are our international undergraduates struggling … our international undergraduates struggling...
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Are our international undergraduatesstruggling academically?
Dulce Amor L. DoradoAssociate Director, International CenterDirector, International Students & Programs Office
Barry Fass-Holmes, Ph.D.Analytical Studies Coordinator, International Students & Programs Office
Today’s goals
International undergraduates:• Who are they?• Do they prefer specific majors over others?• Do they succeed academically in specific courses and/or
majors but not in others?• Do standardized tests predict their academic success?• What is their performance in SDCC English courses?• What is their performance in UC San Diego writing
courses?
Who are they?—non-immigrants; exclude PR, AM, AP, AS, OT, RF, and domestics
Do they prefer specific majors over others?—yes, but not only ones that emphasize mathematics
Are they struggling academically in general?—no
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DS PERCENTAGE OF NEW AND CONTINUING F-1 UNDERGRADS WITH TERM GPA<2.0
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AVERAGE TERM GPA OF NEW AND CONTINUING F-1 UNDERGRADS
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Data source: Data Warehouse 1-3-12
Are they struggling academically in general?—no
FA12 GPAsFA12 GPAsCollege # GPA # <2.0 # !3.5 % <2.0 % !3.5
all* 866 3.05 78 311 9.0 35.9Marshall 149 2.95 15 51 10.1 34.2Muir 143 3.12 13 53 9.1 37.1Revelle 162 3.15 14 73 8.6 45.1Roosevelt 130 3.03 10 39 7.7 30.0Sixth 137 3.03 13 49 9.5 35.8Warren 145 3.02 13 46 9.0 31.7
Data source: Data Warehouse 1-3-13
FA12 GPA OF CONTINUING INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATES
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PERCENTAGE O
F FA12INTERNATIO
NAL UNDERGRADUATES
Do they succeed academically in specific courses and/or majors but not in others?—generally succeed
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FA11 NFRS & TRAN FA11 academic marks
Do they succeed academically in some courses/majors and not in others?—generally succeed
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FA11 NFRS & TRAN FA11 academic marks
Do standardized tests predict their academic success?—only SAT math consistently predicts quarterly GPAs
Table 3. Significant Predictors of GPA from the Correlation Analyses
Cohort Predictor Quarter r df p
FA09 SAT math FA09 .27 48 .05
SAT math WI10 .30 48 .05
FA10 SAT math FA10 .23 111 <.05
SAT math WI11 .23 109 <.05
SAT math SP11 .26 107 <.01
SAT writing FA10 .32 111 <.01
AWPE FA10 .29 109 <.01
FA11 SAT math FA11 .23 300 <.0001
SAT math WI12 .21 294 .0003
SAT math SP12 .15 295 .01
What is their performance in SDCC English courses?—generally struggling; average grade ~D+ in FA11
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AVER
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F1 NFRS STUDENTSʼ SDCC ENGLISH COURSESDURING THEIR FIRST QUARTER AT UC SAN DIEGO
1.0=D2.0=C3.0=B
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F1 NFRS STUDENTS WITH D OR F IN SDCC ENGLISH COURSESDURING THEIR FIRST QUARTER AT UC SAN DIEGO
Data source: Data Warehouse (5-14-12)
What is their performance in UC San Diego writing courses?—average grade ~B- in FA11
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Argument and Analysis (MCWP)Critical Writing (MCWP)The Writing Course A (WCWP)
FA11 F1 UNDERGRADUATES TAKING FA11 COLLEGE WRITING CLASSES
Argument and Analysis (MCWP)Critical Writing (MCWP)The Writing Course A (WCWP)
FA11 F1 UNDERGRADUATES' AVERAGE GRADE IN FA11 COLLEGE WRITING CLASSES
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Argument and Analysis (MCWP)Critical Writing (MCWP)The Writing Course A (WCWP)
FA11 F1 UNDERGRADUATES STRUGGLING OR EXCELLING
IN FA11 COLLEGE WRITING CLASSES
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Argument and Analysis (MCWP)Critical Writing (MCWP)The Writing Course A (WCWP)
FA11 F1 UNDERGRADUATES TAKING FA11 COLLEGE WRITING CLASSES
Data source: Data Warehouse 1-8-13
What is their performance in UC San Diego writing courses?—average grade ~B- in FA12
Data source: Data Warehouse 1-8-13
FA12 F1 UNDERGRADUATES TAKING FA12 COLLEGE WRITING CLASSES
# NFRS # TRAN
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FA12 F1 UNDERGRADUATES TAKING FA12 COLLEGE WRITING CLASSES
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FA12 F1 UNDERGRADUATES' AVERAGE GRADE IN FA12 COLLEGE WRITING CLASSES
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Critical Writing Exploring the Pre-Modern WorldPre-History & Ancient Foundatn The Writing Course A
FA12 F1 UNDERGRADUATES STRUGGLING OR EXCELLING
IN FA12 COLLEGE WRITING CLASSES
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Critical Writing Exploring the Pre-Modern WorldPre-History & Ancient FoundatnThe Writing Course A
Critical Writing Exploring the Pre-Modern WorldPre-History & Ancient FoundatnThe Writing Course A
ConclusionsUC San Diego’s international undergraduates, regardless of major…• generally succeeding in UC San Diego courses• generally struggling in SDCC English courses• generally succeeding in UC San Diego writing courses
Standardized tests used for admissions purposes do not consistently predict these students’ academic performance (except SAT math).
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What is their performance in SDCC English courses?—generally struggling
Data source: Data Warehouse 5-14-12
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F1 NFRS STUDENTS IN SDCC ENGLISH COURSESDURING THEIR FIRST QUARTER AT UC SAN DIEGO
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F1 NFRS STUDENTS IN SDCC ENGLISH COURSES WHO ARE CHINESE
Data source: Data Warehouse (5-14-12)
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FIRST QUARTER ATTENDING UC SAN DIEGO
F1 NFRS STUDENTS IN SDCC ENGLISH COURSESDURING THEIR FIRST QUARTER AT UC SAN DIEGO
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F1 NFRS STUDENTS IN SDCC ENGLISH COURSES WHO ARE CHINESE
Data source: Data Warehouse (5-14-12)