2007_means_Lacolleges.xls

Delgado Community College, Louisiana Consortium

Community College Survey of Student Engagement

Means Summary Report: All Students

Your College

Item Variable

Class Mean Mean

Sig

Effect Size Mean

Sig

Effect Size

All Students N = 841

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES

Academic, Intellectual and Social Experiences

4. In your experiences at this college during the current school year,

about how often have you done each of the following?

1=Never, 2=Sometimes, 3=Often, 4=Very often

a. Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions

CLQUEST

All Students 2.94 3.00

2.91

b. Made a class presentation

CLPRESEN

All Students 1.80 1.90

2.04

-0.26

c. Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before

REWROPAP

All Students 2.45 2.36

2.47

turning it in

d. Worked on a paper or project that required integrating ideas or

INTEGRAT

All Students 2.41 2.49

2.70

-0.30

information from various sources

e. Came to class without completing readings or assignments

CLUNPREP

All Students 1.75 1.71

1.88

f. Worked with other students on projects during class

CLASSGRP

All Students 2.27 2.45

2.46

-0.21

g. Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare

OCCGRP

All Students 1.78 1.88

1.84

class assignments

h. Tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary)

TUTOR

All Students 1.42 1.45

1.36

i. Participated in a community-based project as a part of a

COMMPROJ

All Students 1.31 1.32

1.29

regular course

j. Used the Internet or instant messaging to work on an

INTERNET

All Students 2.68 2.63

2.79

assignment

k. Used email to communicate with an instructor

All Students 2.39 2.10

0.27 2.41

l. Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor

FACGRADE

All Students 2.53 2.60

2.49

m. Talked about career plans with an instructor or advisor

FACPLANS

All Students 1.89 2.12

-0.23 1.99

All Other Consortium N = 5016 All Other Colleges N = 309172

Delgado Community College, Louisiana Consortium

Other Consortium Colleges 2007

CCSSE

Cohort

* T-tests: 2-tailed

Community College Survey of Student Engagement

Means Summary Report: All Students

Your College

Item Variable

Class Mean Mean

Sig

Effect Size Mean

Sig

Effect Size

Other Consortium Colleges 2007

CCSSE

Cohort

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES

Academic, Intellectual, and Social Experiences continued

n. Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with

FACIDEAS

All Students 1.73 1.77

1.72

instructors outside of class

o. Received prompt feedback (written or oral) from instructors on

FACFEED

All Students 2.65 2.64

2.65

your performance

p. Worked harder than you thought you could to meet an

WORKHARD

All Students 2.55 2.62

2.52

instructor's standards or expectations

q. Worked with instructors on activities other than coursework

FACOTH

All Students 1.41 1.54

1.39

r. Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with others

OOCIDEAS

All Students 2.57 2.52

2.55

outside of class (students, family members, coworkers, etc.)

s. Had serious conversations with students of a different race

DIVRSTUD

All Students 2.56 2.49

2.36

0.20

or ethnicity than your own

t. Had serious conversations with students who differ from you

DIFFSTUD

All Students 2.38 2.32

2.32

in terms of their religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values

u. Skipped class

SKIPCLAS

All Students 1.56 1.52

1.58

Character of Mental Activities

5. During the current school year, how much has your coursework at this

college emphasized the following mental activities?

Memorizing

facts, ideas, or methods from your courses and

MEMORIZE

All Students 2.92 2.95

2.82

readings so you can repeat them in pretty much the same form

Analyzing

the basic elements of an idea, experience, or theory

ANALYZE

All Students 2.89 2.80

2.82

Synthesizing

and organizing ideas, information, or experiences

SYNTHESZ

All Students 2.71 2.68

2.69

in new ways

Making judgments

about the value or soundness of

EVALUATE

All Students 2.54 2.46

2.53

information, arguments, or methods

Applying

theories or concepts to practical problems or in new

APPLYING

All Students 2.68 2.62

2.62

situations

Using information

you have read or heard to perform a

PERFORM

All Students 2.79 2.86

2.72

new skill.

