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STUDENT SERVICES AND STUDENT SUCCESS: FINDINGS FROM RECENT RESEARCH AT ONTARIO COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA VICE-PROVOST (STUDENTS) & VICE-PROVOST (ACADEMIC AFFAIRS) WINNIPEG, MANITOBA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2013 Richard Dominic Wiggers Executive Director, Research and Programs Informing the Future of Higher Education

WHO OR WHAT IS HEQCO?

HEQCO is an independent agency that tries to influence policy with evidence Government Develop more effective policies Research Allocate funds more effectively Enhance quality and global competitiveness 3 Informing the Future of Higher Education

HEQCO has three major research priorities Accessibility & Participation (including retention, underrepresented groups, etc.) Learning Quality (including student engagement, teaching and learning, etc.) Accountability & System Design (including KPIs, multi-year agreements, system design, etc.) 4 Informing the Future of Higher Education

HEQCO has completed or launched nearly 200 research projects Total Published Completed Underway Projects Accessibility/Participation 30 9 14 53 Learning Quality 26 9 50 85 Accountability/System Design 13 2 1 16 Manuscripts/Edited Collections 2 1 0 3 Internal Research (various) 21 0 15 36 TOTAL 92 21 80 193 5 Informing the Future of Higher Education

One of the first groups of research projects dealt with Student Services First Year Transitions Nipissing University Introductory University Course (UNIV1011) and Academic Retention & Success Lakehead University First Year Experience Program for Under-Represented Students Niagara College of Applied Arts Academic Advisement in the Partners' Program to Increase University Access Targeted Populations Ryerson University Access, Engagement, Retention and Success of Under-Represented Populations Cambrian College Impact of Mental Health Problems within Community College Student Population Brock University Statistical Variances in Student Financial Aid: Is Less More? Ontario College of Art & Design Impact of 'Sheltered' English as a Second Language (ESL) Support Programming Durham College & UOIT Student Support Associated with College-University Collaborative Outcomes York University Student Services and Academic Engagement of Recent Adult Immigrant Students Skills Enhancement Initiatives Huron University College Writing Proficiency Assessment Brock University An Evaluation of the Impact of Learning Skills Services on Student Academic Success Georgian College of Applied Arts Information Literacy Competency Standards for Students Course-Based Initiatives Carleton University Effectiveness of the Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) on Student Success Queen's University Supported Learning Groups (SLG) in Residence Brock University An Evaluation of the Online Writing Skills Workshop at Brock University University of Guelph Skills Objectives of Peer Helper Program: Longitudinal Analysis Source: Richard Wiggers and Christine Arnold , Defining, Measuring and Achieving “ Student 6 Success ” in Ontario Colleges and Universities (HEQCO: 2011). Informing the Future of Higher Education

Another group of in-class interventions used NSSE as an assessment tool Course Based Queen's University 1st Year: Increasing Student/Faculty Interaction in Large Classes University of Waterloo 1st & 4th Years: Redesign of Selected Courses to Enhance Engagement University of Western Ontario 1st Year: Redesign of Selected Courses to Increase Science Literacy Discipline/Faculty Based University of Ottawa 1st Year: Course-Based Learning Community for Social Science University of Windsor 1st Year: Intrusive Advising Intervention for 1st Year Business Students Queen's University 4th Year: Enhanced Academic/Tutorial Support System for Electrical Engineering General Support Carleton University 1st Year: Teaching Assistant (TA) Mentorship Model University of Guelph 1st Year: Supported Learning Groups for "high-risk" courses Ryerson University 1st Year: Improvement of Writing Skills Competencies Wilfrid Laurier University 1st Year: Peer Learning Program to Improve Information Literacy, Research & Writing Source: C. Conway, Implementing Engagement Improvements through Targeted Interventions, 7 Final Report: Intervention Processes, Impacts and Implications (HEQCO: 2010). Informing the Future of Higher Education

HEQCO has tried to provide an overview of the findings • Richard Dominic Wiggers and Christine Arnold, @Issue Paper No. 10, Defining, Measuring and Achieving “Student Success” in Ontario Colleges and Universities (HEQCO: 2011). • C. Conway, Implementing Engagement Improvements through Targeted Interventions, Final Report: Intervention Processes, Impacts and Implications (HEQCO: 2010). • Tricia Seifert, Christine Arnold, Jeff Burrow and Angel Brown, Supporting Student Success: The Role of Student Services within Ontario’s Postsecondary Institutions (HEQCO: 2011). 8 Informing the Future of Higher Education

