Making the Transition:

Making the Transition: The Academic, Social, and Emotional Change in Freshman Students from Orientation through the First College Year William B. Armstrong Heidi M. Carty University of California, San Diego Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum Boston, MA June, 2004 William Armstrong UC San Diego

Research Issues • Nationally, high school grades for 2002 freshman class continue to rise, • Academic self-concept and confidence are declining. • Corroborated at Highly Selective Research I University • Factors facilitating transition to University William Armstrong UC San Diego

Research Questions • What are the changes in academic self-concept and self-confidence over the first college year? • What factors help to explain variance in adjustment to and success in college over the first college year? William Armstrong UC San Diego

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 UC San Diego

IEO MODEL William Armstrong UC San Diego

Approach and Findings William Armstrong UC San Diego

Findings (continued) William Armstrong UC San Diego

2003 Cohort William Armstrong UC San Diego

Type of Survey Returned - 2003 William Armstrong UC San Diego

Your First College Year Survey William Armstrong UC San Diego

All Respondents William Armstrong UC San Diego

Male William Armstrong UC San Diego

Female William Armstrong UC San Diego

Factor Analysis of the 2003 YFCY National Aggregate Data William Armstrong UC San Diego

Making the Transition:

Making the Transition:

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