National Survey of Student Engagement Spring 2003 Minnesota State - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

National Survey of Student Engagement Spring 2003 Minnesota State University, Mankato

Program Overview � What is NSSE? � NSSE 2003 � MSU Data � Questions and Discussion

What is NSSE? (pronounced “nessie”) � Survey that assesses the extent to which first-year and senior students engage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development � Supported by grants from Lumina Foundation for Education and the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash College � Co-sponsored by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Pew Forum on Undergraduate Learning

NSSE Project Scope � More than 730 different Year Colleges/ colleges/universities Universities � 49 states, DC & Puerto Rico 2000 276 � 375 institutions in 44 2001 321 consortia 2002 366 � Data from more than 2003 437 397,000 students

What Does The College Student Report Cover? Student Behaviors in College Institutional Actions Student & Requirements Learning & Student Reactions Development to College Student Background Information

Survey Administration � Administered to random sample of first-year & senior students � Paper & Web-based survey � Flexible to accommodate consortium questions � Multiple follow-ups to increase response rates

NSSE 2003 Institutions by Carnegie Type 50 45 40 35 % of schools NSSE 30 2003 25 All 4-yr. 20 Schools 15 10 5 0 Doc/Res-Ext Doc/Res-Int Master's Bac-LA Bac-Gen Carnegie type

NSSE 2003 Respondents Race and Ethnicity 90 80 70 % of respondents 60 50 40 NSSE 30 2003 20 All 4-yr. 10 Schools 0 African American Asian/Pacific Caucasian / Hispanic Amer/Black Indian Islander White Carnegie type

NSSE 2003 Response Rates � 43% overall for all NSSE 2003 institutions � 43% for Paper mode institutions (66% of students completed paper version, and 34% responded via the Web) � 43% for Web-only institutions � Response rates ranged from 15% to 78%

MSU NSSE 2003 Response Rates � Overall MSU response rate = 40% � 36% first year students (347) � 43% senior students (334) � Mode of Completion � FY 50% Paper 50% Web � SR 80% Paper 20% Web � Gender � FY 68% Female 32% Male � SR 66% Female 34% Male

MSU NSSE 2003 Response Rates � Race/Ethnicity FY SR MSU African American/Black 2% 2% 1% American Indian/Native American 1% 2% 0.2% Asian American/Pacific Islander 3% 7% 1.3% Caucasian/White 94% 90% 58.3% Hispanic 1% 0% 0.6% Other 0% 0% NR Multiple 2% 2% NR International 1% 7% 4.3% Unknown NA NA 34.2%

MSU NSSE 2003 Response Rates � Enrollment Status � Full-time FY 98% SR 86% � Part-time FY 2% SR 14% � Place of Residence � On-campusFY 80% SR 4% � Off-campusFY 20% SR 96%

The College Student Report Sub-Groups of Questions � Academic and Intellectual Experiences � Mental Activities � Examinations � Reading and Writing � Problem Sets � Homework Problems � Enriching Educational Experiences � Quality of Relationships � Time Usage � Institutional Environment � Educational and Personal Growth � Academic Advising � Satisfaction

In your experience at your institution during the current school year, about how often have you asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions? MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 1=never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, 4=very often FY 2.47 2.81 *** -.41 2.84 *** -.44 SR 2.89 3.13 *** -.29 3.12 *** -.28

In your experience at your institution during the current school year, about how often have you included diverse perspectives (different races, religions, genders, political beliefs, etc.) in class discussions or writing assignments? MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 1=never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, 4=very often FY 2.41 2.71 *** -.35 2.73 *** -.37 SR 2.62 2.76 2.75

In your experience at your institution during the current school year, about how often have you used an electronic medium (list-serv, chat group, internet, etc.) to discuss or complete an assignment? MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 1=never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, 4=very often FY 2.30 2.61 ** -.30 2.65 *** -.34 SR 2.71 2.82 2.81

In your experience at your institution during the current school year, about how often have you discussed ideas from your readings or classes with faculty members outside of class? MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 1=never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, 4=very often FY 1.55 1.77 ** -.27 1.81 *** -.32 SR 1.90 2.06 * -.19 2.10 ** -.23

In your experience at your institution during the current school year, about how often have you received prompt feedback from faculty on your academic performance (written or oral)? MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 1=never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, 4=very often FY 2.40 2.59 * -.23 2.63 ** -.29 SR 2.67 2.82 * -.19 2.83 * -.20

In your experience at your institution during the current school year, about how often have you had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than your own? MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 1=never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, 4=very often FY 2.23 2.54 *** -.31 2.62 *** -.38 SR 2.24 2.54 *** -.31 2.60 *** -.36

During the current school year, how much has your coursework emphasized analyzing the basic elements of an idea, experience, theory, such as examining a particular case or situation in depth and considering its components? MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 1=very little, 2=some, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much FY 2.86 3.09 ** -.29 3.15 *** -.38 SR 3.17 3.25 3.28

During the current school year, how much has your coursework emphasized synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experiences into new, more complex interpretations and relationships? MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 1=very little, 2=some, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much FY 2.60 2.82 ** -.27 2.88 *** -.34 SR 2.89 3.04 * -.18 3.07 * -.21

During the current school year, how much has your coursework emphasized making judgments about the value of information, arguments, or methods, such as examining how other gathered and interpreted data and assessing the soundness of their conclusions? MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 1=very little, 2=some, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much FY 2.54 2.80 *** -.31 2.83 *** -.33 SR 2.88 2.95 2.96

During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done? Number of written papers or reports of fewer than 5 pages? MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 1=none, 2= 1 to 4, 3= 5 to 10, 4= 11 to 20, 5= more than 20 FY 3.44 3.30 3.30 SR 3.47 3.09 *** .31 3.07 *** .30

During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done? Number of problem sets that take you less than an hour to complete? MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 1=none, 2= 1 to 2, 3= 3 to 4, 4= 5 to 6, 5= more than 6 FY 2.97 2.68 ** .25 2.58 *** .32 SR 2.51 2.27 * .20 2.18 *** .28

Which of the following have you done or do you plan to do before you graduate from your institution: culminating senior experience (comprehensive exam, capstone course, thesis, project, etc.)? MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 0=no or undecided, 1=yes FY .36 .39 .43 SR .38 .55 *** -.36 .59 *** -.45

Mark the box that best represents the quality of your relationships with people at your institution: relationships with faculty members. MSU-Mankato compared with: MSU- Mankato Master's NSSE 2003 Master's Effect NSSE 2003 Effect Mean Mean Sig a Size b Mean Sig a Size b 1=unavailable, unhelpful, unsympathetic to 7=available, helpful FY 5.28 5.54 * -.22 5.56 ** -.24 SR 5.47 5.73 ** -.22 5.72 * -.21