1 N ational S urvey & F aculty S urvey of S tudent E ngagement (NSSE) & (FSSE) 2006 Wayne State...

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National Survey & Faculty Survey of

Student Engagement

(NSSE) & (FSSE) 2006

Wayne State University

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Presentation Overview

What is NSSE and its FSSE Component?

Why is student engagement important?

What do you know about college student engagement?

NSSE Results

Wayne State University comparative peer and trend data

Statistical Analysis

Questions and discussion

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What is NSSE?(pronounced “nessie”)

Evaluates 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

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NSSE Project Scope

Almost 1,100 different colleges and universities

50 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada

Data from more than 1,225,000 students

Institutions include Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges, and same gender colleges

National WSU Comparison groups: Urban Universities, and Carnegie Type, i.e., Doctoral Research Extensive (DRE)

NSSEYear

No. Institutions

2002 366

2003 437

2004

Urban

DRE

473

23

42

2005

Urban

DRE

529

17

53

2006

Urban

DRE

557

28

55

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Using NSSE Data

Discover current levels of engagement (institution, major field, year in school)

Determine if current levels are satisfactory (criterion reference, normative, or peer comparison)

Target areas for improvement

Modify programs and policies accordingly

Teach students what is required to succeed

Monitor student & institutional performance

Areas of Effective

EducationalPractice

Areas for Institutional Improvement

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What Really Matters in College Student Engagement

The research is unequivocal-

Impact of college is largely determined by individual effort.

Students are not passive recipients of institutional efforts to “educate” or “change” them.

Important to focus on ways in which an institution can shape its academic, interpersonal, and extracurricular offerings to encourage student engagement.

Pascarella & Terenzini. (2005). How college affects students: A third decade of research

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What Do We Know AboutCollege Student Engagement?

% of students doingcommunity service or volunteer work:

WSU, other Urban Univ., DRE Univ.

First-Year

29%

31%

39%

Senior

49%

48%

63%

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What Do We Know aboutCollege Student Engagement?

% of students that spent 5+ hours per week in co-curricular

activities:


First-Year

More than 16%

More than 14%

More than 31%

SeniorMore than 14%

More than 14%

More than 26%

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Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) 2006

To date more than 75,000 faculty respondents from 382 four-year institutions have participated

Faculty perceptions of how often their students engage in different activities

The importance faculty place on various areas of learning and development

The nature and frequency of interactions faculty have with students

How faculty members organize class time. Results intended as catalyst for discussions

about quality of students' educational experience

FSSE parallels NSSE's survey of undergraduate students and focuses on:

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How Does NSSE Inform What We Know about Student

Engagement?% of students spending 26+hours per week preparing for class:


First-Year Senior

More than 7 %

More than 6 %

More than 11 %

More than 7 %

More than 11%

More than 13%

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How Does FSSE Inform What We Know about Student

Engagement? One-third (33%) of

faculty expect students to spend greater than 6 hours preparing for each class in a week

Less than one-tenth (8%) actually think that students spend this amount of time

While slightly over one-tenth (11%) of students actually spend this amount of time

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How Does FSSE Inform What We Know about Student

Engagement?

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What Does The College Student Report

Cover?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

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NSSE 2006 Results


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NSSE 2006 Institutionsby the 2000 Carnegie

Classification

9% 8%

47%

21%

15%11%

8%

22%

16%

43%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Doc/Res-Ext Doc/Res-Int Master's Bac-LA Bac-Gen

Carnegie Classification

NSSESchools

All 4-YearSchools

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WSU, Urban, DRE, NSSE 2004Race and Ethnicity – 1st Yr.

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

AfricanAmerican,

Black

AmericanIndian

AsianAmerican,

PacificIslander

White,Caucasian

Latino

WSUUrban UniversitiesDoc. Res. Ext.NSSE Repondents

Percentage of Respondents

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WSU, Urban, DRE, NSSE 2004Race and Ethnicity – Sr.

