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https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.190948
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2023
167 pages
Doctoral Dissertation
Academic theses
Text
eng
Patel, safali
Koyama, Jill
Ott, Molly
Mcintyre, Lisa
Arizona State University
Partial requirement for: Ed.D., Arizona State University, 2023
Field of study: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore how students experience the New Student Orientation Experience (NSOE) and how they perceived it prepared them for their 1st semester of college at a large public university in the United States, Arizona State University (ASU). Institutions of higher education are under pressure to operate more efficiently, reduce costs, and achieve higher student performance outcomes. Student retention models provided the framework for this study as orientation programs have long been considered an impactful component of first-year programs. This study aimed to learn more about student experiences, the value of their experiences, and their preparation for ASU based on attendance. Data were collected from surveys completed following participating in each of the three modules in the NSOE: (a) ASU Essentials, (b) Academic Orientation Session, and (c) ASU Ready. Over 3,000 students responded to survey questions. Though accelerated by the COVID-19 global pandemic, the concept of leveraging technology to deliver orientation to supplant in-person programs is still an emerging approach. This study added to the limited body of literature exploring the experience of in-person students going through an online orientation and can be replicated at any 2- or 4-year institutions. When student participation in online orientation results in outcomes that are commensurate with traditional in-person orientation models, universities will have a viable strategy to deliver a key component of the first year transition programming at scale.
Higher Education
Higher Education Administration
digital new student orientation
Mixed Methods
public university
Scale
student retention
Technology
Leveraging Technology to Scale Up First-Year New Student Orientation