Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Out of the pens of students – what student survey results tell us

First year factors:
-completing gateway courses
- not withdrawing or repeating courses
- earning 20 credit hours earned in fir calendar year
- math credit earned in first year

After first year
- continuous enrollment
- rising GPA trend
- withdrawal/repeat ratio
- transfer pattern

Data of Predictors:
High school within 2 yrs before college enrollment : 89%
4+ English: 91%
4+ Math: 90%
Algebra II - 91%

Family Educational Attainment:
-13% students are the first persons in their family to enter college-32% students have had no relative pass college


Fall Survey of Students



Communication: I met with my mentor at GGC
Never:  14%
Once: 61%

Student Course Evaluations:
- Administered online to all students 

Mean responses for each section (4 point scale)
- Instructional design: 3.6
- Instructional delivery: 3.6
- Student-Teacher Engagement: 3.6
- Overall evaluation: 3.6

Survey of undergraduate students and tehnology
- administered to sample students 
 - desktop computer usage:


Survey of Graduating Surveys
- administered to only the graduating students, paper based survey


Alumni Survey
- administered to students graduated 3-5 years before the survey date.

Below is the % for "very well" option of the survey
 
- prepared for grad/prof school: 89%
- prepared for current career: 47%
- satisfied with undergrad education: 59%
- encourage current High School senior to attend GGC: 75%


Metrics of Early Student Performances (current value 3 year average)

 - first semester exit rate for remedial English: 63.5% 

 - first semester exit rate for remedial Reading: 71.6% 

 - first semester exit rate for remedial Math: 37.1%
- Passing rate of Eng composition (first course): 73%
- Passing rate of Eng composition (second course): 68%

- Passing rate of college algebra: 64.5%

- Passing rate of Introduction to computing: 76%
- Passing rate of first year students earning 12 college level credits in first semester: 37.4%
- Passing rate of first year students earning 24 college level credits in first semester: 30.4%

- One year retention rate at GGC: 68%
- Course completion ratio for new freshman:69.7%
- Course completion ratio for all GGC students: 78.5%

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