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Dissertation
The Freshman Factor
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2011
Abstract
In a statistical analysis, student retention rates, levels of student engagement, and personal skills development were examined to determine the impact of a first-year experience (FYE) program on a small rural community college in Florida. Analyses showed increased levels of student engagement of FYE students compared to orientation students in two of three benchmarks from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). Students in FYE showed improvement in seven of eight areas of development as measured by a pretest and posttest of the OnCourse curriculum used in the course. Participation in FYE was not found to have a significant impact on student retention as compared to enrollment in the college orientation course. In qualitative appraisals, FYE students and instructors supported the value of FYE in helping to establish relationships and in providing information about the skills necessary to succeed in college.
Details
- Title
- The Freshman Factor
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- Melanie D. Pelton (Committee Member)Charles O. Aplin (Committee Member)Patricia J Wentz (Committee Member) - University of West Florida, School of EducationSherri Zimmerman (Committee Chair) - University of West Florida, School of Education
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 87
- Copyright
- © 2011 Bryan Caleb Craven
- Identifiers
- 99380090750706600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida