Transcript 2003 Community College Survey of Student Engagement …

2003 Community College
Survey of Student
Engagement (CCSSE)
SVC Office of Institutional Research
Dr. Maureen Pettitt, Director
Ms. Leslie Croot, Analyst
Presentation Topics
 CCSSE
– Overview of Survey
– 2003 Administration
 Findings
– Demographics
– Student Engagement/Effort
– Student Satisfaction
 Findings Related to General Education
– from 2 – 3 p.m. today in this room
CCSSE Overview
 Emphasis on student engagement and
student learning (e.g., Astin, Tinto, Pace)
 Adapted from the National Survey of
Student Engagement (NSSE)
 Funding from Lumina Foundation for
Education and Pew Charitable Trusts
 Administered by Community College
Leadership Program at UTA
 Pilot test in 2001; field test in 2002
2003 CCSSE: National &
Regional Surveys
 National
– 93 community colleges
– 65,300 usable surveys
 Northwest Consortium
– Six WA community colleges & one in BC
– 3,480 usable surveys
– SBCTC paid UTA for the inclusion/analysis
of 19 additional questions, items agreed to
by all six consortium colleges and SBCTC
2003 CCSSE: SVC Surveys
 Sample selected from spring class info sent
to UTA (dept, enrolled, campus, days/time)
– ABE and ESL courses not included
 Survey administration arranged with faculty
during May 2003
 Script read to students; approximately 50
minutes allowed for survey completion
 Comparability between CCSSE and
CCSEQ on many items
A special THANKS
to the faculty who
let us “borrow” their
class time…
and the students!
2003 CCSSE: SVC Surveys
 Surveyed 850 students in 60 classes at
MV and WI campuses, plus small sample
from So Whidbey Ctr & San Juan Ctr
 Piloted a distance education version, but
poor response rate; not included in
analysis
 765 useable surveys included in the
analysis, from students in on-ground
courses
Demographics
 General
 Gender
 Ethnicity
 First Generation
 Primary Reason
for Attending
 Weekly Activities
General Characteristics
 Most of the students surveyed were:
– Attending full-time (81%)
– Taking on-ground courses primarily (96%)
– Taking courses during the day (87%)
 Slightly over half were 22 years of age or
younger
 Three-quarters started their college career at
SVC
 Most (72%) intended to re-enroll at the
college in Summer or Fall 2003
Gender
47.4%
52.6%
CCSSE
Male
Female
35.3%
SVC
64.6%
0%
20%
40%
Over-sampled male students by 8%
60%
80%
Ethnicity
12.3%
CCSSE
87.7%
Of Color
White
16.7%
SVC
83.3%
0%
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Over-sampled Caucasian students by 4.5 %
First Generation
 Definition: student has no college
experience, and neither parent has earned a
degree beyond a high school diploma
– National = 32%
– Northwest Consortium = 25%
– SVC = 27%
Reason for Attending (%)
70
60
50
Certificate
Assoc Degree
4 Yr Transfer
Obtain Job Skills
Upgrade Job Skills
Self Improvement
40
30
20
10
0
Primary
Secondary
Weekly Activities
Providing care
for dependents
SVC 1.63
NWC 1.48
0 hrs
11-20 hrs
SVC 2.44
NWC 2.28
Preparing for
class
Working for pay
off campus
SVC 2.17
NWC 2.60
30 + hrs
Student Engagement/Effort
 Most Frequent
Activities
 Least Frequent
Activities
 Student-Faculty
Interaction
 Academic Effort
Activities: Most Frequent*
 Worked on a paper or project that required
integrating ideas or information from
various sources – 31.1%
 Prepared two or more drafts of a paper
before turning it in – 29.5%
 Asked questions in class or contributed to
class discussions – 27.1%
 Used an electronic medium (list-serv, chat
group, Internet, etc.) to discuss or complete
an assignment – 24.0%
* 20% or more reported doing this “Very Often”
Activities: Most Frequent*
 Discussed ideas from your readings or
classes with others outside of class
(students, family members, co-workers,
etc.) – 23.5%
 Worked with other students on projects
during class – 22.7%
 Had serious conversations with students
who differ from you in terms of their
religious beliefs, political opinions, or
personal values – 20.5%
* 20% or more reported doing this “Very Often”
Activities: Least Frequent*
 Participated in a community-based project
as part of a regular course – 67.5%
 Worked with instructors on activities other
than coursework – 62.0%
 Tutored or taught other students (paid or
voluntary) – 59.4%
 Discussed ideas from your readings or
classes with instructors outside of class –
35.5%
* 20% or more reported they had “Never” done this
Activities: Least Frequent*
 Used an electronic medium (list-serv, chat
group, Internet, etc.) to discuss or complete
an assignment – 23.3%
 Come to class without completing readings
or assignments – 22.3%
 Talked about career plans with an instructor
or advisor – 20.9%
 Used e-mail to communicate with an
instructor – 20.4%
* 20% or more reported they had “Never” done this
Student-Faculty Interaction
In your experience at this college during the current school
year, about how often have you done each of the following:
Used email to communicate with an instructor?
