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Ten Years Of Fall-To-Fall Retention, Western Washington University, Carl Simpson
Ten Years Of Fall-To-Fall Retention, Western Washington University, Carl Simpson
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Executive Summary: Analysis of Fall-to-Fall retention at Western over the period 1987-1997 reveals modest improvement in retention rates, some traditional patterns, and some surprises. Particular groups are identified by the analysis as highest priority for university attention aimed at increasing retention. Western's overall Fall-to-Fall retention rate increased steadily from 1987 through 1992, then leveled off, to remain stable or decline very slightly since then. In particular, the retention of entering freshmen rose markedly from '87 through '92 and has declined significantly since 1992, although remaining well above its earlier rate. While the early rise in retention may be attributed to …
First Year Experience Technical Report, Carl Simpson, Linda D. (Linda Darlene) Clark
First Year Experience Technical Report, Carl Simpson, Linda D. (Linda Darlene) Clark
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Executive Summary: This report was prepared as background to ongoing discussions concerning the first year experience, in particular the study group by that name headed by Dean Marie Eaton. Data come from surveys of a cohort of new freshmen and new transfers, who entered Western in Fall, 1994. They were surveyed that Fall and in the Spring of that same academic year. Only about one-third of new students, many of whom failed to attend Summer advising sessions, find the transition to Western "very" or "moderately" difficult. The great majority expected Western to be more difficult than their previous schools. Most …