SPRING 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR Prepared by Cyndi Gundersen January 12, 2016 RRN: 1273 Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR Introduction The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), a product and service of the Center for Community College Student Engagement, provides information about effective educational practices in community colleges and assists institutions in using that information to promote improvements in student learning and persistence. The Center’s goal is to provide member colleges with results that can be used to inform decision-making and target institutional improvement. Student engagement or the amount of time and energy students invest in meaningful educational practices, is the underlying foundation for the Center’s work. The CCSSE survey instrument is designed to capture student engagement as a measure of institutional quality. This report illustrates the results of the CCSSE which was administered to students in a random sample at Crafton Hills College (CHC) classrooms in Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2015. The CCSSE will be administered next at Crafton in Spring 2017. Summary of Results Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 Respondent Demographics The majority of CCSSEE respondents were enrolled full-time students, but the general Crafton student population is more likely to be enrolled part-time (63.3%). CCSSE respondents were generally traditional age students (24-years-old or younger). The percentage of the CCSSE respondents who were female students or male students was comparable to the general student population at Crafton Hills College. The majority of CCSSE respondents identified themselves as Hispanic or White, Non-Hispanic students. This represents 95% of Crafton’s student population. Respondent Characteristics In the last two terms (Spring 2013 and 2015) the CCSSE was administered, the results illustrated that approximately 27% to 30% of CHC students were first-generation students. 35 to 40% of CCSSEE respondents indicated that their mothers’ highest level of education was a high school diploma (with no college experience) or did not graduate from high school. 45 to 46% of CCSSE respondents indicated that their father’s highest level of education was a high school diploma (with no college experience) or did not graduate from high school. The majority of CCSSE respondents indicated having a high school diploma or GED. 10 to 18% of CCSSE respondents indicated being married. 21 to 27% of CCSSE respondents indicated having children living in their household. 1 CCSSE Benchmarks The Active and Collaborative Learning CCSSE benchmark has been above average and consistently increasing since 2010. In Spring 2011, 2013, and 2015, students reported higher than average scores for Student Effort and Academic Challenge benchmarks. The Student-Faculty Interaction benchmark score is just above average for 2015. The Support for Learners benchmark is average for 2015. Possible Implications Respondent Demographics: A large majority of respondents who completed the CCSSE were traditional age students (24-years-old or younger), indicating that Crafton non-traditional students (25 and older) are not enrolling at the same rate. This suggests that the college may want to market itself differently to non-traditional students. Additionally, the number of Hispanic students enrolling at Crafton is increasing. Hispanic students are enrolling at similar rates to that of Caucasian/White, Non-Hispanic students. The college could take this as an opportunity to lead the conversation around and ensure that services, support, and information are disseminated according to the changing demographics of the general student population. In CCSSE sampling procedures, students are sampled at the classroom level. A random sample of college classrooms were selected from the general Spring 2015 Crafton Hills College class offerings. Every weekly census section was eligible for sampling excluding non-credit, dual-enrollment, distance learning, labs, individual instruction, and individual study of self-paced classes. Previous CCSSE results including Spring 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 were included with the most recent Spring 2015 results and disaggregated. As a result, full-time students, who by definition were enrolled in more classes than part-time students, were more likely to be sampled. A CCSSE staff member from the University of Texas at Austin coordinated efforts with the institution’s research office to generate a sample of sections. A total of 46 CHC sections were selected in the Spring 2015 sample. Course enrollment numbers selected for the most recent CCSSE were anywhere from 8 to 60 students. It is important to note that CCSSE conducts an oversampling of sections in the event that some student sections were not administered the survey. However, if the section sample was met, the oversampled results were omitted. The following includes the number of student responses collected each Spring term CCSSE was administered at Crafton: Spring 2009: Spring 2010: Spring 2011: Spring 2013: Spring 2015: A total of 724 student responded A total of 954 student responded A total of 795 student responded A total of 682 student responded A total of 526 student responded Survey exclusions served the purpose of ensuring that all the college reports were based on the same sampling methods and those results were therefore comparable across institutions. Respondents were excluded from institutional reports for the following reasons: Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 Sample 2 The respondent did not indicate whether he or she