are learning in different settings. Collaborating with others in solving problems or mastering difficult material prepares students for the messy, unscripted problems they will encounter daily during and after college.” • Benchmark is computed from items assessing frequency of engagement in activities focused on academic material that require interaction with classmates and others both in and out of class.
Student-Faculty Interaction • “Students learn firsthand how experts think about and solve practical problems by interacting with faculty members inside and outside the classroom. As a result, their teachers become role models, mentors, and guides for continuous, life-long learning.” • Benchmark is computed from items assessing the frequency of one-on-one interactions with faculty both in and out of class
Enriching Educational Experiences • “Complementary learning opportunities enhance academic programs. Diversity experiences teach students valuable things about themselves and others. Technology facilitates collaboration between peers and instructors. Internships, community service, and senior capstone courses provide opportunities to integrate and apply knowledge.” • Benchmark is computed from items assessing frequency of engagement in a variety of co-curricular and experiential development opportunities.
Supportive Campus Environment • “Students perform better and are more satisfied at colleges that are committed to their success and cultivate positive working and social relations among different groups on campus.” • Benchmark is computed from items assessing perceived campus support and quality of relationships.
Take Home Points • GGC’s benchmark scores have declined in comparison to earlier years • But, we still receive scores higher than average, higher than peers and (probably) in top 50% in • Active and Collaborative Learning • Student –Faculty Interaction • Supportive Campus Environment (Seniors)
Take Home Points • However, we now have scores significantly lower than our peers in • Level of Academic Challenge • Enriching Educational Experiences • These could be fruitful areas for focused effort over the next year.
