Post on 29-Dec-2015
MONITORING STUDENT SUCCESS:HELPFUL PRACTICES
College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)Oregon State University
HEP/CAMP New Director's & Staff TrainingSeptember 18, 2009 - Miami, FL
Why do You Need to Monitor Student Success (Performance)?
Your grant has some GPRA targets GPRA 1 GPRA 2
Research supports the notion to monitor student performance
You need to know where your students are Common sense
Questions to Consider
Do you know what your students know and are able to do?
Do you know where your students are in relationship to the indicators you are responsible to report?
Can you identify which students need intervention?
If you can’t tell me where they are, who can?
How can you improve their performance if you don’t know where they are?
Monitoring through Persistence & Progression Measures Measures are based on concrete
behavioral outcomes such as the act of: Registering for class Attending the class Completing the class
Enrollment, attendance, credit hours, and courses that count toward graduation
The ultimate goal for monitoring student success is to ensure all students have successfully completed their 1st year in college and continued onto their 2nd year
Monitoring through Persistence & Progression Measures
Key areas that can be measured through qualitative and quantitative assessments such as: Course grades and assignments Survey of student satisfaction and priorities Assessment of incoming students' motivations
attitudes Survey to determine students' awareness of
services and options available to them on-campus and off-campus
Formal and informal assessment
What do We do at OSU CAMP? OSU CAMP proposed targets in the grant:
N = 30 students GRPA 1 = 86% (26 students) GPRA 2 = 85% (22 students)
Ultimate goal: GPRA 1 = 100% (30 students) GPRA 2 = 100% (30 students)
What do We do at OSU? Monitoring Begins START Bilingue (End of June or beginning of
July) Students take math and writing placement test Register for fall term classes Homework: Read "First in the Family book"
Box of 50 books for $150. $3 per book
Summer Orientation Program (2nd week of September) Students complete the online "Noel Levitz
Retention College Student Inventory" ($7.50 per student)
Discuss CAMP Contract and Academic Standing Policy
Discuss the "First in the Family" book
What do We do at OSU?
1st week of school (Last week of September) Advisors meet with students to discuss
motivation attitudes (Noel Levitz results) Ensure students are still enrolled in their
classes or need to add/drop classes Ensure all students financial aid is in place
What do We do at OSU?
OSU CAMP Academic Standing Policy Resource Experience form (Fall term) Tutoring
The Writing Center & Learning Academic Success Center Educational Opportunities Program CAMP tutoring
Academic Resource Group Advising (minimum 2 visits per term) Progress reports (Fall term) Forms are in student's file
What do We do at OSU?
Highrise - to monitor contact with students https://camp.highrisehq.com/login
Check grades and credit hours (BANNER) First week after each term ends (Fall, Winter,
Spring) Staff discusses recommendations for individual
students whose GPA are below 2.5 (refer to ASP form)
Check class enrollment after term ends (BANNER) Number of classes Number of credits Waitlist Holds
What do We do at OSU?
CAMP alumni CAMP monitors grades and enrollment for all
participants since the inception of the grant Specific follow up with those who are in
academic warning, probation, suspension Monitor students who transferred to other IHE
Other Attendance to CAMP sponsored events Program evaluation at the end of the term Faculty/Instructor connecting with CAMP staff
(informal) Exit interview (Spring term)
What do We do at OSU?
We demand success, but offer support We do not have low expectation for our
students We stress involvement but not over
involvement We work on building strong relationships We believe in our students’ abilities to
success, they believe in their ability to succeed
Advantages of Monitoring Students Closer contact with students More timely identification of student needs Ability to justify expenditures for student
success initiatives Greater accountability for student success
every step of the way By monitoring students' performance, you
will be better equipped to accomplish your goals
QUESTIONS?
Resources
https://www.noellevitz.com/Our+Services/Retention/Tools/Retention+Mgmt+System/
"First in the Family: Advice about College from First-Generation Students" by Kathleen Cushman
"Challenging & Supporting the First-Year Student: A Handbook for Improving the First Year of College" by M. Lee Upcraft, John N. Gardner, Betsy O. Barefoot
"Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook" by Virginia N. Gordon, Wesley R. Habley, Thomas J. Grites
Other CAMP Programs