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
never
sometimes
SVC
often
NWC
ALL
very often
Student-Faculty Interaction
In your experience at this college during the current school
year, about how often have you done each of the following:
Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor?
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
never
sometimes
SVC
often
NWC
ALL
very often
Student-Faculty Interaction
In your experience at this college during the current school
year, about how often have you done each of the following:
Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor?
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
never
sometimes
SVC
often
NWC
ALL
very often
Student-Faculty Interaction
In your experience at this college during the current school
year, about how often have you done each of the following:
Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with
faculty members outside of class?
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
never
sometimes
SVC
often
NWC
ALL
very often
Student-Faculty Interaction
In your experience at this college during the current school
year, about how often have you done each of the following:
Worked with instructors on activities other than coursework?
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
never
sometimes
SVC
often
NWC
ALL
very often
Academic Effort
14%
7%
Never
Sometimes
42%
37%
Often
Very often
In your experience at this college, about how
often have you worked harder than you thought
you could to meet an instructor’s standards or
expectations?
Academic Effort
2.4%
18.3%
Very little
35.5%
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
43.8%
How much does this college encourage you
to spend significant amounts of time
studying?
Academic Effort
7.7%
11.9%
0.9%
None
25.6%
1-5 hrs
6-10 hrs
11-20 hrs
24.9%
21-30 hrs
29.0%
30+ hrs
About how many hours do you spend each week
preparing for class (studying, reading, writing,
rehearsing, doing homework, or other activities
related to your program)?
Student Satisfaction
 Availability of Classes*
 Quality of Instruction*
 Meeting Educational Objectives*
 Campus Climate*
 Campus Safety*
 Student Services
 Recommend to Friend or Family Member
 Rate Entire Educational Experience
* Northwest Consortium Additional Questions
“How satisfied are you with the
availability of classes you need to
meet your educational goal?”
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
SVC
NWC
10%
0%
Very Sat
Mostly
Sat
Mostly
Dissat
Very
Dissat
“How satisfied are you with the quality
of instruction at your college?”
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
SVC
NWC
Very Sat
Mostly
Sat
Mostly
Dissat
Very
Dissat
“To what extent are you meeting your
educational objectives?”
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
SVC
NWC
10%
0%
Definitely Partially
meeting meeting
Not
Too early
meeting
to tell
“To what extent is your college a comfortable
environment for all students; that is, an
environment free of harassment of any kind (racial,
sexual, or other harassment)?”
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
SVC
Very
uncomfortable
Somewhat
uncomfortable
Somewhat
comfortable
Very
comfortable
NWC
“As a student at this college, how safe
do you feel on campus?”
Percent responding “Very Safe”
1996
55%
2003
72%
0%
100%
1999
60%
Satisfaction with Student Services
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Very Satisfied
Somewhat
Satisfied
Ac
Career Fin Aid
Advising Coun
Adv
Trans
Cred
Satisfaction with Student Services
60%
50%
40%
Very Satisfed
30%
20%
Mostly Satisfied
10%
0%
Admissions
Registration
Overall Satisfaction Items
 “Would you recommend this college to a
friend or family member?”
– National  95% said “Yes” they would
– NW Consortium  92%
– SVC  94%
 “How would you evaluate your entire
educational experience at this college?”
– National  86% rated their experience
“Excellent” or “Good”
– NW 83%
– SVC  84%
This is just the tip of the iceberg!
This data gives us
some insight into
student perceptions
and behaviors…
 How can we use this
to improve programs
and/or services?
 What other data
would help you with
that effort?
Thanks for your attention …