How do students study in Nuremberg?

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1 L E H R S T U H L F U R SOZIOLOGIE Knut Wenzig How do students study in Nuremberg? A statistical analysis Krakow, October 5, 2001

2 Motivation discussion about future of public services effectiveness, efficiency and quality new modells for budgets of departments and chairs failure rates too high too many years of study

3 Schedule of studies & database file of the examination office ( ) students at the faculty of economic and social sciences in this example: students of social sciences 2 SS Aug 91 1 Statistics written SS Aug 91 1 Sociology I written SS Aug 91 1 Sociology II written 3, SS Dez 99 Sociology written 3, WS 91/ Mrz 92 2 Statistics written 3, SS Aug 92 1 Empirical methods I written 3, SS Aug 92 1 Empirical methods II written SS Dez 99 Empirical methods written 3, WS 92/ Dez 99 1 Economics I written 2, WS 92/ Dez 99 1 Economics II written WS 92/ Dez 99 Economics written 2, WS 92/ Mai 93 8 preliminary-diplom 3, WS 93/ Dez 99 1 Law written 2, WS 93/ Apr 94 1 Law vocal 1, SS Dez 99 1 Economics written SS Dez 99 1 Sociology/methods written 1, SS Dez 99 1 Social policy written SS Dez 99 1 Communication science written 1, SS Nov 96 1 Economics vocal 2, SS Nov 96 1 Sociology/methods vocal SS Okt 96 1 Social policy vocal 1, SS Okt 96 1 Communication science vocal SS Dez 99 1 Economics 2, SS Dez 99 1 Sociology/methods 2, SS Dez 99 1 Social policy 1, SS Dez 99 1 Communication science 1, WS 96/ Sep 96 1 Degree project SS Nov 96 1 Overall mark 1,

4 Intermediate examination students > year of first registration intermediate examination - passing rate 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% % beginners passed int. exam passing rate 36% 35% 20% 27% 18% 46% 18% alt. passing rate 70% 76% 64% 63% 57% 73% 67%

5 Intermediate examination 6 > year of first registration 100% 5 75% % mean of semesters % 0% 7 and more 0% 12% 6% 4% 15% 0% 0% 6 14% 7% 31% 9% 13% 14% 0% 5 41% 5% 36% 33% 15% 40% 0% 4 43% 68% 8% 35% 46% 47% 100% up to 3 3% 8% 19% 19% 11% 0% 0% mean 4,6 4,4 5,0 4,5 4,8 4,7 4,0

6 Intermediate examination: final withdrawal students > year of first registration final failure - rate 100% 80% 60% % % % beginners final failure final withdrawal - rate 13% 11% 11% 16% 14% 17% 9%

7 Final examination students > year of first registration final examination - passing rate 100% 80% 60% 40% 50 20% % beginners graduates passing rate 8% 17% 28% 24% 20% 31% 32% 20% 15% 3%

8 Final examination 14 > year of first registration % 75% semesters (mean) Ges. 50% 25% 0% 15 & more 0% 11% 0% 0% 7% 6% 2% 0% 0% 0% 5% 14 0% 0% 31% 0% 7% 0% 13% 6% 0% 0% 8% 13 33% 22% 0% 27% 21% 31% 17% 11% 0% 0% 14% 12 33% 33% 23% 18% 14% 38% 22% 36% 34% 0% 27% 11 33% 22% 23% 27% 14% 16% 26% 31% 26% 0% 21% 10 0% 0% 15% 27% 21% 6% 7% 8% 13% 60% 12% 9 0% 11% 8% 0% 0% 3% 7% 8% 21% 40% 9% up to 8 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 0% 6% 0% 5% 0% 3% mean 12,0 12,6 11,8 11,5 11,4 12,3 11,6 11,5 10,6 9,6 11,7

9 Schedule of studies > semesters 100% 80% % 40% students 0 (year of registration = 1990) survival rate 20% 0% final failure graduates advanced studies basic studies survival rate 100% 79% 87% 78% 75% 70% 64% 62% 57% 54% 44% 43% 27%

10 Some more results duration of studies nearly constant failure rate: ambiguous results small correllation between number of semesters and overall mark don t mix up different degree courses

11 Possibilities for future research improvement of consistency inclusion of individual attributes sex age nationality place, time and kind of university entrance examination reason for removing from the register of students look at single chairs/professors (?) identification of career patterns introduction of continuous assessment system

12 Points for discussion ideal demands for knowledge/qualification ideal duration of studies (minimization?) ideal curve for survival function How can we messure quality in (higher) educational systems? Should these indicators be relevant for budgets of departments or chairs?

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