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Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) 2011 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Executive Summary BCSSE 2011

“By understanding the experiences and expectations of entering students, [universities] can better tailor programs and services to the needs and interests of these students.” (Cole, Kennedy, & Ben-Avie, 2009) BCSSE 2011

What is the BCSSE? The BCSSE is a survey that collects data on entering college students’ academic engagement experiences in the last year of high school, as well as their expectations for the first year of college. The 6 BCSSE scales are:  High School Academic Engagement  Expected Academic Engagement  Expected Academic Perseverance  Expected Academic Difficulty  Perceived Academic Preparation  Importance of Campus Environment Information taken from: http://bcsse.iub.edu Please visit the website for more information about the BCSSE. BCSSE 2011

UNCG Means for BCSSE Scales Category Mean – Overall (1-10) Mean – Female/Male ( * sig<.001) High School Academic Engagement 5.32 5.42/5.10* Expected Academic Engagement 6.45 6.49/6.37 Expected Academic Perseverance 7.34 7.41/7.19* Expected Academic Difficulty 5.10 5.13/5.05 Perceived Academic Preparation 6.96 6.90/7.08 Importance of Campus Environment 7.76 7.96/7.35* Means were also available comparing 1 st generation students with others, but there were no statistically significant differences. BCSSE 2011

Demographics Racial/Ethnic Representation  2404 Surveys Completed = 98% of 1 st Year SOAR American Indian or other I prefer not to respond Participants Native American 2% 1% Other 2% Asian, Asian American, or Other Hispanic or Latino  67% are Female Pacific Islander 2% 4% Multiracial Puerto Rican 6% 1%  3% are International or Mexican or Mexican American Foreign National 2%  92% Graduated from a Black or African American Public High School 25%  34% Report No Friends attending UNCG w/ them  40% Hail from < 50 miles White (non-Hispanic) 32% Hail from > 100 miles 55% BCSSE 2011

Academic Preparation High School Grades High School Coursework 95% 30% 27% 100% 83% 23% 25% 80% 19% 19% 48% 60% 47% 20% 42% 40% 40% 26% 15% 11% 20% 7% 3% 10% 1% 0% 3% 5% 2% English Math Science History Foreign Language 0% C C+ B- B B+ A- A 4 Years 3 Years 66% took at least one AP course while in high school 27% worked with peers outside of class on projects 80% took 4 or more honors classes while in high school 27% read books for pleasure 25% wrote papers longer than 5 pages 71% spent 0-10 hours per week on schoolwork 40% wrote more than one draft of papers 40% work > 10 hours per week BCSSE 2011

Expected Collegiate Academic Difficulty 80% 70% 20% 60% 40% 18% 50% 27% Difficult 40% 18% Somewhat Difficult 30% Very Difficult 24% 18% 20% 17% 31% 12% 27% 10% 7% 7% 6% 10% 3% 3% 3% 0% Learning Managing Paying College Getting Help Making Interacting Course Time Expenses with Friends with Faculty Material Schoolwork Students anticipate a fair amount of difficulty in college. BCSSE 2011

Academic Engagement H.S. Experiences and FY Expectations Often or Very Often 79% Serious Conversations with Peers of Different Religious or Political Belief 53% 65% Discussed Ideas from Readings or Class with Others Outside of Class 45% 55% Discussed Ideas from Readings or Class with Teacher Outside of Class 26% 75% Serious Conversations with Peers of Different Race/Ethnicity 59% 81% Worked with Peers Outside of Class 27% FY College Expec 56% H.S. Reality Worked with Peers In Class 71% 75% Discussed Grades or Assignments with Teacher 63% 70% Made a Class Presentation 58% 85% Asked ?s or Contributed in Class 76% BCSSE 2011

Perceived Academic Preparation (H.S.) 100% 90% 18% 80% 26% 31% 70% 27% 29% 32% 33% 60% 50% 24% 31% 30% 29% 26% 40% 24% 30% 20% 41% 20% 29% 23% 22% 22% 21% 13% 10% 0% Writing Speaking Computing Critical Thinking Math Analysis Working with Learning Others Independently Very Prepared Somewhat Prepared Prepared 84% of incoming students expect to earn B’s or better in college BCSSE 2011

High School Co-curricular Involvement Involved - Highly Involved 57% 60% 50% 43% 96% expect some level of 40% collegiate co-curricular 40% 30% involvement 25% 30% 75% expect to spend 6+ 20% hours per week involved in 12% 11% co-curricular activities 10% 0% 90% indicate it is important The Arts Athletics Student Gvt Publications Honoraries Religious Community - very important that the Groups Svc university provide campus activities and events for students BCSSE 2011