More recently HEQCO developed and released a national “how to” Guide • Based on a similar document developed by McMaster University • Endorsed by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Researching Teaching and Student Outcomes in Postsecondary Education: Education (STLHE) and the A Guide Canadian Association of College Susan Elgie With: Ruth Childs and University Student Services Nancy E. Fenton Betty Ann Levy (CACUSS) Valerie Lopes Karen Szala-Meneok Richard Dominic Wiggers • September 18, 2012 release 9 Informing the Future of Higher Education

ACCESS

Ensuring broad access to PSE has been one of the longest standing goals ACCESS Barriers First Generation Under- Represented Source: Richard Dominic Wiggers and Christine Arnold, @Issue Paper No. 10, Defining, 11 Measuring and Achieving “Student Success” in Ontario Colleges and Universitie s (HEQCO: 2011). Informing the Future of Higher Education

Canada already leads the OECD in PSE attainment University and non-university attainment for main OECD countries, percentage of population aged 25-64, 2006 35 Tertiary-type B education (Non-university) Tertiary-type A education (University) 30 23 24 25 20 15 10 5 0 12 Informing the Future of Higher Education

Ontario has a broad and accessible PSE system 1000+ Unlicensed Private Career Apprenticeships Colleges (120,000 students) 20 Universities (360,000 undergraduate and 47,000 graduate) 447 Licensed Private Career 24 Colleges Colleges (27,000 students) (220,000 students) 13 Informing the Future of Higher Education

Ontario is achieving the goal of “mass education” in PSE Ontario Goal 70.0 67.5 Highest educational attainment 60.0 61.4 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 25-64 55-64 45-54 35-44 25-34 Trades cert. & registered apprenticeship Total College or CEGEP Total University 14 Informing the Future of Higher Education

Participation rates continue to increase despite rising tuition costs University Participation (18-24) and Average Undergraduate University Tuition, Ontario $10,000 30.0% $9,000 25.0% $8,000 $7,000 20.0% Participation rate $6,000 Tuition $5,000 15.0% $4,000 Average University Tuition in Ontario University participation rate, 18-24 10.0% $3,000 $2,000 5.0% $1,000 $- 0.0% Source: K. Norrie and M.C. Lennon, Tuition Fee Policy Options for Ontario (February 15 2011). Informing the Future of Higher Education

Family income does impact the choice of PSE pathways 70.0 60.0 50.0 Percentage of Students 40.0 Confirmed University 30.0 Confirmed College 20.0 10.0 Income Decile (10 is highest income and 1 is lowest income) 0.0 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 Informing the Future of Higher Education

Our financial assistance program isn’t necessarily working as intended Student High Need Low Income Financial ( High Cost or Long Duration Program, (Less than $50,000 Family) Older Independent Students, Out-of- Province Study, etc.) Assistance Source: J. Berger, A Motte and A. Parkin, The Price of Knowledge: Access and Student 17 Finance in Canada (Fourth Edition, 2009). Informing the Future of Higher Education

University participation rates vary by geographic region Regional Entrance Rates: First-year, FT Students Aged 18 to 20 from Ontario TA excl. Toronto oronto ast entral outhwest orth Sources: MTCU (students); Ministry of Finance (population). CUPA (CESPA) 2009-05-31 Source: I. Calvert and D. Smith, University Entrance Rates of Ontario Residents: 18 Regional and Gender Analysis (Presentation for CUPA 2009). Informing the Future of Higher Education

University participation rates also vary by group 60% 55% Predicted probabilities of enrolling in university 51% 50% 39% 40% 35% 32% 27% 30% 27% 25% 20% 10% 0% 19 Informing the Future of Higher Education

Two cohorts of Ontario students were tracked from 15 years of age Age 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 14 PISA OSSLT 15 5,557 16,935 16 YITS 17 4,290 18 YITS 19 3,859 15,560 20 YITS 21 3,253 22 YITS 23 2,697 Literacy 24 400 YITS 25 2,049 20 Informing the Future of Higher Education

PISA/YITS Cycle 4 (21 years of age) Gender 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Male Female No PSE Non-University University Source: Mary Catharine Lennon, Huizi Zhao, Shunji Wang, Tomasz Gluszynski, 21 Educational Pathways of Youth in Ontario: Factors Impacting Educational Pathways (HEQCO: 2011) Informing the Future of Higher Education