was enrolled full-time or part-time at CHC. The survey was invalid. A survey invalidity was based on whether a student did not answer any of the 21 sub-items in item 4, answered “very often” to all 21 sub-items, or answered “never” to all 21 sub-items. The student reported their age to be under 18. The student indicated taking the survey in a previous class or did not respond to item 3. “Have you taken this survey in another class this term?” Oversample respondents were not included because they were selected outside of CCSSE’s primary sampling procedures. Methodology Respondent Demographics The respondent demographic section illustrates frequency distributions per CCSSE results in regards to students’ enrollment status, age, gender, and ethnicity. Respondent Characteristics The respondent characteristics section illustrates frequency distributions per CCSSE results in regards to students’ international of foreign born status, language, first-generation status, parents’ educational level, student highest educational attainment, college credit hours earned, enrollment in developmental course, and family information. Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 Benchmarks CCSSE benchmarks are groups of conceptually related survey items that address key areas of student engagement. The benchmarks were grouped by the University of Texas at Austin (i.e. developers of CCSSE) into five benchmark scores which include active and collaborative learning, student effort, academic challenge, support for learners, and student-faculty interaction. Benchmark scores are standardized to have a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 25 across all respondents to facilitate a comparison of whether an institution’s performance is higher or lower than average. For example, benchmark scores of 55 on Student Effort and 45 on Student-Faculty interaction would indicate to a college that the institution is performing relatively better in regard to Student Effort than in regard to Student-Faculty Interaction. Further, the benchmark scores allow the college to understand that the results are above the average for participating institutions on one benchmark and below average on the other. Thus, the data may be used both to identify relative strengths and areas for improvement. Limitations: CCSSE results weights are based on enrollment status (full-time and part-time students). In the analysis of CCSSE results in this report, it is important to mention that weighs were not employed. RESPONDENT DEMOGRAPHICS Enrollment Status The majority of CCSSE respondents were enrolled full-time students, but the general Crafton student population is enrolled part-time. A great percentage of CCSSE respondents indicated being enrolled full-time (percent range: 62% to 70%; in comparison to respondents reporting being parttime college students (percent range: 31% to 38%) for the terms CCSSE was administered. The sample was not representative of the general student population, the Crafton Hills College student enrollment status is generally 35% full-time and 65% part-time students (see College Snapshot). 3 Enrollment Status 80% 60% 40% 69.5% 61.8% 38.2% 35.6% 30.5% 69.0% 67.1% 64.4% 32.9% 31.0% 20% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Part-time SP 2013 SP 2015 Full-time In Spring 2009, a total of 83% of CCSSE respondents were between 18 and 29 years old, which was higher than the Spring 2009 Crafton student population of 76%. In Spring 2010, a total of 86% of CCSSE respondents were between 18 and 29 years old, which was similar to the Spring 2010 Crafton student population, which was 82%. In Spring 2011, a total of 84% of CCSSE respondents were between 18 and 29 years old, which was similar to the Spring 2011 Crafton student population, which was 82%. In Spring 2013, a total of 88% of CCSSE respondents were between 18 and 29 years old, which was similar to the Spring 2013 Crafton student population, which was 84%. In Spring 2015, a total of 88% of CCSSE respondents were between 18 and 29 years old, which was similar to the Spring 2015 Crafton student population, which was 83%. Age 40.0% 20.0% 13.7% 30.4% 26.4% 26.7% 25.0% 0.0% 34.4% 32.8% 32.2% 12.2% 8.9% 5.2% 2.3% 0.4% SP 2009 18-19 15.1% 10.9% 7.8% 4.6% 1.8% 0.4% SP 2010 20-21 22-24 30.0% 29.5% 22.8% 14.3% 12.6% 8.7% 5.1% 2.0% 0.4% SP 2011 25-29 30-39 18.7% 15.9% 12.5% 8.7% 3.7% 1.8% 0.0% SP 2013 40-49 50-64 11.7% 7.2% 3.7% 1.2% 0.40% SP 2015 65+ Traditional and Non -Traditional Students Crafton Hills College respondents who completed the CCSSE were generally traditional age students. Traditional age students, as stipulated in CCSSE, are students who age is 24-years-old and younger. In Spring 2009, a total of 69% of CCSSE respondents were between 24 years-old or younger, Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 Ag e The age range options respondents were able to select from in the CCSSE included anywhere from 18 to 65+ years-old. The majority of CCSSE respondents indicated being between the ages of 18 and 29 years old. 4 which was similar to the Spring 2009 Crafton student population, which was 64%. In Spring 2010, a total of 75% of CCSSE respondents were between 24 years-old or younger, which was similar to the Spring 2010 Crafton student population, which was 69%. In Spring 2011, a total of 71% of CCSSE respondents were between 24 years-old or younger, which was similar to the Spring 2011 Crafton student population, which was 69%. In Spring 2013, a total of 75% of CCSSE respondents were between 24 years-old or younger, which was similar to the Spring 2013 Crafton student population, which was 73%. In Spring 2015, a total of 76% of CCSSE respondents were between 24 years-old or