George D. Kuh

CAUCUS/ASEUCCSaskatoonJune 11, 2007What Matters to Student Success in College and University

We all want the same thingan undergraduate experience that results in high levels of learning and personal development for all students.

Challenges for Student AffairsDocumenting contributions to student learning and successCreating enriching opportunities aligned with educational mission and desired outcomesBuilding bridges with campus and community constituentsGetting more students to engage more frequently in the activities that matter to their success

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OverviewEssential learning outcomesWhy engagement matters Lessons from high-performing institutions

Advance Organizers To what extent do your students engage in productive learning activities, inside and outside the classroom? How do you know? What must you do differently -- or better -- to enhance student success?

Student Success in CollegeAcademic achievement, engagement in educationally purposeful activities, satisfaction, acquisition of desired knowledge, skills and competencies, persistence, attainment of educational objectives, and post-college performance

Association of American Colleges and Universities

Narrow Learning is Not EnoughThe Essential Learning Outcomes Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical & Natural World Intellectual and Practical Skills Personal and Social Responsibility Integrative Learning

Most Important Skills Employers Look For In New HiresTeamwork skillsCritical thinking/ reasoningOral/written communicationAbility to assemble/ organize informationInnovative/thinking creativelyAble to work with numbers/statisticsForeign language proficiencyRecent Grads** Skills/abilities recent graduates think are the two most important to employers

What Really Matters: Student EngagementBecause individual effort and involvement are the critical determinants of impact, institutions should focus on the ways they can shape their academic, interpersonal, and extracurricular offerings to encourage student engagement. Pascarella & Terenzini, How College Affects Students, 2005, p. 602

Foundations of Student EngagementTime on task (Tyler, 1930s)Quality of effort (Pace, 1960-70s)Student involvement (Astin, 1984)Social, academic integration (Tinto,1987, 1993)Good practices in undergraduate education (Chickering & Gamson, 1987)Outcomes (Pascarella, 1985)Student engagement (Kuh, 1991, 2005)

Something Else That Really Matters The greatest impact appears to stem from students total level of campus engagement, particularly when academic, interpersonal, and extracurricular involvements are mutually reinforcingPascarella & Terenzini, How College Affects Students, 2005, p. 647

Student Engagement TrinityWhat students do -- time and energy devoted to educationally purposeful activitiesWhat institutions do -- using effective educational practices to induce students to do the right thingsEducationally effective institutions channel student energy toward the right activities

Good Practices in Undergraduate Education (Chickering & Gamson, 1987; Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005)Student-faculty contactActive learningPrompt feedbackTime on taskHigh expectationsRespect for diverse learning stylesCooperation among students

National Survey of Student Engagement(pronounced nessie)

Community College Survey of Student Engagement(pronounced cessie)College student surveys that assess the extent to which students engage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development

Effective Educational PracticesLevel of Academic ChallengeActive & Collaborative LearningEnrichingEducational ExperiencesSupportiveCampusEnvironmentStudentFaculty Interaction

Grades, persistence, student satisfaction, and engagement go hand in hand

Does institutional size matter to engagement?

Yes, size matters.Smaller is generally better.

Benchmark Scores for All Students by Undergraduate Enrollment

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53.81161780948.466105874941.632569320550.905810247363.5671937269

54.101712954548.716375014139.840574753448.847670900563.3940156311

53.152049501147.580688459538.010630915949.61776811260.4843043212

53.101585350746.48910594236.974157608946.479402730259.9890351738

51.804399020745.355712214836.095409307746.725517577761.1888385996

53.562090794947.14937000136.181314830547.419813455760.3912580188

50.703603281545.072368380234.133288231641.751983662756.9662515935

50.0350458444.081639803433.548943196343.044995753354.7833956339

49.264981571443.021628204831.972258496342.359354227953.3411577967

48.33269311742.270725770430.615659332942.055098789952.5468018838

49.107183339941.317290905830.914545368843.758803098752.0324676344

49.533038275142.823545729830.672135645445.095752937851.289966531

49.887396126341.037562038929.433596115746.267658099956.105265897

Level of Academic Challenge

Active and Collaborative Learning

Student Interactions with Faculty Members

Enriching Educational Experiences

Supportive Campus Environment

Enrollment Intervals

Benchmark Scores for All Students by Undergraduate Enrollment Intervals

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20196418650.749.241.144.264.7

