Kaua`i Community College
2015 Annual Program Review for
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER)
October 28, 2015
Program Description
The mission of the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Program (HPER) program is to provide quality physical education and recreational activities for our students, faculty, staff and the general community. Our goal is to provide access, maintain the existing program, and continue to offer lifetime sport activities and classes to create an overall healthy lifestyle.
The Kauai Community College (KCC) Health Physical Education and Recreation Program (HPER) began in the fall of 1980. The curriculum and course proposals were approved by the KCC Curriculum Committee and classes were started in the spring of 1981. Courses that were approved included Physical Fitness, Bowling, Beginning Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, and Beginning Karate. Over the years the curriculum evolved and offerings were modified due to student/community demand and faculty expertise. Additional offerings have included Swimming, Golf, Intermediate and Advanced Tennis, Weight Training, and Racquetball. From 2003-2011, Physical Fitness, Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Tennis, Basketball, and Weight Training were offered. These classes are open to all students and serve as an elective in several of the degree programs.
In 2011, a new coordinator was hired, and was encouraged to make new courses to add diversity to the HPER course offerings. She sent out two surveys to students to get input about courses students would want to take, and proposed six new course, that were approved. These include: Beginning Yoga, Intermediate Yoga, Fitness Bootcamp, Power and Posture in Martial Arts, Hiking and Personal Training. Beginning Yoga has been offered since Fall 2012, Fitness Bootcamp has been offered since Spring 2013. Intermediate Yoga and Power and Posture in Martial Arts are being taught for the first time in Fall 2015. Hiking and Personal Training will be offered in Spring 2016.
In addition, intramural sports activities were also offered and were open to all students and staff. For 24 years Kauai High School and Waimea High School’s gyms were used for Basketball classes and intramural basketball tournaments. The Island School has also been used in the last few years for the Basketball classes, and we have used Kauai Lagoons Tennis Club/golf course for intramural tournaments. There is a sports club that has evolved this year (2015), so intramural sports may be coming back to the campus.
Beginning Fall 2012, the Liberal Arts Program started requiring students to get two credits of a physical and cognitive health designation. All of the HPER activity courses will be used for the physical health designation, and there are some HPER courses that will have both the cognitive and the physical health designation, such as the Yoga class and the Health and Wellness class. Two classes, Modern Health, and CPR/First Aid are requirements for two certificate programs.
In 1989, the curriculum expanded to include a health component in addition to the physical education courses. HPER 195 Modern Health: Personal and Community was added as a survey course for health occupation students, primarily pre-nursing. The course allows students to explore health-related concepts and analyze their own personal health as well as explore community resources. In 2002, HPER 120 First Aid and CPR was added to support the curriculum for the Culinary Arts students. This course follows the American Heart Association standards and the students are certified in both areas. Both of these courses were conducted by nursing faculty.
Part 1 – Quantitative Indicators
FILL RATES FOR HPER COURSES
Actual Enrollment/Maximum Enrollment
Course / Title / F10 / S11 / F11 / S12 / F12 / S13 / F13 / S14 / F14 / S15 / F15 / 3 year / 5 yearHPER 100 / Health, Wellness, & Fitness / 67% / 50% / 40% / 47% / 19% / 45% / 45%
HPER 108 / Beginning Yoga / 92% / 81% / 89% / 92% / 81% / 94% / 88% / 88%
HPER 130 / Beginning Tennis / 88% / 88% / 88% / 63% / 25% / 63% / 100% / 74% / 63%
HPER 131 / Intermediate Tennis / 56% / 75% / 31% / 54%
HPER 132 / Advanced Tennis / 81% / 88% / 81% / 13% / 66%
HPER 137 / Basketball / 52% / 84% / 68% / 60% / 64% / 72% / 52% / 28% / 55% / 60%
HPER 152 / Weight Training / 104% / 108% / 117% / 75% / 83% / 88% / 79% / 67% / 92% / 50% / 66% / 75% / 84%
HPER 160 / Fitness Bootcamp / 42% / 100% / 79% / 78% / 103% / 75% / 80% / 80%
HPER 170 / Intermediate Yoga / 25% / 25% / 25%
HPER 195 / Modern Health / 79% / 79%
HPER 197 / Posture and Power in Martial Arts / 56% / 56% / 56%
Enrollments taken at census date (Fifth Friday after instruction begins).
Fill rates greater than 100% are the result of capacity overrides.