younger, which was similar to the Spring 2015 Crafton student population, which was 70%. Traditional/Non-traditional Age Students 80% 74.6% 69.4% 75.9% 75.4% 71.1% 60% 40% 30.6% 28.9% 25.4% 24.6% 24.10% 20% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Traditional Age Student (24 and younger) SP 2013 SP 2015 Nontraditional age student (25 and older) Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 Gender The percentage of the CCSSE respondents who identified as female and male was comparable to the general student population at Crafton Hills College. In Spring 2009, a total of 45% of CCSSE respondents were male and 55% were female, which was similar to the Spring 2009 Crafton student population, which was 48% male and 51% female. In Spring 2010, a total of 48% of CCSSE respondents were male and 52% were female, which was similar to the Spring 2010 Crafton student population, which was 49% male and 51% female. In Spring 2011, a total of 45% of CCSSE respondents were male and 55% were female, which was similar to the Spring 2011 Crafton student population, which was 49% male and 51% female. In Spring 2013, a total of 42% of CCSSE respondents were male and 59% were female, which was similar to the Spring 2013 Crafton student population, which was 48% male and 52% female. In Spring 2015, a total of 44% of CCSSE respondents were male and 53% were female, which was similar to the Spring 2015 Crafton student population, which was 47% male and 53% female. 5 Gender 80% 60% 45.1% 54.9% 48.1% 51.9% 45.2% 58.5% 54.8% 41.5% 44.0% 53.0% 40% 20% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Male SP 2013 SP 2015 Female Race In Spring 2009, a total of 57% of CCSSE respondents identified themselves as White, Non-Hispanic and 26% as Hispanic. The general Crafton Hills College student population was 54% Caucasian and 29% Hispanic. In Spring 2010, a total of 57% of CCSSE respondents identified themselves as White, Non-Hispanic and 26% as Hispanic. The general Crafton Hills College student population was 53% Caucasian and 32% Hispanic. In Spring 2011, a total of 53% of CCSSE respondent identified themselves as White, Non-Hispanic and 26% as Hispanic. The general Crafton Hills College student population was Caucasian 50% and 34% Hispanic. In Spring 2013, a total of 43% of CCSSE respondent identified themselves as White, Non-Hispanic and 30% as Hispanic. The general Crafton Hills College student population was 44% Caucasian and 40% Hispanic. In Spring 2015, a total of 44% of CCSSE respondents identified themselves as White, Non-Hispanic and 34% as Hispanic. The general Crafton Hills College student population was 42% Caucasian and 43% Hispanic. Racial Identification 60.0% 57.1% 56.8% 53.1% 40.0% 30.0% 43.5% 43.0% 50.0% 26.0% 26.1% 30.3% 25.9% 34.4% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 White, Non-Hispanic SP 2013 SP 2015 Hispanic RESPONDENT CHARACTERISTICS Respondents from Countries Outside of US There has been a decrease in the percent of international or foreign national students who completed the CCSSE. Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 The majority of CCSSE respondents identified themselves as Hispanic or White, Non-Hispanic. The largest shift occurred in Spring 2013. The percent of CCSSE respondents who identified themselves as White, Non-Hispanic dropped and the percent of students who identified themselves as Hispanic increased. In 2015 it continues to increase. 6 Are you an internantional student or foreighn national? 96.6% 95.3% 100% 95.8% 97.3% 94.2% 80% 60% 40% 20% 4.7% 5.8% 4.2% 3.4% 2.7% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Yes SP 2013 SP 2015 No Non-native English Speakers The percent of non-native English speaking students has decreased since Spring 2013. The percent of Crafton non-native English speakers decreased by approximately 2% in Spring 2015 from Spring 2013. English as native (first) laguage 100.0% 89.5% 87.6% 87.5% 84.4% 82.6% 80.0% 60.0% Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 40.0% 20.0% 12.4% 17.4% 12.5% 10.5% 15.6% 0.0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Yes SP 2013 SP 2015 No First-Generation St udents The CCSSE defines “first-generation students” as students who indicate that neither parent earned a degree higher than a high school diploma nor had college experience; accordingly, these students were considered “first-generation.” Approximately 31% of CHC students were first-generation students. 7 First-Generation/Not First Generation Students 75.5% 73.5% 80% 72.8% 72.6% 69.5% 60% 40% 26.5% 24.5% 27.2% 27.4% 30.5% 20% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 First Generation (neither parent attended college) SP 2011 SP 2013 SP 2015 Not first-generation (at least one parent attended college) For the terms CCSSE was administered, between 35 to 40% of students indicated their mothers’ highest level of education was a high school diploma (with no college experience) or did not graduate from high school. AA Degree BA Degree Not a high school graduate MA/1st professional degree Unknown Doctorate 11.3% 13.9% 13.8% 8.7% SP 2013 3.6% 1.4% 7.3% 3.0% 1.9% SP 2011 20.8% 21.7% 23.8% 13.5% 15.4% 13.5% 4.3% 2.3% SP 2010 11.3% 15.0% 12.1% 8.3% 4.4% 1.4% 14.1% 12.6% 10.1% 10.5% 24.5% 21.7% 4.7% 1.5% SP 2009 26.6% Some college, did not complete degree 25.9% 21.7% High school diploma or GED 12.8% 11.6% 11.3% 9.9% 25.3% 23.0% HIGHEST LEVEL OF ED UCATION: MOTHER SP 2015 Meanwhile, between 39 to 46% of students indicated that their fathers’ highest level of education was a high school diploma (with no college experience) or did not graduate from high school. Some college, did not complete degree Not a high school graduate BA Degree Unknown AA Degree SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2013 Educational Attainment The majority of students indicated having a high school diploma or GED. A high school diploma or GED: 77 to 80% A vocational/technical certificate: 8 to11% 6.2% 9.8% 1.8% 11.3% 19.9% 19.7% 25.7% 7.3% 9.1% 3.0% SP 2011 5.2% 7.7% 2.0% 19.2% 18.5% 15.1% 26.2% 2.9% 3.0% 7.7% 8.2% 17.2% 15.2% 13.9% 17.4% 12.7% 15.4% 18.5% 13.3% 13.0% 9.1% 8.6% 26.2% 26.5% Doctorate 27.6% High school diploma or GED SP 2015 Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 H IGHEST LEVEL OF ED UCATION: FATHER 8 An associate of arts degree: 5 to 7% A bachelor’s degree: 3 to 4% An MA, Doctorate, or professional degree: 0.1 to 1% What is the highest academic credential you have earned? 