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Note to Presenters This sample presentation is designed as a template to help LSSSE users present their LSSSE 2014 data to interested parties. This is only one way to present the data. Please adapt this sample presentation to best meet your goals and suit your audience. The following slides provide information about LSSSE (the survey, administration process, and project scope) and offer examples of how to present your LSSSE 2014 data. Replace this cover slide and the red text throughout this presentation with the name of your law school and your own 2014 data. Check the notes section of each slide for additional information (on PowerPoint toolbar, select view, then notes page). LSSSE is pronounced lessie.

Law School Survey of Student Engagement Sample Law School

Overview 1.What is Student Engagement? 2.Principles of Good Practice in Legal Education 3.LSSSE 4.Law School Report 2014 5.Selected Findings 6.Using LSSSE Data 7.Discussion & Questions

What is Student Engagement?

Law students: devote time and energy to educationally purposeful activities Law schools: use effective educational practices to encourage law students to succeed academically and professionally What is Student Engagement?

What percentage of [Sample Law School] students frequently (often or very often) engage in the following activities? How Engaged are our Students?

Your Predictions

Principles of Good Practice in Legal Education

49 J. Legal Educ. 371 (1999) Patrick T. ODay and George D. Kuh, Assessing What Matters in Law School: the Law School Survey of Student Engagement, 81 Ind. L. J. 401, 405 (2006) Student- faculty contact Active Learning Prompt feedback Time on task High expectations Respect for diverse learning styles Cooperation among students Principles of Good Practice in Legal Education

Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE)

Measures the extent to which law students devote time and energy to educationally sound activities and the policies and practices that law schools use to induce students to take part in such activities. LSSSE

Public and private law schools Full-time and Part-time students Average response rate is approximately 50% each year YearLaw SchoolsRespondents 20044213,197 20055321,653 20066424,858 20077925,770 20088526,795 20098226,641 20107724,714 20119533,395 20128125,901 20139828,172 20147021,173 Who Participates in LSSSE?

US Law Schools Canadian Law Schools Australian Law Schools 2 17 169 17 2 169 189 Law Schools Have Participated Since 2004 LSSSE Global Reach

LSSSE Student Learning and Professional Development Student Behaviors in Law School Academic and Intellectual Experiences Student Satisfaction Student Background Information Survey Content

How Law Schools use LSSSE Refocus conversations about the quality of legal education Enhance institutional improvement efforts Foster appropriate comparisons Facilitate transparency & accountability through empirical results Provide systematic national data on good educational practices

How Does LSSSE Work? All JD or LLB students surveyed Students fill out survey online Multiple follow- ups to increase response rates

Validity of Self-Reported Data Criteria for valid responses: Requested information is known to respondents Questions are phrased clearly and unambiguously Questions refer to recent activities Respondents take questions seriously and thoughtfully Answering does not threaten, embarrass, violate privacy, or compel a socially desirable response The LSSSE survey was designed to meet all of these conditions

X% response (X students) RespondentsPopulation% 1LXXX% 2LXXX% 3LXXX% 4LXXX% Part-timeXXX% Full-timeXXX% WomenXXX% MenXXX% Student Responses at [Sample Law]

Race/EthnicityRespondentsPopulation% American Indian/Native AmericanXXX% Asian/Asian American/Pacific IslanderXXX% Black/African AmericanXXX% White (not Hispanic)XXX% Hispanic/LatinoXXX% MultiracialXXX% Race/Ethnicity of Respondents

Law School Report 2014 A Look Inside

Executive Summary Reports Characteristics of Respondents Mean Comparisons Frequency Distributions Comparisons by Selected peer schools Size Affiliation LSSSE 2014 Cohort Student Comments Law School Report 2014

Selected Peers Group 5 or more schools Size Fewer than 500, 500 900, or More than 900 Affiliation Public, Private, or Religious All LSSSE 2013 Schools Entire LSSSE 2013 Cohort Comparison Groups

Peer school 1 Peer school 2 Peer school 3 Peer school 4 Peer school 5 Peer school 6 (or more) Selected Peer Schools

Note to Presenters Of the following six slides select the two that apply to your school and delete the other slides from the presentation.

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School Concordia University School of Law Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law Oklahoma City University School of Law Regent University School of Law Samford University, Cumberland School of Law University of St. Thomas School of Law Valparaiso University Law School Charleston School of Law Drexel University School of Law Elon University School of Law Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law Quinnipiac University School of Law University of La Verne College of Law University of Richmond School of Law Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Northern Illinois University College of Law The City University of New York School of Law The University of Iowa College of Law The University of New Mexico School of Law The University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law University of Arkansas School of Law University of California at Irvine School of Law University of Idaho College of Law University of Kentucky College of Law University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth University of New Hampshire School of Law University of Toledo College of Law Law School Report 2014 Fe wer than 500 Students

