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CCSSE&

Active and Collaborative Learning

First … What is CCSSE?Pronounced “Cessie”, the Community College Survey of Student Engagement is a national survey used as a research tool to assess the quality of education and to examine the results against national benchmarks.

The CCSSE survey is administered during the spring semesters of 2008, 2009, and 2010 in 47 states and in Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Bermuda, Northern Marianas, and the Marshall Islands. Responding to the survey were approximately 403,428 students in 658 colleges participating colleges.

CCSSE National College Characteristics

292 Single-campus colleges

273 Multi-campus colleges

93 Colleges of multi-college systems

322 Small < 4,499 163 Medium 4,500 –

7,999 110 Large 8,000 –

14,999 63 Extra-large > 15,000

Size

162 Urban-serving 139 Suburban-serving 393 Rural-servingLocation

Organizations

CCSSE National College Characteristics

42% Male58% Female

Gender

63% White 11% Hispanic/Latin11% Black 11% Native American 4% Asian/Pacific Islander

Race

73% Full-time 27% Part-time

Note: Part-time students are underrepresented in the sample

EnrollmentStatus

What does CCSSE Measure?

Data from CCSSE measures student engagement in five categories.

1. Academic Challenge2. Active & Collaborative Learning3. Student-Faculty Interaction4. Student Effort5. Support for Learners

                 

 

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Active & Collaborative

Learning (ACTCOL)

What is Active and Collaborative Learning (ACTCOL)?

Students learn more when they are actively involved in their education and have opportunities to think about and to apply what they are learning in different settings.

Through collaborating with others to solve problems or to master challenging content, students develop valuable skills that prepare them to deal with the kinds of situations and problems they will encounter in the workplace, the community, and their personal lives.

ACTCOL …

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50.0

55.0

Active & Collaborative

Learning

Student Effort Academic Challenge

Student-Faculty Interaction

Support for Learners

Comparison of Delgado over the Years

Delgado 2003 Delgado 2005 Delgado 2007 Delgado 2010

Over the last 7 years, Active & Collaborative Learning has consistently decreased, while the other benchmarks have

increased at Delgado.

ACTCOL …

The CCSSE survey includes seven specific questions that provide Delgado with a benchmark against which to measure the College’s progress in supporting active and collaborative learning.

ACTCOL …

ACTCOL …

Based on documented research, each of the seven questions was developed and designed to provide data that reveals whether active, collaborative learning is actually occurring.

ACTCOL …How does DCC compare?

Active and Collaborative Learning45.5

4646.5

4747.5

4848.5

4949.5

5050.5

DCCLarge Colleges2010 Cohort *

47.3%

49.4%

50%

* Colleges participat-ing in CCSSE Survey

ACTCOL …At DCC the survey revealed the following data:

(67.9%) of students often or very often ask questions or contribute to class discussions.

More than half (58.3%) have made a class presentation.   Most have worked with other students on projects during class with

43.4% reporting they have done so very often or often and 37.4% reporting they have done so at least sometimes.

Only (20.8%) of respondents have very often or often worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments.

ACTCOL …At DCC the survey revealed the following data:

Over two-thirds (70.5%) have never tutored or taught other students.

Over three-quarters (78.1%) have never participated in a community-based project as part of a regular course.

Less than half (42.4%) have discussed ideas from their readings or classes with others outside of class often or very often and (38.0%) have done so at least sometimes.

ACTCOL …Questions 4a, b, and f reveal student’s connection in the classroom.

4a. Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions

4b.

4f. Worked with other students on projects during class

**** Clicking each link will provide documented research for each of the ACTCOL questions ****

ACTCOL …How does DCC compare?

4a. Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions [Often or Very Often]

60

62

64

66

68

DCCLarge Colleges2010 Cohort

67.9%

62.7%

64.7%

ACTCOL …How does DCC compare?

