I feel we need to do everything we can for the student within regulations to help the student be successful
At my place of employment we haven't made it more difficult to weed students out, rather Our entrance test allows us to see where the compatency levele of students are which enables us to better assist them through transitional courses.
Our initial student application provides me with lots of information about the student including difficulty reading and writing the English language, background issues that may prove challenging in landing a career job and ability to follow direction. I can then discuss solutions with the applicant to increase their success rate.
The college I work for has developed a tutorial that simulates a real classroom. The students must complete the assessment before they can begin classes. The students that struggle in the assessment are a good indicator of how well they will do in the program if they are able to move forward.
I have worked for two different places that did two different things. One school decided to use a formal test to "see" where students were at coming into the school, and another school decided to do more of an interview type of process. I think a mixture of both is necessary to get a chance to know the whole student. Not everyone is a good test taker, and sometimes people can do bette orally then they can written. I have taught students before who could not get their thoughts down on paper, but could share them to me verbally. I think we need to be careful not to "miss out" on a great student simply because they are poor test takers.
we have a lot of hands on and face to face from our instructors to ensure our students success
For an institution to lower its standards has negative implications not only on the institution themselves, but for all future students, as well. The respect and reputation of the institution plays a heavy role in the success of the past graduates, current students, and future students. If an institution has a flawed reputation, eventually employers have an unfavorable perception of the institution, which helps no one in the end.
We use the Wonderlic Assessment that is used by industry as well as academia. Is is a problem solving assessment tool. We have specific scores they must achieve in order to complete the admissions process.
We use the Hesi and now give students entering in the computer career programs an extra test for basic computer skills.
My school uses the SLE and HES1 as entrance tests. Students must meet minimum requirements to get in. If they do not pass they have the option of returning in 6 months to try again.
We ask such questions as who the persons support system is, meaning who is going to be there to keep the person focused throughout the entire program. We also ask what the person has for short term and long term goals to find out what they want to do with the degree they are seeking.
I also believe all students are qualified to succeed as long as they are willing to put in the effort. Haveing a good program is very important.
We have made modifications at my school. We are now using the SLE to determine future needs. Under a certain assesesment score the student will meet individually with our Director of Education so we all understand areas of concern and the student has a full understanding of the tutoring available to them to aid in their success. During our interview we are asking about their previous school experience and if they had an IEP or other accomodations we need to address. We are working as a team with our Education Department to ensure each student is in the best program for them.
Certainly. We want to see the students succeed. As a admissions representative, it is my job to ensure the student is going to benefit from the course he/ or she is enrolling into.I can do this by asking questions and get to know WHY it is they want to go into the course. Ask the student in a pre-admissions assessment if there are any other skills or personality traits they may have to help assist in succeeding in this course.
Recently, our school has had to put together a pre-admissions assessment in order for the rep to fully understand what the student is looking to go into and help them choose the best program for their needs.
These changes are all necessary to ensure the reps are not just enrolling students and they get into the course but never come out. That wouldn't be good for the student nor the school. Hopefully the new requirements will illevate some of those troubles, we encountered before.
Our college has done something similar. We recently changed our placement exam and minimum scoring qualifications to better identify quality students and we have adapted the curriculum of our developmental courses to better prepare students for college level classes.
yes, we now do background checks, caveat emtor was not cutting it with our students.
i definately is important to qualify students before enrolling them for several reasons. Most important for me is the (ethical reason). If you don't feel a student has a chance to be sucessful in a program you should npt enroll them.
Just recently (2 weeks ago), our school has adopted a new admissions assessment. Where the assessment seemed a little rediculous to us at first, it now seems to rate more accurately how a student will be able to use their reasoning skills throughout a college level program.
We complete a brief interview to get feedback from the student on their goals, it's important to know their goal range is in line to our programs. It can be difficult to ensure a student will succeed, however there are certain points to cover that indicate if a student is focused and dedicated to graduating and going on to have a successful career.
One significant modification for our students has been to complete an Online Student Preparation course prior to begining their program of study. This ensures the end user a level of success to navigate and hopefully meet all requirements toward the road of graduation.
