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1. Keys to Increasing Student Success and Persistence Dr. Marsha Fralick
3. Ice Breaker What does the first year tribal student need to learn to be successful?
Think
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4. PDC 124, Lifelong Success 8000 students enrolled in college
1200 take PDC 124 each year
32 sections a year
8 sections online
One of the top 15 revenue producing programs for the college
5. Personal Development Counseling 124,Lifelong Success College Success
Career Success
Lifelong Success
6. Transferability Transfers as general education for CSUC, Area E, Lifelong Understanding
Transfers to University of California
7. Fall to Spring PersistenceFirst Time Students
8. College Persistence Semester to Semester5 Year Average All successful PDC students 89%
All students 63%
A 26% difference
9. 88% of Students Rated the Course as Very Good or Good
10. College Success Motivation
Time and Money
Memory and Reading
Test Taking
Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking
11. Key to Success
12. You Can Remember
13. Ready for a memory test?
14. How did you remember?
15. Memory Techniques
16. Meaningful Organization
17. Visualization Make a mental picture of what you want to remember
Commercials make good use of this technique
18. Recitation One of the most powerful techniques
Memories exist in the form of a chemical neural trace
Some researchers think it takes 5 seconds to establish this trace
Repeat it 5 times or keep it in your mind for 5 seconds
19. READY FOR THE TEST AGAIN? YOULL DO BETTER THIS TIME
20. Career Success
21. Research Choosing a Major and College Success
22. College Success: A Study of Positive and Negative Attrition
23. The Successful Student Had a definite goal or college major
Earned a B+ or better in high school
Based on this research, choosing a major and career planning was included in our college success course.
24. Making an Appropriate Choice of Major Improves Persistence
Success
Enjoyment and Quality of Life
25. Career Success Personality and Related Majors
Learning Style and Intelligence
Interests and Values
Career and Educational Planning
26. Career ModelHow to Choose a Major Self Assessment
Personality
Interests
Values
Learning Style
Career Research
31. Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS) identifies 20 factors that influence how you learn best
These factors are also related to job performance
32. Learning Style Factors Sound
Light
Temperature
Design
Formal or Informal
Motivation
Persistence
Responsibility
Structure
Alone/Peer
Authority Figures Present
33. Learning Style Factors Several Ways
Auditory
Visual
Tactile
Kinesthetic
Intake
Evening/Morning
Late Morning
Afternoon
Mobility
37. Career Research Job Description
Career Outlook
Salary
Education Required
Advantages and Disadvantages
Online collection of career research links: www.cuyamaca.edu/collegesuccess
39. Lifelong Success Communication and Relationships
Critical and Creative Thinking
Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
Appreciating Diversity
Positive Thinking
Life Stages
40. Appreciation of Diversity
41. Online Resources www.cuyamaca.edu/collegesuccess
Click on Resources for Faculty
46. Questions? Please remember to fill out the evaluation form. Thanks!