1 / 28

Sinclair 101 Developing and Implementing a Student Success Course at Sinclair Community College

Sinclair 101 Developing and Implementing a Student Success Course at Sinclair Community College. Sue Merrell Judy Kronenberger Innovations 2007. The Game Plan. Foundations activity History and benchmarking New course Outcomes Assessments Assignments Findings Next steps.

thao
Télécharger la présentation

Sinclair 101 Developing and Implementing a Student Success Course at Sinclair Community College

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Sinclair 101Developing and Implementing a Student Success Course atSinclair Community College Sue Merrell Judy Kronenberger Innovations 2007

  2. The Game Plan • Foundations activity • History and benchmarking • New course • Outcomes • Assessments • Assignments • Findings • Next steps

  3. Foundations Exercise • Adaptation of the Foundational Dimensions (Two Year College version), Policy Center of the First Year of College • Used at the first advisory committee meeting to inform priorities

  4. Foundations Exercise (cont) • 9 Statements -- Framed as “Does My College .... ? • First line: Rate the statement according to what you feel is the level of importance (least important to most important) • Second line: Is this an area of weakness (opportunity) or strength for your college?

  5. Foundations Exercise • Sinclair’s results to follow……

  6. What not to Include? • Connections to Helping Students Learn and Achieving the Dream • Centerpiece for college-wide general education and assessment • Extraordinary support • Other historical attempts • Political snags • Behind-the-scenes consensus building

  7. History of Student Success Course at Sinclair • In 2003, a committee was formed to look at 20 first year experience courses: • 5 existing courses at Sinclair • 15 courses at other institutions

  8. Rhoades State Community College Ohio State University Miami University, Middletown Valencia Community College Paradise Valley Community College Maricopa Community College Central Piedmont Community College Wright State University Johnson County Community College Miami-Dade Community College Moraine Valley Community College LaGuardia Community College History of Student Success Course at Sinclair

  9. History of Student Success Course at Sinclair Broad areas to include in “new” Sinclair student success course based on best practice and research: • College Resource Skills • Interpersonal Skills • Learning/ Study Skills • General Education Outcome Skills • Life Management Skills

  10. Current Course: SCC 101 • 2 credit hours • No prerequisites • General Education Learning Outcomes focus • Offered one or two days a week • Professional development required for all faculty who teach the course • Pilot: Winter 2006

  11. SCC 101 Course Learning Outcomes • Identify and use appropriate college resources and student activities to promote goal attainment • Examine interpersonal issues related to the diversity of peoples, cultures, and ideas • Identify and apply individual learning styles and personality type to adapt to various learning situations

  12. SCC 101 Course Learning Outcomes • Identify and define the relationship between general education outcomes and specific academic and career goals • Plan holistically to achieve academic, personal, and career goals.

  13. SCC 101 Assessment Tools: CSFI • College Success Factors Index • Packaged with textbook • http://www.csfi-wadsworth.com • Students rate 80 items, strongly agree to strongly disagree • Rates students on characteristics that have been shown to correlate with college success

  14. SCC 101 Assessment Tools: CSFI • College Success Factors Index • Responsibility vs. Control • Competition • Task Precision • Expectations • Wellness • Time Management • College Involvement • Family Involvement

  15. SCC 101 Assessment Tools: MBTI • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator • Personality Inventory • Taken online • Students purchase the card/password information in the bookstore • Certified administrator meets with class to discuss results related to learning

  16. SCC 101 Assessment Tools: Discover • Discover Career Planning Program • http://www.act.org/discover/ • 3 categories: • Interests • Abilities • Values Based on student ratings in each category, placed into a “world of work” map—6 occupational clusters

  17. SCC 101 Common Assignments • Interview Assignment: • Encourages student engagement with institution and faculty • Students choose faculty member to interview • Must contact that faculty member, arrange for interview • During interview, ask questions related to issues discussed in class

  18. SCC 101 Common Assignments • Know Your College Assignment: • Students research an assigned area of the college (tutorial center, academic advising, etc.) • Prepare a brochure • Present information to the class

  19. SCC 101 Common Assignments • Midterm Self Assessment: • Students asked to rate their current achievement in these areas for this AND other classes: • Written Communication • Oral Communication • Critical Thinking/ Problem Solving • Information Literacy • Computer Literacy • Values/ Citizenship/Community

  20. SCC 101 Common Assignments • Final Self Assessment: • Written report (6 to 10 pages) • Students asked to look at their performance holistically (related to general education outcomes) • Select 3 outcomes that need the most growth • For each area discussed, include an “Action Plan”

  21. How are “we” doing? • Preliminary Data regarding “success” looks promising (success based on retention): • Winter 2006 cohort: • Win 06 to Spring 06 retention 76.7% (college 55.9%) • Win 06 to Fall 06 retention 70.5% (college 37%) • Spring 2006 Cohort: • Sp 06 to Fall 06 retention 70%

  22. Foundations Exercise Revisited • Scale 1 (least important) to 7 (most important) • Question #1: • Average of “5” on first scale • Average of “4”

  23. Foundations Exercise Revisited • Question #2: • Average of “6” on first scale • Average of “2.7” • Question #3: • Average of “5.8” on first scale • Average of “2.5” • Question #4: • Average of “6” • Average of “2.1”

  24. Foundations Exercise Revisited • Question #5: • Average of “6.2” on first scale • Average of “3.8” • Question #6: • Average of “4” on first scale • Average of “2.9” • Question #7: • Average of “5.8” • Average of “4.3”

  25. Foundations Exercise Revisited • Question #8: • Average of “3.8” on first scale • Average of “2.0”

  26. What’s Next? • Continue collecting student data related to success (retention, possibly GPA) • Increase instructor pool through professional development

  27. What’s Next • Support student success through not only this course, but other student success initiatives as well • “Just say YES to student success!”

  28. SCC 101 Questions?

More Related