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Survey of Entering Student Engagement SENSE: a 30,000 Ft. View. PCC (&14 other Oregon CCs) administered SENSE, Fall 2009 Funding provided by Oregon Dept of Community Colleges and Workforce Development ( CCWD ) SENSE was conducted at 120 CCs around the country (Fall 2009). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Survey of Entering Student EngagementSurvey of Entering Student Engagement
SENSE: a 30,000 Ft. View
PCC (&14 other Oregon CCs) administered SENSE, Fall 2009
Funding provided by Oregon Dept of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (CCWD)
SENSE was conducted at 120 CCs around the country (Fall 2009)
About the Survey• Target: Experiences of new students typically
during the 1st 3 weeks of 1st fall term
• Sample: Credit courses in which entering students most likely enroll (excluded select areas)
• PCC Respondents: 1,383 Credit Students 752 (54%) Entering Students, 631 (46%)
Returning Students
About the Survey (cont.)
• 123 questions
• Most Scales =1-5 Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree to Strongly Agree or by Frequency Category
• Focus Area: Financial Aid
Interpretation Considerations•Weighted vs Unweighted Results?
•Entering vs Returning Students?
•Comparisons with others? (i.e. Oregon Consortium Colleges, National average of all participating colleges, Extra-Large Colleges, male/females, race/ethnicity, full-/part-time, dev ed /non-dev ed etc. ?
•What does "neutral" mean? Caution interpretation when high % of neutral responses
Benchmark
• Definition: “Conceptually related items that address key areas of student engagement”
• Note: MANY content rich survey items are not included in the benchmarks and thus analysis at the item level is also of value!
Early Connections
or
High Expectations and Aspirations
or
Clear Academic Plan and Pathway
or
On Track to College Readiness
or
Engaged Learning
or
I’ll starve if all we do is read about the nuts!
Academic and Social Support
or
for Benchmark ResultsSee Handout