faculty role in student success and retention...aug 07, 2016 · faculty role in student success...
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OUR STUDENTS • RECORD BREAKING ENROLLMENT
• SYSTEM TOTAL 29,686 (+3.5% FROM 2014)
• RECORD BREAKING DIVERSITY • OVERALL 27.8% MINORITY ACROSS SYSTEM
• RECORD BREAKING ACCESS • OVERALL 35.2% FIRST GEN ACROSS SYSTEM
• IMPROVED PREPAREDNESS • AVE HS GPA 3.32 FRESHMEN (UP FROM 3.29)
• AVE HS GPA TRANSFERS 3.11 (UP FROM 3.07)
• “BEST SCORE” AVG 1045 (UP FROM 1034)
• IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT ADMITTING, BUT PERSISTING, AND GRADUATING.
TO BE SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS, STUDENTS REQUIRE:
• CONTENT TO LEARN
• A TEACHER TO TEACH
• A COMMUNITY OR PLACE TO SUPPORT LEARNING
• (YEAGAR & WALTON)
TEACH • ACTIVE LEARNING: INCREASES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND SATISFACTION (MOVE AWAY
FROM THE LECTURE) (DBC, BRYAN 404)
• HIGH IMPACT PRACTICES: POSITIVELY IMPACT BOTH GRADES AND PERSISTENCE • LEARNING COMMUNITIES • COURSES THAT INCLUDE A COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECT (SERVICE LEARNING) – CENTER
FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT HTTP://CCE.WSU.EDU/ • WORK WITH A FACULTY MEMBER ON A RESEARCH PROJECT – SURCA
HTTPS://SURCA.WSU.EDU/ • SHOWCASE FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
• STUDY ABROAD • INTERNSHIP, CO-OP FIELD EXPERIENCE, STUDENT TEACHING, OR CLINICAL PLACEMENT • CULMINATING SENIOR EXPERIENCE
CONNECT • STUDENTS WHO MAKE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS WITH FACULTY ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL.
• IDENTIFY/MONITOR AT RISK STUDENTS – REACH OUT OR REFER TO ADVISING STAFF • CLASS ATTENDANCE • EARLY ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (MID TERM GRADES, EARLY FEEDBACK)
• CONCERNING BEHAVIOR (E.G. SLEEPING IN CLASS, UNDER THE INFLUENCE, NON-PARTICIPATORY, ETC.)
• SIMPLY ASKING STUDENTS “HOW DO YOU LIKE IT HERE” CAN HELP IDENTIFY THOSE AT RISK FOR DROPPING OUT. (CAMPBELL & MISLEVY, 2013).
• STUDENT SUPPORT RESOURCES: • COUGAR SUCCESS HTTPS://COUGARSUCCESS.WSU.EDU/
• OFFICE OF STUDENT CONDUCT RESOURCE LIST: HTTPS://CONDUCT.WSU.EDU/RESOURCES
COMMUNICATE - FEEDBACK • RELATIVELY SIMPLE EFFORTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN INSTRUCTORS COMMUNICATION
WITH STUDENTS CAN HAVE A STRONG, POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO PERSIST IN THE FACE OF DIFFICULTY.
• GROWTH MINDSET (CAROL DWECK) – BELIEVING THAT INTELLECTUAL ABILITY IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED OVER TIME WITH GOOD STRATEGIES, AND HELP FROM OTHERS.
• HOPE (SEAN LOPEZ)- THE PROCESS OF THINKING ABOUT ONE’S GOALS ALONG WITH THE MOTIVATION TO MOVE TOWARDS THOSE GOALS AND THE WAY TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.
• STRATEGIES FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS
• A-GAME
• TUTORING CENTER, MATH LAB
BEYOND THE UNIVERSITY • BIG SIX COLLEGE EXPERIENCES LINKED TO A BETTER LIFE PREPAREDNESS (GALLUP)
HTTP://WWW.GALLUP.COM/POLL/182306/BIG-SIX-COLLEGE-EXPERIENCES-LINKED-LIFE-PREPAREDNESS.ASPX
• A PROFESSOR WHO MADE THEM EXCITED TO LEARN
• A PROFESSOR WHO CARED ABOUT THEM AS INDIVIDUALS
• A MENTOR WHO PUSHED STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR GOALS
• WORKING ON A LONG-TERM PROJECT
• COMPLETING A JOB OR INTERNSHIP RELATED TO CLASSROOM LESSONS
• STUDENTS BEING ENGAGED IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & GROUPS
RESOURCES • STUDENT SUCCESS: HTTPS://TEACH.WSU.EDU/SEED-GRANTS/STUDENT-SUCCESS-
RESOURCES/ • FACULTY ROLE IN STUDENT SUCCESS
• STUDENT RETENTION AT WSU
• SCALING LEARNING INNOVATIONS
• TEACHING FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS
• EXPERIENTIAL-LEARNING INFOGRAPHIC
• STUDY: FIRST-SEMESTER GPA BEST PREDICTOR OF PERFORMANCE
• GROWTH MINDSET – CAROL DWECK
• HOPE – SEAN LOPEZ
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