UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 1 Making the Transition: The Academic, Social, and Emotional Change in Freshman Students from Orientation through the First College Year William B. Armstrong Heidi M. Carty University of California, San Diego Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum Boston, MA June, 2004
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 2 Research Issues Nationally, high school grades for 2002 freshman class continue to rise, Academic self-concept and confidence are declining. Corroborated at Highly Selective Research I University Factors facilitating transition to University
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 3 Research Questions What are the changes in academic self- concept and self-confidence over the first college year? What factors help to explain variance in adjustment to and success in college over the first college year?
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 4 Method Two surveys given to an entering cohort of first time students –CIRP: Orientation –Your First College Year (YFCY) Files matched to gather longitudinal data on a subset of entering cohort Comparison of changes over first year Factor analysis of YFCY
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 5 IEO MODEL
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 6 Approach and Findings
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 7 Findings (continued)
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego Cohort
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego Cohort
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego Cohort
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 11 Type of Survey Returned
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 12 Type of Survey Returned
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 13 Type of Survey Returned
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 14 Type of Survey Returned
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 15 Type of Survey Returned
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 16 Type of Survey Returned
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 17 Your First College Year Survey
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 18 All Respondents
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 19 All Respondents
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 20 Male
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 21 Male
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 22 Female
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 23 Female
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 24 Your First College Year Survey
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 25 All Respondents
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 26 Male
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 27 Female
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 28 Your First College Year Survey
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 29 All Respondents
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 30 Male
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 31 Female
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 32 Your First College Year Survey
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 33 All Respondents
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 34 Male
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 35 Female
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 36 Factor Analysis of the 2003 YFCY National Aggregate Data
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 37 Factor Analysis of the 2003 YFCY National Aggregate Data
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 38 Factor Analysis of the 2003 YFCY National Aggregate Data
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 39 Factor Analysis of the 2003 YFCY National Aggregate Data
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 40 Factor Analysis of the 2003 YFCY National Aggregate Data
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 41 Factor Analysis of the 2003 YFCY National Aggregate Data
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 42 Factor Analysis of the 2003 YFCY National Aggregate Data
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 43 Factor Analysis of the 2003 YFCY National Aggregate Data
UCSD 2004 Student Research & Information Student Affairs William Armstrong UC San Diego 44 Factor Analysis of the 2003 YFCY National Aggregate Data