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THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
| OKANAGAN
UBC Okanagan
• You'll find UBC Okanagan in Kelowna, a city of
just over 100,000 people, in British Columbia's
scenic Okanagan Valley.
• 3600+ students, 700+ students in residence
• Target 7,000 undergraduate students and 500
graduate students by 2010
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Academic Advising Office
• We help students find answers to questions
about programs or majors.
• We help students explore academic options
and respond to any difficulties they may be
experiencing by connecting them with the
appropriate resources and services.
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Academic Advisors
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Key Departments
• Academic Advising collaborated with:
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Learning Centre
Counselling
International Students office
Disability Resources Centre
Aboriginal Students Office
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Student Success
• Many students flounder in their first year at
university. It is not because they aren’t
smart enough, but because they haven’t
learned what they need to do to succeed.
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Top 10 Factors Affecting Student
Success
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Take advantage of student resources
Don’t be too proud to ask for help
Don’t get behind
Don’t miss classes
Use your day timer
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Top 10 Factors Affecting Student
Success
6. Use class time well
7. Spread the learning process over the
semester
8. Take advantage of all your time
9. Get off the PHONE, Email and TV!
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Top 10 Factors Affecting Student
Success
10. Have a life! Balance is as important to
success as studying
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Factors Influencing Student
Success
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Academic Intervention Goals
• Improve student retention by reducing the
number of students who fail
• Enable students to take advantage of
resources available to them
• Become active partners in student success
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Strategic Plan
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Identify the students at risk
Divide the group between 3 advisors
Invite students to meet with us
Evaluate and assess their needs on an individual
basis
5. Help the students make a plan, and put them in
touch with resources
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Term 1 Evaluations
• Total first year students enrolled 1179
• We found 128 first year students “at risk” of
being placed on academic probation
(10.85%)
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Who are They?
• First year students Term 1 average < 55%
• The admission average of the “at risk” students was 75.9%
based on 4 provincially examinable grade 12 courses
• 23% were president’s entrance scholarship recipients
(80%+ high school average or IB diploma 28+)
• 60% Male, 40% female (compared to 44% Male and 56%
Female first year student population)
• Average age 19.4 years old
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At Risk Students at UBC
Okanagan
• 57 students responded out of 128 (45%)
• We learned of a variety of reasons why
students performed poorly in Term 1
• Top Issues identified:
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Common Problems
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Time management / self-discipline was the
most common issue
Many students identified that they did not
place a high enough priority on studying
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Common Problems
• Irregular attendance was an issue for some
students.
• “It’s easy to skip out compared to high
school”
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Common Problems
• Specific classes were difficult
• MATH 100, PHYS 111 and CHEM 121
were very challenging for some Science
students
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Common Problems
• International and permanent resident
students overrepresented
• Many students whose first language is not
English reported experiencing difficulties
with comprehension and writing
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Common Problems
• Transition to University
• A few students found the workload of 5
courses too high, especially if they work
part time or have other commitments such
as sports.
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End of Year Evaluations
• In May the Office of the Registrar ran
sessional evaluations on all students
• We examined the performance of the
students in our target group
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Term 2 Performance
Advised vs Unadvised
35%
65%
Term 2 up
Term 2 down
40%
60%
Term 2 up
Term 2 down
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Academic Standing
Advised vs Unadvised
27%
Academic
probation
Good Standing
73%
27%
Academic
probation
Good Standing
73%
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Withdrawal Rates
8.80%
Withdrew
Re-enrolled
91.20%
28.80%
71.20%
Withdrew
Re-enrolled
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2006 Winter Results
• Total first year
students enrolled 1179
• 150 first year students
actually attained
below 55% (12.72%)
above 55
below 55
12.72%
87.28%
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2005 Winter Results
• This is an improvement
from previous year
• 982 first year students
were enrolled
• 175 first year students
with sessional average
below 55% (17.8%)
above 55
below 55
17.82%
82.18%
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What Did We Learn?
• Free advice is worth the price you pay
• Respondents seemed pleased to be
contacted by us
• We may have focussed our attention on the
wrong group of students
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Future Plans
• Academic Advising is working on offering an
improved enhancement program for 2007
• U-Turn program (in development)
• Goal is to enhance student experience by teaching
students the skills they need to succeed
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Results
Engaged
Total
%
Not Engaged
57
73
No show
Withdrawn
%
4
5
17
Subtotal
52
52
Term 2 down
17
33%
19
37%
Term 2 up
34
65%
31
60%
No change
1
2%
2
3%
38
73%
38
73%
Academic Probation
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Suggestions?
Colin Good
Student Development and Advising
The University of British Columbia
Okanagan
Telephone: 250.807.9262
[email protected]