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Databases for Studies in Student Mobility
Transcript of Databases for Studies in Student Mobility
Databases for Studies in Student Mobility
Where are the Opportunities for Inter-Provincial Collaboration?
2018 PCCAT Conference
June 20, 2018
Anna Tikina, Research OfficerRobert Adamoski, Director
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BC Council on Admissions & Transfer
• Three methodologies using:• System data
• Institutional data
• Hybrid data
• Possibilities for Interprovincial studies
System Data
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21 Public PSIs
4 Research Universities
Central Data Warehouse
Student Transitions
Project
Student Transitions Project Mobility Research
BC Headset (Aggregate
only)
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Findings:
54,000 + mobilestudents
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45% of bachelor grads attend more than one institution
57% completed in the region where they graduated high school
Findings:
Institutional data
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21 Public PSIs
4 Research Universities
Transfer Student Profile and Performance Report
Central Data Warehouse
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Findings:
Hybrid Data
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21 Public PSIs
4 Research Universities
Central Data Warehouse
Student Transitions
Project
BC Headset (Aggregate
only)
Credits to Completion Report
Receivers
Senders
Findings
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Non-Transfer
Transfer
Inter-Provincial Mobility Studies:Opportunities and Options
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• PCCAT Interprovincial Mobility Report (Institutional data)
• BC Central Data Warehouse credit mobility research (System data)
• BC Student Outcomes Survey research (System data)
• BC Student Financial Aid project (System data)
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“…(N)o further widespread research based on survey data should be done in the near future …because of difficulties in collecting adequate data.”
Institutional DataPCCAT Mobility Research
System Data
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21 Public PSIs
4 Research Universities
Credit Mobility Research
Central Data Warehouse
Findings
BC Council on Admissions & Transfer Source: AEST, CDW Fall 2017
• 350,000+ credits assessed per year
• 13,000-15,000 students/year have credits assessed
• ~70% first-year courses
• ~45% assigned credit + 10% block transfer
• Senders: 40% CDW, 17% RIUs, 10% non-BC, some private (and 30% unknown)
355,199 362,034344,134
354,849 347,550
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AY 2011-12 AY 2012-13 AY 2013-14 AY 2014-15 AY 2015-16
Number of Transfer Credits Received by CDW PSIs in AY 2015/16 by Sending Province
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215,65162,587
28,99924,260
4,0403,0742,7841,9281,6641,04171656818354
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Findings:
Incoming Credits by Province and CIP
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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
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AB
QC
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MB
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NFL
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YK
Arts and Sciences
Business and Management
Education
Engineering and AppliedSciences
Health
Human and Social Services
Visual and Performing Arts
Findings:
System data: Outcomes Survey Data
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*21 Public PSIs
4 Research Universities
Certificate, Diploma, Associate
Degree Grads
Baccalaureate Grads
Trades Grads
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Tikina (2016) Are Former B.C. Post-Secondary Students Moving To Alberta? Tracking Employment Mobility with BC Student Outcomes Surveys, BC Student Outcomes Research Forum.
Findings:
System data
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21 Public PSIs
4 Research Universities
Student Financial Aid Data
BC SFA
Findings:
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• Immediate transition rate for BC Gr 12 graduates was 51%. At minimum, an additional 2% enrolled immediately in a BC private post-secondary, and 3% outside of BC.
• Students who delayed transitioning, and those with lower GPAs, were more likely to enroll in BC private PSIs.
• Students identified as ”gifted” had the highest transition rates to non-BC institutions.
• Some regions with lower transition rates to BC PSIs showed higher non-BC transition rates.
• Among those BC graduates who enrolled outside of BC, 20% enrolled outside of Canada, 32% in Alberta, 31% in Ontario, 10% in Quebec and 7% in other provinces.
Final thoughts
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• Demonstrate benefits of system data for participating institutions
• Share broadly• Get everyone on-board• Integrate into regular submission schedule
• Pursue and share research based fully or partially on institutional data – at least as an interim step
• Institutions and provincial CATs know most about incoming students. We all need to partner to get the full mobility picture.
THANK YOU!
BC Council on Admissions & Transfer