NSSE Results for Faculty

NSSE Results for Faculty

National Survey of Student Engagement

What Really Matters in College: Student Engagement

Because individual effort and involvement are the critical determinants of impact, institutions should focus on the ways they can shape their academic, interpersonal, and extracurricular offerings to encourage student engagement. Pascarella & Terenzini, How College Affects Students, 2005, p. 602

National Survey of Student Engagement

The Student Engagement Trinity What students do -- time and energy

devoted to educationally purposeful activities

What institutions do -- using effective educational practices to induce students to do the right things

Educationally effective institutions channel student energy toward the right activities

NSSE Survey Content

Student Behaviors in CollegeStudent Behaviors in College

Institutional Actions And RequirementsInstitutional Actions And Requirements

Student Reactions to CollegeStudent Reactions to College

Student BackgroundInformation

Student BackgroundInformation

Student Learning & Development

Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education(Chickering & Gamson, 1987; Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005)

Student-faculty contact Active learning Prompt feedback Time on task High expectations Experiences with diversity Cooperation among

students

National Survey of Student Engagement

NSSE Indicators ofEffective Educational Practice

Level of Academic Challenge

Active & Collaborative

Learning

Enriching Educational Experiences

Student – Faculty

Interaction

Supportive Campus

Environment

National Survey of Student Engagement

Survey Administration Administered to random

samples of first-year & senior students

Paper & Web-based survey

Flexible to accommodate consortium questions

Multiple follow-ups to increase response rates

NSSE 2007 Survey Population and Respondents More than one million

students were invited to participate in NSSE 2007, with 323,147 responding

5,000 FAU students were invited to participate, with 1,748 responding

NSSE 2007 Institution Response Rates

FAU’s response rate = 35%

Average Institutional Response Rates

36% for all NSSE 2007 institutions 33% for Paper mode institutions

37% for Web-only institutions

35% for Web+ institutions

Contacted Replied Response Rate

Freshmen 2500 759 30%

Seniors 2500 989 40%

Arts and Letters 821 285 35%

Business 1182 390 33%

Education 543 258 48%

Engineering 418 123 29%

Honors 129 72 56%

Nursing 213 84 39%

Science 792 273 34%

CAUPA 462 148 26%

Undecided 440 115 32%

Hours Spent (per 7-day Week)

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Level of Academic Challenge (LAC)Benchmark Comparisons

Top 10%Top 50%FAU

Active and Collaborative Learning (ACL)Benchmark Comparisons

Top 50% Top 10%FAU

Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI)Benchmark Comparisons

FAU Top 50% Top 10%

Enriching Educational Experiences (EEE)Benchmark Comparisons

FAU Top 50% Top 10%

Supportive Campus Environment (SCE)Benchmark Comparisons

FAU Top 50% Top 10%

In your experience during the current school year, how often have you done each of the following? Freshmen Seniors

Made a class presentation - - +

Prepared two or more drafts of a paper before turning it in ++ +

Included different perspectives in class assignments ++ 0

Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor + 0

Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity

++ +

To what extent does your institution emphasize… Freshmen Seniors

Spending significant amounts of time studying and on academic work 0 +

Providing the support you need to help you succeed 0 0

Encouraging contact among students from different economic, social and racial or ethnic backgrounds 0 +

Helping you cope with your non-academic responsibilities + 0

Providing the support you need to thrive socially 0 0

Attending campus events and activities - -

To what extent has your experience at this institution contributed to your ability in the

following areas? Freshmen Seniors

Acquiring a broad general knowledge 0 0

Acquiring work-related knowledge - 0

Writing clearly and effectively + 0

Analyzing quantitative problems 0 0

Thinking critically and analytically + 0

  Freshmen Seniors

How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution? - - If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution that you are now attending?  - - -

Does NSSE predict retention?

73% of FTIC’s who took NSSE (entered in Fall 2006)

were still enrolled in Fall 2008.

After controlling for SAT scores, the only NSSE

benchmark associated with retention was “Supportive

Campus Environment.” Students who perceive that

FAU is committed to their success and cultivates

positive relations among different groups on campus

are significantly more likely to be retained.

NSSE Student CommentsFlorida Atlantic

UniversityResults

Open-ended Question

• “If you have any additional comments or feedback that you’d like to share on the quality of your educational experience, please type them below.”

How many students wrote comments?

• 20% students who filled out the survey wrote a response to this question.(352 of 1,798)

• Freshmen – 99 comments (13%)• Seniors – 253 comments (26%)

Categories for Responses

Freshmen Seniors1. Complimentary Remarks 1. Faculty related2. Faculty related 2. Complimentary Remarks3. Campus life/ Activities 3. Program/ Department related4. Other 4. Academic related5. Academic related 5. Advising/ Counseling

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Academic Related

Other

Campus Life/ Activities

Faculty Related

Complimentary Remarks

Advising/ Counseling

Academic Related

Program/ Department Related

Complimentary Remarks

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Quality of Instruction

Negative

Positive

Faculty Comments(N=85)

Seniors Freshman

Representative Comments: FreshmenPositive faculty comments

“So far I enjoy all of my teachers here at FAU. Classes for the most part are informative and entertaining.”

“The teachers are very helpful and extremely well learned.”

“A few professors, do go out of the way, and help, and this is good.”

“So far, most of the professors I have had were excellent .”

“I have been able to interact with professors who challenge, encourage, and interact with me on a one on one level.”

Representative Comments: FreshmenNegative faculty comments

“The [omitted] Department at this institution needs better instructors.”

“[Omitted professor] is the worst teacher I have ever seen.”

“My first semester [omitted] teacher was not very effective and I ended up not passing the class. I am now retaking the course and am doing better.”

Representative Comments: SeniorsPositive faculty comments

“ There have been about half a dozen exceptional professors/ advisors that have really pushed my own academic/creative “envelope” here at FAU.

“I have had great instructors! Some of the best of the education I have received from either university I attended.”

“The instructors at FAU are exceptional.”

“The quality of the faculty is top notch here in the [omitted] department. The professors are available during office hours and by appointment if I need to meet with them for assistance.”

Representative Comments: SeniorsNegative faculty comments

“The teachers I have had at FAU, with the exception of one or two are disorganized and do not seem to enjoy teaching.”

“I would feel as though I got a great education if FAU hire professors who actually knew what they were doing opposed to hiring adjuncts who need extra money for their vacations’.”

“FAU has some very intimidating teachers who are not at all personable.”

“FAU is a great school, however, I feel that some of the professors have too much academic freedom and require an unreasonable amount of work.”

Other categories used:

Academic Related Admissions Advising/ Counseling Balancing school and work Campus life/ activities/ atmosphere Career Preparation/ Professional

Development CLAST/ Gordon Rule Communications Commuting Complimentary Remarks Distance Learning Exams/ Testing Faculty Family Stress Responsibilities Finances/ Scholarship Health Medical Housing/ Dorms

Language difficulties Learning disabilities Library Multi-campus issues Non-traditional student issues Parking Physical facilities Programs/ Department related Quality of instruction Scheduling/ Class offerings Student services Student teaching Teaching methods Technology Time management Transfer Student Issues University procedures University staff/ personnel