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Purp
ose
and
Met
hodo
logy
1
Pu
rpos
e To
col
lect
dat
a re
gard
ing
the
read
ing
and
stud
ying
de
man
ds
at
Aust
in
Com
mun
ity
Colle
ge.
The
data
ga
ther
ed
from
th
is
artic
ulat
ion
stud
y w
ill
assi
st
the
Dev
elop
men
tal
Rea
ding
an
d St
udy
Skill
s D
epar
tmen
t to
in
crea
se
the
alig
nmen
t be
twee
n sk
ills
requ
ired
in
colle
ge-le
vel
cour
ses
with
sk
ills
taug
ht
in
our
Dev
elop
men
tal
clas
ses.
In
ad
ditio
n,
the
surv
ey w
ill a
ssis
t Au
stin
Com
mun
ity C
olle
ge
to
com
ply
with
th
e TH
ECB
dire
ctiv
e of
�C
losi
ng t
he G
aps�
in
high
er e
duca
tion
in
the
stat
e.
Lead
ing
Inqu
iry
Wha
t ar
e th
e re
adin
g an
d st
udyi
ng
dem
ands
de
velo
pmen
tal
read
ing
stud
ents
ca
n ex
pect
to
enco
unte
r in
the
ir su
bseq
uent
co
urse
s?
Sec
onda
ry
Cont
inua
tion
of t
he lo
ngitu
dina
l inq
uiry
:
Inqu
iry
H
ave
read
ing
dem
ands
incr
ease
d at
Aus
tin
Com
mun
ity C
olle
ge?
Su
rvey
Met
hod
PH
PSur
veyo
r, w
eb-b
ased
sur
vey
prog
ram
and
Feat
ure
s Br
anch
ing
Resp
onde
nts
grou
ped
acco
rdin
g to
de
an
area
. M
ultip
le-r
espo
nse
To
tal
num
ber
of
resp
onde
nts
and
tota
l nu
mbe
r of
res
pons
es a
llow
for
tw
o di
ffer
ent
mea
sure
men
t fa
ctor
s.
Sing
le-a
nsw
er
One
res
pond
ent
mak
es o
ne r
espo
nse.
Ran
king
Res
pond
ents
ran
k th
eir
sele
ctio
ns
(1
-5,
with
1 b
eing
the
hig
hest
). T
he t
otal
s w
ere
aver
aged
. 20
06 P
artic
ipat
ion
Res
ults
Par
tici
pati
on
416
[fac
ulty
] re
spon
dent
s
Lead
ing
M
ath
and
Scie
nce
94
resp
onde
nts
resp
onde
nts
So
cial
& B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
93
resp
onde
nts
by
Dea
n A
rea
Com
mun
icat
ions
54
resp
onde
nts
2006
Sur
vey
Indi
cato
rs
2
• R
eadi
ng
dem
ands
hav
e in
crea
sed
in t
he
past
ten
ye
ars.
In
2006
, 93%
of
the
resp
onde
nts
requ
ire
text
book
s. I
n 19
94, o
nly
73%
of
the
resp
onde
nts
requ
ired
text
book
s.
•
Stu
den
ts a
re a
ssig
ned
to
read
su
pple
men
tary
m
ater
ials
in a
ddit
ion
to
the
requ
ired
tex
tboo
k.
Supp
lem
enta
l rea
ding
s in
clud
ed in
the
que
stio
nnai
re
wer
e ac
adem
ic jo
urna
ls, pe
riodi
cals
, bo
oks-
in-p
rint,
te
ache
r-de
velo
ped
mat
eria
ls, an
d In
tern
et-b
ased
m
ater
ials
.
• W
riti
ng
is r
equ
ired
. St
uden
ts c
an e
xpec
t to
rea
d, a
nd
then
writ
e re
sear
ch p
aper
s or
ess
ays
of v
aryi
ng le
ngth
s.
Stud
ents
can
exp
ect
to w
rite
in r
espo
nse
to in
form
atio
n pr
esen
ted
in le
ctur
es. S
tude
nts
can
also
exp
ect
writ
ing
assi
gnm
ents
tha
t re
quire
the
ir op
inio
n an
d/or
im
agin
atio
n.