DePaul University College of Law Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Loyola University School of Law, Chicago Seattle University School of Law Seton Hall University School of Law St. John's University School of Law St. Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law University of San Francisco School of Law Arizona Summit Law School Emory University School of Law Pace University School of Law Syracuse University College of Law University of Denver Sturm College of Law Whittier Law School William Mitchell College of Law Georgia State University College of Law Indiana University Maurer School of Law Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center SUNY Buffalo Law School Texas A&M University School of Law Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Texas Tech University School of Law The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law University of British Columbia Faculty of Law University of Minnesota Law School University of North Carolina School of Law University of South Carolina School of Law University of Washington School of Law Law School Report 2014 500 to 900 Students

Fordham University School of Law American University Washington College of Law Charlotte School of Law Florida Coastal School of Law New York Law School Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center Southwestern Law School Suffolk University Law School The George Washington University Law School The John Marshall Law School Thomas M. Cooley Law School University of California Hastings College of the Law University of Florida Levin College of Law Law School Report 2014 More than 900 Students

Georgia State University College of Law Indiana University Maurer School of Law Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center S UNY Buffalo Law School Texas A&M University School of Law Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Texas Tech University School of Law The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law University of British Columbia Faculty of Law University of Minnesota Law School University of North Carolina School of Law University of South Carolina School of Law University of Washington School of Law Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Northern Illinois University College of Law The City University of New York School of Law The University of Iowa College of Law The University of New Mexico School of Law The University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law University of Arkansas School of Law University of California at Irvine School of Law University of Idaho College of Law University of Kentucky College of Law University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth University of New Hampshire School of Law University of Toledo College of Law University of California Hastings College of the Law University of Florida Levin College of Law Law School Report 2014 Public Law Schools

Arizona Summit Law School Emory University School of Law Pace University School of Law Syracuse University College of Law University of Denver Sturm College of Law Whittier Law School William Mitchell College of Law Charleston School of Law Drexel University School of Law Elon University School of Law Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law Quinnipiac University School of Law University of La Verne College of Law University of Richmond School of Law American University Washington College of Law Charlotte School of Law Florida Coastal School of Law New York Law School Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center Southwestern Law School Suffolk University Law School The George Washington University Law School The John Marshall Law School Thomas M. Cooley Law School Law School Report 2014 Private Law Schools

DePaul University College of Law Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Loyola University School of Law, Chicago Seattle University School of Law Seton Hall University School of Law St. John's University School of Law St. Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law University of San Francisco School of Law Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School Concordia University School of Law Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law Oklahoma City University School of Law Regent University School of Law Samford University, Cumberland School of Law University of St. Thomas School of Law Valparaiso University Law School Fordham University School of Law Law School Report 2014 Private Religiously-Affiliated Law Schools

Select Findings

How should we interpret student engagement data within the context of our law school mission? Comparative Internal Criteria Driven Mission Driven Cross Validation Interpreting LSSSE Data

Highest performing items relative to peer groupsComparison Groups QuestionItem Description Sample Law Selected Peers LSSSE 2014 1Ls #x Refer to Snapshot Report for Data X% #xX% #xX% 2Ls #xX% #xX% #xX% 3Ls #xX% #xX% #xX% Select Findings High Performance Areas

Lowest performing items relative to peer groupsComparison Groups QuestionItem Description Sample Law Selected Peers LSSSE 2014 1Ls #x Refer to Snapshot Report for Data X% #xX% #xX% 2Ls #xX% #xX% #xX% 3Ls #xX% #xX% #xX% Select Findings Findings that Merit Further Attention

How prepared and engaged in their learning are our students? Percent of students who frequently ask questions in class: 1L X 2L X 3L X Select Findings

Very oftenOftenSometimesNever Select Findings How often do students come to class unprepared?

Select Findings Positive relationships

Would 3L Student Choose the Same Law School Again? Select Findings 3L Student Satisfaction

How much has your coursework (this year) emphasized: 3b Analyzing the basic elements of an idea, experience, or theory 3c Synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experiences 3d Making judgments about the value of information, arguments, or methods 3e Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations Select Findings Learning to Think Like a Lawyer

About how often this year have you: 1k Used email to communicate with a faculty member 1l Discussed assignments with a faculty member 1m Talked about career plans/job search activities with faculty 1n Discussed ideas from your readings/classes with faculty outside of class 1o Received prompt feedback from faculty on your academic performance 1p Worked with faculty members on activities other than coursework Select Findings Student-Faculty Interaction

In your experience at your law school, how satisfied are you with: 6a Academic advising and planning 6b Career counseling 6c Personal counseling 6d Job search help 8e To what extend did your law school emphasize providing the support you need to succeed in you employment search? Select Findings Student Advising

To what extent does your law school emphasize: 8d Encouraging contact among students from different economic, social, sexual orientation, and racial or ethnic backgrounds 8g Providing support you need to thrive socially 8f Helping you cope with non-academic responsibilities 8c Providing the support you need to help you succeed academically 8h Attending campus events and activities 8i Providing the financial counseling you need to afford your education Select Findings Law School Environment

Using LSSSE Data

What are our current engagement levels? Are our current levels satisfactory? What are areas for improvement? Modify program and policies accordingly Teach students what is required to get the most out of law school Monitor student & institutional performance Using LSSSE Data

Self-study in accreditation Information for faculty about your students experiences Self-evaluation and planning A comparison with peer law schools Resource allocation Track experiences of target student populations Longitudinal studies How Schools use LSSSE Data

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