100% 80% 80.1% 77.2% 79.8% 79.7% 78.6% 60% 40% 20% 0% 10.3% 6.0% 2.0% 3.7% 0.7% 8.0% 1.4% SP 2009 6.6% 2.6% 1.2% 1.7% SP 2010 10.6% 4.8% 2.5% 0.7% 0.9% SP 2011 10.5% 10.4% 5.1% 7.3% 2.5% 2.5% 0.4% 0.1% 1.8% SP 2013 SP 2015 None High school diploma or GED Vocational/technical certificate AA Degree BA Degree MA, Doctorate, or professional degree Credit Hours Earned Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 Generally, the percent of CCSSE respondents who completed less than 0-29 college credit hours decreased from 72.0% in Spring 2009 to 69% in Spring 2015, while the percent of students who completed more than 30 college credit hours increased from 28.0% in Spring 2009 to 31% in Spring 2015. 9 Credit Hours Completed 80% 72.0% 69.0% 62.4% 60.1% 60% 52.1% 39.9% 40% 47.9% 37.6% 31.0% 28.0% 20% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Students with 0 - 29 credits SP 2011 SP 2013 Students with 30 or more credits SP 2015 Developmental Courses The percent of students completing the CCSSE who were enrolled in developmental courses ranged from 24 to 31%. Developmental/Non-developmental coursework 80% 74.6% 69.4% 75.4% 71.1% 72.0% 60% 40% 30.6% 28.9% 25.4% 28.0% 24.6% 20% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Nondevelopmental SP 2013 SP 2015 Developmental Family Information Approximately, 10 to 18% of students indicated being married. The percent of students indicating they were married decreased 5% from 18% from Spring 2009 to 13% in Spring 2015. Are you married? 100% 85.2% 82.4% 89.6% 85.0% 87.0% 80% 40% 20% 17.6% 15.0% 14.8% 13.0% 10.4% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Yes SP 2013 SP 2015 No Another, 21 to 27% of CCSSE respondents indicated having children living with them. The % of students indicating they had children decreased 5% from 27% in Spring 2009 to 22% in Spring 2015. Do you have children who live with you? 100% 78.8% 73.1% 80% 78.4% 76.8% 74.3% 60% 40% 26.9% 21.2% 25.7% 23.2% 21.6% 20% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Yes No SP 2013 SP 2015 Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 60% 10 Findings Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015 CCSSE BENCHMARKS Related survey items that addressed key areas of student engagement were grouped into five benchmarks including active and collaborative learning, student effort, academic challenge, student-faculty interaction, and support for learners. Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 The benchmarks were defined as followed: Active and Collaborative Learning. Students learn more when they are actively involved in their education and have opportunities to think about and apply what they are learning in different settings. Through collaborating with others to solve problems or master challenging content, students develop valuable skills that prepare them to deal with real-life situations and problems. Student Effort. Student’s own behaviors contribute significantly to their learning and the likelihood that they will successfully attain their educational goals. Academic Challenge. Challenging intellectual and creative work is central to student learning and collegiate quality. These survey items address the nature and amount of assigned academic work, the complexity of cognitive tasks presented to students, and the rigor of examinations used to evaluate student performance. Student-Faculty Interaction. In general, the more contact students have with their instructors, the more likely they are to learn effectively and persist toward achievement of their educational goals. Through such interactions, faculty members become role models, mentors, and guides for continuous, lifelong learning. Support for Learners. Students perform better and are more satisfied at colleges that provide important support services, cultivate positive relationships among groups on campus, and demonstrate commitment to their success. Benchmark scores were standardized to have a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 25 across all respondents to facilitate a comparison of whether an institution’s performance is higher or lower than average. Benchmark scores that are higher illustrate a college that the institution is performing relatively better in regard to a specific benchmark. The following figure illustrates the Active and Collaborative Learning benchmark has been above average and consistently increasing since 2010. In Spring 2011, 2013, and 2015 students reported higher than average scores for Active and Collaborative Learning, Student Effort, and Academic Challenge. The Support for Learners and Student-Faculty Interaction benchmark increased between Spring 2013 and Spring 2015. All five benchmarks are either average or above average for 2015. 