Academic Support
Assessment of the Academic Mentoring Program
Program Description and Activities:
Academic Mentor Program is designed specifically to support first-year students who are on academic probation as they navigate the academic system. The program is open to any first year student who is on academic probation after his/her first semester here at JMU. Students participate in the program on a voluntary basis.
Academic Mentors are experienced JMU students who have received training and information about setting academic goals, time management, note taking, exam preparation and other important skills. Each academic mentor is paired with 2-5 mentees. They will conduct several small group and individual meetings to help first year students plan their strategies for academic success. All Academic Mentors are well informed about university policies and services and so can assist mentees in identifying and seeking any additional support they may need.
Academic Mentor Assessment Template and Progress Report 2011
Academic Mentor Assessment Template and Progress Report 2010
Academic Mentor Program Goals:
Goal 1: More students who participate in the academic Mentor Program will move off of academic probation to good standing than those first year students who chose not to participate. Cumulative GPA will be above a 2.0
Goal 2: More students who participate in the Academic Mentor Program will increase their semester GPA than those students that choose to not participate. This GPA increase will be greater for students participating in the program.
Goal 3: Fewer students who participate in the Academic Mentor Program will decrease their semester GPA than those students that choose to not participate.
Assessment Process:
To assess the goals of this program the G.P.A. of students who participated in the program is compared with those that chose not participate in the program. All students who were on academic probation were invited to participate in the program, and those are the students included in the analysis. Three analyses are conducted to assess the goals of the program.
To assess goal 1 the percentage of students who got to academic good standing by the end of Spring 2010 is compared for those who chose to participate to those who did not.
To assess goals 2 and 3 the percentage of students who increased and decreased their semester G.P.A. from Fall 2009 to Spring 2010 is compared for those who chose to participate in the program to those who did not.
To further assess goal 2 the increases from Fall 2009 to Spring 2010 in G.P.A. were compared for those who chose to participate in the program to those that did not. The differences in increases between groups were analyzed using a 2X2 mixed analysis of variance.
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