Keys to Increasing Student Success and Persistence

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Keys to Increasing Student Success and Persistence

• Dr. Marsha Fralick

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Dr. Marsha Fralick Cuyamaca College El Cajon,
California
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Ice Breaker

• What does the first year tribal student need to
  learn to be successful?
• Think
• Pair
• Share

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PDC 124, Lifelong Success

• 8000 students enrolled in college
• 1200 take PDC 124 each year
• 32 sections a year
• 8 sections online
• One of the top 15 revenue producing programs for
  the college

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Personal Development Counseling 124,Lifelong
Success

• College Success
• Career Success
• Lifelong Success

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Transferability

• Transfers as general education for CSUC, Area E,
  Lifelong Understanding
• Transfers to University of California

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Fall to Spring PersistenceFirst Time Students
Fall to Spring Persistence First Time Students
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College Persistence Semester to Semester5 Year
Average

• All successful PDC students 89
• All students 63
• A 26 difference

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88 of Students Rated the Course as Very Good or
Good
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College Success

• Motivation
• Time and Money
• Memory and Reading
• Test Taking
• Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking

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Key to Success
How to Learn
Positive Thinking
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You Can Remember
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Ready for a memory test?
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How did you remember?
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Memory Techniques
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Meaningful Organization
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Visualization

• Make a mental picture of what you want to
  remember
• Commercials make good use of this technique

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Recitation

• One of the most powerful techniques
• Memories exist in the form of a chemical neural
  trace
• Some researchers think it takes 5 seconds to
  establish this trace
• Repeat it 5 times or keep it in your mind for 5
  seconds

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READY FOR THE TEST AGAIN? YOULL DO BETTER
THIS TIME
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Career Success
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Research

• Choosing a Major and College Success

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College Success A Study of Positive and Negative
Attrition
Community College Review
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The Successful Student

• Had a definite goal or college major
• Earned a B or better in high school
• Based on this research, choosing a major and
  career planning was included in our college
  success course.

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Making an Appropriate Choice of Major
Improves

• Persistence
• Success
• Enjoyment and Quality of Life

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Career Success

• Personality and Related Majors
• Learning Style and Intelligence
• Interests and Values
• Career and Educational Planning

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Career ModelHow to Choose a Major

• Self Assessment
• Personality
• Interests
• Values
• Learning Style
• Career Research

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Personality

• Carl Jung and personality type
  
• Online
• http//humanesources.com/

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Learning Style

• Productivity Environmental Preference Survey
  (PEPS) identifies 20 factors that influence how
  you learn best
• These factors are also related to job performance

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Learning Style Factors

• Sound
• Light
• Temperature
• Design
• Formal or Informal

• Motivation
• Persistence
• Responsibility
• Structure
• Alone/Peer
• Authority Figures Present

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Learning Style Factors

• Several Ways
• Auditory
• Visual
• Tactile
• Kinesthetic

• Intake
• Evening/Morning
• Late Morning
• Afternoon
• Mobility

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Career Research

• Job Description
• Career Outlook
• Salary
• Education Required
• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Online collection of career research links
  www.cuyamaca.edu/collegesuccess

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52 agreed with this statement.
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Lifelong Success

• Communication and Relationships
• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
• Appreciating Diversity
• Positive Thinking
• Life Stages

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Appreciation of Diversity
Contributing to Future Generations
Success
Self-Confidence
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Online Resources

• www.cuyamaca.edu/collegesuccess
• Click on Resources for Faculty

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Questions?

• Please remember to fill out the evaluation form.
  Thanks!