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2010 and 2012 CCSSE Benchmark Comparisons Between ESL Students and Non-ESL Students

Yao Hill

10/02/2012

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

2010 CCSSE Result Benchmark Comparisons between Students Taking or Not Taking ESL Classes

2012 CCSSE Result Benchmark Comparisons between Students Taking or Not Taking ESL Classes

Table 1. CCSSE Benchmark Score Comparisons between Students who Have Taken, Planning to Take, and having No Plan to Take ESL classes.

2010 CCSSE Results Benchmark Comparisons between Native and Non-Native English Speaking Students

2012 CCSSE Results Benchmark Comparisons between Native and Non-Native English Speaking Students

Table 2. CCSSE Benchmark Score Comparisons between Native and Non-Native Speakers of English

2010 CCSSE Result Benchmark Comparisons between International and Native Students

2012 CCSSE Result Benchmark Comparisons between International and Native Students

Table 3. CCSSE Benchmark Score Comparisons between International and Non-International Students

Executive Summary

ESL students consistently perform better in active and collaborative learning and student effort benchmarks than non-ESL students in 2010 and 2012 CCSSE results. ESL students are defined as those who planned to take an ESL class or had taken one, international students, or non-native speakers of English.

2010 CCSSE Result Benchmark Comparisons between Students Taking or Not Taking ESL Classes

2012 CCSSE Result Benchmark Comparisons between Students Taking or Not Taking ESL Classes

Table 1. CCSSE Benchmark Score Comparisons between Students who Have Taken, Planning to Take, and having No Plan to Take ESL classes.

Year / Active and Collaborative Learning / Student Effort / Academic Challenge / Student-Faculty Interaction / Support For Learners
# / Score / # / Score / # / Score / # / Score / # / Score
No plan to take ESL classes / 2010 / 588 / 53.6 / 588 / 48.1 / 588 / 52.0 / 588 / 53.5 / 588 / 49.5
2012 / 744 / 53.5 / 744 / 49.2 / 744 / 54.7 / 744 / 51.5 / 744 / 48.3
Plan to Take ESL classes / 2010 / 44 / 56.3 / 44 / 49.2 / 44 / 52.3 / 44 / 55.3 / 44 / 55.2
2012 / 62 / 59.4 / 62 / 53.2 / 62 / 55.4 / 62 / 52.7 / 62 / 52.1
Have taken ESL classes / 2010 / 138 / 59.7 / 138 / 55.1 / 138 / 51.7 / 137 / 55.8 / 137 / 53.4
2012 / 159 / 59.9 / 159 / 60.3 / 159 / 53.8 / 159 / 56.6 / 159 / 49.8

2010 CCSSE Results Benchmark Comparisons between Native and Non-Native English Speaking Students

2012 CCSSE Results Benchmark Comparisons between Native and Non-Native English Speaking Students

Table 2. CCSSE Benchmark Score Comparisons between Native and Non-Native Speakers of English

Active and Collaborative Learning / Student Effort / Academic Challenge / Student-Faculty Interaction / Support For Learners
Native English speaker / 2010 / 574 / 54.3 / 574 / 47.2 / 574 / 51.4 / 574 / 54.0 / 572 / 49.8
2012 / 682 / 54.8 / 682 / 49.1 / 682 / 55.5 / 682 / 52.4 / 682 / 48.8
Non-Native English speaker / 2010 / 191 / 56.9 / 191 / 56.0 / 191 / 53.8 / 191 / 54.3 / 190 / 53.0
2012 / 274 / 56.1 / 274 / 54.3 / 274 / 52.6 / 274 / 52.5 / 273 / 52.6

2010 CCSSE Result Benchmark Comparisons between International and Native Students

2012 CCSSE Result Benchmark Comparisons between International and Native Students

Table 3. CCSSE Benchmark Score Comparisons between International and Non-International Students

Year / Active and Collaborative Learning / Student Effort / Academic Challenge / Student-Faculty Interaction / Support For Learners
# / Score / # / Score / # / Score / # / Score / # / Score
International Student / 2010 / 106 / 58.5 / 106 / 56.7 / 106 / 53.1 / 106 / 53.2 / 106 / 51.3
2012 / 137 / 57.0 / 137 / 56.7 / 137 / 50.7 / 137 / 53.0 / 137 / 51.9
Non-International Student / 2010 / 655 / 54.4 / 655 / 48.2 / 655 / 51.7 / 655 / 54.1 / 655 / 50.5
2012 / 819 / 54.8 / 819 / 49.6 / 819 / 55.3 / 819 / 52.4 / 818 / 49.7