Project ALTA: CPUC Presentation

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THE ACADEMIC LIFE TOTAL ASSESSMENT

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WHY?

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Students

Administrators

Faculty

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Students

Administrators

Faculty

How best can I help students learn?

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Students

Administrators

Faculty

How can we help students and

faculty?


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Students

Administrators

Faculty

I’ve got something to say!

How can we help students and

faculty?


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Students

Administrators

Faculty

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WHO IS . ?

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8 Students

Michael Yaroshefsky ’12Catherine Ettman ’13

Steven Rosen ’13Shyam Modi ’14

John McNamara ’14Rafael Grinberg ’12

Emily Levy ’13Rebecca Scharfstein ’12

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3 Administrators

Alison BodenDean of Religious Life

Claire FowlerSenior Associate Dean of the College

Nic VogeAssociate Director, McGraw Center

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8 Students

3 Administrators7 Faculty members

Robert Dondero (COS)Joshua Katz (CLA)

Stanley Katz (WWS)Nannerl Keohane (POL)

Brian Kernighan (COS)Noelle Molé (ANT)

Phil Trinh (MAT)

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3 Administrators7 Faculty members }Advisory Board

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Profiles

Relatable

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Profiles Survey

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Profiles Survey

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Report

Presentation

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Profiles Survey

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Dialogue with Faculty

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Profiles Survey

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ReportUSG-Led

ImplementationCommittee

Presentation

Dialogue with Faculty

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Survey

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Survey

Survey Responses Over Time

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Survey Responses Over Time2567

5 10 15Days Since Launch

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Survey

100 students

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100 students49 of every

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0

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Interest Load Professor Work Type Schedule Grade Class Time Friends

What matters when selecting classes?

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Poin

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Higher is more important

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0%

18%

36%

54%

72%

90%

Friends SCG Evaluations Faculty Advisers Parents RC Advisers Teammates

Where do you get your information?

Somewhat ImportantVery Important

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Do the first two weeks of class provide enough informationto determine whether to take it?

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22%

73%

5%

Enough TimeWant More TimeUnsure

3 in 4 students don’t feel the firsttwo weeks are informative enough

Do the first two weeks of class provide enough informationto determine whether to take it?

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Researching Classes

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More published information on classes

Researching Classes

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More published information on classes

Improve access to course evaluations

Researching Classes

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What limited your ability to shop?

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What limited your ability to shop?

0%

23%

45%

68%

90%

Overlapping Times Workload Size Limits 6-Class SCORE Cap

Agree Strongly Agree

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Have you ever wanted to take a course and been unable to because you were unaware of the application deadline?

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40%

49%

11%

YesNoUnsure

Inconsistent deadlines have limited 4 out of every 10 students

Have you ever wanted to take a course and been unable to because you were unaware of the application deadline?

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Selecting Classes

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Selecting Classes

Uniform deadline for application-based classes

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Selecting Classes

Uniform deadline for application-based classes

Common break time for seminars (2:50 p.m.)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E EDuring the Semester

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Amount of Reading Students Do

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Amount of Reading Students Do

0%

13%

25%

38%

50%

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Typically Less than 4 Hours More than 4 Hours

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Impact of homework during midterms

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3%

90%

7%

Extremely or Somewhat Positive ImpactExtremely or Somewhat Negative ImpactUnsure

Impact of homework during midterms

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Work and Study Habits

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Limit work assigned during midterms

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Avoid testing on new material

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Avoid testing on new material

Guide students through reading

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Best use of precept time by discipline

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0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Current Material Review Assignments New Material

Social Science & Humanities Engineering & Natural Science

Best use of precept time by discipline

Higher is preferred

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Variability in precepts of the same course?

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96%

2%2%

Yes often or sometimes No rarely or never Unsure


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96%

2%2%



Has this concerned you?

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96%

2%2%



82%

18%

Yes No

Has this concerned you?

