1 CCSSE 2014: What are our Students telling us about Student-Faculty Interaction?

Why are we concerned with Student- Faculty Interaction? Higher levels of student and faculty engagement translate to higher student success rates. The benchmark for student-faculty interaction at HawCC has fairly consistently ranked at the lowest level of engagement for our college. The student-faculty interaction benchmark measure has dropped for each the last 3 reporting years. For 2 of 3 reporting years we have tied all the other UHCC’s for last place on the student-faculty interaction measure. If we could better understand the root causes for these lower levels of engagement, we can help our students become more successful. What are our students telling us? 2

Student-Faculty Interaction During the current school year, how often have you: 3 Used to communicate with an instructor (#4k) Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor (#4l) Talked about career plans with an instructor or advisor (#4m) Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with instructors outside of class (#4n) Received prompt feedback (written or oral) from instructors on your performance (#4o) Worked with instructors on activities other than coursework (#4q) The Student-Faculty Interaction benchmark is comprised of 6 simple questions… Let’s look at each question and see how our students have responded

4 Item 4: In your experience at this college during the current school year, how often have you done each of the following? Used to communicate with an instructor (#4k) Your CollegeSmall Colleges2014 Cohort ItemVariableResponsesCountPercentCountPercentCountPercent 4k. Used to communicate with an instructor [STUFAC] Never255.49, , Sometimes , , Often , , Very often , ,

5 Item 4: In your experience at this college during the current school year, how often have you done each of the following? Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor (#4l) Your CollegeSmall Colleges2014 Cohort ItemVariableResponsesCountPercentCountPercentCountPercent 4l. Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor [STUFAC] FACGRADE Never398.38, , Sometimes , , Often , , Very often , ,

6 Item 4: In your experience at this college during the current school year, how often have you done each of the following? Talked about career plans with an instructor or advisor (#4m) Your CollegeSmall Colleges2014 Cohort ItemVariableResponsesCountPercentCountPercentCountPercent 4m. Talked about career plans with an instructor or advisor [STUFAC] FACPLANS Never , , Sometimes , , Often , , Very often , ,

7 Item 4: In your experience at this college during the current school year, how often have you done each of the following? Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with instructors outside of class (#4n) Your CollegeSmall Colleges2014 Cohort ItemVariableResponsesCountPercentCountPercentCountPercent 4n. Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with instructors outside of class [STUFAC] FACIDEAS Never , , Sometimes , , Often , , Very often143.17, ,0645.6

8 Item 4: In your experience at this college during the current school year, how often have you done each of the following? Received prompt feedback (written or oral) from instructors on your performance (#4o) Your CollegeSmall Colleges2014 Cohort ItemVariableResponsesCountPercentCountPercentCountPercent 4o. Received prompt feedback (written or oral) from instructors on your performance [STUFAC] FACFEED Never316.57, , Sometimes , , Often , , Very often , ,

9 Item 4: In your experience at this college during the current school year, how often have you done each of the following? Worked with instructors on activities other than coursework (#4q) Your CollegeSmall Colleges2014 Cohort ItemVariableResponsesCountPercentCountPercentCountPercent 4q. Worked with instructors on activities other than coursework [STUFAC] FACOTH Never , , Sometimes , , Often , , Very often122.64, ,4583.1

Ideas? Do we have enough information to make an informed decision about next steps? Do we need to involve our students in this discussion to find out why they answered the survey questions like they did? Is there ONE thing we could agree on, that we could do to help improve this measure? 10