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Who are our students, and what are they thinking?

Who are our students, and what are they thinking?. Teaching and Learning Forum Presentation October 5, 2009 Jan Winniford , Ph.D. & Jessica Hickmott , M.A. Presentation Overview. Assessment Approach Characteristics of Today’s College Students Demographics of WSU Students Survey Results

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Who are our students, and what are they thinking?

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  1. Who are our students, and what are they thinking? Teaching and Learning Forum Presentation October 5, 2009 Jan Winniford, Ph.D. & Jessica Hickmott, M.A.

  2. Presentation Overview • Assessment Approach • Characteristics of Today’s College Students • Demographics of WSU Students • Survey Results • Discussion/Implications of Data.

  3. WSU Assessment Approach • Institutional Research USHE and national data sets, National Survey of Student Engagement, Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory, Collegiate Learning Assessment • Student Affairs Assessment & Research StudentVoice 8 national benchmarking surveys; over 50 departmental level surveys.

  4. Attributes of Millennials • Special/ Sheltered • Confident • Team oriented • Conventional • Pressured • Achieving • Hard-wired/Technologically sophisticated.

  5. Beloit College’s Mindset ListClass of 2013 • Student entering college for the first time this fall were generally born in 1991 • They have never used a card catalog to find a book. • American students have always lived anxiously with high-stakes educational testing. • Women have always outnumbered men in college. • There has always been a Cartoon Network. • There have always been flat screen televisions.

  6. Demographic Information

  7. Demographic Information • 93% of students are Utah residents (35% from Weber County and 35% from Davis County) • College with the largest number of declared majors: Health Professions • Average number credits per term: 11 (undergrads).

  8. Demographic Information • The average age of students at WSU is 26 • 56% of students are nontraditional students (25 or older and/or have children and/or are married) • 37% of students have children. This compares to 7% nationally. • 84% of students work for pay; 18% of students work more than one job.

  9. Hours Worked Per Week • Of those students working 41+ hours per week, 22% are working more than one job. The remaining 78% are working one job.

  10. Other Facts About Our Students • 19% of students speak two languages fluently. This compares to 15% nationally. • 64% of students applied to only WSU. This compares to 28% of students applying to only one institution nationally • 58% of students identify as LDS; 9% as Catholic • 44% of students communicate with their parents daily. 31% of students communicate with their parents a few times a week. • 19% of students intend to go to graduate/ professional school.

  11. Potential Graduate Students Of the 19% of students planning to attend Graduate school (64 students selected this option), class standing and majors are as follows: • Freshman 17.46% (11 students) • Sophomore 22.22% (14 students) • Junior 28.57% (18 students) • Senior 28.57% (18 students) • Other 3.17% (2 students) • Business 20% (5 students) • Computer Science 4% (1 student) • Education 4% (1 student) • Engineering 4% (1 student) • Health Sciences 16% (4 students) • Arts/Humanities 8% (2 students) • Physical Sciences 16% (4 students) • Social Sciences 16% (4 students) • Technical Sciences 4% (1 student) • Visual & Perf. Arts 4% (1 student) • Other 4% (1 student)

  12. First-Generation Students • 13% of students self-identify as first-generation at WSU • 22% of students report being the first in their family to attend college • 48% of students say that neither parent graduated with a 4-year degree (the federal definition of first-generation student).

  13. Where Students Live • 48% of students live off campus with their spouse/partner/ children. This compares to 10% nationally • 31% of students live with their parents. This compares with 9% nationally • 14% of students live alone or with friends. This compares to 32% nationally • 3% of students live on-campus. This compares to 44% nationally.

  14. Students and Safety • 96% of students feel safe on campus • 15% of students have possessed or know someone who has possessed a gun on campus • 77% of students believe that their safety and security is up to them.

  15. Retention • 32% of students did not feel prepared to meet academic demands during their first year. This compares to 25% nationally. • 34% of students did not believe they had the study skills to be successful during their first year. This compares to 32% nationally. • If they could start over, 82% of students would choose to attend WSU. • WSU 1st to 2nd year persistence rate is 70% (1st time, full-time, frosh, fall to fall).

  16. Graduation

  17. Students’ Health • 94% of students described their health as good, very good, or excellent. • 86% of students felt overwhelmed by all they had to do within the past 12 months • 45% of students felt very lonely within the past 12 months. • 40% of students report that their academics have been traumatic or very difficult to handle within the past 12 months; 45% report that their finances have been traumatic or very difficult to handle

  18. Students’ Health • 74% of students have been stressed within the past 12 months • 31% of students felt so depressed that it was difficult to function within the past 12 months • 8% of students have seriously considered suicide within the past 12 months; 1.7% have attempted suicide • 80% of students believe that the typical student has consumed alcohol within the past 30 days. 23% of students actually have. • 65% of students believe that the typical student on campus has smoked cigarettes within the past 30 days. 5% of students actually have smoked cigarettes within the past 30 days.

  19. Students and Technology • 79% of students own an iPod/MP3 player • 92% of students own a cell phone • 92% of students own a computer (60% desktop; 70% laptop) • 11% of students use campus computers to access the Internet most often. This compares to 7% nationally.

  20. Online Social Networking • 69% of students have an online social networking profile • 63% of students feel safe utilizing online communities • 74% of students do not believe administrators look at their online profile.

  21. Students in the Classroom • 89% of students report that they enjoy learning for the sake of learning • 38% of students report never missing class • 78% of students prefer to study alone • 3% of students believe that the curriculum and course offerings at WSU reflect the lives, perceptions, and contributions of people from diverse backgrounds • 85% of students have never cheated on a paper, exam, or assignment.

  22. Student Learning Styles • 42% of students feel they learn more via class discussion; 25% learn more through lectures • 73% say that lectures are the most common approach used in their classes; 21% say class discussions are the most common • 75% of students communicate with faculty outside of class • 57% prefer to do so via email • Students in remedial courses who participate in tutoring have higher pass rates.

  23. ENGL 955 Pass Rates

  24. Senior Student View • 42% of seniors worked with faculty members on activities other than coursework (e.g., committees, student life activities). This compares to 52% nationally. • 42% of seniors say they completed a culminating senior experience. This compares to 33% nationally. • 48% of seniors say they often worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments. This compares to 59% nationally.

  25. CLA Data – 2007-08 • Freshmen: Based on the average SAT score 983 of the 89 freshmen sampled, their expected average CLA score was 1018 • Our freshmen scored 1004, which is at the 39th percentile, toward the lower end of “At Expected” • Seniors: Based on the average SAT score 1084 of the 49 seniors sampled, their expected average CLA score was 1174 • Our seniors scored 1175, which is at the 53rd percentile, nearly at the midpoint of “At Expected” • Our students’ performance moves from the lower range of “At Expected” to just above the midpoint, so our value added is at the 67th percentile, at the upper end of “At Expected.”

  26. Technology in the Classroom • 54% of students have used a website to rate a professor. This compares to 45% nationally • 89% of students have used a course management system • 28% of students blog. This compares to 22% nationally • 50% of students instant message. This compares to 66% nationally • 14% of students access the Internet during class for non-course-related reasons. 54% of students text message during class (And, 54% of faculty have text messaged during this presentation.)

  27. Discussion • What does all this mean for us as faculty members?

  28. For survey information at anytime, visit: http://www.weber.edu/SAAssessment/surveys.html

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