19227121547.045.135.440.858.2

10154130547.647.241.850.569.3

10266936155.856.145.055.361.9

19880846450.348.543.347.264.7

14132547760.553.543.959.258.3

16157252349.049.338.839.558.7

10755853453.447.840.348.067.8

20100761164.755.349.470.865.3

14950561853.242.635.541.062.6

14229467156.849.545.754.963.2

23735868350.646.343.544.560.4

15327869746.947.138.341.954.0

23330173259.346.244.859.269.3

23371875859.450.144.459.764.8

15267379362.550.343.967.874.4

15468879751.749.641.649.660.9

23951287550.649.543.149.458.2

13939388454.742.734.654.367.8

19960788755.051.245.057.865.5

19285589855.350.741.952.761.8

14849691353.243.438.547.265.7

14537295553.948.338.548.266.4

23225696257.247.047.652.761.5

19930696346.945.042.946.862.7

14633999353.348.933.740.564.5

156408100162.150.747.358.167.2

150455102558.143.435.660.165.7

181127103055.551.945.247.366.1

102270103551.150.643.849.556.0

162654108559.151.044.657.555.7

180984108850.546.536.440.166.2

196103110354.850.537.649.059.5

167598111159.655.343.253.364.9

218539111853.148.344.051.168.8

146481117156.547.345.254.161.1

239390117452.048.735.539.161.7

206349117754.651.236.040.762.9

239017117959.746.242.758.766.3

213251120456.650.443.449.866.3

180106120554.151.438.642.262.8

143118121050.846.737.538.258.2

210775121448.244.933.540.658.2

216694122446.547.635.942.756.4

155520122947.950.340.444.074.1

215798123852.746.941.244.461.2

156213125849.742.437.649.472.8

217934127859.053.044.859.165.7

221519129461.246.747.758.068.9

238333129659.651.142.761.464.8

197911130354.151.446.448.861.1

107141132554.746.938.951.471.8

204680133145.836.528.939.458.2

130183133450.843.731.230.457.4

228981134453.349.442.948.464.8

165936134855.042.634.648.965.4

174899138352.753.438.947.560.0

191676141153.443.333.651.566.1

234173143653.746.538.843.462.5

133492144359.058.444.363.662.2

409698144352.656.337.258.259.2

225548144947.946.337.442.965.7

238661145150.747.439.244.257.9

215743147557.450.143.249.461.0

152318148356.054.638.048.567.8

179955151856.650.242.650.562.0

154527152851.951.037.152.963.6

120254155158.450.342.962.163.7

139199156749.950.438.046.657.9

190983157653.245.738.047.658.5

229018161149.743.434.138.656.5

219000163352.445.536.151.063.0

212133164350.549.236.251.361.2

176479164549.351.139.541.862.1

211468167752.445.637.646.460.2

194541169352.344.626.540.050.4

177551169946.148.433.740.057.8

233426170154.148.342.650.164.7

181446170951.749.439.950.262.8

213826171049.243.334.544.156.7

206589171458.645.142.362.763.0

216278172555.250.740.455.264.0

206507174347.144.238.943.565.2

173902177458.147.636.363.359.4

217493178658.151.936.250.152.3

128902180857.745.838.559.661.5

212577184360.047.342.854.660.6

147828187452.548.738.448.466.5

204909189352.341.439.654.360.7

204185190450.747.637.249.060.3

195216192158.351.444.751.362.8

227377192248.540.831.636.158.5

141060193758.652.740.353.962.0

139764199648.144.136.841.656.8

147244199753.351.637.251.959.9

183822201053.347.336.645.062.2

216524202155.346.841.151.258.0

202523202560.751.245.455.859.7

121309202753.449.040.148.364.5

231059204556.546.137.750.062.8

179043204952.152.341.444.062.7

212984205750.344.630.537.456.2

126182215346.739.529.048.755.6

192864216152.542.133.246.253.8

228802216748.944.635.036.555.1

213385218554.447.036.652.360.6

230995221952.649.544.046.859.2

212805223249.340.132.237.663.5

147660226753.343.635.741.261.1

165334226953.943.338.053.654.3

148627228352.347.235.839.059.6

151388230950.445.734.438.457.4

131283231653.844.434.951.655.1

150400233456.548.140.956.958.0

161226233751.744.834.944.362.2

175005234256.951.737.652.759.7

163578235356.949.236.143.463.4

198950236754.847.842.147.466.8

107983241245.946.835.742.460.9

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