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Nipissing University's UNIV 1011 ices v Ser dent u St : 006 St dent Ser ices - RFP First Year Transitions: An Evaluation of Nipissing University’s UNIV1011 Prepared by Ryan Dunn, Higher Education Strategy Associates and Al Carfagnini, Nipissing University for the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario 1 Report Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this research document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views or official polices of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario or other agencies or organizations that may have provided support, financial or otherwise, for this project. Cite this publication in the following format: Dunn, R. & Carfagnini, A. (2010). First Year Transitions: An Evaluation of Nipissing University’s UNIV 1011. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. Published by: The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario 1 Yonge Street, Suite 2402 Toronto, ON Canada M5E 1E5 Phone: (416) 212-3893 Fax: (416) 212-3899 Web: www.heqco.ca E-mail: [email protected] ISBN 978-1-4435-3575-5 © Queens Printer for Ontario, 2010 The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) issued a Request for Proposals in June 2008 that focused on The Role of Student Services in Support of Access, Retention and Quality. The goal was to provide funding to institutions to allow them to evaluate the effectiveness of existing student services projects or programs designed to enhance student access, retention and academic success, and to identify best practices and innovative techniques that might be useful for other postsecondary institutions. Twenty-eight proposals from Ontario colleges and universities were submitted, and 15 projects were subsequently approved for funding by HEQCO. While there was some overlap, the projects were roughly divided into those that focused on the general student population to deal with overall first-year transition challenges; those that focused on improving the engagement, transition and retention of targeted populations of “at-risk” students; and those that focused on courses and programs that were considered to be “at-risk” (e.g. high rates of Failure and Withdrawal) for students enrolled. This final report is part of the “Student Services” series, and is one of four being released in June 2010. Together, these and the subsequent reports from this series will help better inform student success strategies with evidence-based assessments. 1 – First Year Transitions: An Evaluation of Nipissing University’s UNIV 1011 Table of Contents List of Figures ................................................................................................................... 3 List of Tables ..................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 5 Methodology ................................................................................................................... 11 Limitations of the Data .................................................................................................... 14 General Student Survey .................................................................................................. 16 UNIV1011 Student Survey .............................................................................................. 22 Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) .......................................................... 29 Key Informant Interviews ................................................................................................ 33 Focus Groups ................................................................................................................. 36 Administrative Data ......................................................................................................... 40 Conclusions .................................................................................................................... 57 Reference List………………………………………………………………..…………………61 An appendix is available upon request. Please email [email protected]. 2 – First Year Transitions: An Evaluation of Nipissing University’s UNIV 1011 List of Figures Figure 1: Agreement with UNIV1011’s Hypothetical Utility ......................................................... 20 Figure 2: Demographics of UNIV1011 Student Survey Responses ........................................... 22 Figure 3: Expected Grade by Gender ......................................................................................... 23 Figure 4: Mean Responses to Question about Improved Skills .................................................. 26 Figure 5: LASSI Category Scores (Increases) for 2007, 2008 and 2009 .................................... 31 Figure 6: First Year Enrolment at Nipissing from 1998 to 2005 and Percentage of First Year Students Who Took UNIV10111 ................................................................................... 41 Figure 7: Percentage of Females in UNIV1011 and in the Non-UNIV1011 Student Population from 1998 to 2005 ......................................................................................................... 42 Figure 8: Percentage of Direct Entry Students in UNIV1011 and in the Non-UNIV1011 Student Population from 1998 to 2005 ....................................................................................... 44 Figure 9: High School Academic Averages for UNIV1011 and Non-UNIV1011 Students from 1998 to 2005 ................................................................................................................. 46 Figure 10: High School and First Year University Academic Averages for UNIV1011 and N on- UNIV1011 Students from 2002 to 2005 ........................................................................ 48 Figure 11: Percentage of UNIV1011 and Non-UNIV1011 Students Who Received a Degree from 1998 to 2004 ......................................................................................................... 56 3 – First Year Transitions: An Evaluation of Nipissing University’s UNIV 1011 List of Tables Table 1: Focus Group Demographic Information ........................................................................ 17 Table 2: Responses to Survey Demographic Questions ............................................................ 17 Table 3: Familiarity with UNIV1011 by Year of Study ................................................................. 18 Table 4: Familiarity with UNIV1011 by Reported High School Grade ......................................... 18 Table 5: Responses to the Questions about Sources and Timing of Information ....................... 19 Table 6: Student Reasons for Not Taking UNIV1011 ................................................................. 20 Table 7: Responses to Questions about UNIV1011 ................................................................... 24 Table 8: Likert Scale Means by Gender ...................................................................................... 27 Table 9: : LASSI Scale Categories ............................................................................................. 29 Table 10: LASSI Category Scores for Each UNIV1011 Course ................................................ 30 Table 11: High School and University Academic Averages for UNIV1011 and Non-UNIV1011 Students from 1998 to 2005 .......................................................................................... 47 Table 12: Logistic Model Results ................................................................................................ 50 Table 13: Logistic Model Estimates and ANOVA Results ........................................................... 51 Table 14: Retention Rates for UNIV1011 and Non-UNIV1011 Students from 1998 to 2006 ..... 53 Table 15: Percentage of Completions and Dropouts for UNIV1011 and Non-UNIV1011 Students from 1998 to 2005 ......................................................................................................... 55 4 – First Year Transitions: An Evaluation of Nipissing University’s UNIV 1011 Introduction In June 2008, the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) released an RFP offering funding for Ontario universities and colleges to evaluate existing programs or services that were intended to promote access, retention and quality to postsecondary students. With the assistance of the Educational Policy Institute, Nipissing University submitted a successful proposal that allowed it to evaluate the course UNIV1011: Student Success: Theory and Practice. UNIV1011 was first created in 1998 by the dean of the faculty of arts & science in partnership with the student services department at Nipissing, and is designed to help first year students transition to university life by providing supplementary training in a broad array of topics ranging from general study tips to personal career planning. Both the student services department and the faculty of arts & science recognized that some students coming to Nipissing University were not fully prepared for either the academic demands or the life transitions of university, and to address that need they developed the course and introduced it into the regular university curriculum. Students who take UNIV1011 are given credit for the course, but must take it during their first 30 credits at the university (during their first year). Throughout its 10-year existence, UNIV1011 has been lauded as a beneficial and even necessary
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