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Precepts

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Precepts

Departments focus on precept standardization

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Precepts

Departments focus on precept standardization

Precepts focus on current material

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Collaboration on homework

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84%

6%10%

Strongly or somewhat positive impactStrongly or somewhat negative impactNeutral


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84%

6%10%



Student-formed study groups

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84%

6%10%



86%

7%6%

Very or somwhat positive impactVery or somewhat negative impactNeutral

Student-formed study groups

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What are the reasons you don’t form study groups?

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0%

15%

30%

45%

60%

No Friends in Class Material Not Conducive Work Imbalance Prohibited None of Above

What are the reasons you don’t form study groups?

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Collaboration

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Collaboration

Allow collaboration where possible

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Collaboration


Make collaboration policies explicit

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Collaboration


Make collaboration policies explicit

Study group pairing at McGraw

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Preparedness for Independent Work

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60%24%

16%

Very or Somewhat PreparedExtremely or Somewhat UnpreparedNeither Prepared nor Unprepared


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60%24%

16%



Which skills did you want more help with?

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60%24%

16%



0%

15%

30%

45%

60%

Research Selecting Adviser Writing Quantitative None of Above

Which skills did you want more help with?

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Independent Work

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Independent Work

More research preparation by departments

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Independent Work

More research preparation by departments

More help selecting advisers by departments

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How aware of McGraw’s offerings are you?

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82%

15%3%

Very or Somewhat NotUnsure/No Opinion


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82%

15%3%



How has McGraw impacted you?

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82%

15%3%



29%

18%2%

52%

Very or Somewhat PositiveNeutralNegative or Very NegativeN/A: I have never used the McGraw Center

How has McGraw impacted you?

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Resources

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Resources

Use our data to improve and add services

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Give feedback after midterm week

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71%

3%

27%

Strongly or Somewhat Support Somewhat or Strongly Oppose Neither Support nor Oppose

Give feedback after midterm week

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Feedback During the Semester

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Feedback During the Semester

Mid-term evaluations administered by USG

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What influences course selection?

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What influences course selection?

0%

18%

36%

54%

72%

90%

Friends

SCG

Evaluatio

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Faculty A

dvisersPare

nts

RC Advisers

Teammate

s

Somewhat ImportantVery Important

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Course Evaluations

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Course Evaluations

Expand parameters of evaluation

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Course Evaluations

Expand parameters of evaluation

Better understanding for students

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Do you learn better in classes with frequent quizzes or multiple exams?

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76%

13%

11%

Much or Somewhat BetterUnsure / No OpinionMuch or Somewhat Worse

Do you learn better in classes with frequent quizzes or multiple exams?

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Examinations

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More assessments throughout semester

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Examinations

More assessments throughout semester

Reschedule when multiple exams in 24 hours

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Psychological impact of grades

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80%

20%1%

Strong or Some Very Little or No Unsure / No Opinion

Psychological impact of grades

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Support and opposition of the grading policy

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3%

24%

32%

24%

17%

strongly support support oppose strongly oppose Unsure / No Opinion

Support and opposition of the grading policy

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Why do you elect pass/d/fail?

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1,500

3,000

4,500

6,000

Load ReductionFocus ProtectionExploration

Wei

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Why do you elect pass/d/fail?Rescind p/d/f after

knowing grade?

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0

1,500

3,000

4,500

6,000


Wei

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Poin

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89%

4%7%

Strongly or Somewhat SupportNeither Support nor Oppose Somewhat or Strongly Oppose

Rescind p/d/f after knowing grade?

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Pass/D/Fail Policy

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Pass/D/Fail Policy

Rescind Pass/D/Fail after knowing final grade

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Professors cite policy as reason for lower grade

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46%

35%

19%

Often or Sometimes Rarely or NeverUnsure / No Opinion

Professors cite policy as reason for lower grade

Among Upperclassmen

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Grading Policy and Feedback

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Grading Policy and Feedback

More direct feedback from faculty

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