11 Crafton Hills College Student Engagement Benchmark Scores 54.8 53.7 53.2 53 51.4 51.6 50.2 50.7 49.5 51 52.2 Academic Challenge 51.1 Support for Learners 50.3 Student-Faculty Interaction 50.4 49.2 48.5 53.1 52.8 52.1 49 Active and Collaborative Learning Student Effort 47.9 48.1 48.2 47.5 47.6 46.8 45.9 45 2009 2010 2011 2013 2015 Active and Collaborative Learning Benchmark Students responded to seven questions on Active and Collaborative Learning at Crafton. In comparison to other medium colleges comparable to Crafton, students scored higher than average on this benchmark. 60 53.2 49.9 52.1 52.8 50.0 49.9 53.7 49.7 54.8 50.0 40 20 0 2009 2010 2011 Crafton 2013 2015 Medium Colleges CCSSE asked respondents to provide feedback on the seven items regarding their Active and Collaborative Learning experience at the college. Respondents selected the level of frequency that closely reflected their experience regarding the items. The following statements and tables illustrate respondent results on each of the seven items. 94% to 97% of respondents indicated that they sometimes, often or very often asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions. 76% to 79% of respondents indicated that they sometimes, often or very often made a class presentation. 92% to 94% of respondents indicated that they sometimes, often or very often worked with others on projects during class. 69% to 74% of respondents indicated that they sometimes, often or very often have worked with classmates outside of class to prepare assignments. 30% to 33% of respondents indicated that they sometimes, often or very often tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary). 23% to 37% of respondents indicated that they sometimes, often or very often participated Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 Comparable Colleges benchmark score comparison 12 in a community-based project as a part of a regular course. 88% to 90% of respondents indicated that they sometimes, often or very often discussed ideas from their readings or classes with others outside of class (students, family members, co-workers, etc.) In your experience at Crafton Hills College during the current school year, about how often have you done each of the following? Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions? 60% 40% 34.0% 36.1% 33.6% 28.9% 35.6% 36.2% 38.4% 26.3% 23.5% 36.5% 32.0% 33.7% 23.9% 30.8% 28.6% 20% 5.7% 4.4% 4.2% 3.6% 4.1% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Sometimes Often SP 2013 Very Often SP 2015 Never Made a class presentation 60% 44.0% 42.4% Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 13 23.1% 20% 27.8% 20.8% 26.0% 22.7% 23.1% 42.1% 40.3% 40% 9.9% 37.3% 27.9% 21.1% 11.1% 8.9% 27.0% 23.7% 12.0% 8.9% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Sometimes Often SP 2013 Never SP 2015 Very Often Worked with other students on projects during class 60% 40% 20% 41.3% 39.5% 34.2% 36.9% 37.8% 34.2% 20.4% 38.0% 36.5% 31.7% 23.5% 18.6% 5.9% 36.6% 17.9% 17.7% 8.3% 7.7% 7.4% 5.8% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Often SP 2011 Sometimes Very Often SP 2013 Never SP 2015 Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare assignments? 60% 43.5% 41.9% 40% 30.6% 9.2% 42.0% 37.3% 26.1% 23.0% 27.6% 21.4% 18.3% 20% 42.8% 11.0% 8.1% 7.5% 27.9% 21.3% 26.2% 25.5% 8.8% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Sometimes Never SP 2013 Often SP 2015 Very Often Tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary) 80% 70.3% 69.0% 69.9% 70.3% 67.0% 60% 40% 20% 20.4% 20.1% 7.4% 3.5% 21.4% 19.7% 6.7% 2.6% 19.1% 6.8%4.9% 6.2%4.2% 6.0%4.6% 0% SP 2010 Never SP 2011 Often Sometimes SP 2013 Very Often SP 2015 Participated in a community-based project as a part of a regular course 100% 80% 77.5% 73.9% 71.4% 71.4% 63.2% 60% 40% 20% 18.2% 5.8% 2.1% 25.6% 20.6% 17.5% 5.9% 3.2% 1.8% 7.9% 2.2% 20.0% 3.2% 5.3% 3.3% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Never SP 2011 Sometimes Often SP 2013 Very Often SP 2015 Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 SP 2009 14 Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with instructors outside of class 60% 53.4% 48.7% 36.4% 40% 50.5% 48.0% 34.7% 32.6% 20% 32.9% 30.6% 15.3% 12.5% 10.1% 3.9% 9.8% 5.1% 46.4% 4.8% 14.0% 6.8% 3.7% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Never SP 2011 Sometimes Often SP 2013 SP 2015 Very Often Student Effort Benchmark Students responded to eight questions on Student Effort at Crafton. In comparison to other comparable medium colleges, student at Crafton generally scored comparable on this benchmark. Comparable colleges benchmark score comparison 60 50.7 49.9 50.4 48.2 50.4 50.2 51.4 50.0 52.2 50.0 40 Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 20 0 2009 2010 2011 Crafton 2013 2015 Medium Colleges Respondents selected the frequency level that closely reflected their experience on these Student Effort questions. The following statements and tables illustrate results on each. 15 82% to 87% of respondents indicated that they sometimes, often or very often prepared two or more drafts of paper or assignment before turning it in. 90% to 94% of respondents indicated that they sometimes, often or very often worked on a paper or project that required integrating ideas or information from various sources. 71% to 78% of respondents indicated that they sometimes, often or very often went to class without completing readings or assignments. 72% to 76% of respondents indicated that they read one book or more on their own (not assigned) for personal enjoyment or academic enrichment. 97% to 99% of respondents indicated that they spent an hour or more preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, rehearsing, doing homework, or other activities related to their program in a typical 7-day week. 28% to 44% of respondents indicated they sometimes or often used peer or other tutoring services. 