might be able to help them.
On a final positive note, the 350 freshmen men and women who completed the CSI within the 2007-2008 academic year indicated a stronger interest in receiving help with their academic skills than 61 percent of similar students nationwide.
Table 7: Percentile Scores from CSI Summary and Planning Reports, Fall 2004 – Spring 2008 [Link to CSI_Data_Compilation.pdf]
| Females = 660 | Males = 456 | Total=1116 | ||||
| Form A 433 | Form B 227 | Form A 330 | Form B 126 | Form A 763 | Form B 353 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary Observations | ||||||
| Dropout Proneness | 65.8 | 67.8 | ||||
| Educational Stress | 61.4 | 66.8 | ||||
| *Receptivity to Institutional Help | *64.8 | *62.4 | ||||
| Academic Motivation | ||||||
| Desire to Finish College | 33.7 | 30.9 | ||||
| Receptivity Scales | ||||||
| *Academic Assistance | *63.0 | *61.5 | ||||
| Personal Counseling | *63.5 | *66.3 | *70.2 | *60.7 | *65.9 | |
*Scores well above the national norms that indicate KSU students' strengths. The other scores indicate areas of concern. Scores near 50 are not considered significant and are omitted.
Corroborating evidence for the attitudinal problems indicated by the CSI is provided by the faculty who teach in gateway courses or in other Liberal Studies Core classes. Through the auspices of a Council on Post-Secondary Education grant, the University's Liberal Studies Core Committee (LSCC), which has oversight of the Liberal Studies Core curriculum, sponsored a five-day institute for 36 faculty to discuss at length (1) what actually goes on in each course of the Liberal Studies core, (2) what faculty have found works well in teaching the classes, and (3) the problems each has faced. The ultimate purpose was to determine both what has been succeeding and what can be done to improve the educational experience and success of students at KSU in the Liberal Studies core, and, by extension, in the rest of their academic pursuits at the University. This was the first such institute held at the University. The faculty who participated comprised the majority of those who teach in the liberal studies core curricula. (Link to SummerInstituteFinalCompleteReport_pp1-2.pdf). Each faculty member made a 45-minute presentation of the course/courses he or she teaches in the Liberal Studies core,
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