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Survey of Entering Student Engagement SENSE: a 30,000 Ft. View

Gain a comprehensive view into the experiences of new and returning students in a 2009 survey across 15 Oregon community colleges, including PCC. Discover key areas of focus, interpretation considerations, comparison insights, and the significance of benchmarks. Delve into student engagement early connections, aspirations, academic plans, and success indicators. Access benchmark results for academic and social support.

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Survey of Entering Student Engagement SENSE: a 30,000 Ft. View

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  1. Survey of Entering Student EngagementSENSE: a 30,000 Ft. View

  2. PCC(&14 other Oregon CCs) administered SENSE, Fall 2009 Funding provided by Oregon Dept of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (CCWD) SENSE was conducted at 120 CCs around the country (Fall 2009)

  3. About the Survey • Target: Experiences of new students typically during the 1st 3 weeks of 1st fall term • Sample: Credit courses in which entering students most likely enroll (excluded select areas) • PCC Respondents: 1,383 Credit Students 752 (54%) Entering Students, 631 (46%) Returning Students

  4. About the Survey (cont.) • 123 questions • Most Scales =1-5 Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree to Strongly Agree or by Frequency Category • Focus Area: Financial Aid

  5. Interpretation Considerations • Weighted vs Unweighted Results? • Entering vs Returning Students? • Comparisons with others? (i.e.Oregon Consortium Colleges, National average of all participating colleges, Extra-Large Colleges, male/females, race/ethnicity, full-/part-time, dev ed /non-dev ed etc. ? • What does "neutral" mean? Caution interpretation when high % of neutral responses

  6. Benchmark • Definition: “Conceptually related items that address key areas of student engagement” • Note: MANY content rich survey items are not included in the benchmarks and thus analysis at the item level is also of value!

  7. Early Connections or

  8. High Expectations and Aspirations or

  9. Clear Academic Plan and Pathway or

  10. On Track to College Readiness Access Progress Success or

  11. Engaged Learning or I’ll starve if all we do is read about the nuts!

  12. Academic and Social Support or

  13. for Benchmark ResultsSee Handout

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