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AdvancingaFrameworkfor
StudentSuccess
JillianKinzieIndianaUniversityCenterforPostsecondary
Research
EPIStudentSuccessSymposium– May23,2017
YourDefinitionofStudentSuccess
StudentSuccessDefined
Increasednumbersofdiverse
studentgroupsparticipating
inhigh-qualityeducational
experiences,earninghigh-
qualitycredentials.
WhattoDotoIncreaseStudent
Success?
• Theoreticalguides• Empirically-testedapproaches
• Time-honoredpractitionerwisdom
WeKnowAlotAboutStudentSuccess
Theoretical
Roots
StudentSuccess
Pascarella &Terenzini,1991,2005
MoreTheories/Modelsfor
StudentSuccess
• Learning-centered
• Talent
development
• Engaging
institutions
• Senseofbelonging
• GrowthMindset
• Studentengagement
• Inclusiveexcellence
&equity
JusttoNameaFewMore
StudentSuccessScholars:
ShaunHarper(2012)
SylviaHurtado(2012)
SamuelMuseus(2013)
LauraRendon(2011)
TerrellStrayhorn(2015)
VastiTorres(2009)
StudentSuccessStrategies
ConditionstoPromoteStudentSuccess
1. “Living”Mission&“Lived”EducationalPhilosophy
2. UnshakeableFocusonStudentLearning3. EnvironmentsAdaptedforEducational
Enrichment4. ClearlyMarkedPathways
toStudentSuccess5. Improvement-Oriented
Ethos6. SharedResponsibility
forEducationalQuality
GatewayCourseRedesign:“NothingI’mdoinghereisinlinewithhow
learningworks”KellyHogan,Bio.professorUNCChapelHillRevisedinstructionalpractice…
• Introducenewmaterialthroughassignments
• Starteachclasswithaquestion,thenT-P-S
• E-pollforunderstanding
• Quizzes,challengegames
PathwaystoStudentSuccess
1. Clarifypathstostudentendgoals– Simplifystudents’choiceswithdefaultprogrammaps
2. Helpstudentschooseandenterapathway– BridgeK12tohighereducationbyassuringearly
remediation;acceleratedremediation
3. Helpstudentsstayonpath– Supportstudentsthroughastrongadvising process– Embedacademicandnon-academicsupports
4. Ensurestudentsarelearning– Establishprogram-levellearningoutcomes– Integrateinternships,&appliedlearningexperiences– Ensureeffectiveteachingpractices
PredictiveAnalyticsandData
Gather data and generate insights into learners’ activity
DoIreallybelonghere?
DoIhavewhatittakes?
Translator Coach Guide
CulturalNavigatorsCanHelp
“Individualswhostrivetohelpstudentsmovesuccessfullythrougheducationandlife”
(Strayhorn,2015)
Studentsmustbuildsupportiveconnections
withotherstofindasenseofbelonging
EnteringstudentsatUTAustinreceived
growthmindsetintervention
Intervention
• Readmessageabout
workinghard,using
resources,fromsuccessful
UTAustinstudents
• “IthoughtIwastheonly
onewhostruggled.”
• “Iwasshockedathow
hardIhadtowork.”
Outcome
üMorelikelytocompleteafullloadofcourses,andeffectwasstrongeramongat-riskstudents.
üStudentsreporteduseofservices,feelingsupported
NudgestoInfluenceSuccessBehavior
• Automatedtextmsgsremindstudentsofdeadlines(aid,registration)positivelyinfluenceenrollment&retention
• Academiccoachcalls“atrisk”studentstoadviseonstudystrategies,timemanagementforupcomingexams
Helping the Poor in Education: The Power of a Simple NudgeBy SUSAN DYNARSKI JAN. 17, 2015
WeKnowALotAbout
WhatIncreasesStudent
Success
PAUSEforreflection:Doyouagreewe
knowalot?Whatisgettinginthewayof
makinggreaterprogressforstudent
success?
“Know-What”
Challenges
• Unevenapplicationacrossinstitutions&amongstudents
• Lackofintegrationacrossefforts
• Expansionofdiscrete,disconnectedprograms
• Leaptoimplementbeforedevelopingaclearsenseoftheproblem,ortheuniqueaspectofthecontext
ToMakeGreaterStridesto
ImproveStudentSuccess
• Re-examineassumptionsabout
improvingstudentsuccess
• Whatisourtheory
about“how”to
achievethegoal?
