Love it? Hate it? Freshmen’s perspective on college life at Indiana State University: A content analysis of qualitative MAP-Works data
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MAP-Works, an evidence-based tool for improving student retention and success, is used by over 1,500 colleges and universities in the United States (EBI MAP-Works, 2013). Faculty and staff use MAP-Works at ISU to identify students by risk factor level in order to develop programming and individualized interventions. At the three-week mark in the fall semester of 2012, all freshmen at ISU (N = 2,659) were invited to complete the MAP-Works survey, and 2,206 responded for an 83% response rate. Among the questions posed in the MAP-Works survey, a series of two open-ended, qualitative questions were included: “What do you like most about college?” and “What do you like least about college?” In this workshop, we present responses to both open-ended questions but focus specifically on the successes mentioned by students (i.e., the “what works” responses). In addition, we will present suggestions for improving student success based on this qualitative data.
