Section I-Personal Information

A6. Your level of education

BA

MA

PhD

DMin

ThM

Other

A7. Work experience/ educational degree (check all that apply)

English

Theology

Education

Administration

Development

Other

A8. Does your institution have any programs, formal or informal, that provide students academic support?

A9. What percentage of your job time is spent on academic support services?

B1. If you have a formal program of support services, how long has it been in existence?

We do not have a program

B2. If your program has its own physical space, where is it located? (e.g. library, admin. building)

We do not have our own space.

 

B3. Where do you meet with students? (check all that apply)

In your program’s own space

Library

Dorms

Another building on campus

Off campus

Other (where?)

N/A

B4. Types of services offered (check all that apply)

English as a Second Language

Specialized services for students with learning

Specialized services for students with physical disabilities

Help with reading strategies

Help with writing

Language tutoring

Humanities introduction (i.e. pre-philosophy/pre-theology studies)

General Computer Skills

Software specific Skills (e.g. Bibleworks ®)

Study Strategies

Workshops for Students

Seminars for faculty (e.g. "Working with students who have learning disabilities")

Other (what?)

N/A

B5. Rate the library’s role in providing support services. (1 being “very involved” to 5 being “not involved”)

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Students

C1. Total number of students enrolled in your institution in AY 2001-2002

C2. Number of individual students who used your services in AY 2001-2002

C3. Do you keep track of the "student contacts"? yes no

If you keep track of “student contacts,” what is the total number during AY 2001-2002? (student contact: one student, in person, using services. One student could come to you ten times resulting in 10 "student contacts")

We do not keep track of “student contacts.”

C4. In your estimation, what percentage of students who use your services do so more than once?

0% 0-20% 20-50% 50-75% 75-100% N/A

C5. Reasons for initial student contacts (check all that apply)

Faculty referral

Admissions referral

Student decides on own

Peer referral

Referral from a social services agency

Referral from judicatory/ordaining body

Other (what?)

N/A

C6. Do you give pretests to incoming students with the purpose of gauging academic readiness?

yes no N/A

C7. If your institution thinks that a student might have academic difficulties, is the student encouraged expected required to seek your services or take a specific class?

C8. Please estimate, in descending order, what types of students use your services. ( 1 being “the most frequent group of users” to 5 being “never” or very infrequently.”)

Tutors/Consultants

(For purposes of this survey we will refer to the personnel as tutors/consultants.)

D1. Number of tutors/consultants in the program who work directly with students (Please, include everyone who works directly with students)

N/A

D2. Tutors/consultants are (indicate all that apply)

Peer

Faculty

Professional staff

Other

N/A

D3. Compensation for tutors

Course Credit

Work Study

Release Time

Volunteer

Per-hour Wage

N/A

D4. Total number of hours per week tutors/consultants are available to work with students (not including administrator’s time)

N/A

D5. Number of hours per week that the administrator is available to work with students

N/A

Faculty
Please answer the following questions 1-5 with 1 being the highest

E1. Has the faculty been instrumental in the development and advocacy of an academic support and readiness program?

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

E2. If you offer faculty seminars, how responsive have the faculty been?

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

E3. Have faculty made any curriculum changes as a result of your program (i.e. adaptations of syllabi, assignments and/or tests)?

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

E4. How often do faculty refer students to your services?

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

E5. To what extent have faculty feedback indicated increased student success?

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

E6. As a result of your services, do you believe that faculty have become more aware of learning styles and alternative approaches to course development and teaching that might be more effective to a broader range of students?

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Section III Implications of the Program

F1. What constraints hamper the success of your program? (rank in chronological order with 1 being the highest)

F2. If you do not have a program why do you think this is the case?

F3. What indicators of the success of your program do you have?

F4. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your program?

Thank you for participating!