strategic conversation: a commitment to student engagement

Strategic Conversation: Strategic Conversation: A Commitment A Commitment

to to Student EngagementStudent Engagement

CCSSE: CCSSE: Community College Community College Survey of Student Survey of Student EngagementEngagement

• Administered Winter Administered Winter 2008 in over 70 2008 in over 70 sections, 1,700 sections, 1,700 students, nearly 200 students, nearly 200 questions. questions.

• Student Engagement: a Student Engagement: a study of student study of student behaviors and behaviors and institutional practices institutional practices that are highly that are highly correlated with student correlated with student success and retention. success and retention.

CCSSE:CCSSE: PurposePurpose

CCSSECCSSE helps us: helps us:• Identify and celebrate areas of Identify and celebrate areas of

strengthstrength• Identify and learn from good Identify and learn from good

educational practiceeducational practice• Identify areas in which we can Identify areas in which we can

improveimprove

CCSSE:CCSSE: A Tool for Community A Tool for Community CollegesColleges

• CCSSE CCSSE data analyses include a data analyses include a three-year cohort of participating three-year cohort of participating colleges. colleges. • The 2008 The 2008 CCSSECCSSE Cohort includes Cohort includes

343,378 community college 343,378 community college students from 585 institutions in 48 students from 585 institutions in 48 states, British Columbia, Nova states, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and the Marshall Islands.Scotia, and the Marshall Islands.

CCSSECCSSE Analysis Analysis

•Compare Mean AnswersCompare Mean Answers•Benchmark AnalysisBenchmark Analysis•Frequencies of ResponsesFrequencies of Responses

Item Analysis – High Item Analysis – High ScoresScores• On a scale of 1-7 (seven being On a scale of 1-7 (seven being

highest) 62.5% rated faculty a 6 or 7 highest) 62.5% rated faculty a 6 or 7 indicating that faculty are indicating that faculty are available, helpful and available, helpful and sympathetic.sympathetic.

• 74.7% indicate that the college has 74.7% indicate that the college has assisted them either assisted them either quite a bit quite a bit or or very much very much in thinking critically and in thinking critically and analytically.analytically.

Item Analysis – High Item Analysis – High ScoresScores• Nearly three quarters of respondents Nearly three quarters of respondents

indicate that the college has assisted indicate that the college has assisted them them quite a bit quite a bit or or very much very much in in learning effectively on their own and learning effectively on their own and acquiring a broad general education.acquiring a broad general education.

• Almost all (94.3%) Almost all (94.3%) would recommendwould recommend this college to a friend or family member.this college to a friend or family member.

• 85.8% rate their educational experience 85.8% rate their educational experience as as good good or or excellent.excellent.

Item Analysis – Low Item Analysis – Low ScoresScores

• Relative to other large colleges, Relative to other large colleges, HFCC students indicate that their HFCC students indicate that their interaction with administrative interaction with administrative (non-faculty) personnel is less (non-faculty) personnel is less than friendly and supportive.than friendly and supportive.

• Relative to other large colleges, Relative to other large colleges, students indicate they are not students indicate they are not satisfied with academic and satisfied with academic and financial aid advising.financial aid advising.

Item Analysis – Low Item Analysis – Low ScoresScores

• 83.8% indicate they have 83.8% indicate they have nevernever participated in a community-based participated in a community-based project as part of a regular course.project as part of a regular course.

• 50% of respondents indicated that they 50% of respondents indicated that they have have nevernever discussed ideas with discussed ideas with instructors outside of class.instructors outside of class.

• 46.2% indicate they receive 46.2% indicate they receive very little very little support when coping with non-academic support when coping with non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)responsibilities (work, family, etc.)

The five The five CCSSE CCSSE benchmarks are:benchmarks are:• Active and Collaborative Active and Collaborative

LearningLearning• Student EffortStudent Effort• Academic ChallengeAcademic Challenge• Student-Faculty InteractionStudent-Faculty Interaction• Support for LearnersSupport for Learners

CCSSE CCSSE Benchmarks for Benchmarks for Effective Educational Effective Educational PracticePractice

CCCCE BenchmarksCCCCE Benchmarks

48.449.3

50.449.4

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49.750.3

49.2

52

49.3

45

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Benchmark1

Benchmark2

Benchmark3

Benchmark4

Benchmark5

Henry Ford Community College Other Large Colleges

Active and Collaborative Active and Collaborative Learning – (curricular and Learning – (curricular and non-curricularnon-curricularDuring the current school year, how During the current school year, how

often have you:often have you:• Asked questions or contributed to a Asked questions or contributed to a

class discussionclass discussion• Made a class presentationMade a class presentation• Worked with other students on a Worked with other students on a

project during classproject during class• Worked with classmates outside of Worked with classmates outside of

class to prepare assignmentsclass to prepare assignments

Active and Collaborative Active and Collaborative Learning – (curricular and Learning – (curricular and non-curricular)non-curricular)During the current school year, how During the current school year, how

often have you:often have you:• Tutored or taught other studentsTutored or taught other students• Participated in a community-based Participated in a community-based

projectproject• Discussed ideas from your Discussed ideas from your

readings or classes with others readings or classes with others outside of classoutside of class

48.4

49.3

47.5

48

48.5

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49.5

Henry Ford CommunityCollege

Large Colleges

Benchmark 1 - Active and Collaborative Learning

Rules for ConversationRules for Conversation

• Assign a RecorderAssign a Recorder• Assign a ReporterAssign a Reporter• Ten Minutes for DiscussionTen Minutes for Discussion• Ten Minutes for Reporting Out Ten Minutes for Reporting Out

– Report Out New Information – Report Out New Information OnlyOnly

Question #1Question #1

a.) What do we already do a.) What do we already do to engage students in to engage students in active and collaborative active and collaborative learning?learning?

b.) What can we do to b.) What can we do to improve?improve?

Report OutReport Out

10 Minutes10 Minutes


Choose another benchmark Choose another benchmark ––

What can we do to improve What can we do to improve this benchmark?this benchmark?


Choose another benchmark –Choose another benchmark –•What can we do to improve What can we do to improve

this benchmark?this benchmark?

Thank you!Thank you!

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