Fall 1997

Ray Launier, Ph.D.

Twenty classes offered in the Fall semester, fourteen from 100 or 101 level and six  from 200 level courses, were randomly selected and surveyed (N: 784) with the SASSI Scale.  Special thanks are due to the following Departments and individuals for their assistance in this survey. Physical Anthropology (Eric Wise),  Biology (Larry Jon Friesen),  Computer Information Sciences (J. Sodusta), Computer Applications (M. Earle and Mindy Mass), Communications (Ronald Adler and Mary Wiemann), Electronic Computer Technology (K. Richards), English (James Stevens),  Film Studies (Mace Perona), Geography (Janet Schultz), Health Education (Ellen O'Connor), History (John Eggler), Journalism (Patricia Stark),  Nursing (Claudia Mitchell), Philosophy (Joe White), Physics (Michael Young), Psychology, and Radiography (Laura Krawezyk).

The findings summarized in the following tables suggest that about   72  % of our students are able to manage the demands and challenges of City College courses, relatively free of serious problems and/or difficulties.  The corollary:  28 % are in another boat, floundering and in need of attention, and in which  9.2 % are having a very difficult time.