4b. Made a class presentation [Sometimes, Often or Very Often]

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DCCLarge Colleges2010 Cohort

58.3%

69.9% 69.5%

ACTCOL …How does DCC compare?

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DCCLarge Colleges2010 Cohort

43.4%46.4%

46.9%

37.4%40.1% 40.1%

ACTCOL …

Questions 4g and h reveal student’s connection on campus.

4g. Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments

4h. Tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary)

**** Clicking each link will provide documented research for each of the ACTCOL questions ****

ACTCOL …How does DCC compare?

4g. Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments. [Often or Very

Often]

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DCCLarge Colleges2010 Cohort

20.8%21.7%

22.5%

ACTCOL …How does DCC compare?

4h. Tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary). [Never]

60

62

64

66

68

70

72

74

DCCLarge Colleges2010 Cohort

70.5%

73% 72.7%

ACTCOL …

Questions 4i and r reveal student’s connection in the classroom.

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 (students, family members, co-workers, etc.)

**** Clicking each link will provide documented research for each of the ACTCOL questions ****

ACTCOL …How does DCC compare?

4i. Participated in a community-based project ...6062646668707274767880

DCCLarge Colleges2010 Cohort

78.1% 78% 77.4%

ACTCOL …How does DCC compare?

4r. Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with others outside of class (stu-dents, family members, co-workers, etc.)

[Often or Very Often]

38

42

46

50

DCCLarge Colleges2010 Cohort

42.4%

49.4% 49.9%

ACTCOL …How does DCC compare?

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DCCLarge Colleges2010 Cohort

38% 37.9% 38%

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DCC 2010 Least-engaged Student Groups Performance

Active & Collaborative Learning

47.3%

43.9%

51.7%

42.3%

53.6%50%

45.9%

According to CCSSE, National Benchmarks were designed to assist community colleges in reaching for excellence.

Based on effective educational practices, the focal point of the CCSSE benchmarks are on institutional practices and student behaviors that ultimately promote student engagement and are positively related to student learning and persistence.

ACTCOL …What are CCSSE Benchmarks?

ACTCOL …How are CCSSE Benchmarks calculated?Every college has a score for each benchmark, computed by averaging the scores on survey items that comprise that benchmark. Benchmark scores are standardized so that the mean — the average of all participating students — always is 50 and the standard deviation is 25.

The most valuable use of benchmarks is to see an individual college’s deviation from the mean, and the standardized score provides an easy way to assess whether an individual college is performing above or below the mean (50) on each benchmark.

Non-developmental vs. Developmental30

35

40

45

50

55

All StudentsNon-developmentalDevelopmental

47.3% 47.7%46.7%

ACTCOL …DCC 2010 Benchmarks

Traditional-Age vs. Nontraditional-Age30

35

40

45

50

55

All StudentsTraditional-AgeNontraditional Age

47.3%

43.9%

51.7%

ACTCOL …DCC 2010 Benchmarks

First-Generation vs. Not First-Genera...30

35

40

45

50

55

All StudentsFirst-GenerationNot First-Generation

47.3% 47.7% 46.6%

ACTCOL …DCC 2010 Benchmarks

Male vs. Female30

35

40

45

50

55

All StudentsMaleFemale

47.3% 50%45.9%

ACTCOL …DCC 2010 Benchmarks

Series140

42

44

46

48

50

52

54

47.3%

43.9%

46.5%

47.7%

47% 47%47.3%

ACTCOL …DCC 2010 Benchmarks Race/Ethnicity

ResourcesComplete CCSSE Survey:http://www.ccsse.org/aboutsurvey/biblio/page1.cfm

National Key Findings: Active and Collaborative Learninghttp://www.ccsse.org/survey/bench_active.cfm

For information and interpretation regarding overall national results for the 2010 survey, please see CCCSE's 2010 National Report, The Heart of Student Success: Teaching, Learning, and College Completion

CCSSE Participating Colleges