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

AfricanAmerican,

Black

AmericanIndian

AsianAmerican,

PacificIslander

White,Caucasian

Latino

WSUUrban UniversitiesDoc. Res. Ext.NSSE Repondents

Percentage of Respondents

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NSSE 2006 Response Rates

WSU’s = 26%

NSSE overall = 35%

Urban Universities = 27%

DRE Universities = 31%

Response rates ranged from 10% to 81%

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NSSE 2006WSU’s Results

Thinking about your overall experience at this institution, how would you rate the quality of relationships with faculty and administrative personnel and offices?

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Unhelp

ful 2 3 4 5 6

Helpfu

l

% Faculty

Admin Staff

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NSSE 2004, 2005 & 2006Wayne State Results

Thinking about your overall experience at this institution, to what extent does the college encourage contact between students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds?First Year Interaction

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

VeryLittle

Some Quite aBit

VeryMuch

%

2004 2005 2006Senior Interaction

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Very Little Some Quite a Bit Very Much

%

2004 2005 2006

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NSSE 2006 Comparison GroupSeniors (Sr.) with WSU Sr.

Have you done a culminating senior experience (e.g., senior comprehensive exam, capstone course, thesis or project)?

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

No Yes

%

Wayne State U

Urban U

DRE U

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NSSE 2006 Promising FindingsSenior Students

Most seniors (74%) would attend WSU if they could start over again and (75%) say they had a good or excellent educational experience

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NSSE 2006 Comparable Findings

Only 26% of first year students and 13% of seniors said the University helped them “quite a bit,” or “very much” in coping with non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)

WSU is similar to its comparison groups with respect to first year students and slightly behind with respect to seniors

15%

25%20%

26%21%

29%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

First-YearStudent

Senior

WSU Urban DRE

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NSSE 2006 Mixed Findings and Areas for Improvement

Many, (32%) of first-year students, “never” worked with their classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments, in contrast to only 15% of seniors giving the same response.

WSU is more similar to its urban counterparts than to its DRE peers.

13%

28%

10%

25%

6%13%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

First-YearStudent

Senior

WSU Urban DRE

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NSSE 2006 Mixed Findings and Areas for Improvement

Discuss ideas from your readings or classes with faculty members outside of class.

WSU is more similar to its urban counterparts than to its DRE peers.

50%

12%

5%

38% 40%

15%

7%

48%

34%

5%

32%

43%

17%

9%

46%

38%

5%

31%

45%

16%

8%

33%

12% 11%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

WSU Urban DRE

First-Year Students Seniors

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NSSE 2004 – 2006 WSU Comparative Data


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Level of Academic Challenge Cluster Description

Challenging intellectual and creative work is central to student learning and collegiate quality.

Colleges and universities promote high levels of student achievement by emphasizing the importance of academic effort and setting high expectations for student performance.

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Level of Academic Challenge


49

51

49

53

55

53

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Active and Collaborative Learning Cluster Description

Students learn more when they are intensely involved in their education and asked to think about what they are learning in different settings.

Collaborating with others in solving problems or mastering difficult material prepares students for the messy, unscripted problems they will encounter daily during and after college.

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Active and Collaborative Learning


3740 40

4346 46

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30

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Student - Faculty Interaction Cluster Description

Students learn firsthand how experts think about and solve practical problems by interacting with faculty members inside and outside the classroom.

As a result, their teachers become role models, mentors, and guides for continuous, life-long learning

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Student – Faculty Interaction


3430 29

37 39 37

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Enriching Educational Experiences Cluster

Description

Complementary learning opportunities in and out of class augment academic programs.

Diversity experiences teach students valuable things about themselves and others.

Technology facilitates collaboration between peers and instructors.

Internships, community service, and senior capstone courses provide opportunities to integrate and apply knowledge.

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Enriching Educational Experiences Wayne State University

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3236 36

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Note: Response options for the “enriching” items were revised in 2004 and are not comparable with prior years.

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Supportive Campus Environment Cluster

Description

Students perform better and are more satisfied at colleges that are committed to their success and cultivate positive the working and social relations among different groups on campus.

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Supportive Campus Environment


5754 54

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49

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50

55

60

65

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How Do I Find Out More?

NSSE Website www.iub.edu/~nsse

Thomas J. Wilhelm, Director, Testing, Evaluation & Research

(TE&R) [email protected]

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