Faculty Said/Students Said
Community College Survey of Student Engagement
2005 Findings
Presenters: LaSylvia Pugh & Pamela G. Senegal – February 17, 2006
Workshop Goals
• Identify faculty/student gaps in practices, programs &
services

Active and Collaborative Learning

Student-Faculty interaction

Support for Learners

Academic Challenge
• Learn about best practices from peer institutions
• Begin thought process about intentionality to achieve
our Vision for a Learning College
Note – today’s presentation is one slice of this rich data. We will continue to
parse it in different ways over the next year, as we refine our QEP topic, &
broadly implement some facets of our ATD plan.
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What is CCSSE?
A tool that helps us:
assess quality in
community college
education;
identify and learn from
good educational practice
— practice that promotes
high levels of student
learning and persistence; and
identify areas in which we can
improve programs and services
for students.
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What is CCFSSE?
The Community College Faculty Survey
of Student Engagement is:
• Web-based Instrument
• Designed to mirror CCSSE to
facilitate comparisons between
student and faculty responses
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CCSSE Data Collection Process
A total of 679 credit students in 68 curriculum
courses at the Main campus, NDC, and the
OCSDC were surveyed in the spring of 2005.
• A random sample of 68 courses was
selected based on class start time
• Excluded Courses:
Noncredit courses
Distance learning courses
Lower-level Developmental courses
Independent study courses
Dual-enrollment courses
- Huskins Bill classes
- Dual-enrollment students under 18
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CCFSSE Data Collection Process
A total of 169 full-time and part-time faculty
members completed the CCFSSE in the
spring of 2005
• Only faculty members teaching a course
in the spring of 2005 were invited to
participate
Faculty members received an e-mail
invitation directly from CCSSE
facilitators in March
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Comparison of CCFSSE &
CCSSE
• CCFSSE asks faculty members to
respond based on a SPECIFIC COURSE
they were teaching in the spring of 2005
• CCSSE asks students to respond based
on experiences at THIS college during
THIS (2004-2005) academic year
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Study Findings
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Profile of Student Participants
•
N=679
61% Female
•
53% Enrolled fulltime
39% Male
• 47% Enrolled parttime
• 43% White, NonHispanic
• 50% Started college
at DTCC
• 36% African
American
• 51% Work more than 30
hours per week
• 42% Between the
ages of 18 – 24
• 40% First
generation college
students
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Profile of Faculty Participants
N=169
• 62% Female
•
• 38% Male
• 63% Master’s degree
• 72% White, NonHispanic
• 14% Doctoral degree
• 18% African
American
• 50% Full-Time Faculty
• 10% First year
teaching
• 50% Part-Time Faculty
49% Have 1 to 9 years
of teaching experience
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Question
Active & Collaborative Learning
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How often do students in your selected
course section make a class
presentation?
CCSSE (Student)
In your experiences at this college
during the current year, about how
often have you made a class
presentation?
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…Class Presentation?
60%
45%
50%
43%
40%
30%
33%
30%
18%
20%
10%
0%
10% 6%
15%
Very Often
Often
Sometimes
Never
Faculty (n=168)
10%
15%
45%
30%
Students (n=670)
6%
18%
43%
33%
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Question
Active & Collaborative Learning
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How often do students in your selected
course section work with classmates
outside of class to prepare class
assignments?
CCSSE (Student)
In your experiences at this college during
the current year, about how often have you
worked with classmates outside of class to
prepare class assignments?
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...Worked with classmates
outside of class?
60%
52%
45%
50%
36%
40%
30%
21%
15%
20%
10%
7%
12%
9%
3%
0%
Very Often
Often
Sometimes
Never
Don't Know
Faculty (n=166)
7%
21%
45%
15%
12%
Students (n=672)
3%
9%
36%
52%
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Active & Collaborative Learning
Best Practices
James. A. Rhodes State College (OH)
Santa Fe Community College (FL)
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Best Practices
Active & Collaborative Learning
James. A. Rhodes State College (OH) – the early
childhood education program students select and work
with local community organizations that assist families.
Working in small groups, the students interview the
organization’s employees and undertake projects that
benefit their selected organizations. This volunteer work is
completed outside of the regularly scheduled class time.
Santa Fe Community College (FL) – to promote
meaningful student-faculty-interaction outside the
classroom, faculty offices are in interdisciplinary units that
combine private offices with comfortably furnished
common areas that become sites for review sessions,
information advising, and intellectual discussions.
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Question
Student-Faculty Interaction
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How often do students in your selected
course section discuss grades or
assignments with you?
CCSSE (Student)
In your experiences at this college
during the current year, about how
often have you discussed grades or
assignments with an instructor?