37% to 42% of respondents indicated they sometimes or often used skill labs (writing, math, etc.). 49% to 58% of respondents indicated they sometimes or often used computer labs. In your experiences at Crafton Hills College during the current school year, about how often have you done each of the following? Prepared two or more drafts of paper or assignment before turning it in. 40% 30% 28.8% 27.4% 26.0% 31.4% 27.3% 25.3% 17.8% 20% 27.5% 25.7% 23.0% 16.1% 16.0% 33.8% 30.6% 33.5% 30.1% 26.3% 27.5% 13.3% 12.6% 10% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Sometimes Often SP 2013 Very Often SP 2015 Never Worked on a paper or project that required integrating ideas or information from various sources. 60% 35.4% 28.5%28.1% 40.2% 39.5% 38.5% 31.2% 29.3% 24.1% 29.7% 24.9% 22.7% 36.8% 32.5% 21.0% 20% 8.0% 9.6% 6.9% 6.6% 6.4% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Often SP 2011 Very Often SP 2013 Sometime SP 2015 Never Went to class without completing readings or assignments 80% 62.2% 60% 59.9% 56.3% 59.6% 52.9% 40% 26.2% 20% 26.6% 21.8% 12.5% 5.0% 11.3% 4.7% 24.8% 11.1% 4.6% 9.6% 3.9% 29.0% 11.1% 6.9% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Sometimes SP 2011 Never Often SP 2013 Very Often SP 2015 Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 40% 16 During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done at this college? Number of books read on your own (not assigned) for personal enjoyment or academic enrichment 60% 40% 20% 51.0% 23.9% 13.5% 5.2% 48.8% 47.2% 45.9% 26.6% 25.2% 14.8% 7.7% 5.0% 6.4% 45.7% 25.8% 15.6% 6.2% 5.8% 13.5% 6.2% 5.6% 28.3% 16.0% 6.3% 3.7% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Between 1 and 4 SP 2011 None SP 2013 Between 5 and 10 More than 20 SP 2015 Between 11 and 20 About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week doing each of the following? Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, rehearsing, doing homework, or other activies related to your program). 60% 40% 38.9% 31.5% 36.8% 30.0% 22.3% 20% 34.8% 7.1% 2.1% 1.7% 20.0% 8.5% 5.8% 1.5% 7.8% 4.0% 0.6% 6.9% 3.4% 0.7% 30.7% 26.6% 22.1% 20.4% 18.7% 37.1% 35.6% 32.3% 5.5% 3.2% 3.5% 0% Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 SP 2009 1-5 hours SP 2010 6-10 hours SP 2011 11-20 hours SP 2013 21-30 hours More than 30 hours SP 2015 None How often do you use the following services at this college? 17 Peer or other tutoring 60% 49.9% 47.6% 42.9% 41.7% 40% 27.5% 20% 18.6% 11.0% 38.2% 29.1% 22.0% 19.5% 20.6% 21.1% 10.8% 8.7% 14.0% 15.2% 25.5% 20.5% 15.8% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Rarely/never SP 2011 Don't know/NA SP 2013 Sometimes Often SP 2015 Skill labs (writing, math, etc.) 60% 40% 20% 41.8% 38.0% 38.3% 22.1% 22.0% 17.9% 37.6% 27.2% 24.4% 24.4% 20.6% 17.4% 23.5% 20.1%18.1% 21.9% 21.2% 15.2% 35.3% 13.1% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Rarely/never Sometimes SP 2013 Don't know/NA SP 2015 Often Computer lab 40% 31.3% 30% 29.1% 26.5% 28.9% 29.1% 25.6% 20% 30.5% 28.3% 26.2% 28.7% 28.9% 28.4% 31.1% 25.5% 23.8% 19.6% 16.5% 14.9% 13.0% 12.7% 10% 0% SP 2010 Often SP 2011 Rarely/never Sometimes SP 2013 SP 2015 Don't know/NA Academic Challenge Benchmark Students responded to ten questions regarding Academic Challenge at Crafton. In comparison to other comparable medium colleges, students at Crafton generally scored above average on this benchmark. Comparable colleges benchmark score comparison 60 49.5 49.9 49.2 51.6 50.1 49.9 51.0 49.8 53.1 50.1 40 20 0 2009 2010 2011 Crafton 2013 2015 Medium Colleges Respondents were able to select the frequency level that closely reflected their experience regarding these Academic Challenge questions. The following statements and tables illustrate respondent results on each. 88% to 92% of respondents indicated that during the school year they worked harder Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 SP 2009 18 Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 than they thought they could to meet an instructor’s standards or expectations sometimes, often, or very often. 95% to 97% of respondents indicated that during the school year their coursework at Crafton emphasized analyzing the basic elements of an idea, experience, or theory some, quite a bit, or very much. 91% to 95% of respondents indicated that during the school year their coursework at Crafton emphasized synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experiences in new ways some, quite a bit, or very much. 88% to 92% of respondents indicated that during the school year their coursework at Crafton emphasized making judgments about the value or soundness of information, arguments, or methods some, quite a bit, or very much. 89% to 93% of respondents indicated that during the school year their coursework at Crafton emphasized applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations some, quite a bit, or very much. 89% to 92% of respondents indicated that during the school year their coursework at Crafton emphasized using information they read or heard to perform a new skill some, quite a bit, or very much. 96% to 99% of respondents indicated that during the school year they read and wrote one or more assigned textbooks, manuals, books or book-length packs of course readings. 93% to 95% of respondents indicated that during the school year they read and wrote one or more written papers or reports of any length. 63% to 69% of respondents selected a 5 to 7 ranking level where 1 is extremely easy and 7 is extremely challenging when asked about the extent by which examinations challenged them to do their best work at the college during the school year. 94% to 97% of respondents indicated that someone at Crafton encouraged them some, quite a bit, or very much to spend significant amount of time studying. In your experience at this college during the current school year, about how often have you done each of the following? 