Teaching and Learning Within a Guided Pathways Framework - A Playbook - Methodology Supplement

Oct 15, 2026

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Methodology supplement describing how community college faculty engagement is studied within the Guided Pathways Framework, with emphasis on Pillar 4: ensuring students are learning. It explains the CCFSSE online companion survey to CCSSE, the faculty sampling process, and the selection of 50 Pillar 4-aligned items reviewed from the survey instrument. The supplement outlines data sources, recoded variables, analyses, and reports survey results with demographic variables and guided pathways module items plus Pillar 4 item presentation.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages191

Reading Time8 h 1 min

AccessFree to download

About the Survey

Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE)

Guided Pathways Module

Data

Recoded Variables

Analyses

Results

Demographic Variables

Guided Pathways Module Items

Pillar 4 CCFSSE Items

Teaching and Learning Within a Guided Pathways Framework A Playbook Methodology Supplement Table of Contents About the Survey ..................................................................................................... 1 Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement ( CCFSSE) ........... 1 Guided Pathways Module .................................................................................. 6 Data......................................................................................................................... 7 Recoded Variables .................................................................................................. 7 Analyses.................................................................................................................. 8 Results .................................................................................................................... 8 Demographic Variables...................................................................................... 9 Guided Pathways Module Items ...................................................................... 11 Pillar 4 CCFSSE Items..................................................................................... 41 About the Survey Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement ( CCFSSE) A challenge that community colleges continue to face is how to strengthen the education they provide in ways that lead to increased college completion and equity in student outcomes. Many colleges are implementing guided pathways, an institution-wide effort, to realize this goal. While guided pathways is an institution-level reform, faculty are critical to its success as they engage students in their classrooms. The framework for implementing guided pathways includes four pillars, one of which is Pillar 4, ensure students are learning. This pillar incorporates a number of practices to assess and enrich student learning in the classroom. Many colleges began their work with guided pathways around Pillar 1 (clarify the path) or Pillar 2 (help students get on a path), which focus on program mapping and academic planning and supports. The work of these two pillars takes time and, given the recency of the adoption of guided pathways at many colleges, the implementation of Pillar 4 (ensure students are learning) is still in the early stages. Pillar 4 (ensure students are learning) asks that faculty (full-time and part-time) be fully engaged in the pathways mission—and in turn, use their classrooms to engage students in the process. The Community College Faculty of Student Engagement ( CCFSSE), an online companion survey to the student Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), asks faculty about practices related to Pillar 4, among others. Additionally, a module specifically about faculty awareness and involvement in guided pathways was added to the 2019 administration of CCFSSE. All faculty at participating colleges who teach CCSSE-eligible courses are invited to participate in the survey. The Center for Community College Student Engagement (Center) staff identify one course section for each faculty member at random and ask participants to reflect on that class when responding to the survey. The Center reviewed each item from the CCFSSE survey, and identified 50 items that aligned with the definition of Pillar 4 (ensure students are learning) . The table on pages 2 through 6 presents these items. To view all items from the CCFSSE survey, visit [https://www.ccsse.org/CCFSSE/CCFSSE.cfm](https://www.ccsse.org/CCFSSE/CCFSSE.cfm). | Item | Variable | Responses | | --- | --- | --- | | How often do students in your selected course section do the following? | | | | Ask questions in class or contribute to class discussions | STUASKQ | 0 = Never | | | | 1 = Sometimes | | | | 2 = Often | | | | 3 = Very often | | | | 96 = Don’t know | | Make a class presentation | STUPRESENT | 0 = N

FAQs

What is Pillar 4 in the Guided Pathways Framework and what does it require from faculty?

Pillar 4 focuses on ensuring students are learning. It asks full-time and part-time faculty to be fully engaged in the pathways mission and to use classrooms to engage students in the process.

How does the CCFSSE survey relate to the CCSSE survey?

CCFSSE is an online companion survey to the student Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). It asks faculty about practices related to Pillar 4 and includes a module on faculty awareness and involvement in guided pathways.

How were the Pillar 4 CCFSSE items selected and presented in the supplement?

Center staff reviewed CCFSSE items and identified 50 items aligned with Pillar 4. The supplement presents these items in a table covering pages 2 through 6, with additional item listings for Pillar 4.

Oct 15, 2026

Uploaded by Mia