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#civsumm it #civsumm it Raising the Ceiling for High- Performing Students Randy Stiles, Grinnell College @GrinnellCollege

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Page 1: Grinnell College 2016 Civitas Learning Summit Presentation

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Raising the Ceiling for High-Performing StudentsRandy Stiles, Grinnell College

@GrinnellCollege

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• Small, Private, 4-Year College in East Central Iowa• Residential Campus• Very-highly Selective• Very Diverse (Diversity^2)• Strong Focus on Undergraduate Research

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“The College aims to graduate individuals who can think

clearly, who can speak and write persuasively …”

STUDENT SUCCESS IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS

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GRINNEL COLLEGE

OUR MISSION

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2010 (2004)

2011 (2005)

2012 (2006)

2013 (2007)

2014 (2008)

2015 (2009)

2016 (2010)

2017 (2011)

2018 (2012)

2019 (2013)

2020 (2014)

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Six-Year Graduation Rate Trends and Forecast September 2015

Six-

Year

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duat

e Ra

te (%

)

PEER 16 – LOWER PERFORMANCE BAND

FORECAST

CALENDAR YEAR(COHORT YEAR)

PEER 16 – UPPER PERFORMANCE BAND

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GRINNEL COLLEGE

BIGGEST CHALLENGES

MEDIAN GPA AT GRINNELL ~3.45

Six-year completion rate is 85-90% BUT… withdraws in

the last four student cohorts:

• 60% of students who have withdrawn had GPAs above 3.0

• 32% of students who have withdrawn have GPAs above 3.45

LOW FREQUENCY, NON-COMPREHENSIVE DATA

SMALL “n”

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Quantitative

Qualitative

Cognitive Social-Psychological

Time

- Surveys- Focus Groups

- Retention- Completion- Credits- GPA

- Test Scores- Grades

- Grit – 12 Item- Success Navigator- CIRP Constructs

Initial Conditions

Early Indicators

Time-series Data

GRINNELL COLLEGE

CONCEPTUALIZING AND CATEGORIZING DATA

RESEARCH TYPE

INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS

TIMING OF THE DATA

Exit Interviews

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GRINNELL COLLEGE

PREDICTIVE MODELING WITH ILLUME

A Forward-Facing Tool!

SIS Data + National Census Data: AUC ~ 90%

Next: Mid-term Assessments + Social-Psychological Data

“Gold Standard:” Time-Series Data; Passive Data Collection

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LEARN about our work with partner institutions on the Civitas Learning Space

JOIN our community on social media for news, updates, and content

civitaslearningspace.com

linkedin.com/company/Civitas-Learning

twitter.com/CivitasLearning

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