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Student experience encompasses day-to-day realities in the postsecondary setting, including interactions and communications with instructors, administrators, staff, and fellow students. Sense of belonging refers to students’ connected ness to the college community, both academically and socially.  \nPolicies and practices shape these aspects of students’ higher education journeys, which means that policymakers and leaders at all levels can help cultivate positive student experiences and foster students’ sense of belonging. For example, institutional leaders can:  \n■ Encourage faculty to use teaching strategies that promote a growth mindset, which normalizes challenges and emphasizes the belief that knowledge is not innate but can be developed through effort and learning.  \n■ Reduce bureaucratic hassles, such as confusing course requirements and complicated financial aid forms.  \n■ Revise communications, such as academic probation letters, to acknowledge that academic setbacks are part of the learning process and do not reflect a student's potential for success.  \nStrategies like these can positively influence leading indicators of student success, such as strong academic performance, retention, and good mental health. There is robust evidence that attending to student experience and sense of belonging inside and outside of the classroom helps all students, particularly students from historically marginalized backgrounds, persist through challenges, achieve academic success, and complete degrees.1  \nSense of belonging refers to students’ connected ness  \nto the college community, both academically and socially.  \nAUGUST 2024  \nWhat Do Studies Show About Student Experience and Belonging and Postsecondary Success?  \nATTENDING TO STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND BELONGING CAN...  \nImprove academic performance  \n■ The rate of students earning As or Bs increased by 12% and the rate of students earning Ds, Fs, or withdrawing decreased by 26% in fall 2020 when nearly 300 faculty members used research-based practices to foster sense of belonging in their courses.2  \n■ Students who received academic probation letters designed to reduce feelings of shame or stigma were 17 percentage points more likely to be off probation and 31 percentage points more likely to still be enrolled after one year, compared with students who received standard letters.3  \n■ First-year Latinx students at a large public university significantly improved their GPAs after participating in an online growth mindset intervention. This intervention reduced the GPA gap between White and Latinx students by teaching students about neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to change—and encouraging reflection on intellectual growth.4  \nIncrease retention  \n■ Students who scored highly on belonging measures had among the highest retention rates in a study of 1,400 first-years at a diverse research university.5  \n■ First-year students from historically marginalized populations who participated in a reading-andwriting exercise designed to address barriers to cultivating a sense of belonging and model available and effective coping strategies as part of the required first-year writing course saw a 10% and 9% increase in retention rates over one and two years respectively, compared with control groups at a broad-access, Hispanic-serving institution.6  \n■ Students, especially first-generation students, who encounter bureaucratic hassles like confusing financial aid or course selection forms are less likely to remain enrolled compared with peers who feel a stronger sense of belonging.7  \nSupport mental health and wellness  \n■ Belonging was associated with positive mental health outcomes at four-year colleges in first-time, [first-year U.S. college](f","cbCail3YNJGW08Im","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCail3YNJGW08Im","pdf",638343,"English","# What is Student Experience and Belonging?\n# What Do Studies Show About Student Experience and Belonging and Postsecondary Success?\n# How Can Policymakers Use Student Experience and Belonging to Promote Postsecondary Success?","[{\"question\":\"How does student experience affect postsecondary outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"Student experience shapes daily learning conditions through interactions and communications with instructors, administrators, staff, and fellow students. Strengthening these day-to-day realities supports persistence and completion.\"},{\"question\":\"What evidence supports interventions that target belonging?\",\"answer\":\"Studies cited in the document show improved academic performance, such as higher rates of As or Bs and reduced failing or withdrawal rates, along with higher retention and increased likelihood of remaining enrolled after probation when tailored messages and belonging-focused supports are used.\"},{\"question\":\"What can federal policymakers do to promote postsecondary success using belonging interventions?\",\"answer\":\"Federal policymakers can invest in and expand the Postsecondary Student Success Grant program, prioritize proposals addressing student experience and belonging, and recognize validated measures of student experience and belonging as early evidence of institutional commitment to student success.\"}]","HOW STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND BELONGING INTERVENTIONS CAN SUPPORT STRONG POSTSECONDARY OUTCOMES | PDF",1792053138]