•
Facu
lty
resp
onde
nts
pro
vide
gu
idan
ce r
elat
ed t
o th
e re
quir
ed r
eadi
ng
mat
eria
l. Th
is g
uida
nce
rang
es
from
ver
bal a
nnou
ncem
ents
to
writ
ten
publ
icat
ions
[h
ando
uts]
. Cho
ices
incl
uded
in t
he q
uest
ionn
aire
in
clud
ed c
hapt
er o
utlin
es, te
xtbo
ok-p
ublis
hed
guid
es a
nd
cust
om s
tudy
gui
des.
• To
pas
s ex
ams,
stu
den
ts m
ust
read
th
e re
quir
ed
text
boo
k. A
ccor
ding
to
the
maj
ority
of t
he in
stru
ctor
s su
rvey
ed, st
uden
ts w
ill f
lunk
the
cou
rse
if th
ey d
o no
t re
ad t
he r
equi
red
text
book
.
• St
uden
ts c
an e
xpec
t ex
ams
in v
aryi
ng f
orm
ats,
whi
ch
incl
ude
mul
tiple
-cho
ice,
sho
rt-a
nsw
er, fil
l-in-
the-
blan
k, e
ssay
and
tru
e-fa
lse
form
ats.
• St
uden
ts c
an e
xpec
t so
me
exam
que
stio
ns t
o be
fac
t ba
sed;
how
ever
, stu
den
ts s
hou
ld a
lso
expe
ct t
est
ques
tion
s th
at a
re m
ore
crit
ical
in n
atu
re
requ
irin
g h
igh
er le
vel t
hin
kin
g sk
ills
such
as
appl
icat
ion
, an
alys
is, a
nd
eval
uat
ion
.
• Ex
peri
ence
d in
stru
ctor
s be
lieve
th
at s
tude
nts
are
de
fici
ent
in c
riti
cal t
hin
kin
g sk
ills.
• Es
sent
ial b
ehav
iors
not
ed in
stu
dent
s w
ho p
ass
the
cour
se in
clud
e:
• at
tend
ing
clas
s an
d pa
rtic
ipat
ing
in c
lass
•
the
abili
ty t
o se
lf-re
gula
te a
nd p
artic
ipat
e in
the
ir ow
n le
arni
ng e
xper
ienc
e •
liste
ning
wel
l and
tak
ing
effe
ctiv
e no
tes
from
le
ctur
e
• or
gani
zatio
nal s
kills
• St
uden
t de
ficits
incl
ude
• La
ck o
f pr
oble
m s
olvi
ng h
igh-
leve
l thi
nkin
g sk
ills
(ana
lysi
s, s
ynth
esis
, and
eva
luat
ion)
. •
Lack
of
an e
duca
tiona
l fou
ndat
ion
and
the
expe
rienc
es w
hich
pro
vide
bac
kgro
und
know
ledg
e.