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…Discuss grades or
assignments?
60%
49%
48%
50%
40%
30%
29%
29%
23%
20%
13%
10%
10%
0%
0%
Very Often
Often
Sometimes
Never
Faculty (n=168)
29%
48%
23%
0%
Students (n=672)
13%
29%
49%
10%
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Question
Student-Faculty Interaction
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How often do students in your selected
course section discuss ideas from their
readings or classes with you outside of
class?
CCSSE (Student)
In your experiences at this college during
the current year, about how often have you
discussed ideas from your readings or
classes with instructors outside of class?
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…Discuss ideas or readings
outside of class?
70%
60%
60%
47%
50%
41%
40%
30%
23%
20%
10%
9%
8%
8%
3%
1%
0%
Very Often
Often
Sometimes
Never
Don't Know
Faculty (n=166)
8%
23%
60%
8%
1%
Students (n=673)
3%
9%
41%
47%
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Question
Student-Faculty Interaction
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How often do students in your selected
course section talk about career plans with
you?
CCSSE (Student)
In your experiences at this college during
the current year, about how often have you
talked about career plans with an instructor
or an advisor?
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...Talk about career plans?
60%
55%
50%
50%
40%
27%
30%
20%
10%
0%
32%
13%
13%
5%
5%
Very Often
Often
Sometimes
Never
Faculty (n=168)
13%
27%
55%
5%
Students (n=672)
5%
13%
50%
32%
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Question
Student Faculty Interaction
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How often do students in your selected
course section receive prompt feedback
(written or oral) from you about their
performance?
CCSSE (Student)
In your experiences at this college during
the current year, about how often have you
received prompt feedback (written or oral)
from instructors on your performance?
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...Receive prompt feedback about
performance?
60%
48%
45%
50%
41%
37%
40%
30%
20%
17%
7%
10%
6%
0%
0%
Very Often
Often
Sometimes
Never
Faculty (n=168)
48%
45%
7%
0%
Students (n=671)
17%
41%
37%
6%
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Student-Faculty Interaction
Best Practices
Tallahassee Community College (FL)
Valencia Community College (FL)
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Best Practices
Student-Faculty Interaction
Tallahassee Community College (FL) – focusing on
early engagement with students, faculty receive electronic
rosters that include student photos. Additionally, each
student receives a TCC e-mail address, and faculty are
given student e-mail groups for each section they teach.
Valencia Community College (FL) – has a creativity
course in which the instructor invites inspiring leaders to
talk with students about channeling creativity into
educational, career and life choices. In this course, the
college president, for example, talked with students about
using his own poetry and music in his quest for balance
between life and work.
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Question
Support for Learners
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How much does this college emphasize
helping students cope with their nonacademic responsibilities (work, family,
etc.)?
CCSSE (Student)
How much does this college emphasize
helping you cope with your non-academic
responsibilities (work, family, etc.)?
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...Emphasize help with nonacademic responsibilities?
60%
47%
50%
36%
40%
32%
30%
24%
15%
20%
10%
0%
31%
8%
7%
Very Much
Quite a Bit
Some
Very Little
Faculty (n=168)
24%
32%
36%
8%
Students (n=666)
7%
15%
31%
47%
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Question
Support for Learners
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How much does this college emphasize
providing students the support they need to
thrive socially?
CCSSE (Student)
How much does this college emphasize
providing the support you need to thrive
socially?
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...Provide the support to thrive
socially?
60%
52%
50%
30%
24%
17%
20%
10%
0%
37%
38%
40%
13%
11% 7%
Very Much
Quite a Bit
Some
Very Little
Faculty (n=164)
11%
24%
52%
13%
Students (n=663)
7%
17%
38%
37%
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Question
Support for Learners
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How much does this college emphasize
providing the financial support students
need to afford their education?
CCSSE (Student)
How much does this college emphasize
providing the financial support you need to
afford your education?
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...Provide the financial support to
afford education?
60%
51%
50%
43%
40%
29%
26%
30%
20%
16%
15%
19%
10%
2%
0%
Very Much
Quite a Bit
Some
Very Little
Faculty (n=164)
29%
51%
19%
2%
Students (n=663)
16%
15%
26%
43%
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Question
Support for Learners
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How important do you believe
academic advising/planning is to
students at this college?
CCSSE (Student)
How important is academic
advising/planning to you at this
college?
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...Importance of academic
advising/planning?
100%
89%
80%
65%
60%
40%
28%
20%
10%
7%
1%
0%
Very
Somewhat
Not at All
Faculty (n=168)
89%
10%
1%
Students (n=648)
65%
28%
7%
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Question
Support for Learners
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How often do you refer students to
academic advising/planning?
