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Based on our desire to learn more about student engagement in the learning process and with input from a group of faculty and division chairs, President Kickels announced in December that Paradise Valley Community College will administer the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). In order to increase our understanding of how student engagement is measured, three CCSSE Briefings will be emailed to the college community over the next several weeks.
This briefing will explain the purpose of CCSSE. Future issues will address what other colleges have learned from CCSSE and how PVCC will administer and use the results from CCSSE.
What is CCSSE?
CCSSE’s survey, The Community College Student Report, focuses on institutional practices and student behaviors that promote student engagement. CCSSE works with participating colleges to administer the survey, using research-based items to measure students’ levels of engagement in a variety of areas. The colleges then receive their survey results, along with guidance and analysis they can use to improve their programs and services for students.
Research shows that the more actively engaged students are—with college faculty and staff, with other students, and with the subject matter they study—the more likely they are to learn and persist toward achieving their academic goals. Student engagement, therefore, is a valuable yardstick for assessing whether, and to what extent, an institution is employing educational practices likely to produce successful results—more students across all subgroups achieving their academic goals.
All CCSSE work is grounded in research about what works in strengthening student learning and persistence. CCSSE also makes its results public at its Web site, http://www.ccsse.org/.
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