Long
itudi
nal R
esul
ts
3
19
94
Sur
vey
Pa
per/
Penc
il Su
rvey
35
9 re
spon
dent
s 7
3%
req
uir
ed t
extb
ooks
45
%
req
uire
a t
extb
ook
with
mor
e th
an 5
00 p
ages
72
%
rep
orte
d th
at t
he t
extb
ook
is a
t co
llege
-leve
l (13
+)
47%
in
dica
ted
that
stu
dent
s w
ho d
o no
t re
ad t
he t
extb
ook
w
ould
fai
l the
cou
rse
57%
re
port
ed t
hat
lect
ure/
disc
ussi
on a
ctiv
ities
rel
ated
to
the
requ
ired
read
ing
bu
t pr
ovid
ed a
sig
nif
ican
t am
oun
t of
add
itio
nal
info
rmat
ion
not
prov
ided
in t
he
assi
gned
rea
din
g 47
%
ass
igne
d 25
0-35
0 pa
ges
of
text
book
rea
ding
dur
ing
the
sem
este
r
20
06
Sur
vey
PH
PSur
veyo
r
416
resp
onde
nts
93
% r
equ
ire
text
boo
ks
70%
re
quire
add
ition
al r
eadi
ngs
beyo
nd t
he t
extb
ook
80%
re
quire
a t
extb
ook
with
mor
e th
an 2
50 p
ages
75%
r
epor
ted
that
the
tex
tboo
k is
at
colle
ge-le
vel (
13+
) 53
%
indi
cate
d th
at s
tude
nts
who
do
not
read
the
tex
tboo
k
wou
ld f
ail t
he c
ours
e 72
%
repo
rted
th
at le
ctu
re/d
iscu
ssio
n a
ctiv
itie
s re
late
d to
th
e re
quir
ed r
eadi
ng
58%
re
quire
or
reco
mm
end
libra
ry r
esea
rch
or I
nter
net-
base
d re
sear
ch
50%
sa
y th
eir
test
que
stio
ns r
equi
red
mor
e th
an r
ecal
ling
info
rmat
ion,
incl
udin
g cr
itica
l eva
luat
ion
of is
sues
and
/or
appl
icat
ion
of le
arne
d co
ncep
ts t
o �n
ew�
mat
eria
l 6
18
re
spon
ses
indi
cate
d th
at w
riti
ng
was
a
requ
irem
ent
in t
heir
cou
rses
Rec
omm
enda
tions
4
Th
ough
the
prim
ary
purp
ose
of t
his
artic
ulat
ion
stud
y se
rves
the
nee
ds o
f th
e D
evel
opm
enta
l Rea
ding
Dep
artm
ent,
the
fin
ding
s ge
nera
ted
from
the
sur
vey
may
ass
ist
the
colle
ge in
initi
ativ
es s
uch
as c
urric
ulum
red
esig
n an
d �C
losi
ng t
he G
aps.
� Th
e fo
llow
ing
reco
mm
enda
tions
, ba
sed
upon
the
fac
ulty
res
pons
es g
athe
red
in t
his
surv
ey,
are
inte
nded
as
sugg
estio
ns f
or c
olle
ge-w
ide
deve
lopm
ent.
• Fo
ster
a c
olle
ge-w
ide
envi
ronm
ent
that
val
ues
criti
cal t
hink
ing
in t
each
ing
and
lear
ning
.
• Es
tabl
ish
focu
s-gr
oups
who
dev
elop
mod
el c
urric
ulum
tha
t in
clud
es c
onte
nt-d
riven
rea
ding
com
preh
ensi
on a
nd
criti
cal t
hink
ing
skill
s.
• Es
tabl
ish
focu
s-gr
oups
who
dev
elop
con
tent
-spe
cific
str
ateg
ies
for
culti
vatin
g cr
itica
l re
adin
g, w
ritin
g, s
peak
ing,
an
d lis
teni
ng.
•
Prov
ide
oppo
rtun
ities
for
stu
dent
s to
eng
age
in s
mal
l gro
up a
ctiv
ities
tha
t ar
e co
nten
t-dr
iven
, que
stio
n-dr
iven
and
pr
oble
m-s
olvi
ng.
Res
ults
by
Dea
n Ar
ea
5
Tabl
e 1
How
man
y ye
ars
have
you
bee
n te
achi
ng a
t the
col
lege
leve
l?
Ye
ars
teac
hing
:
0-2
year
s 3-
5 ye
ars
6-10
yea
rs11
or m
ore
year
s To
tal
Dea
n Ar
ea
N%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
Appl
ied
Tech
nolo
gy, M
ultim
edia
, and
Pub
lic S
ervi
ce
28.
3%1
4.2%
6 25
.0%
1562
.5%
2410
0.0%
Arts
and
Hum
aniti
es
49.
3%4
9.3%
5 11
.6%
3069
.8%
4310
0.0%
Busi
ness
Stu
dies
9
28.1
%6
18.8
%5
15.6
%12
37.5
%32
100.
0%C
omm
unic
atio
ns
00.
0%6
11.1
%13
24
.1%
3564
.8%
5410
0.0%
Com
pute
r Sci
ence
and
Adv
ance
d Te
chno
logy
3
10.7
%2
7.1%
11
39.3
%12
42.9
%28
100.
