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Assessing Student Engagement Following Political Programs and Events
Presented by: Marilyn E. Vito and Michael J. HozikRichard Stockton College of New Jersey
Early Analysis – Fall 2009• The 2 most reliable ways to insure student
attendance– Require attendance at a specific event– Make attendance at a specific event one way to
meet a course requirement• Just giving extra credit was less effective• Simply announcing an event, even with
encouragement to attend is not sufficient
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Technical Setup
1. Student OneCard (Magnetic Stripe) ID2. Laptops at registration, peripheral swipe device3. Export .csv file of ID numbers (from ID cards)4. Import to Banner (Discoverer reporting)5. Extract demographic data• Residential• Credits/GPA/Major• Faculty
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Fall 2010 Follow-Up Study
– Surveyed students attending selected events included in the Constitution Day Series 2010.
– Surveyed all Faculty for feedback on how they select and promote extra-curricular events to include in course syllabi as required or extra credit learning opportunities.
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Selected Events Deborah T. Poritz, Former Chief Justice
of NJ Supreme Court
Ryan Clark, Esq. Constitutional Rights and Auto Stops
Freshman Convocation – Luma Mufla, Founder of Outcasts United
Film & Discussion: William Kunstler, Disturbing the Universe
Film & Discussion: The Oath
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Student Survey ProcessScan student ID cards at the events and create
data lists of student information.
Create Zoomerang survey and email invitation to students from selected events.
Offer chance to win a gift card for $25 to those students agreeing to complete the survey.
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Student Zoomerang SurveyWhy did you attend this event? *How did you learn about the event(s)? *Was the event promoted in your class(es)? (No/Yes)Which of the following statements best describes your assessment of the event?Indicate your likeliness to attend similar events in the future, if they are NOT required for a class?
Please indicate whether or not you are currently (or have been) involved in the following… *Having attended this event, please convey which of the following best describes your mindset about political engagement…Please share additional comments about the event.**
* Check all that apply**Open end question.
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Totals for Events & Survey Responses
Total attendees, all events = 883
Total visits to the surveys by attendees = 194
Total completed surveys by attendees = 167
Total respondents /attendees = 19%
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Student Survey Results
Deborah T. Poritz-Former Chief Justice of NJ
Supreme Court
Ryan Clark, Esq. Constitutional
Rights and Auto Stops
Frosh Convocation: Luma Mufla-Founder of
Outcasts United
William Kunstler--Disturbing the
UniverseThe Oath -- Film
& DiscussionAttendees 356 33 448 24 22
Survey Visits 70 16 92 9 7Survey Completed 65 12 74 9 7Per Cent Response 18% 36% 17% 38% 32%
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Reason for AttendingDeborah T. Poritz-
Former Chief Justice of NJ
Supreme Court
Ryan Clark, Esq. Constitutional
Rights and Auto Stops
Frosh Convocation: Luma Mufla-Founder of
Outcasts United
William Kunstler--Disturbing the
UniverseThe Oath -- Film
& Discussion TotalsPer Cent of All Respondents
Reason for Attending:Interested in topic 21 7 46 5 0 79 47%
Required 39 7 41 5 7 99 59%Extra Credit 19 5 16 3 0 43 26%
ULTRA Credit 13 3 19 2 1 38 23%
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Reason for Attending
Freshman Convoca-tion
Deborah Poritz Ryan Clark Kunstler Film The Oath Film0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
120.0
Interest in Topic
Required
Extra Credit
ULTRA Credit
Other
Perc
ent o
f Res
pond
ers
(Mul
tiple
resp
onse
s wer
e po
ssib
le)
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
How Students Learned About EventsDeborah T. Poritz-
Former Chief Justice of NJ
Supreme Court
Ryan Clark, Esq. Constitutional
Rights and Auto Stops
Frosh Convocation: Luma Mufla-Founder of
Outcasts United
William Kunstler--
Disturbing the Universe
The Oath -- Film &
Discussion TotalsPer Cent of
Respondents
Source of info:E-mail 9 1 23 0 1 34 20%Portal 7 0 16 0 0 23 14%Flyers 8 4 10 4 1 27 16%
Announced in Class 59 11 63 7 6 146 87%Other 4 0 11 0 0 15 9%
Not surprisingly, 84% also reported that the events were promoted in class.