1=Very little, 2=Some, 3=Quite a bit, 4=Very much

1=Never, 2=Sometimes, 3=Often, 4=Very often

* T-tests: 2-tailed

Community College Survey of Student Engagement

Means Summary Report: All Students

Your College

Item Variable

Class Mean Mean

Sig

Effect Size Mean

Sig

Effect Size

Other Consortium Colleges 2007

CCSSE

Cohort

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES

Reading and Writing

6. During the current school year, about how much reading and writing

have you done at this college?

a. Number of assigned textbooks, manuals, books, or

READASGN

All Students 2.85 2.81

2.85

book-length packs of course readings

b. Number of books read on your own (not assigned) for

READOWN

All Students 2.08 2.00

2.07

personal enjoyment or academic enrichment

c. Number of written papers or reports of any length

WRITEANY

All Students 2.51 2.42

2.81

-0.27

Nature of Exams

7. Mark the box that best represents the extent to which your

examinations during the current school year have challenged you to do

your best work at this college

EXAMS

All Students 4.93 4.93

5.00

OPINIONS ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL

Institutional Emphasis

9. How much does this college emphasize each of the following?

a. Encouraging you to spend significant amounts of time

ENVSCHOL

All Students 2.97 2.97

2.94

studying

b. Providing the support you need to help you succeed at this

ENVSUPRT

All Students 2.94 3.07

2.93

college

c. Encouraging contact among students from different economic,

ENVDIVRS

All Students 2.64 2.62

2.45

social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds

d. Helping you cope with your non-academic responsibilities

ENVNACAD

All Students 1.95 2.15

1.90

(work, family, etc.)

e. Providing the support you need to thrive socially

ENVSOCAL

All Students 2.16 2.37

-0.20 2.08

f. Providing the financial support you need to afford your

FINSUPP

All Students 2.40 2.53

2.37

education

g. Using computers in academic work

ENVCOMP

All Students 2.89 3.07

3.07

1=None, 2=Between 1 and 4, 3=Between 5 and 10, 4=Between 11 and 20, 5=More than 20

1=Extremely easy to 7=Extremely challenging

1=Very little, 2=Some, 3=Quite a bit, 4=Very much

* T-tests: 2-tailed

Community College Survey of Student Engagement

Means Summary Report: All Students

Your College

Item Variable

Class Mean Mean

Sig

Effect Size Mean

Sig

Effect Size

Other Consortium Colleges 2007

CCSSE

Cohort

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

10. About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7 - day week doing

each of the following?

a. Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, rehearsing,

ACADPR01

All Students 1.81 1.84

1.88

doing homework, or other activities related to your program)

b. Working for pay

PAYWORK

All Students 3.29 2.94

3.23

c. Participating in college-sponsored activities (organizations, campus

COCURR01

All Students 0.21 0.31

0.27

publications, student government, intercollegiate or intramural sports, etc.)

d. Providing care for dependents living with you (parents, children,

CAREDE01

All Students 2.04 2.08

1.81

spouse, etc.)

e. Commuting to and from classes

COMMUTE

All Students 1.48 1.48

1.31

Quality of Relationships

11. Mark the box that best represents the quality of your relationships with

people at this college.

a. Relationships with other students

ENVSTU

All Students 5.70 5.76

5.47

b. Relationships with instuctors

ENVFAC

All Students 5.79 5.87

5.65

c. Relationships with administrative personnel and offices

ENVADM

All Students 4.58 5.27

-0.41 4.94

-0.22

1=Unhelpful, inconsiderate, rigid to 7=Helpful, considerate, flexible

0=None, 1=1-5 hours/week, 2=6-10 hours/week, 3=11-20 hours/week,

4=21-30 hours/week, 5=More than 30 hours/week

1=Unfriendly, unsupportive, sense of alienation to 7=Friendly, supportive, sense of belonging

1=Unavailable, unhelpful, unsympathetic to 7=Available, helpful, sympathetic

* T-tests: 2-tailed

Community College Survey of Student Engagement

Means Summary Report: All Students

Your College

Item Variable

Class Mean Mean

Sig

Effect Size Mean

Sig

Effect Size

Other Consortium Colleges 2007

CCSSE

Cohort

EDUCATIONAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH

Knowledge, Skills & Personal Development

12. How much has YOUR EXPERIENCE AT THIS COLLEGE contributed

to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following

areas?

