On October 27th and 28th, 2008, students in all Monday 9:05 a.m. and 5:40 p.m. classes and all Tuesday 9:35 a.m. and 5:40 p.m. classes and were surveyed by the Institutional Research Department. Students who completed Student Survey Form A were asked additional questions about student orientation. Specifically, students were asked questions about if they attended student orientation and, if so, in which orientation format. Additionally students were asked to rate the effectiveness of student orientation in five areas on a scale of 1=Very Poor to 5=Very Good, and they were asked to indicate their level of agreement with five statements related to student orientation on a scale of 1=Strongly Disagree to 5=Strongly Agree.
A total of 496 students responded to at least one of the additional questions about student orientation on Form A.
Results for Students who Had Attended Student Orientation
Approximately 59% of the students who responded to this survey (N=290) indicated that they had attended student orientation. Of these, approximately 67% (N=184) attended Get Ready, 9% (N=24) attended SMART Start, 17% (N=46) attended Bridge to Clemson orientation and 8% (N=21) attended Gateway to College orientation.
The summary below presents the results for students indicating that they had attended student orientation. For the rating questions, the percentage selecting a particular number representing the level of effectiveness/agreement is followed in parentheses by the actual count of student selecting that level. Numbers in bold represent the most common answer for a given question. The response average is calculated by multiplying the number of students who chose each response number (1=Very Poor/Strongly Disagree to 5=Very Good/Strongly Agree) by that number, summing those, and dividing by the total number of respondents to the question.
| Which orientation format did you attend? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 275 | ||
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skipped question |
15
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| Response Percent |
Response Count |
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| Get Ready |
 |
66.9% | 184 |
| SMART Start (for LEI participants) |
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8.7% | 24 |
| Bridge to Clemson |
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16.7% | 46 |
| Gateway to College |
|
7.6% | 21 |
| Please rate its effectiveness in the following categories on a scale of 1 (very poor) to 5 (very good) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 288 | ||||||
| skipped question | 2 | ||||||
| 1 Very Poor | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Very Good | Rating Average | Response Count | |
| Location | 1.0% (3) | 2.1% (6) | 21.9% (63) | 28.1% (81) | 46.9% (135) | 4.18 | 288 |
| Date/time of session | 2.1% (6) | 5.2% (15) | 22.2% (64) | 27.8% (80) | 42.7% (123) | 4.04 | 288 |
| Presenter(s) | 2.4% (7) | 3.1% (9) | 19.2% (55) | 28.2% (81) | 47.0% (135) | 4.14 | 287 |
| Content | 2.8% (8) | 4.9% (14) | 17.7% (51) | 30.6% (88) | 44.1% (127) | 4.08 | 288 |
| Helpfulness | 4.2% (12) | 4.9% (14) | 20.5% (59) | 24.3% (70) | 46.2% (133) | 4.03 | 288 |
| Please indicate your level of agreement for the following items on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 286 | ||||||
| skipped question | 4 | ||||||
| 1 Strongly Disagree | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Strongly Agree | Rating Average | Response Count | |
| Student orientation should be offered online | 17.8% (51) | 9.1% (26) | 21.7% (62) | 17.8% (51) | 33.6% (96) | 3.40 | 286 |
| Student orientation was interactive | 7.7% (22) | 9.8% (28) | 35.7% (102) | 21.7% (62) | 25.2% (72) | 3.47 | 286 |
| Student orientation date/time was convenient | 3.5% (10) | 5.6% (16) | 28.7% (82) | 25.9% (74) | 36.4% (104) | 3.86 | 286 |
| Student orientation content matched what I needed at the time | 4.6% (13) | 6.7% (19) | 27.7% (79) | 27.7% (79) | 33.3% (95) | 3.79 | 285 |
| Student orientation should be mandatory | 19.2% (55) | 10.5% (30) | 22.7% (65) | 15.7% (45) | 31.8% (91) | 3.30 | 286 |
Results for Students who Had Attended Student Orientation by Orientation Format
Average Effectiveness Ratings of Student Orientation on a Scale of 1=Very Poor to 5=Very Good by Orientation Format
|
Average Rating |
Get Ready |
SMART Start |
Bridge |
Gateway |
|
Location |
4.23 |
4.25 |
3.80 |
4.38 |
|
Date/Time |
4.14 |
4.08 |
3.58 |
4.14 |
|
Presenter(s) |
4.16 |
4.38 |
3.73 |
4.52 |
|
Content |
4.13 |
4.25 |
3.64 |
4.48 |
|
Helpfulness |
4.04 |
4.33 |
3.64 |
4.52 |
Average Level of Agreement with Statements about Student Orientation on a Scale of 1=Strongly Disagree to 5=Strongly Agree by Orientation Format
|
Average Rating |
Get Ready |
SMART Start |
Bridge |
Gateway |
|
Student orientation should be offered online |
3.42 |
3.61 |
3.13 |
3.50 |
|
Student orientation was interactive |
3.43 |
3.87 |
3.09 |
4.09 |
|
Student orientation date/time was convenient |
3.92 |
4.00 |
3.40 |
4.23 |
|
Student orientation content matched what I needed at the time |
3.81 |
3.96 |
3.40 |
4.27 |
|
Student orientation should be mandatory |
3.28 |
3.26 |
3.00 |
4.18 |