19 Worked harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor's standards or expectations 60% 41.3% 40% 20% 35.5% 35.1% 32.9% 34.9% 35.9% 36.7% 20.8% 18.3% 11.0% 33.9% 14.1% 11.8% 34.6% 19.8% 37.1% 19.2% 9.6% 8.4% 9.1% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Sometimes SP 2011 Often Very Often SP 2013 Never SP 2015 During the current school year, how much has your coursework at this college emphasized the following activities? Analyzing the basic elements of an idea, experience, or theory 60% 46.7% 42.5% 45.0% 43.7% 40% 26.6% 25.5% 43.0% 31.3% 26.9% 23.0% 32.6% 30.1% 21.9% 21.3% 21.3% 20% 5.4% 3.8% 3.4% 3.1% 2.9% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Quite a bit Some SP 2013 Very much SP 2015 Very little Synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experiences in new ways 60% 36.6% 28.9% 25.3% 45.0% 40.6% 37.0% 29.8% 27.0% 27.8% 25.6% 21.6% 26.7% 22.4% 20% 9.2% 6.3% 5.3% 6.1% 5.9% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Quite a bit Some SP 2013 Very much SP 2015 Very little Making judgments about the value or soundness of information, arguments, or methods? 40% 37.6% 34.4% 33.4% 33.0% 33.5% 38.0% 36.2% 29.3% 24.4% 30% 20% 19.7% 19.8% 19.3% 12.4% 10.5% 10.0% 10% 37.5% 28.6% 24.3% 9.6% 8.2% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Quite a bit SP 2011 Some Very much SP 2013 Very little SP 2015 Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 40% 39.0% 34.1% 20 Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations 40% 35.6% 39.3% 34.2% 33.1% 34.2% 38.1% 36.5% 31.3% 30.9% 30% 23.4% 21.1% 20.9% 19.9% 29.0% 25.8% 20% 11.4% 10.7% 8.7% 10% 8.7% 7.3% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Quite a bit Some SP 2013 Very much SP 2015 Very little Using information you have read or heard to perform a new skill 40% 37.3% 30% 36.7% 36.4% 35.9% 29.8% 26.6% 25.5% 29.5% 26.2% 24.8% 34.2% 28.2% 27.6% 30.1% 28.1% 20% 10.6% 10% 8.7% 8.4% 7.9% 7.6% 0% Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Quite a bit Very much SP 2013 Some SP 2015 Very little During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done at the college? Number of assigned textbooks, manuals, books, or book-length packs of course readings 40% 35.9% 39.9% 39.8% 38.1% 38.8% 35.9% 34.8% 33.0% 32.9% 31.9% 30% 20% 15.4% 10.7% 10% 21 13.0% 10.7% 3.1% 15.4% 14.8% 10.9% 10.2% 1.6% 1.5% 15.7% 9.3% 4.4% 2.3% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Between 1 and 4 SP 2011 Between 5 and 10 SP 2013 Between 11 and 20 SP 2015 Number of written papers or reports of any length 60% 40% 32.5% 32.1% 28.1% 30.4% 24.3% 20.4% 21.6% 20% 39.7% 38.6% 36.9% 19.6% 13.2% 10.6% 7.5% 28.5% 11.4% 6.1% 5.2% 22.3% 20.5% 15.9% 11.4% 5.6% 11.3% 6.2% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Between 5 and 10 SP 2011 Between 1 and 4 SP 2013 Between 11 and 20 SP 2015 More than 20 None Mark the box that best represents the extent to which your examinations during the current school year have challegned you to do your best work at this college 40% 34.7% 34.5% 30% 24.0% 22.8% 23.1% 36.4% 34.1% 25.1% 32.1% 29.2% 23.3% 22.6% 23.0% 22.8% 17.2% 20% 2.5% 5.3% 1.2% 9.6% 1.9% 4.7% 1.0% 12.7% 11.4% 6.7% 1.1% 0.8% 5.8% 1.7% 1.7% 9.8% 5.2% 0.7% 1.4% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 1 Extremely easy 2 SP 2011 3 4 SP 2013 5 6 SP 2015 7 Extremely challenging How much has Crafton emphasized each of the following? Encouraging you to spend significant amounts of time studying 60% 44.0% 41.2% 40.8% 40% 35.5% 35.8% 31.0% 26.5% 22.1% 43.4% 40.4% 24.9% 21.0% 20% 36.3% 20.6% 15.8% 5.8% 4.6% 4.5% 3.3% 2.7% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Quite a bit SP 2011 Very much SP 2013 Some Very little SP 2015 Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 10% 9.8% 22 Student-Faculty Interaction Benchmark Respondents responded to six questions on Student-Faculty Interaction at Crafton. In comparison to other medium colleges, students at Crafton generally scored lower than average on this benchmark in past years. Comparable colleges benchmark score comparison 60 50.1 47.5 50.1 45.9 50.1 48.1 50.1 47.6 51.1 50.0 40 20 0 2009 2010 2011 Crafton 2013 2015 Medium Colleges Respondents selected the level frequency that closely reflected their experience regarding these Student-Faculty Interaction questions. The following statements and tables illustrate respondent results on each. Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 86% to 95% of respondents indicated that during the school year they sometimes, often or very often used email to communicate with an instructor. 89% to 92% of respondents indicated that during the school year they sometimes, often or very often discussed grades or assignments with an instructor. 64% to 72% of respondents indicated that during the school year they sometimes, often or very often talked about career plans with an instructor or advisor. 47% to 54% of respondents indicated that during the school year they sometimes, often or very often discussed ideas from their readings or classes with instructors outside of class. 91% to 93% of respondents indicated that during the school year they sometimes, often or very often received prompt feedback (written or oral) from instructors on their performance. 28% to 35% of respondents indicated that during the school year they sometimes, often or very often worked with instructors on activities other than coursework. In your experiences at this college during the current school year, about how often have you done each of the following? 