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Mountain View CollegeSpring 2008 CCSSE ResultsCommunity College Survey of Student Engagement
2008 Findings
Overview
CCSSE: What is it?
MVC Cohort & Comparison Groups
Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
Educational Support
Full-time vs Part-time Students
CCFSSE
Using CCSSE
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE: What is it?
The CCSSE survey instrument captures student engagement as a measure of institutional quality.
Student engagement, or the amount of time and energy that students invest in meaningful educational practices, is the foundation for CCSSE’s work.
Community College Leadership Program at UT-Austin
CCSSE validation research shows that CCSSE is measuring institutional practices and student behaviors that matter
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE: What is it? A Tool for Improvement - CCSSE helps us:
Assess quality in community college education
Identify and learn from good educational practice
Identify areas in which we can improve
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE: MVC Cohort - 688 Students Representative sample of 10% of
Spring 2008 credit students
38% - Native language is not English
39% - Fathers are not HS graduates
58% - Major source to pay for college is their own income/savings
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE: Comparison Groups
The 2008 CCSSE Cohort: 343,000 community college students from 585 institutions US and Canada
HSI/HACU Cohort: 16,800 students from 26 community colleges in seven states
Other DCCCD Cohort: 5,600 students from BHC, CVC, ECC, EFC, NLC, & RLC
MVC 2005 Cohort: 496 students
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
The five CCSSE benchmarks include 38 engagement items from the CCSSE survey:
Reflect many of the most important aspects of the student experience
Practices and behaviors are powerful contributors to effective teaching, learning, student success/retention
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
The five CCSSE benchmarks are:
Active and Collaborative Learning
Student Effort
Academic Challenge
Student-Faculty Interaction
Support for Learners
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
Benchmark Score Calculation:
1. Survey items are rescaled so they are all on same scale of 0 to 1
2. Scores for all benchmark items are averaged
3. Standardized so that the national cohort respondents’ scores have a mean of 50
4. MVC’s benchmark scores are relative to the national cohort
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
CCSSE Mountain View College 2008 Benchmark Scores
49.5 47.749.8 49.0
53.0
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60.0Active andCollaborativeLearning
Student Effort
AcademicChallenge
Student-FacultyInteraction
Support forLearners
50 is the national average
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational PracticeMVC 2008 cohort scored higher than the MVC 2005 cohort in:
Active and Collaborative Learning
Academic Challenge
Student-Faculty Interaction
MVC 2008 cohort scored higher than the DCCCD, HSI/HACU, and National cohorts in:
Support for Learners
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
Active and Collaborative Learning Cohort Comparison
49.5
44.2
49.5 51.7 50.0
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60.0 MVC 2008
MVC 2005
Other DCCCD
HSI/HACU
National
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
Active and Collaborative Learning Benchmark CCSSE Items:
4a. Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions
4b. Made a class presentation
4f. Worked with other students on projects during class
4g. Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
Active and Collaborative Learning Benchmark CCSSE Items: (continued)
4h. Tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary)
4i. Participated in a community-based project as a part of a regular course
4r. Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with others outside of class
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Educational Support Services
Items that contribute this area include:
9. How much does this college emphasize each of the following? (b, c, d, e, f)
10. How many hours do you spend each week doing the following? (c)
12. How much has your experience at this college contributed to your knowledge & skills in? (h, k, n, o)
13. How often, how satisfied, how important are you with the following services? (a – k)
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Use and Value of Educational Support Services
Often Rarely/never
Academic advising/planning 15% 36%
Career counseling 9% + 48% -
Job placement assistance 2% 45% -
Peer or other tutoring 6% 47%
Skill labs (writing, math, etc.)
15% 39% +
Child care 1% 38%
Financial aid advising 17% 39% +
Computer lab 32% 27% +
Student organizations 5% 47% +
Transfer credit assistance 9% 39%
Services to students with disabilities
3% 34%
Very Not at all
Academic advising/planning 72% + 6%
Career counseling 62% + 16%
Job placement assistance 38% 35% +
Peer or other tutoring 43% + 26% -
Skill labs (writing, math, etc.)
51% - 21%
Child care 29% 52% -
Financial aid advising 61% 24%
Computer lab 62% 14%
Student organizations 31% + 35% -
Transfer credit assistance 58% + 25%
Services to students with disabilities
44% 40%
How OFTEN do you use the following services? How IMPORTANT are the following services?