Importance of Campus Environment 100% 90% 52% 80% 55% 57% 70% 72% 70% 90% 60% 50% 40% 45% 38% 34% 30% 26% 25% 20% 10% 9% 7% 10% 3% 4% 3% 0% Challenging Academic Opportunities Personal Social Campus Academics Support to Interact w/ Support Svcs Support Activities & Diverse Stdts Events Not Important (1 & 2) Important (3 & 4) Very Important (5 & 6)  Incoming students rate academic support services of utmost importance  Opportunities to attend campus events and activities and multi-cultural experiences are also very important to students BCSSE 2011

Exploring Feedback from Students of Color Why? ─ 42% of the UNCG Incoming First Year Students are students of color (compared to 26% at all U.S. Doctoral Institutions) Misconceptions regarding students of color – Their H.S. GPA’s are lower – Their motivation or commitment to higher education is lower – Their expectations regarding use of support services is lower Our BCSSE data contradicts each of these misconceptions! Incoming students of color responded to the BCSSE with optimism about college success and with even higher expectations for connections with faculty and support services than their white peers. BCSSE 2011

Comparing Students of Color & White Students’ Responses Mean Comparisons UNCG Students Range 1-5 2% 1 = Never/None 5 = Very Much/Very Often 42% *p < .05 56% Students of Color Includes: American Indian or Other Native American, Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Black, African White (Non-Hispanic) American, Mexican, Mexican Students of Color* American, Puerto Rican, Other Prefer Not to Respond Hispanic or Latino, and Multiracial BCSSE 2011

Students of Color & White Students - H.S. Experience Comparisons 3.5 3.13 2.99 3.03 3.01 2.96 2.93 2.91 2.91 2.81 2.77 2.75 2.74 3 2.71 2.72 2.44 2.34 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Reading on Preparing for Giving Class Discussing Work on Create 2+ Talk with Cnslr, Serious Chat Your Own Class Presentations Grades/Assigns Projects In Drafts of a Teacher, Staff with Diverse with Teacher Class Paper about College Peers Stdts of Color White Students Students of color were less involved in performing arts and religious youth groups, but more involved in student government, academic/vocational clubs, and community service while in high school. BCSSE 2011

Students of Color & White Students - Collegiate Expectation Comparisons 5.24 4.99 4.95 4.79 5 4.5 4 3.23 3.2 3.5 3.19 3.14 3.13 3.07 3.02 2.97 2.95 2.86 2.78 2.77 3 2.67 2.67 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Make a Class Work on Work Outside Discuss Discuss School Receive Prompt Serious Chat w/ Find Add'l Info Ask Instructors Presentation Projects In of Class w/ Grades/Assgns w/ Faculty Feedback Diverse Peers if Material for Help Class Peers w/ Instructors Outside Class Confusing Students of Color White Students BCSSE 2011

Students of Color & White Students - Collegiate Expectation Comparisons 4.69 4.65 4.56 5 4.52 4.46 4.4 4.21 4.5 3.94 3.94 3.73 4 3.33 3.5 2.98 2.94 3 2.41 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Prepared Prepared for Stay Positive Even Struggle w/ Time Struggle Paying for Relying on Relying on Student Mathematicallly Computing w/ Poor Grades Mgmt School Schol/Grants Loans Students of Color White Students Students of color also expect more support services (academic, personal & social), multiculturalism, and campus activities than their white peers. BCSSE 2011

Graduation Expectations vs. Reality All Students’ Intent to Graduate Data from The University of North Carolina Greensboro from UNCG Institutional Research Office: UNCG Four-Year Graduation Rates and Goals 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Uncertain (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012) (2013) No 20% 4% 28.9% 27.9% 29.4% 29.5% 32.9% 34.0% Yes 76% UNCG Six-Year Graduation Rates and Goals 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012) (2013) 52.5% 51.6% 52.8% 53.4% 58.1% 60.0% There is opportunity here! BCSSE 2011

Differences Between 2010 & 2011 Results Academic Expectations for Feelings of Academic Preparation the 1 st Year in College For the 1 st Year in College Students’ 2011 responses indicated a Students’ 2011 responses indicated a slightly increased expectation of: slightly decreased sense of - Working with peers on projects preparation for: during class and outside of class - Working with others - Discussing grades and assignments with instructors - Learning on my own - Discussing ideas from reading or class with faculty outside of class - Receiving prompt feedback from faculty on academic performance BCSSE 2011