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
How Students Learned About Events
Freshman Convoca-tion
Deborah Poritz Ryan Clark Kunstler Film The Oath Film0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
Portal
Flyers
Announcement
Other
Perc
ent o
f Res
pond
ers
(Mul
tiple
Res
pons
es w
ere
poss
ible
)
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
How Students Assessed Events
Deborah T. Poritz-Former Chief Justice of NJ
Supreme Court
Ryan Clark, Esq. Constitutional
Rights and Auto Stops
Frosh Convocation: Luma Mufla-Founder of
Outcasts United
William Kunstler--Disturbing the
Universe
The Oath -- Film &
Discussion TotalsPer Cent of
Respondents
Assessment of event:Learned something 44 9 55 9 5 122 73%Interesting/not new 12 2 16 0 2 32 19%Boring 9 0 1 0 0 10 6%Other 0 1 2 0 0 3 2%
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
How Students Assessed the Events
Freshman Convoca-tion
Deborah Poritz Ryan Clark Kunstler Film The Oath Film0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
120.0
Valuable
Interesting
Boring
Other
Perc
ent o
f Res
pond
ers
(Onl
y 1
poss
ible
resp
onse
)
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Impact on Future Attendance
Deborah T. Poritz-Former Chief Justice of NJ
Supreme Court
Ryan Clark, Esq. Constitutional
Rights and Auto Stops
Frosh Convocation: Luma Mufla-Founder of
Outcasts United
William Kunstler--Disturbing the
Universe
The Oath -- Film &
Discussion TotalsPer Cent of
Respondents
Likely to attend future:Very Likely 12 2 24 3 0 41 25%
Likely 23 5 28 3 3 62 37%Somewhat Likely 26 5 22 3 3 59 35%Not at all Likely 4 0 0 0 1 5 3%
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Impact on Future Attendance
Freshman Convoca-tion
Deborah Poritz Ryan Clark Kunstler Film The Oath Film0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
V. Likely
Likely
Somewhat
Not Likely
Perc
ent o
f Res
pond
ers
(Onl
y 1
poss
ible
resp
onse
)
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Impact on Political Attitudes
Deborah T. Poritz-Former Chief Justice of NJ
Supreme Court
Ryan Clark, Esq. Constitutional
Rights and Auto Stops
Frosh Convocation: Luma Mufla-Founder of
Outcasts United
William Kunstler--Disturbing the
Universe
The Oath -- Film &
Discussion TotalsPer Cent of
Respondents
Mindset:Did not change 25 4 29 1 4 63 38%
Inclined toward action 28 5 28 5 2 68 41%
Limited to calls/emails 3 1 9 1 1 15 9%
Motivated 5 2 7 1 0 15 9%Other 1 0 0 0 0 1 1%
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Impact on Political Attitudes
Freshman Con-vocation
Deborah Poritz Ryan Clark Kunstler Film The Oath Film0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
Unchanged
More inclined to take action
More motivated but limited to phone calls & emails
Motivated to look for ways
Other
Perc
ent o
f Res
pons
es(O
nly
1 re
spon
se p
ossib
le)
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Faculty Surveys
For which of the Fall 2010 Political Engagement events did you require students in your class(es) to attend?
79% responded “None”For which of the Fall 2010 Political Engagement events did you offer extra credit to your students to attend?
71% responded “None“ Clear disconnect with political engagement
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Faculty Surveys
How often do you offer extra credit to or require your students to attend extracurricular events?
19% responded “Never”
Clear disconnect with political engagement
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Faculty Surveys
…what did you do to encourage reflection on the learning experience encountered?* Class discussion about the event = 48% Written papers summarizing and reflecting on
the event(s) = 58% Online blogs discussing the event(s) = 8% No reflection encouraged = 18% Other = 5%
* Check all that apply
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Faculty Surveys
What is your policy on choosing campus events to endorse for your students to attend? 54% said the events must be directly related to
the course material 36% said they had no specific policy Just 3% said the events must have some civic or
political engagement element.
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Faculty Surveys
Information sources* on events to endorse: 73% E-mails from programs or academic sponsors 48% E-mails from Political Engagement Project 40% E-mails from Women’s Studies 35% E-mails from Hughes Public Policy Center 34% E-mails from student organizations 32% from College-wide Calendar 18% from Constitution Day Flyers
•Check all that apply
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
What it all means: for students…
Students attend events most often because they are required.Students will often attend when they are interested in the speaker or the topic, but this often requires special circumstances.The best way to raise student awareness is by promoting or announcing events in classes.Students listen to the speakers and learn new ideas when they attend these events.Once captivated by a political event, students are more likely to attend similar events in the future. This is particularly relevant for freshmen.
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
What it all means: for faculty…
Faculty must understand their role as educator in a broader sense than merely the classroom instructor.Faculty need to embrace the importance of a political context for the work in their disciplines.Faculty must become aware of their ability to influence students to attend events that are important to a student’s pursuit of a liberal arts education.Faculty must be educated on simple and effective ways of engaging students in reflection about events they attend.E-mails from respected sources are the best means of communicating with faculty about events they should consider endorsing or sponsoring for their students.
© 2011 Marilyn Vito & Michael Hozik
Questions, comments & suggestions welcomed!
Michael J. Hozik [email protected] E. Vito [email protected]