Grade statistics Libby Shapira, ICBS

Why we need to collect recipients of a first degree grades?  Indication of students ability  Apparent connection to job market (positive relation)  Basic requirement for entering further studies (master’s degree, PHD).  Comparison between institutions, subject of studies and type of institutions (universities, Academic colleges etc.)  Historical perspective  Comparison between pre-academic achievements and academic achievements.  Influence of social and demographic characteristics on academic achievements

What do we have?  We collect grades of recipients of first degree from all the universities since Grades scale: between 60 and 100.  Each recipient is marked in our files with five different fields: grade1 for subject1 grade2 for subject2 Number of point credited for subject1 Number of point credited for subject2 Total grade calculate by the CBS (weighted average) or given by the institution.

We can produce different kinds of statistics such as:  Grades by different institutions  Grades by different subject of study  We can compare between years.  We can combine data from other sources to get the appropriate background of recipients of first degree.

Problems with the data collected  Not enough coverage- some institutions provide us with only partial data on grades.  We can not compare between institutions because they are ranked differently according to their specialty.

Example

The proposed method:  Is it reasonable to compare the upper decile (top 10%) of grades by different subject of study? meaning to publish the top 10% average grade vs. average grade. OR..  Maybe we can use standardized grade? By year? By institution?

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Part time students-Full and Partial studies For First degree students Statistics Libby Shapira, ICBS

Full-time studies for First degree students  The OECD definition of FULL-TIME STUDENT (At the tertiary level ): An individual is considered full-time if he/she is taking course load or educational programme considered, requiring at least 75 % of a full-time commitment of time and resources. The student will remain in the programme for the entire year.

Why do we care about full-time or part-time students?  Full-time students are more likely to complete their studies than part time students (more committed to the learning process).  Countries that can accurately account for part time enrolment have higher apparent expenditure per full-time equivalent student by educational institutions then countries that cannot differentiate among the different types of student attendance.  Difficult to manipulate and count part-time students.

Note: Some of the students who have not graduated may be still enrolled, or may have finished their education at a different institution than the one they originally attended. The table Includes students entering single courses who may never intend to study all courses needed for a degree.

First degree studies in the Israeli system * Table 8.54: Students in universities, academic colleges and colleges of education, by degree (year 2010 ). *Table 8.58: Students at the open university, by degree. Year of study, Field of study, etc. (year 2010 ). ^^Table 8.60 Recipients of Degrees from Universities, The Open university, Academic colleges and colleges of Education, by degree: (year 2013 ) Based on “The statistical abstract of Israel 2013”

 The Survey is conducted every 2 years among first degree students in universities and academic colleges.  The population includes about 10K students at their second year of study.  We asked about different characteristics of studying in the higher education system in Israel. One of the questions dealt with the scope of the curriculum studied: “Is your curriculum considered full or partial?” First degree Students Survey

First degree Students Survey-Main Findings Most of the students at the universities and academic colleges take a nearly full course load. Students in universities learn more courses then students in academic colleges.

Special Case-Open University  Students enroll without any prerequisites. It is possible to enroll in single courses or in a full Bachelor’s degree program.  Students enroll in courses not in a specific faculty/department. Whoever enrolls in a course is considered a student at the Open University.  Two populations are counted: 1. Those that study towards a bachelor degree and 2. Those who take courses to enrich their knowledge.

Open University

 Year of study toward a first degree: Determined in accordance with the number of credit points earned by the student, including credit points on account of previous studies: First year: 0-36 Second year:37-72 Third year: A first degree is granted after accumulating 108 or more credit points.

Open University Roughly speaking: If each course weights about 3-6 credit points then the student needs to take a load of at least 18 courses to accomplish his first degree.

The proposed method

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