MVC 2008 Results
- + = difference of 5 or more percentage points compared to MVC 2005, 3 or more with HSI/HACU or National Cohorts
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Satisfaction with Educational Support Services
Very Not at all
Academic advising/planning 28% + 9%
Career counseling 20% + 15%
Job placement assistance 7% 15%
Peer or other tutoring 17% 11%
Skill labs (writing, math, etc.) 26% - 8%
Child care 4% 12%
Financial aid advising 23% 14%
Computer lab 43% 5%
Student organizations 11% 12%
Transfer credit assistance 18% + 14%
Services to students with disabilities
9% 10% +
How SATISFIED are you with the following services?
MVC 2008 Results
- + = difference of 5 or more percentage points compared to MVC 2005, 3 or more with HSI/HACU or National Cohorts
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Full-time vs Part-time Students Findings
In General:
Full-time students are more engaged in their college education experiences than part-time students
Therefore, full-time students’ outcomes are more successful than those of part-time students
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Full-time vs Part-time Students Findings
MVC 2008 Findings:
Full-time student average scores on all five benchmarks were 7 – 14 points higher than the average scores of part-time students
Full-time students’ responses were considerably higher than part-time students for all classroom and academic experience items (4. a – u)
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Full-time vs Part-time Students Findings
MVC 2008 Benchmark Findings:
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Full-time Part-time
Active andCollaborativeLearning
StudentEffort
AcademicChallenge
Student-FacultyInteraction
Support forLearners
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Full-time vs Part-time Students Findings
MVC 2008 Benchmark Findings:
CCSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
All Students
Part-time
Full-time
0-29 Credits
30+ Credits
Active and Collaborative Learning
49.5 45.9 59.7 47.3 55.4
Student Effort 47.7 45.8 53.0 46.1 51.6
Academic Challenge 49.8 48 54.9 48.3 54.2
Student Faculty Interaction
49.0 46.5 56.0 46.9 54.2
Support for Learners 53.0 51.1 58.4 51.9 55.0
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
2008 CCFSSE Findings
CCFSSE: (Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement)
50 MVC faculty responded (33 FT & 17 PT)
Surveys faculty about their perceptions regarding students’ educational experiences. Results are aligned with CCSSE to allow colleges to contrast student and faculty perceptions.
Surveys faculty about teaching practices, the ways they spend their professional time
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
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100%
Active andcollaborative
learning
Student effort Academicchallenge
Student-faculty
interaction
Support forlearners
Faculty
Student
Source: 2008 CCSSE and CCFSSE Cohort data.
CCFSSE: A Tale of Two PerspectivesNational Cohort - Student Engagement:
Student and Faculty Views by Benchmark
National findings are consistent with MVC CCSSE vs. CCFSSE findings.
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Student and Faculty Perceptions at Mountain View College
Examples of College Experience Items (Response of “Often” or “Very Often”)
Faculty Responses
Student Responses
Prepare two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in
26% 47%
Come to class without completing readings or assignments
44% 14%
Discuss grades or assignments with you 67% 45%
Receive prompt feedback from you about their performance
94% 50%
Discuss ideas from their readings or classes with others outside of class
21% 51%
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Understand the Facts
21% of MVC part-time students versus 31% of MVC full-time students say they often or very often talk about career plans with an instructor or advisor.
34% of part-time students versus 27% of full-time students say they never have those conversations.
Source: 2008 CCSSE Cohort data.
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Understand the Facts
Part-time students are less likely to:
Work with other students on projects during class
Make class presentations
Participate in a community-based project as part of a course
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Using CCSSE To Assess, Inform, and Act
1. Identify key areas (e.g., the areas identified in your strategic plan).
2. Start with the benchmarks.
3. Look at individual survey items.
4. Identify the least engaged student groups.
5. Involve the college community.
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Using CCSSE To Assess, Inform, and Act
6. Design strategies and set targets.
7. Share the data and plans to address them.
8. Track progress by measuring outcomes.
9. Increase efforts that are working. Modify or discontinue those that are not.
10.Repeat.
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Conclusion
Mountain View College in Spring 2008:
Overall, students are more engaged than they were in Spring 2005
Part-time students are considerably less engaged than full-time students
Overall, students and faculty have different perceptions about student engagement
The most important comparison: where we are now, compared with where we want to be.
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
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