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Jefg Watt, Associate Dean Jefg Watt, Associate Dean School of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Jefg Watt, Associate Dean Jefg Watt, Associate Dean School of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Tackling the Attendance Tackling the Attendance Problem in Learning Problem in Learning Communities and Other First- Communities and Other First- year Courses: year Courses: The Administrative Withdrawal The Administrative Withdrawal
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Indiana University Indiana University Purdue University Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis
Large number of commuter
Large number of commuter students students
High fjrst generation rates – 59%
High fjrst generation rates – 59%
- f entering students
- f entering students
Large number of working students
Large number of working students
High DFW rates
High DFW rates
Poor retention rates
Poor retention rates
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Brief History of the Brief History of the Administrative Withdrawal Administrative Withdrawal Policy Policy
Concern about poor attendance
Concern about poor attendance expressed in Gateway meetings expressed in Gateway meetings and in other campus arenas and in other campus arenas
Assumed association between
Assumed association between poor attendance and high DFW poor attendance and high DFW rates rates
Research indicating some
Research indicating some association between attendance association between attendance and course grades and course grades
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Brief History of the Brief History of the Administrative Withdrawal Administrative Withdrawal Policy, Cont. Policy, Cont.
Agreement reached by a small group of
Agreement reached by a small group of faculty members in mathematics, faculty members in mathematics, English, psychology, and learning English, psychology, and learning communities to pilot an Administrative communities to pilot an Administrative Withdrawal attendance policy in fall 2001 Withdrawal attendance policy in fall 2001
The policy was designed to help
The policy was designed to help freshmen establish good class freshmen establish good class attendance habits during their fjrst attendance habits during their fjrst college semester college semester
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Brief History of the Brief History of the Administrative Withdrawal Administrative Withdrawal Policy, Cont. Policy, Cont.
The faculty determined that
The faculty determined that Administrative Withdrawal would Administrative Withdrawal would take place after the full refund take place after the full refund period period
The policy was stated in the
The policy was stated in the syllabus for all participating syllabus for all participating courses courses
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Assessment of the Assessment of the Pilot Pilot
Assessment of the policy was
Assessment of the policy was conducted at the end of the pilot conducted at the end of the pilot semester semester
In fall 2001, 137 students were
In fall 2001, 137 students were administratively withdrawn administratively withdrawn
Just over three-fourths (77%) of the
Just over three-fourths (77%) of the students who were administratively students who were administratively withdrawn from at least one course withdrawn from at least one course during fall 2001 failed or withdrew from during fall 2001 failed or withdrew from all courses attempted for the semester all courses attempted for the semester
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Assessment of the Assessment of the Pilot, Cont. Pilot, Cont.
In addition, faculty reported that
In addition, faculty reported that attendance, even in classes where attendance, even in classes where the policy had not been the policy had not been implemented, appeared to improve implemented, appeared to improve that semester. The faculty that semester. The faculty speculated that the “word was out” speculated that the “word was out” among students: IUPUI would no among students: IUPUI would no longer tolerate poor attendance longer tolerate poor attendance habits habits
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Assessment of the Assessment of the Pilot, Cont. Pilot, Cont.
The pilot policy was continued the
The pilot policy was continued the following semesters with similar following semesters with similar results results
In spring of 2003, the IUPUI
In spring of 2003, the IUPUI Faculty Council approved the Faculty Council approved the implementation of the implementation of the Administrative Withdrawal policy Administrative Withdrawal policy in all undergraduate courses in all undergraduate courses
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Administrative Administrative Withdrawal Fall 2001 Withdrawal Fall 2001
Number of administrative withdrawals for fall 2001 (original report): 194 Number of administrative withdrawals for fall 2001 who were not re-instated in the course: 177 Unduplicated headcount of students who were administratively withdrawn from one or more courses for fall 2001: 137 Number of students administratively withdrawn who were on Financial Aid (of the 137) 73
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How does the policy How does the policy work? work?
Faculty in participating courses
Faculty in participating courses receive an Early Warning roster receive an Early Warning roster with an option check box for with an option check box for Administrative Withdrawal Administrative Withdrawal
Students identifjed for
Students identifjed for Administrative Withdrawal are Administrative Withdrawal are sent a letter by registered mail sent a letter by registered mail
Students have approximately 10
Students have approximately 10 days to appeal days to appeal
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How does the policy How does the policy work? – Cont. work? – Cont.