CCSSE (Student)
How often do you use academic
advising/planning?
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…Refer to (Use) academic
advising/planning?
60%
47%
50%
42%
40%
30%
20%
34%
26%
24%
18%
7%
10%
4%
0%
Often
Sometimes
Rarely or
Never
Don't
Know/N.A.
Faculty (n=169)
26%
47%
24%
4%
Students (n=668)
18%
42%
34%
7%
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Question
Support for Learners
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How important do you believe career
counseling is to students at this
college?
CCSSE (Student)
How important is career counseling to
you at this college?
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...Importance of career
counseling?
100%
80%
60%
77%
49%
40%
28%
23%
21%
20%
2%
0%
Very
Somewhat
Not at All
Faculty (n=169)
77%
21%
2%
Students (n=632)
49%
28%
23%
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Question
Support for Learners
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How often do you refer students to
career counseling?
CCSSE (Student)
How often do you use career
counseling?
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…Refer to (Use) career
counseling?
60%
53%
47%
50%
42%
40%
30%
25%
18%
20%
10%
6%
5%
4%
0%
Often
Sometimes
Rarely or Never Don't Know/N.A.
Faculty (n=169)
6%
42%
47%
5%
Students (n=666)
4%
18%
53%
25%
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Support for Learners
Best Practices
Housatonic Community College (CT)
Sinclair Community College (OH)
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Best Practices
Support for Learners
Housatonic Community College (CT) – academic
advising is mandatory; students’ advisor must approve
their course selections before they can register.
Sinclair Community College (OH) – serves many firstgeneration students who have trouble navigating the
college system. All FT employees within student services
attend 16 hours of customer service training per year.
(Part-time staff members attend slightly less training).
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Question
Academic Challenge
CCFSSE (Faculty)
To what extent do students’ experiences in
your selected course section contribute to
their knowledge, skills, and personal
development in acquiring job or workrelated knowledge and skills?
CCSSE (Student)
How much has your experience at this
college contributed to your knowledge,
skills, and personal development in
acquiring job or work-related skills?
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…Contribute to acquiring job or
work-related skills?
60%
50%
43%
36%
40%
29%
30%
29%
23%
20%
19%
19%
10%
2%
0%
Very Much
Quite a Bit
Some
Very Little
Faculty (n=166)
43%
36%
19%
2%
Students (n=667)
19%
29%
29%
23%
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Question
Academic Challenge
CCFSSE (Faculty)
To what extent do students’ experiences in
your selected course section contribute to
their knowledge, skills, and personal
development in thinking critically and
analytically?
CCSSE (Student)
How much has your experience at this
college contributed to your knowledge,
skills, and personal development in thinking
critically and analytically?
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…Contribute to thinking critically
and analytically?
60%
55%
50%
40%
40%
32%
30%
29%
25%
20%
11%
6%
10%
2%
0%
Very Much
Quite a Bit
Some
Very Little
Faculty (n=166)
55%
32%
11%
2%
Students (n=668)
25%
40%
29%
6%
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Question
Academic Challenge
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How important do you believe skill labs
(writing, math, etc.) are to students at
this college?
CCSSE (Student)
How important are skill labs (writing,
math, etc.) to you at this college?
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...Importance of skill labs?
100%
83%
80%
60%
44%
40%
28%
27%
16%
20%
1%
0%
Very
Somewhat
Not at All
Faculty (n=167)
83%
16%
1%
Students (n=625)
44%
28%
27%
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Question
Academic Challenge
CCFSSE (Faculty)
How often do you refer students to skill
labs (writing, math, etc.)?
CCSSE (Student)
How often do you use skill labs
(writing, math, etc.)?
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….Refer to (Use) skill labs?
60%
50%
40%
43%
39%
30%
27%
30%
23%
23%
20%
11%
10%
4%
0%
Often
Sometimes
Rarely or Never Don't Know/N.A.
Faculty (n=169)
39%
27%
30%
4%
Students (n=655)
11%
23%
43%
23%
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Academic Challenge
Best Practices
Wor-Wic Community College (MD)
Prince George’s Community College (MD)
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Best Practices
Academic Challenge
Wor-Wic Community College (MD) – all courses require
at least one writing assignment and one electronic library
assignment.
Prince George’s Community College (MD) – has a 98%
graduation rate at its Honors Academy. Academy
graduates’ success rate at four-year institutions is equally
high. The Honors Academy includes demanding courses,
community service and leadership requirements, one-onone mentoring, full scholarships, and seamless transfer to
four-year institutions where financial help is also provided.
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Questions?
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Coming Soon……………
•
QEP Kickoff
• National CCSSE/CCFSSE Results
• Benchmark Reports
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Thank you for
your
participation!
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