Evaluation of the Fall 2000 General College
Midsemester Review Process
Final report
February 2001
In Fall 2000, the General College community approved a modified Midsemester Review (MSR) process to pilot during the 2000-2001 academic year. This pilot MSR differed from its predecessor in two major ways: the use of an electronic reporting format, and the implementation of a "two review system". The first review, called an Academic Status Report (ASR), was administered in the 6th week, and was less comprehensive than the traditional Midsemester review form, providing students with feedback on course grade, percent of work upon which this progress grade was based, attendance, and recommendation to withdraw. The second progress report, called the Mid-term Progress Report (MTPR), was administered in the 10th week, and provided students with feedback on the same areas as the ASR (except attendance) as well as feedback on specific areas in which students needed to improve, recommendations for actions that students should take regarding the courses in which they were currently enrolled, and, for math and writing courses, recommendations as to math/writing courses in which to enroll the following term. Both progress reports also had space for instructors to make written comments.
Evaluation data were collected to examine the success of these modifications. Success was measured by instructor, advisor, and student perceptions of the Fall 2000 MSR, and by Fall 2000 course outcomes. To gather data on constituents' perceptions, student, advisor, and instructor surveys were modified from those used in the 1999 MSR evaluation and, near the end of the Fall 2000 semester, these surveys were made available on-line. Students, advisors, and faculty were alerted in the 10th and 11th weeks via email about this opportunity to provide evaluative information.
REPORT CONTENTS:
Overview of Evaluation Results
General Quantitative Results
So, who does like getting two reviews?"
Qualitative Results
Advisor and Instructor Surveys
Advisor Survey Results
Instructor Survey Results
Analysis of MSR Data and Official Grade Records
Relationship Between ASR/MTPR Grades and Final Course Grade
Relationship Between ASR/MTPR Withdrawal Recommendations and Students' Actual Withdrawal Behavior
Comparison of Fall 2000 Course Completion Rates with Rates from Previous Fall Terms