a. Acquiring a broad general education

GNGENLED

All Students 2.88 2.99

2.93

b. Acquiring job or work-related knowledge and skills

GNWORK

All Students 2.58 2.83

-0.24 2.54

c. Writing clearly and effectively

GNWRITE

All Students 2.69 2.69

2.68

d. Speaking clearly and effectively

GNSPEAK

All Students 2.57 2.69

2.58

e. Thinking critically and analytically

GNANALY

All Students 2.88 2.96

2.85

f. Solving numerical problems

GNSOLVE

All Students 2.69 2.77

2.57

g. Using computing and information technology

GNCMPTS

All Students 2.61 2.84

-0.22 2.69

h. Working effectively with others

GNOTHERS

All Students 2.72 2.89

2.69

i. Learning effectively on your own

GNINQ

All Students 2.89 3.03

2.87

j. Understanding yourself

GNSELF

All Students 2.68 2.79

2.56

k. Understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds

GNDIVERS

All Students 2.50 2.55

2.34

l. Developing a personal code of values and ethics

GNETHICS

All Students 2.42 2.56

2.32

m. Contributing to the welfare of your community

GNCOMMUN

All Students 2.06 2.15

1.97

n. Developing clearer career goals

CARGOAL

All Students 2.72 2.91

2.62

o. Gaining information about career opportunities

GAINCAR

All Students 2.64 2.84

2.51

1=Very little, 2=Some, 3=Quite a bit, 4=Very much

* T-tests: 2-tailed

Community College Survey of Student Engagement

Means Summary Report: All Students

Your College

Item Variable

Class Mean Mean

Sig

Effect Size Mean

Sig

Effect Size

Other Consortium Colleges 2007

CCSSE

Cohort

STUDENT SERVICES

13.1 How often do you use the following services?

a. Frequency: Academic advising/planning

USEACAD

All Students 1.73 1.85

1.74

b. Frequency: Career counseling

USECACOU

All Students 1.48 1.53

1.43

c. Frequency: Job placement assistance

USEJOBPL

All Students 1.26 1.48

-0.32 1.25

d. Frequency: Peer or other tutoring

USETUTOR

All Students 1.49 1.52

1.45

e. Frequency: Skill labs (writing, math, etc.)

USELAB

All Students 1.78 1.86

1.70

f. Frequency: Child care

USECHLD

All Students 1.26 1.35

1.18

g. Frequency: Financial aid advising

USEFAADV

All Students 1.85 1.92

1.80

h. Frequency: Computer lab

USECOMLB

All Students 1.89 2.13

-0.30 2.09

-0.26

i. Frequency: Student organizations

USESTORG

All Students 1.26 1.45

-0.28 1.34

j. Frequency: Transfer credit assistance

USETRCRD

All Students 1.50 1.63

1.55

k. Frequency: Services to students with disabilities

USEDISAB

All Students 1.29 1.48

-0.27 1.30

0=Don’t know/N.A, 1=Rarely/never, 2=Sometimes, 3=Often

* T-tests: 2-tailed

Community College Survey of Student Engagement

Means Summary Report: All Students

Your College

Item Variable

Class Mean Mean

Sig

Effect Size Mean

Sig

Effect Size

Other Consortium Colleges 2007

CCSSE

Cohort

STUDENT SERVICES

13.2 How satisfied are you with the services?

a. Satisfaction: Academic advising/planning

SATACAD

All Students 2.13 2.30

-0.26 2.21

b. Satisfaction: Career counseling

SATCACOU

All Students 2.04 2.15

2.04

c. Satisfaction: Job placement assistance

SATJOBPL

All Students 1.79 2.03

-0.33 1.82

d. Satisfaction: Peer or other tutoring

SATTUTOR

All Students 2.13 2.13

2.14

e. Satisfaction: Skill labs (writing, math, etc.)

