Transcript Keys to Student Success and Retention Darryl L. Johnston & Dr. Marsha Fralick.

Keys to Student
Success and Retention
Darryl L. Johnston & Dr. Marsha Fralick
Dr. Marsha Fralick
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Author of CollegeScopeTM Student Success Program
Outstanding First-Year Advocate Award recipient
Published numerous research articles
Community College Review
 National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience &
Students in Transition Monograph Series
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Received the California Community Colleges Board of
Governors Exemplary Program Award
Founding faculty member of Cuyamaca College
Ice Breaker
Introduce yourself and
tell where you work.
What motivated you to
attend this presentation?
CollegeScope Overview
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Research
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Key Features
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Quick Tours
 Student
View
 Faculty
View
Noteworthy Results
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Implementing CollegeScope
on college campuses has
resulted in a 26% increase
in persistence rates!
87% of students had chosen a major
by the end of the course
62% of students reported more
confidence in their academic skills
88% of students rated the course as
good or very good
Results
College
Persistence rate of
all student types
Persistence rate of
CollegeScope students
CyFair
79%
94%
Kingwood
67%
82%
Montgomery
77%
88%
North Harris
81%
90%
Tomball
70%
82%
System Average
75%
87%
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College Success: A
Study of Positive and
Negative Attrition
The Successful Student
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Had a definite goal or college major
Based on this research, choosing a major and career
planning was included in our college success course
Keys to Success
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The program helps students to make a
good choice of a major and career
Personality
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Carl Jung and
personality type
Online:
Keys to Success
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The program helps
students to understand
their learning style
and how to become a
lifelong learner
Learning Style
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Measures preferences in 20 areas:
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Perceptual
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Environmental
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Emotional
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Sociological
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Physical
20 Learning Style Factors
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Perceptual
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 Auditory,
visual,
kinesthetic, tactual
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light, heat,
design
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 Motivation,
responsibility,
persistence, structure
Environmental
 Sound,
Physical
 Time
of day, food,
mobility
Emotional
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Sociological
 Self,
peer or adult
oriented
Learning Strategies for Your Style
Personalized for Each Student
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Based on personality and learning style
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Refers to the student by their name
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This is not possible in a printed text
Keys to Success
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Comprehensive curriculum
Career Success
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Personality and Related Majors
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Learning Style and Intelligence
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Interests and Values
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Career and
Educational Planning
College Success
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Motivation
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Time and Money
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Memory and Reading
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Test Taking
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Taking Notes, Writing
and Speaking
Lifelong Success
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Communication and Relationships
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Critical and Creative Thinking
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Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
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Appreciating Diversity
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Positive Thinking
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Life Stages
Strength-Based
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Foundation for personal and
career development based on:
 Personality
 Learning
 Multiple
 Interests
 Values
type
style
intelligences
Motivation
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Students are motivated to
complete their education
when they have made a
good choice of a major
and career based on their
personal strengths
Encourages Self-Responsibility
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Making a good
career choice
Developing an
educational plan
Setting goals
Managing time to
reach goals
Emphasis
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Positive thinking
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Hope for the future
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Future-mindedness
Keys to Success
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Use technology to make education
engaging and inescapable
Technology for the
New Millennial Generation
New Millennials
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Our current college students were born after 1992
Most were born with a computer in the home and
were using them by age 5
The connected generation
82% are online daily
 Average 12 hours
per week online
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Connect with Technology
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50% send or receive
a text message daily
29% use instant
messages daily
44% have a profile on
Facebook or MySpace
and 38% use them daily
(from Pew Research)
Using Technology
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Online career and
learning style
assessment
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E-text
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Online portfolio
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Engaging material for
the New Millennial
generation
Resources and Training
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Faculty Resources
 Instructor
manual
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Training
 In
person and on-site
 Online
through
webinars
 Videos
 Internet
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links
much more!
www.collegesuccess1.com
Quick Tour
Sample Student Portfolio
Quick Tour
Sample Faculty Portfolio
Next Steps
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Sign up for a free demo
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Questions
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Evaluation forms
Thank you
Rationale for Using Technology
Improves retention and success
 New roles for faculty
 Your students use it
 It captures their attention
 Education any time or place
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Key to Success
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Make it Count
Transfers as general education for
CSUC, Area E, Lifelong Understanding
 Transfers to University of California
 3 units
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