StudentSuccessStakeholderViewsEngagementin
High-Quality
Experiences
Ontime
completion
Studentsuccess
Supportfor
Underserved
Students
NoGrad
RateGaps
SharedPropositionsabout
StudentSuccess…
1.Successbeginsbeforestudentsentercollege
2.Morethangraduationorcompletion
3.Everyone– family,community,K-12,allmembersofthe
campus,particularlyfaculty– mustbecommittedtostudent
successprinciples&practices
4.Somepractices– highexpectations,first-year
experience,feedback,respectfordiversity,activeand
appliedlearning,student-facultyinteraction,among
others– shouldbeintentionallyimplemented,integratedandofhighquality,everywhere5.Totallearningenvironment– context&culture– matter
(Edgier)SharedPropositionsabout
StudentSuccess…cont’d6.Creditingstudentsuccesstoinstitutions&lackofsuccesstoindividualstudents,mustcease
7.Precursors tostudentsuccessrategaps(race-ethnicity,gender,first-generationetc.,)mustbebetterunderstoodandproximalcausesredressed
8.Keyfactorsinfosteringequitableoutcomesaretheextenttowhichprogram/practiceisbasedinempiricalresearch,andisimplementedwell
9.Addressstudentsuccessinholisticways,accountingformentalhealth,food&housinginsecurities,financialstress,racistincidents,andothercontemporarystudentrealities
NeedaTheoryofHow,or
More“Know-How”
Today’sagendaforstudentsuccessneedsabetterrepresentationofthehow ofstudentsuccess-- aconceptualstructurethatoffersacomprehensiverepresentationofthekeystructuralcomponentsforstudentsuccess,emphasizinghow studentsuccesswillbeachieved.
DriverDiagram:atoolforbuildingand
testingtheoriesforimprovement
Developmentofacomprehensive,integrated
approachtostudentsuccess.BIGGO
AL:Increasedstud
entsuccess
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Implementationofliterature-informed,
empirically-basedapproaches
Applicationofclearpathwaysforstudent
learning&success
Enactmentofastudentsuccessmindset
Enactmentofculturalsystemofstudent
success
Developmentofacomprehensive,
integratedapproachtostudentsuccess.Anintegratedapproachrequirestheidentificationandeliminationofscattershot,isolated,orboutiqueprogramsforstudentsuccessandbringingtogetherstakeholdersandeffortstoensurecollaboration,andwherenecessary,specialprogramsforunderservedstudents.
BIGGO
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entsuccess
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Implementationofliterature-informed,
empirically-basedapproachestostudentenrollment,transition,persistence,andstudentlearning&success,andassessmentofoutcomestoensurequalityandeffectiveness.
BIGGO
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entsuccess
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Enactmentofculturalsystemof
studentsuccessbetweenpostsecondaryinstitutions&P-16partnersandamongallunitsanddepartmentsandstakeholders(trustees,governingboard,statelegislatures)acrosstheinstitution.BI
GGO
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entsuccess
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Applicationofclearpathwaysfor
studentlearning&success thatguidestudentstocompletionandismonitoredwithrealtimedatasystemsthatidentifywhenastudentisofftrack.
BIGGO
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entsuccess
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Enactmentofastudentsuccess
mindsetthatemploysanasset-basednarrativeforstudentsandinstitutionalbeliefintalentdevelopment.BI
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entsuccess
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Developmentofacomprehensive,integrated
approachtostudentsuccess.BIGGO
AL:Increasedstud
entsuccess
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Implementationofliterature-informed,
empirically-basedapproaches
Applicationofclearpathwaysforstudent
learning&success
Enactmentofastudentsuccessmindset
Enactmentofculturalsystemofstudent
success
AddressShortcomingstoMobilize
HigherEducationforStudentSuccess• asuccessnarrativethattooeasilyblamesstudents,
• conceptionsofstudentsuccessthatfocustoonarrowlyoncompletion,withoutequalattentiontoeducationalquality,
• adeficiencyofillustrationsofequity-mindedpractices,and
• pilingonsolutionsinsteadofimplementingproblem-focused,integrated,improvement-orientedstrategies.
JillianKinzie,PhD.,NSSEInstituteIndianaUniversityCenterforPostsecondaryResearch,jikinzie@indiana.edu
ThankYou.Knowwhatstudentsuccessresearchissalient,howtoimplement,andmonitor&learnfromlocalresearchonwhatmakesadifference
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