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Mountain View College
Spring 2008 CCSSE Results
Community College Survey of Student Engagement
2008 Findings
Overview
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CCSSE: What is it?
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MVC Cohort & Comparison Groups
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Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
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Educational Support
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Full-time vs Part-time Students
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CCFSSE
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Using CCSSE
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE: What is it?
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The CCSSE survey instrument captures student
engagement as a measure of institutional quality.
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Student engagement, or the amount of time and
energy that students invest in meaningful
educational practices, is the foundation for
CCSSE’s work.
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Community College Leadership Program at UTAustin
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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:
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Assess quality in community college education
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Identify and learn from good educational practice
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Identify areas in which we can improve
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE: MVC Cohort - 688 Students
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Representative sample of 10% of
Spring 2008 credit students
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38% - Native language is not English
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39% - Fathers are not HS graduates
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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
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The 2008 CCSSE Cohort: 343,000
community college students from
585 institutions US and Canada
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HSI/HACU Cohort: 16,800 students
from 26 community colleges in
seven states
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Other DCCCD Cohort: 5,600
students from BHC, CVC, ECC,
EFC, NLC, & RLC
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MVC 2005 Cohort: 496 students
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE 2008
Benchmark Findings
CCSSE Benchmarks of Effective
Educational Practice
The five CCSSE benchmarks include 38
engagement items from the CCSSE survey:
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Reflect many of the most important aspects of the
student experience
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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:
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Active and Collaborative Learning
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Student Effort
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Academic Challenge
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Student-Faculty Interaction
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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
60.0
50.0
49.5
40.0
49.8 49.0
47.7
53.0
Academic
Challenge
30.0
StudentFaculty
Interaction
Support for
Learners
20.0
10.0
0.0
Active and
Collaborative
Learning
Student Effort
50 is the national average
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCSSE Benchmarks of Effective
Educational Practice
MVC 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
60.0
50.0
40.0
MVC 2008
49.5
49.5
51.7
50.0
MVC 2005
44.2
30.0
Other DCCCD
20.0
HSI/HACU
10.0
National
0.0
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
CCSSE 2008
Educational Support Findings
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
MVC 2008 Results
How OFTEN do you use the following services?
How IMPORTANT are the following services?
Very
Not at all
Academic advising/planning
72% +
6%
48% -
Career counseling
62% +
16%
2%
45% -
Job placement assistance
38%
35% +
Peer or other tutoring
6%
47%
Peer or other tutoring
43% +
26% -
Skill labs (writing, math, etc.)
15%
39% +
Skill labs (writing, math, etc.)
51% -
21%
Child care
1%
38%
Child care
29%
52% -
Financial aid advising
17%
39% +
Financial aid advising
61%
24%
Computer lab
32%
27% +
Computer lab
62%
14%
Student organizations
5%
47% +
Student organizations
31% +
35% -
Transfer credit assistance
9%
39%
Transfer credit assistance
58% +
25%
Services to students with
disabilities
3%
34%
Services to students with
disabilities
44%
40%
Often
Rarely/never
Academic advising/planning
15%
36%
Career counseling
9% +
Job placement assistance
- + = 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
MVC 2008 Results
How SATISFIED are you with the following 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% +
- + = 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
2008 CCSSE
Full-time vs. Part-time Student Findings
Full-time vs Part-time Students Findings
In General:
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Full-time students are more engaged in their college
education experiences than part-time students
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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:
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Full-time student average scores on all five
benchmarks were 7 – 14 points higher than the
average scores of part-time students
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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:
60.0
Active and
Collaborative
Learning
Student
Effort
50.0
40.0
Academic
Challenge
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
Full-time
Part-time
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
StudentFaculty
Interaction
Support for
Learners
Full-time vs Part-time Students Findings
MVC 2008 Benchmark Findings:
CCSSE Benchmarks of
Effective Educational Practice
All
Students
Parttime
Fulltime
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
2008 CCFSSE Findings
CCFSSE: (Community College Faculty Survey of
Student Engagement)
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50 MVC faculty responded (33 FT & 17 PT)
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Surveys faculty about their perceptions regarding
students’ educational experiences. Results are
aligned with CCSSE to allow colleges to contrast
student and faculty perceptions.
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Surveys faculty about teaching practices, the
ways they spend their professional time
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
CCFSSE: A Tale of Two Perspectives
National Cohort - Student Engagement:
Student and Faculty Views by Benchmark
100%
Faculty
Student
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
National findings are consistent with MVC CCSSE vs. CCFSSE findings.
0%
Active and
collaborative
learning
Student effort
Academic
challenge
Studentfaculty
interaction
Source: 2008 CCSSE and CCFSSE Cohort data.
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) – MVC Spring 2008 Results
Support for
learners
Student and Faculty Perceptions at
Mountain View College
Examples of College Experience Items
(Response of “Often” or “Very Often”)
Faculty
Student
Responses 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
Using CCSSE Results
Understand the Facts
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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.
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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:
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Work with other students on projects during class
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Make class presentations
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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