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Using Data at Your Fingertips

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Using Data at Your Fingertips

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  1. Connecting the Dots to Institutionalize Civic EngagementPresenters: David L. Carr, Provost and Executive Vice PresidentClaudine Keenan, Chief Planning Officer Michael Hozik, Professor of Geology Marilyn E. Vito, Associate Professor of Business Studies The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

  2. Using Data at Your Fingertips In their book At Your Fingertips: Everyday Data to Improve Schools, Levesque etal recommend that educators assess four considerations: • The numerical form each indicator will take • Details of who, what and when to measure • Whether to measure attainment or gains • What comparisons to make among subpopulations

  3. Considering Indicators for Stockton • The numerical form each indicator will take • Counts, averages, percents or ratios? • Begin with simple counts, then analyze for patterns • Details of who, what and when to measure • Number of students who attend political engagement events • Number of faculty who encourage attendance • Pilot for Major events, supporting events, Fall 2009: • Freshmen Convocation • Constitution Day with Eugene Robinson • Constitutional Rights with Ryan Clark • Fannie Lou Hamer Symposium

  4. Considering Indicators for Stockton • Whether to measure attainment or gains • Number of “repeat students” at multiple events • Baseline GPA, number of credits attempted/earned • Set up for gains: year-over-year major events, for example • What comparisons to make among subpopulations • Residential v. Commuter status • Class level: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior • Admission Type: FTFTF or Transfer • Credit Loads: Part/Full Time • School/Major (students and faculty)

  5. Residential vs. Commuters

  6. Class Level

  7. Admission Type

  8. Part Time vs. Full Time & Overload

  9. Attendees by School of Study

  10. Attendees by Major Field of Study

  11. Top Sponsoring Faculty Affiliation

  12. Procedure • Faculty identified as teaching a course that one of the attending students was taking • Contacted faculty and asked how they promoted the event • A = Did not mention it • B = Only announced it • C = Announced & encouraged attendance • D = Gave Extra Credit • E = Met a course requirement • F= Attendance was required • Divided # of students associated with each faculty memberby the # of faculty who gave a particular response

  13. Faculty Promotion

  14. Faculty Promotion Conclusions • The 2 most reliable ways to insure student attendance • Require attendance at a specific event • Make attendance at a specific event one way to meet a course requirement • With the exception of the Constitution Day Event, just giving extra credit was less effective • Simply announcing an event, even with encouragement to attend is not sufficient

  15. Technical Setup • Student OneCard (Magnetic Stripe) ID • Laptops at registration, peripheral swipe device • Export .csv file of ID numbers (from magnets) • Import to Banner (Discoverer reporting) • Extract demographic data • Residential • Credits/GPA/Major • Faculty

  16. For More Information • Political Engagement Web Site: http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=14&pageID=133 • david.carr@stockton.edu • claudine.keenan@stockton.edu • michael.hozik@stockton.edu • marilyn.vito@stockton.edu

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