Source: Banner Operational Data Store
Tables: IRO_SOCEX_UH
Queried: 10/2015
HPER Review – Fall 2015
Demand Indicators / 07-08 / 08-09 / 09-10 / 10-11 / 11-12 / 12-13 / 13-14 / 14-15SSH in All Program Classes / 221 / 148 / 183 / 197 / 59 / 253 / 261 / 166
FTE Enrollment in Program Classes / 7.4 / 4.9 / 6.1 / 6.6 / 2.0 / 8.4 / 8.0 / 7.6
Total Number of Classes Taught / 16 / 12 / 13 / 12 / 8 / 14 / 10 / 9
Efficiency Indicators / 07-08 / 08-09 / 09-10 / 10-11 / 11-12 / 12-13 / 13-14 / 14-15
Average Class Size / 12.0 / 12.1 / 12.6 / 14.8 / 7.4 / 12.9 / 10.6 / 9.3
Fill Rate / 71% / 76% / 75% / 88% / 53% / 74% / 62% / 55%
FTE BOR Appointed Faculty / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Analytic FTE Faculty / 0.7 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.3 / 0.7 / 1.1 / .96
Number of Low-Enrolled (<10) Classes / 4 / 3 / 1 / 0 / 4 / 2 / 5 / 8
Effectiveness Indicators / 07-08 / 08-09 / 09-10 / 10-11 / 11-12 / 12-13 / 13-14 / 14-15
Success Rate (Grade of A, B, C, or CR) / 87% / 92% / 96% / 95% / 60% / 76% / 69% / 72%
Withdrawals (Grade = W) / 4 / 3 / 0 / 5 / 6 / 13 / 8 / 10
Persistence in HPER (Fall to Spring) / 35% / 53% / 48% / 37% / 13% / 30% / 23.8% / 16.3%
Persistence in HPER (Fall to Fall)) / 31% / 31% / 34% / 11% / 3% / 15% / 10.0% / 7.5%
Persistence at Kaua‘i CC (Fall to Spring) / 65% / 75% / 82% / 72% / 47% / 72% / 71% / 67.5%
Persistence at Kaua‘i CC (Fall to Fall)) / 47% / 50% / 54% / 37% / 26% / 49% / 45.0% / 48.8%
All indicators were calculated using the definitions from the UHCC Annual Reports of Program Data (www.hawaii.edu/offices/cc/arpd), except for Persistence, which is calculated for persistence within HPER (i.e. taking another HPER course) and separately for persistence at the college.
Kaua‘i Community College
Office of Institutional Research
10/23/2015
Part II. Analysis of the Program – 2014/2015
The Persistence numbers would be something to evaluate in the future, but since HPER courses have primarily been electives, enrollment in those courses is based on the student’s load in other classes. With the Health designation being implemented for the Liberal Arts program, the numbers may change. The following HPER courses: Basketball, Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Tennis have been the only activity courses offered from 1981-2011, with Weight Training being offered from 2003 to current.
From 2011- currently, new courses have been proposed and are being taught or will be in the Spring semester. The persistence may change with the new courses. Also, the Liberal Arts program is now requiring their students to take one credit of a physical health designation and one credit with a cognitive health designation as of Fall 2012. All HPER courses will apply to the physical health designation, with a few courses that will have both the physical and cognitive designation, such as the Beginning Yoga, Intermediate Yoga, and the Health, Wellness and Fitness class. The Beginning Yoga course has been consistently in high demand with Fitness Bootcamp coming in second to the demand.
Development of new courses was based on two student-driven surveys of courses they would be interested in taking. From the survey given to the students in the Fall 2012 HPER courses, the following activities were ones students were interested in taking if offered as HPER courses: Swimming for Fitness, Surfing, Intermediate Weight Training, Intermediate Yoga, Hiking, Jogging for Fitness, Karate, Cycling, Fitness Boot Camp Training, Volleyball, and Triathlon Training. Beginning Yoga had already been proposed, but students were also interested in Intermediate Yoga, as well. The next courses that have been developed were: Fitness Bootcamp, Power and Posture in Martial Arts, Intermediate Yoga, Hiking, and Personal Training. Swimming for Fitness may also be a course that will be reactivated.
The Tennis classes have waned, and had a dip of attendance over a few semesters. However, it surged with a full class during Spring 2015. However, the tennis courses have moved to OCET.
