Studying Transfer Students: Part I: Instrument Design and Implications

Laanan, Frankie Santos

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“…In addition, data could be used by senior institutions to develop programs which assist transfer students, especially those from community colleges, achieve their stated goals (Laanan, 2004).…”

Section: Implications For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

STEM Aspiration: The Influence of Social Capital and Chilly Climate on Female Community College Students

Jorstad

Starobin

Chen

et al. 2016

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

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Section: Implications For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

STEM Aspiration: The Influence of Social Capital and Chilly Climate on Female Community College Students

Jorstad

Starobin

Chen

et al. 2016

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

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“…The sample is unique because it is comprised of a disproportionately large percentage of Hispanic students, which is the fastest growing demographic in the country and a subpopulation that engineering is seeking to attract and support. In ensuring data were collected across all elements of the framework, multiple survey items were compiled from an adaptation of the Laanan-transfer students' questionnaire, 13,14,15 a survey from the NSF-funded Prototype to Production study, 16 and Measuring Constructs of STEM Student Success Literacy: Community College Students' Self-Efficacy, Social Capital, and Transfer Knowledge. 17,18 For a full description of the survey development process, steps that were put into place to support construct validity, and individual campus customization procedures, please see our work in progress At present, partner 4-year institutions are merging individual survey responses with student record data.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transfer Student Pathways to Engineering Degrees: Progress and Preliminary Findings from a Multi-institutional Study Based in Texas

Ogilvie

Knight

Borrego

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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In 2015 President Obama introduced America's College Promise, a new $80 billion proposal to make two years of community college free for individuals willing to earn the benefit. To maximize results from such a substantial investment, it is important to address and resolve existing challenges related to degree completion and upward transfer for community college students, especially within engineering. In this paper, we provide an overview of preliminary data from our current National Science Foundation study focused on transfer students in Texas that is aiming to better understand the transfer process in engineering so that the transfer student pathway to an engineering bachelor's degree may become better enhanced. Following a mixed methods research approach and using a conceptual framework of transfer student capital to organize the study, we use qualitative data from semi-structured focus groups with students, administrators, faculty, and staff to extend quantitative findings from an engineering transfer student survey that was administered to more than 7,800 engineering transfers students at four 4-year institutions in Texas. This study uniquely combines engineering transfer student survey responses with education outcome data (i.e., student records) to increase understanding of the complete transfer pathway experience. The sample is unique because it is comprised of a disproportionately large percentage of Hispanic students, which is the fastest growing demographic in the country and a subpopulation that engineering is seeking to attract and support. We envision that our research findings on what helps and hinders the transfer process can be used to 1) make improvements and revisions to existing policy, and 2) serve as a guide for states and institutions seeking to adopt new policies that promote upward transfer in engineering.

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“…In some studies, an estimated 76.7% of transfer students (Glass & Harrington, 2002) experience a grade decline of 0.5 points (Hills, 1965;Kintzer & Wattenbarger, 1985). If students make it through this rough patch, the majority of them will rebound within that first year (Diaz, 1992;Ishitani, 2008;Laanan, 2004;Townsend &Wilson, 2006) and will closely resemble native students' GPAs (Carlan & Byxbe, 2000;Glass & Harrington, 2002).…”

Section: Does the Community College Help Or Hinder Student Success?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The sudden drop in academic performance that transfer students typically experience within their first semester at a senior institution was termed "transfer shock" by Hills (1965, p. 202). Since then, the term has been used in myriad studies (Carlan & Byxbe, 2000;Cejda, 1994;Flaga, 2006;Glass & Harrington, 2002;Laanan, 2004) to represent the decline in grade point average (GPA) within the first year (two semesters) of transfer. In some studies, an estimated 76.7% of transfer students (Glass & Harrington, 2002) experience a grade decline of 0.5 points (Hills, 1965;Kintzer & Wattenbarger, 1985).…”

Section: Does the Community College Help Or Hinder Student Success?mentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of community college-based transfer programming in transfer student success.

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Studying Transfer Students: Part I: Instrument Design and Implications

Cited by 85 publications

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STEM Aspiration: The Influence of Social Capital and Chilly Climate on Female Community College Students

STEM Aspiration: The Influence of Social Capital and Chilly Climate on Female Community College Students

Transfer Student Pathways to Engineering Degrees: Progress and Preliminary Findings from a Multi-institutional Study Based in Texas

The role of community college-based transfer programming in transfer student success.

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