After the deadline, students who
After the deadline, students who are identifjed for Administrative are identifjed for Administrative Withdrawal are removed from the Withdrawal are removed from the
- course. A “W” appears on their
- course. A “W” appears on their
transcript transcript
Students who are administratively
Students who are administratively withdrawn are not eligible for a withdrawn are not eligible for a fee refund fee refund
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IUPUI Faculty Council IUPUI Faculty Council Regulations concerning the Regulations concerning the application of the application of the Administrative Withdrawal Administrative Withdrawal Policy: Policy:
Policy may be applied in any
Policy may be applied in any undergraduate course undergraduate course
A statement of the policy must appear in
A statement of the policy must appear in the syllabus for each participating course the syllabus for each participating course
All sections of participating courses must
All sections of participating courses must adopt the policy adopt the policy
Policy is stated on the Registrar’s website
Policy is stated on the Registrar’s website http://registrar.iupui.edu/withdrawal-polic http://registrar.iupui.edu/withdrawal-polic y.html y.html
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Additional Policy Additional Policy Administration Administration Information Information
Although the policy must appear in
Although the policy must appear in every section of participating courses, every section of participating courses, applying the Administrative applying the Administrative Withdrawal option is the decision of Withdrawal option is the decision of the faculty member in the course the faculty member in the course
An offjcial list of participating courses
An offjcial list of participating courses is maintained in University College is maintained in University College
Departments may remove a course
Departments may remove a course from the list, but thus far, no courses from the list, but thus far, no courses have been removed have been removed
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Additional Policy Additional Policy Administration Information, Administration Information, Cont. Cont.
The number of courses on the
The number of courses on the Administrative Withdrawal list has Administrative Withdrawal list has increased steadily over the last fjve increased steadily over the last fjve years years
The faculty in 108 courses, representing
The faculty in 108 courses, representing approximately 713 sections, had approximately 713 sections, had implemented the policy for fall 2006 implemented the policy for fall 2006
The campus has begun to look more
The campus has begun to look more closely at the students on fjnancial aid closely at the students on fjnancial aid who reenroll after having been who reenroll after having been administratively withdrawn administratively withdrawn
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Schools/Departments Schools/Departments Participating Participating
Kelley School of Business
Kelley School of Business
Herron School of Art
Herron School of Art
Department of English
Department of English
Department of Communication Studies
Department of Communication Studies
Department of Psychology
Department of Psychology
Department of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
Department of Computer and
Department of Computer and Information T echnology Information T echnology
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Schools/Departments Schools/Departments Participating, Cont. Participating, Cont.
University College
University College
Department of Sociology
Department of Sociology
Department of World Languages
Department of World Languages and Cultures and Cultures
Department of Biology
Department of Biology
School of Science
School of Science
Department of Political Science
Department of Political Science
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Schools/Departments Schools/Departments Participating, Cont. Participating, Cont.
Department of Electrical and
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering T echnology Computer Engineering T echnology
Department of T
echnical Department of T echnical Communication Communication
Department of Interior Design
Department of Interior Design T echnology T echnology
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Administrative Administrative Withdrawals fall 2005 Withdrawals fall 2005
Number of administrative withdrawals for fall 2005: 306 Number of administrative withdrawals for fall 2005 who were not re-instated in the course or withdrew on their own: 293 Unduplicated headcount of students who were administratively withdrawn from one or more courses for fall 2005: 237 Number of students administratively withdrawn who were on Financial Aid 125
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Math 001 – Math 001 – Introduction to Introduction to Algebra Algebra
Year Fall Semester Only Attendance Policy Being Used Number of Enrolled Students Meeting Placement Criteria Enrolled DFW Rate 1997 No 1,130 44% 1998 No 1,299 47% 1999 No 1,051 43% 2000 No 1,045 49% 2001 Adm-W 1,058 34% 2002 Adm-W 974 36% 2003 Adm-W 811 34% 2004 Adm-W 743 38%
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Math 001 – Math 001 – Introduction to Introduction to Algebra, Cont. Algebra, Cont.
Total Number
- f
Students Enrolled Number of Students Meeting Placement Criteria within 6 Months DFW Rate of Students Meeting Placement Criteria within 6 Months 1997-2000 (before policy) 8,193 4,525 (~55%) 45% 2001-2004 (after policy) 4,122 3,586 (~87%) 36%
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Math 001 – Math 001 – Introduction to Introduction to Algebra, Cont. Algebra, Cont.
The time of day that the class met did
The time of day that the class met did have a signifjcant efgect on the DFW have a signifjcant efgect on the DFW rate rate
Start times between 11:00 am and
Start times between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm had, on average, a 2% higher 2:00 pm had, on average, a 2% higher DFW rate DFW rate
Despite the fact that the campus
Despite the fact that the campus enrolls more female students, more enrolls more female students, more males enroll in remedial mathematics males enroll in remedial mathematics
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Math 001 – Math 001 – Introduction to Introduction to Algebra, Cont. Algebra, Cont.
Those students missing less than 5 of
Those students missing less than 5 of the 45 class meetings of the course the 45 class meetings of the course accounted for 78.6% of the grades of A accounted for 78.6% of the grades of A
- n the departmental fjnal examination
- n the departmental fjnal examination
Establishing clear expectations regarding
Establishing clear expectations regarding class attendance from the start of the class attendance from the start of the course has a signifjcant efgect on student course has a signifjcant efgect on student success – despite the fact that the Adm- success – despite the fact that the Adm- W Policy is applied during the fjrst four W Policy is applied during the fjrst four weeks of the semester weeks of the semester
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