Making Data Work for Professional Development

& Student Success

Arleen Arnsparger, CCCSE &

John D. Cooper, Walden University

Faculty? Administrator? Student Support? Trustee? Institutional Research?

Who’s in the room?

How to use data to facilitate conversations & design professional development opportunities for student success.

Session Objective

On a scale of 1-5

Examine and discuss data regarding student learning, persistence and attainment.

Disaggregate data by gender, age, race/ethnicity, enrollment status, etc.

Use data to identify strengths and areas needing improvement.

Creating a culture of inquiry for professional development

Institutional Data: ◦Student Persistence -- fall to spring, fall

to fall

◦Successful course completion – developmental and gateway courses – in the first term and beyond

◦Disaggregated by age, gender, race/ethnicity, first generation status, enrollment status, etc.

◦Use of services data

Data to bring to the conversation

Survey/focus group data: ◦CCSSE/SENSE

◦Noel-Levitz

◦Student focus groups

◦College surveys – classroom/student services

◦Surveys of students who are leaving the college

Data to bring to the conversation

85%

…of new students responding to the SENSE survey say they’re academically prepared for college.

66%

…of new students responding to the SENSE survey say they tested into at least one developmental course.

A College Example

% testing into…

Math:Reading:Writing:

% testing into…

Math: 65%Reading: 39%Writing: 25%

Course completion rates – C or better

Dev ed courses:Math: 66%Reading: 82%Writing: 80%

Course completion rates – C or better

Dev ed completers – 1st college level:

Math: 83%

College-level course completers: 84%

Discussion questions: What questions do these data raise for

you? Any surprises?

What additional information do you need?How will you gather that information?

What are you doing now that addresses these findings? Do you have data to show that it’s making a difference?

What is one thing you and the college can do to address these findings?

Fall-Spring Fall-Fall

All 71% 49%

Student Persistence1st time degree-seeking

Fall-Spring Fall-Fall

All 71%49%

Full-time 81% 54%

Part-time 56%42%

Student Persistence1st time degree-seeking

Discussion questions: What questions do these data raise for

you? Any surprises?

What additional information do you need?How will you gather that information?

What are you doing now that addresses these findings? Do you have data to show that it’s making a difference?

What is one thing you and the college can do to address these findings?

Very/somewhat important % using services

Academic Advising 91% 54%

Career Counseling 77% 18%

Financial Aid 83% 52%

Students’ most important college services…

Discussion question:

Students are making relatively little use of support services that they indicate are very important to them – or that we know are very important to them. How will we respond to this information? What are our next steps?

How well do you know your students’ level of engagement?

I believe…

Students say…

Asked questions in class?

Made a presentation in class?

Worked with other students on projects or assignments during class?

Worked with other students on projects outside of class?

What % of students responding to the CCSSE survey said they received prompt feedback from instructors about their performance?

Faculty say…

Students say…

What % of students responding to the CCSSE survey said they received prompt feedback from instructors about their performance?

Faculty say… 91%

Students say… 58%

Very/somewhat important % using services

Computer Lab 87% 64%

Tutoring 71% 23%

Math & English Labs 70% 31%

Students’ most important college services…

Discussion question:

How do you know your students are engaged? What works in your classroom, specifically in terms of your discipline, and in general? In the first week of class? Throughout the term?

for the college or my department

in my role

One improvement that you believe would have a significant impact on improving student success…

CCRC Research Tools AtD Data Notes CCCSE Website◦CCSSE/SENSE survey data◦Faculty-Student/Student Services-Student

Perceptions◦Community College/Entering Student

Inventories◦CCSSE/SET Crosswalks◦CCCSE National Reports◦Classroom Observation Forms ◦Focus Group Toolkit◦Video Clips

Tools & Resources

Getting Results – www.league.org Data Carrousel Did You Know? Sharing small bits of

data CCAC website – www.ccac.edu – data

tools, videos, packaging of data (Community College of Allegheny County)

Montgomery County Community College Phillips Community College

Tools & Resources

Thank you!

asarnsparger@cccse.orgjdc28@comcast.net