2011 YFCY Constructs Fall 2010 The Freshmen Survey & Spring 2011 Your First College Year Survey
CIRP Constructs Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA
These tables present the percentage of students whose construct scores were in roughly the top 31% (High), the middle 38% (Medium), and the bottom 31% (Low) of all TFS and YFCY scores. Of Allegheny's 596 Fall 2010 new freshmen, 370 completed The Freshmen Survey (TFS) and 257 completed the Your First College Year (YFCY) survey. b. Academic Adjustment
a. Habits of Mind The Freshman Survey
Your First College Year
Your First College Year
c. Academic Disengagement Your First College Year
d. Faculty Interaction Your First College Year
e. Satisfaction with f. Overall Satisfaction Coursework Your First College Year
Your First College Year
g. Sense of Belonging Your First College Year
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Low
17%
28%
28%
44%
30%
26%
37%
29%
11%
21%
33%
38%
25%
36%
18%
25%
Average
45%
43%
36%
30%
53%
48%
44%
46%
49%
50%
44%
42%
43%
41%
52%
50%
High
38%
28%
36%
26%
17%
26%
20%
25%
40%
29%
23%
20%
32%
23%
30%
25%
h. Academic Self-Concept The Freshman Survey
i. Social Self-Concept
Your First College Year
The Freshman Survey
k. Positive CrossRacial Interaction
j. Pluralistic Orientation
Your First College Year
The Freshman Survey
Your First College Year
Your First College Year
l. Negative CrossRacial Interaction Your First College Year
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Low
11%
31%
29%
40%
23%
35%
19%
23%
19%
28%
22%
30%
18%
22%
28%
32%
Average
55%
47%
48%
43%
42%
40%
45%
46%
44%
45%
42%
42%
43%
38%
46%
38%
High
34%
22%
23%
17%
35%
26%
36%
31%
37%
27%
36%
28%
39%
40%
26%
30%
m. Social Agency The Freshman Survey
n. Civic Awareness
Your First College Year
Your First College Year
o. Leadership Your First College Year
p. Civic Engagement Your First College Year
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Allegheny
Nsct 4-Yr
Low
29%
31%
18%
23%
48%
47%
27%
37%
20%
36%
Average
44%
44%
32%
40%
35%
38%
49%
45%
41%
44%
High
27%
26%
51%
37%
18%
15%
25%
18%
40%
20%
TFS - The Freshmen Survey is adiminstered at Allegheny during the summer before students matriculate. YFCY - Your First College Year was administered at Allegheny in April and May 2011
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2011 YFCY Constructs
Habits of Mind
Academic Disengagement
Academic Adjustment 100%
100%
28%
38%
75%
17%
26%
36%
25%
28%
28%
Nsct TFS
Alleg YFCY
17%
Low
44%
44%
53%
50%
Average
25%
37%
30%
26%
Alleg YFCY
Nsct YFCY
0%
Alleg TFS
Nsct YFCY
100%
100%
75%
40%
50%
50%
Overall Satisfaction
20%
Sense Of Belonging
23% 75%
42% 50%
25%
30%
75%
44%
Nsct YFCY
100%
32%
75%
50%
Alleg YFCY
100%
23%
29%
29%
0%
Coursework Satisfaction
Faculty Interaction
46%
50%
48%
25%
0%
25%
75%
High
36%
45%
20%
26%
75%
30% 43%
50%
100%
41%
50%
43%
50%
52%
49% 25%
25%
0%
11%
Alleg YFCY
21%
38%
Alleg YFCY
Nsct YFCY
25%
25%
0%
Nsct YFCY
22%
23%
75%
47%
50%
50%
55% 25%
31%
29%
40%
35%
26%
36%
31% 75%
40% 42%
45%
46%
25%
35%
19%
Alleg YFCY
Nsct YFCY
37%
Nsct YFCY
27%
45%
50%
44%
23%
0%
Nsct TFS
Alleg YFCY
36%
42%
28%
42%
25%
23%
11%
Alleg TFS
Nsct YFCY
100%
43% 48%
25%
Pluralistic Orientation
100%
17%
75%
18% 0%
Alleg YFCY
Social Self-Concept
100%
34%
36%
0%
Academic Self-Concept
0%
25%
33%
19%
28%
22%
30%
Nsct TFS
Alleg YFCY
Nsct YFCY
0%
Alleg TFS
Nsct TFS
Alleg YFCY
Nsct YFCY
Alleg TFS
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2011 YFCY Constructs
100%
75%
Positive Cross-Racial Interaction 39%
40%
50%
100%
75%
26%
75%
46%
38%
44%
50%
44% 40%
18%
15%
35%
38%
48%
47%
Alleg YFCY
Nsct YFCY
75%
50%
32% 28%
22% Nsct YFCY
37%
51%
25%
25%
29%
31%
Alleg TFS
Nsct TFS
32%
18%
23%
Alleg YFCY
Nsct YFCY
0%
0%
Alleg YFCY
27%
30%
25%
0%
Civic Awareness 100%
38%
25%
18%
Social Agency 100%
26%
50%
43%
Negative Cross-Racial Interaction
Alleg YFCY
Nsct YFCY
0%
2011 YFCY Constructs a. Habits of Mind is a unified measure of the behaviors and traits associated with academic success. These learning behaviors are seen as the foundation for lifelong learning. b. Academic Adjustment measures the ease with which students adjust to the academic demands of college. c. Academic Disengagement measures the extent to which students engage in behaviors that are inconsistent with academic success. d. Faculty Interaction: Contact and Communication measures the amount and type of interactions students have with faculty that is appropriate for the first year of college, as well as satisfaction with these issues. e. Satisfaction with Coursework measures the extent to which students see their coursework as relevant, useful, and applicable to their academic success and future plans.
Leadership 100%
25%
18%
75%
45% 50%
49%
25%
27%
37%
0%
f. Overall Satisfaction is a unified measure of students’ satisfaction with the college experience.
Alleg YFCY
Nsct YFCY
g. Sense of Belonging measures the extent to which students feel a sense of academic and social integration on campus.
Civic Engagement
h. Academic Self-Concept is a unified measure of students’ beliefs about their abilities and confidence in academic environments. i. Social Self-Concept is a unified measure of students’ beliefs about their abilities and confidence in social situations. j. Pluralistic Orientation measures skills and dispositions appropriate for living and working in a diverse society.
100%
20% 75%
40%
k. Positive Cross-Racial Interaction is a unified measure of students’ level of positive interaction with diverse peers. l. Negative Cross-Racial Interaction is a unified measure of students’ level of negative interaction with diverse peers.
44% 50%
41%
m. Social Agency measures the extent to which students’ value political and social involvement as a personal goal. n. Civic Awareness measures changes in students’ understanding of the issues facing their community, nation, and the world. o. Leadership is a unified measure of students' beliefs about their leadership development and capability and their experiences as a leader. p. Civic Engagement measures the extent to which students are motivated and involved in civic, electoral, and political activities.
25%
36%
20% 0%
Alleg YFCY
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