Strengths
The current HPER instructor is a Registered Yoga Teacher, and has developed both Beginning and Intermediate Yoga. Other courses that will be proposed in the future that she can teach include Jogging for Fitness, Walking for Fitness, Weight Control, Triathlon Training, Intermediate Weight Training, and Volleyball. With the current HPER instructor’s experience, KCC will be able to expand their HPER course offerings and provide more opportunities for students to learn a new skill, improve their fitness level, and manage their stress level. The current instructor not only teaches the skills, but provides tools that students can use after the semester is over to continue a lifetime of wellness.
Weaknesses
Health, Wellness, and Fitness, HPER 100 has been struggling since it started in Fall 2013, with a 3-year fill rate of 45%. Basketball, HPER 137is also struggling with a 3-year fill rate of 55%. There have been adjunct instructors for this class, and with the 2nd adjunct, the numbers really went down. The three-year Fill Rates indicate HPER 108 Beginning Yoga is 88%, HPER 160 Fitness Bootcamp is 80%, HPER 152 Weight Training is 75%, HPER 130 Beginning Tennis is 74%, HPER 197 Power and Posture in Martial Arts is new this semester and the fill rate is 56% and Intermediate Yoga is also new this semester and the fill rate is 25%.
Data shows that there hasn’t been a lot of variety in the activity courses that were offered at KCC. There are only five activity courses that have been available for students. Beginning Tennis has been offered since 1981, Intermediate Tennis since 1982, Advanced Tennis since 1988, Basketball since 1986, and Weight Training since 2003. There have been a few other courses that were taught, but only for a few semesters, such as Bowling, Golf, Karate, Physical Fitness, Volleyball, and First Aid/CPR.
By changing the course offerings in the HPER division, perhaps more students will be reached.
The new HPER instructor has responsibilities to revive the Faculty and Staff Wellness Program. In the first year of offering, 2008/09, there were teams across campus that were competing and in charge of a monthly activity, which included ballroom dancing, weight room activities, walking, and line dancing. In 2009/10, there were activities, but the team concept was dropped. In 2010/11, there was a dramatic decrease in wellness programs and participants. The Wellness committee did not meet regularly. In 2011/12, the new HPER instructor provided fitness testing and 20 faculty/staff participated. The weight room was open for afternoon usage for faculty/staff and students. The Wellness committee met twice each semester. A survey was dispersed to faculty and staff to find out their interests. From 2012 on, Fitness Bootcamp has been offered on Monday/Wednesday during one semester, and the following semester rotated to Tuesday/Thursday. Since the start, it is also offered on Fridays as an additional workout day, that a few faculty/students take advantage of. During Spring 2015, over 113 faculty, staff, and students participated in a campus-wide wellness challenge called Active for Life. It was a 10-week challenge that participants could set their own goal. Also, during this time, we had a Healthy Eating Series, that focused on easy recipes to sample and take the recipe home to try.
The current facilities available for Health and Physical Education courses are four tennis courts and a weight room. We do not have an enclosed space dedicated to fitness activities. There are no bathroom or shower facilities at the areas of fitness. The weight room is limited in space and is not large enough for the students to lift using free weights. There is not room currently for a squat rack, but if we could expand the weight room on the free weight side of the room, we could get a squat rack and actually have adequate room to lift.
Currently, the closest restrooms from the tennis courts/weight room are at the Campus Center or the Welding building. Without a restroom facility near the weight room or tennis courts and with the nearest restroom sometimes closed, students and faculty/staff have had to change clothes in the weight room or a storage closet on the courts. Dressing in the storage closet on the tennis courts or in the weight room is not ideal or appropriate. Some students have had stomach issues during class, and barely made it to the closest bathroom. When I asked Calvin Shirai about an estimated cost for adding a bathroom/shower facility and adding on to the weight room, he estimated $100,000 for each part. He said that the sewage pipes closest to the weight room were at the front of the Campus Center, which made me think about other possibilities.
If we were to build a larger weight room attached to the campus center, that would be closer to the sewage pipes, so maybe the cost wouldn’t be as high. The current weight room could be used as a HPER classroom, to use for such classes as Beginning Yoga. Beginning Yoga has been in Health Sciences #124 and now in the Elections Building. In both places, we have to put up the tables and chairs for each class and take them down to practice. It would send out an affirming message to students and the community at KCC if we were to actually have a building or large activity center dedicated to the health and wellbeing of the students and faculty/staff. If we had a large activity center, we could have the basketball class on campus instead of going to one of the high schools. And, with the addition of the two credit hours of cognitive and physical health required for the Liberal Arts program, we could offer more classes with added facility space.