SATLAB

All Students 2.30 2.28

2.25

f. Satisfaction: Child care

SATCHLD

All Students 1.67 1.86

-0.25 1.76

g. Satisfaction: Financial aid advising

SATFAADV

All Students 1.97 2.27

-0.41 2.18

-0.29

h. Satisfaction: Computer lab

SATCOMLB

All Students 2.35 2.45

2.49

-0.24

i. Satisfaction: Student organizations

SATSTORG

All Students 1.92 2.00

1.96

j. Satisfaction: Transfer credit assistance

SATTRCRD

All Students 1.96 2.10

2.06

k. Satisfaction: Services to students with disabilities

SATDISAB

All Students 1.98 2.11

2.00

0=N.A.,1=Not at all, 2=Somewhat, 3=Very

* T-tests: 2-tailed

Community College Survey of Student Engagement

Means Summary Report: All Students

Your College

Item Variable

Class Mean Mean

Sig

Effect Size Mean

Sig

Effect Size

Other Consortium Colleges 2007

CCSSE

Cohort

STUDENT SERVICES

13.3 How important are the services to you?

a. Importance: Academic advising/planning

IMPACAD

All Students 2.58 2.52

2.50

b. Importance: Career counseling

IMPCACOU

All Students 2.38 2.33

2.28

c. Importance: Job placement assistance

IMPJOBPL

All Students 2.06 2.18

2.01

d. Importance: Peer or other tutoring

IMPTUTOR

All Students 2.18 2.12

2.08

e. Importance: Skill labs (writing, math, etc.)

IMPLAB

All Students 2.36 2.26

2.18

0.22

f. Importance: Child care

IMPCHLD

All Students 1.77 1.82

1.73

g. Importance: Financial aid advising

IMPFAADV

All Students 2.46 2.39

2.37

h. Importance: Computer lab

IMPCOMLB

All Students 2.41 2.41

2.43

i. Importance: Student organizations

IMPSTORG

All Students 1.90 1.90

1.81

j. Importance: Transfer credit assistance

IMPTRCRD

All Students 2.31 2.21

2.23

k. Importance: Services to students with disabilities

IMPDISAB

All Students 2.14 2.13

2.02

1=Not at all, 2=Somewhat, 3=Very

* T-tests: 2-tailed

Community College Survey of Student Engagement

Means Summary Report: All Students

Your College

Item Variable

Class Mean Mean

Sig

Effect Size Mean

Sig

Effect Size

Other Consortium Colleges 2007

CCSSE

Cohort

COLLEGE EXPERIENCES

14. How likely is it that the following issues would cause you to withdraw

from class or from this college?

a. Working full-time

WRKFULL

All Students 2.09 2.11

2.17

b. Caring for dependents

CAREDEP

All Students 1.89 1.91

1.92

c. Academically unprepared

ACADUNP

All Students 1.68 1.64

1.67

d. Lack of finances

LACKFIN

All Students 2.36 2.23

2.38

e. Transfer to a 4-year college or university

TRANSFER

All Students 2.44 2.28

2.46

15. How supportive are your friends of your attending this

FRNDSUPP

All Students 3.28 3.34

3.23

college?

16. How supportive is your immediate family of your attending

FAMSUPP

All Students 3.49 3.60

3.50

this college?

23. How many TOTAL credit hours have you earned at this college,

TOTCHRS

All Students 1.69 1.59

2.02

-0.22

not counting the courses you are currently taking this term?

25. How many classes are you presently taking at OTHER

OTHINST

All Students 1.40 1.49

1.42

institutions?

27. How would you evaluate your entire educational experience

ENTIREXP

All Students 3.08 3.27

-0.27 3.15

at this college?

0=None, 1=1-14 credits, 2=15-29 credits, 3=30-44 credits, 4=45-60 credits, 5= over 60 credits

1=None, 2=1 class, 3=2 classes, 4=3 classes, 5=4 classes or more

1=Poor, 2=Fair, 3=Good, 4=Excellent

1=Not likely, 2=Somewhat likely, 3=Likely, 4=Very likely

1=Not very, 2=Somewhat, 3=Quite a bit, 4=Extremely

* T-tests: 2-tailed