From a Culture of Guesstimates to a Culture of Evidence: The
Data Dilemma - Using It to Improve Success Rates
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AtD Strategy Institute Workshop
Wednesday, February 3, 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
Charlotte, NCBlaine Bennett,
Dean of Institutional Advancement & Technology
Dick Whipple, Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Hector Gonzales, Chief Academic Officer |
The data that was produced in pre-AtD years by Southwest Texas
Junior College was often the product of some mandated state or
federal report. Most data were not readily available and many times,
the production and analysis of data included some measure of
educated guessing. AtD has played a pivotal role in transforming our
college’s culture – especially as it relates to the production,
utilization and analysis of data. AtD’s “culture of evidence”
emphasis has been critical in directing how we make decisions and
implement new policies and programs.
This workshop will pose the following questions:
- Can your advisors readily access a comprehensive look at
a student?
- Can you readily identify cohorts of students?
- Can you readily identify gaps in student progress?
- Is data readily accessible for real time planning &
decision making?
SWTJC will discuss how ZogoTech has helped answer these questions
Example:
We look at a cohort in detail
and try to track those students over time.
After 1, 2, 3… 7 long terms, what percentage of the 2005 Fall
cohort:
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Enrolled in Level 2 Math (blue)?
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Completed Level 2 (pink)?
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Enrolled in Gateway (green)?
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Completed Gateway (cyan)?

Note that there is a huge gap between those who complete
Level 2 (pink) and those who complete the gateway (cyan).
In the first 3 terms, a large part of that is
described by the large number of students who never even
enroll in the Gateway (gap between green and pink).
It’s not until 6 terms (3 years) later that these
start to converge, indicating students are procrastinating
taking the Gateway class.
The full presentation
can be found here:
PowerPoint Presentation
Also see the 2008 Presentation:
Utilizing a Data Warehouse to Analyze, Develop, Evaluate, and
Refine Student Interventions
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