Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course

Transformation (IM:PACT)

Longitudinal analysis of GPA, DFW and Retention Rates, Fall 2011-Fall

2013

M. Brooke Robertshaw, PhDAssessment & Data Analystrobertshaw@purdue.edu

ACTIVE LEARNING

PROBLEM SOLVING BEING PURPOSEFUL ABOUT TEACHING

What is IM:PACT?

IM:PACT Numbers

•120 Courses (Spring 2014)

•Over 20,000 cumulative enrollments

Question

Is there a difference in DFW rates and course GPA between IMPACT and Non-IMPACT courses?

Population

Courses with at least one instructor who has gone through IM:PACT during – Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013

Is there a difference between IM:PACT and Non IM:PACT Sections?

Not really.

Some differences are indicated, but the trend is there are no differences between IM:PACT and Non-IM:PACT sections

GPA

DFW

Question: Does participation in IM: PACT courses improve retention to the institution after one year? 

IM:PACT Retention Rates

Population

Answer: Patterns indicate that there is no difference in retention to the university through participation in an IM:PACT course

Courses with increased retention (<+2%)

Courses with decreased retention (<-2%)

Fall 2011 Cohort: 1 course

Spring 2012 Cohort: 2 courses

Spring 2013 Cohort: 5 courses

Spring 2012 Cohort: 3 courses

Fall 2012 Cohort: 2 courses

Spring 2013 Cohort: 2 courses

Answer: There are some courses that do show changes in retention after IM:PACT.

Future work

Understanding high/low performing coursesTechnological

pedagogical behaviorsFidelity of

implementationLooking at impact of learning space

Thank you!

Questions?

M. Brooke Robertshaw, PhDrobertshaw@purdue.edu