23 Used email to communicate with an instructor 40% 30% 37.5% 34.7% 29.0% 28.6% 28.6% 28.5% 34.4% 31.3% 29.8% 28.8% 24.2% 23.1% 20% 36.7% 34.8% 23.3% 13.6% 9.3% 10% 11.2% 8.1% 4.6% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Sometimes SP 2011 Often Very Often SP 2013 Never SP 2015 Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor. 60% 47.5% 45.8% 40% 40.4% 34.7% 39.8% 36.3% 31.4% 33.0% 31.5% 25.8% 20% 15.3% 9.6% 19.0% 14.0% 8.7% 21.8% 16.1% 10.6% 8.2% 10.5% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Sometimes Often SP 2013 Very Often SP 2015 Never Talked about career plans with an instructor or advisor 60% 46.6% 42.7% 40% 32.4% 30.4% 17.4% 20% 44.3% 41.5% 35.9% 29.8% 28.1% 18.1% 15.8% 7.5% 41.0% 17.0% 12.2% 12.0% 10.6% 9.5% 7.2% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Sometimes Never SP 2013 Often SP 2015 Very Often Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with instructors outside of class 60% 53.4% 48.7% 40% 20% 36.4% 9.8% 5.1% 50.5% 48.0% 32.6% 34.7% 32.9% 30.6% 15.3% 12.5% 10.1% 3.9% 46.4% 4.8% 14.0% 6.8% 3.7% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Never SP 2011 Sometimes Often SP 2013 Very Often SP 2015 Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 0% 24 Received prompt feedback (written or oral) from instructors on your performance 50% 40.8% 40% 37.2% 33.7% 38.3% 37.4% 37.6% 34.8% 36.7% 34.5% 28.1% 30% 8.0% 10% 19.6% 18.7% 17.6% 20% 18.6% 9.3% 7.3% 6.7% 28.0% 7.2% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Often Sometimes SP 2013 Very Often SP 2015 Never Worked with instructors on activities other than coursework 80% 72.2% 68.8% 68.4% 66.1% 65.0% 60% 40% 20% 20.4% 23.6% 19.5% 7.5% 3.4% 6.4% 1.9% 21.8% 22.8% 9.8% 3.4% 5.5%2.4% 7.0%4.0% 0% Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 SP 2009 SP 2010 Never SP 2011 Sometimes Often SP 2013 SP 2015 Very Often Support for Learners Benchmark Students were prompted by seven items on Support for Learners at Crafton. In comparison to other medium colleges comparable to Crafton, students at Crafton generally scored comparable on this benchmark. Comparable colleges benchmark score comparison 60 48.5 49.9 46.8 50.2 50.1 50.0 47.9 50.0 50.3 50.0 40 20 0 2009 2010 2011 Crafton 2013 2015 Medium Colleges Respondents selected the level of frequency that closely reflected their experience on these Support for Learners questions. The following statements and tables illustrate respondent results on each. 25 93% to 96% of respondents indicated that Crafton provided the support they needed to help them succeed at the college some, quite a bit, or very much. 81% to 89% of respondents indicated that Crafton encouraged contact among students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds some, quite a bit, or very much. 58% to 62% of respondents indicated that Crafton helped them cope with non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.) some, quite a bit, or very much. 70% to 76% of respondents indicated that Crafton provided the support they needed to thrive socially some, quite a bit, or very much. 72% to 75% of respondents indicated that Crafton some, quite a bit, or very much provided the financial support they needed to afford their education. 51% to 56% of respondents indicated that they used academic advising/planning quite a bit or very much. 36% to 40% of respondents indicated that they used career counseling sometimes or often. How much does this college emphasize each of the following? Providing the support you need to help you succeed at this college 60% 40% 42.0% 38.8% 33.4% 30.7% 25.0% 26.9% 41.2% 40.4% 39.1% 24.0% 33.6% 31.2% 23.0% 21.9% 20.7% 7.1% 5.4% 5.6% 5.3% 4.4% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Quite a bit Very much SP 2013 Some SP 2015 Very little Encouraging contact among students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds 40% 30% 20% 30.8% 30.2% 30.5% 29.3% 21.5% 18.7% 29.5% 28.0% 26.3% 20.6% 18.4% 30.6% 31.5% 30.2% 29.9% 23.4% 27.0% 16.5% 16.2% 10.9% 10% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Some SP 2011 Quite a bit Very much SP 2013 Very little SP 2015 Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 20% 26 Helping you cope with your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.) 60% 40% 40.0% 33.5% 38.5% 34.6% 19.0% 17.9% 20% 9.0% 41.8% 39.8% 32.9% 39.9% 17.7% 10.6% 15.6% 11.7% 7.5% 31.0% 29.9% 16.2% 12.9% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Very little Some Quite a bit SP 2013 SP 2015 Very much Providing the support you need to thrive socially 50% 40% 40.2% 40.9% 39.7% 33.5% 27.8% 23.1% 27.4% 22.8% 30% 24.2% 21.0% 14.0% 20% 9.6% 10% 9.5% 35.5% 29.7% 27.9% 22.3% 20.1% 16.5% 14.5% 0% Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 SP 2009 27 SP 2010 SP 2011 Some Very little Quite a bit SP 2013 SP 2015 Very much Providing the financial support you need to afford your education 35% 30% 25% 28.3% 25.7% 24.6% 21.4% 28.2% 28.8% 23.1% 20% 20.0% 26.7% 26.1% 25.7% 21.5% 26.6% 25.1% 21.7% 26.5% 25.0% 27.5% 23.2% 15% 10% 5% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 Very little SP 2011 Quite a bit Some SP 2013 Very much SP 2015 24.3% When do you use the following services at this college? Academic advising/planning 60% 40% 20% 41.8% 35.8% 40.7% 37.6% 38.0% 36.0% 14.4% 7.4% 13.3% 12.7% 40.5% 37.4% 39.8% 36.6% 16.1% 12.1% 10.3% 13.8% 8.2% 7.5% 0% SP 2009 SP 2010 SP 2011 Quite a bit Some Very little SP 2013 SP 2015 Very much Career counseling 60% 47.4% 45.2% 46.3% 43.4% 40% 28.1% 20% 28.3% 28.3% 17.5% 9.1% 16.4% 11.9% 15.2% 9.1% 45.6% 30.6% 13.6% 9.5% 27.7% 18.5% 8.1% SP 2009 SP 2010 Rarely/never SP 2011 Sometimes Don't know/NA SP 2013 Often SP 2015 Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015 CHC CCSSE RESULTS BY YEAR | 1/12/2016 0% 28