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Title: WIP: Using the Kolbe Conative Index


1
WIP Using the Kolbe Conative Index for
Improving Retention of Computer Science Students
  • Robert Lingard
  • Elizabeth Berry
  • Brenda Timmerman
  • California State University,
  • Northridge

2
Overview
  • The Retention Problem
  • What Does the Kolbe Conative Index Measure?
  • Results From Previous Studies With Upper Division
    Students?
  • Current Studies With Freshmen?
  • Some Observations
  • Conclusions and Recommendations

3
The Retention Problem
  • At CSUN fewer than 20 of students who decide to
    major in Computer Science as freshmen complete
    the program.
  • Many universities report that the graduation rate
    in Computer Science is the lowest, or near the
    lowest, of all majors.
  • Improving retention requires understanding the
    reasons for the high drop out rates.

4
The Kolbe Concept
  • What It Is . . .
  • It identifies the instincts that drive ones
    NATURAL behaviors
  • it describes MO (Modus Operandi)
  • it focuses on strengths -- how to help people be
    more productive and effective
  • it is universal
  • it is equal (unbiased)

5
The Kolbe Concept
  • What It Is Not . . .
  • about how smart someone is
  • about social style
  • about personality
  • about right or wrong
  • there is no good or bad

6
The Kolbe Instinctive Talents
  • Fact Finder
  • Follow Thru
  • Quick Start
  • Implementor

7
The Fact Finder
  • Probes
  • Asks Questions
  • Weighs Pros and Cons
  • Collects Data and Establishes Priorities before
    Making a Decision

8
The Follow Thru Individual
  • Seeks Structure
  • Makes Schedules
  • Needs a Sense of Order and Plans Ahead

9
The Quick Start
  • Innovates
  • Takes Risks
  • Improvises
  • Plays Hunches
  • When Asked to Give a Presentation, Comfortably Ad
    Libs

10
The Implementor
  • Uses Space and Materials
  • Builds and Constructs
  • Uses Hands-on Equipment with Ease
  • Creates Handcrafted Models
  • Insists on Quality Materials

11
Sample Kolbe Results
12
Kolbe and Teamwork
  • The Kolbe index is used by many companies to form
    effective teams by ensuring teams contain a
    balance of Kolbe talents.
  • Previous results at CSUN have shown a
    statistically significant correlation between
    team synergy as measure by Kolbe and performance
    on software engineering projects.
  • However, synergistic student teams are hard to
    create due to a lack of certain Kolbe talents.

13
Team Synergy as Defined by Kolbe


14
Kolbe Profile of Upper Division Computer Science
Students
15
Kolbe Profile of Marketing Managers
16
Kolbe Profile ComparisonsCS Students vs.
Marketing Managers
17
Kolbe Profile ComparisonsUpper Division vs.
Freshmen
18
Observations
  • There are statistically significant difference
    between freshmen and upper division computer
    science majors. Freshmen, as a group, have more
    implementor and less fact finder tendencies.
  • The profiles of upper division students match the
    profiles of the instructors.

19
Conclusions
  • It looks like the students leaving the program
    are the implementors.
  • The students who succeed in the program seem to
    be those whose Kolbe profiles are most like those
    of the instructors.
  • There might be benefits to the program, and to
    the students, if ways could be found to retain
    some of these students

20
Recommendations for Future Research
  • Using the Kolbe index to measure incoming
    freshmen should be continued in order to
    accumulate a larger sample.
  • Attempts should be made to follow these students
    throughout their academic careers to identify the
    Kolbe scores of the students actually dropping
    out of the program.
  • Learning approaches used should be studied to see
    whether they could be augmented to benefit the
    implementors.
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