0%H
ealth
Sci
ence
s 8
16.7
%8
16.7
%6
12.5
%26
54.2
%48
100.
0%M
ath
and
Scie
nces
6
6.4%
1313
.8%
15
16.0
%60
63.8
%94
100.
0%So
cial
and
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
33.
2%14
15.1
%15
16
.1%
6165
.6%
9310
0.0%
Tota
l 35
8.4%
5413
.0%
76
18.3
%25
160
.3%
416
100.
0%
Sing
le re
spon
se
60%
of t
he to
tal r
espo
nden
ts h
ave
taug
ht m
ore
than
11
year
s.
Tabl
e 2
6
W
hich
of t
he fo
llow
ing
type
s of
read
ing
mat
eria
ls a
re u
sed
in y
our c
lass
?
Type
s of
read
ing
mat
eria
ls:*
Te
xtbo
ok
requ
ired
Text
book
re
com
men
ded
No
text
book
re
quire
d or
re
com
men
ded
Teac
her
deve
lope
d m
ater
ial
requ
ired
Out
side
re
adin
g m
ater
ials
To
tal
Dea
n Ar
ea
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
Appl
ied
Tech
nolo
gy, M
ultim
edia
, and
Pub
lic S
ervi
ce
2083
.3%
49.
5%0
0.0%
126.
6%8
4.7%
24Ar
ts a
nd H
uman
ities
38
88.4
%6
14.3
%1
50.0
%13
7.1%
179.
9%43
Busi
ness
Stu
dies
29
90.6
%3
7.1%
0 0.
0%11
6.0%
137.
6%32
Com
mun
icat
ions
53
98.1
%6
14.3
%0
0.0%
2111
.5%
1911
.0%
54C
ompu
ter S
cien
ce a
nd A
dvan
ced
Tech
nolo
gy
2692
.9%
49.
5%1
50.0
%17
9.3%
84.
7%28
Hea
lth S
cien
ces
4389
.6%
819
.0%
0 0.
0%30
16.5
%32
18.6
%48
Mat
h an
d Sc
ienc
es
8893
.6%
614
.3%
0 0.
0%44
24.2
%23
13.4
%94
Soci
al a
nd B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s 90
96.8
%5
11.9
%0
0.0%
3418
.7%
5230
.2%
93To
tal
387
93.0
%42
10.1
%2
0.5%
182
43.8
%17
241
.3%
416
*Mul
tiple
resp
onse
s pe
rmitt
ed
Mul
tiple
Res
pons
es p
erm
itted
38
7 re
spon
dent
s or
93%
of t
he to
tal r
espo
nden
ts re
quire
text
book
s
35
4 re
spon
ses
assi
gn s
uppl
emen
tal r
eadi
ng in
add
ition
to th
e re
quire
d te
xtbo
oks
182
resp
onse
s to
teac
her d
evel
oped
mat
eria
l req
uire
d 17
2 re
spon
ses
to o
utsi
de re
adin
g m
ater
ials
Tabl
e 3
7
W
hat i
s th
e ap
prox
imat
e le
ngth
of y
our p
rimar
y te
xtbo
ok?
Le
ngth
of p
rimar
y te
xtbo
ok:
Le
ss th
an 1
00 p
ages
10
0 - 2
50 p
ages
25
0 - 5
00 p
ages
M
ore
than
500
pag
es
Tota
l D
ean
Area
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
Ap
plie
d Te
chno
logy
, Mul
timed
ia, a
nd P
ublic
Ser
vice
2
8.3%
416
.7%
13
54.2
%5
20.8
%24
100.
0%Ar
ts a
nd H
uman
ities
3
7.0%
1432
.6%
21
48.8
%5
11.6
%43
100.
0%Bu
sine
ss S
tudi
es
00.
0%8
25.0
%13
40
.6%
1134
.4%
3210
0.0%
Com
mun
icat
ions
0
0.0%
1018
.5%
27
50.0
%17
31.5
%54
100.
0%C
ompu
ter S
cien
ce a
nd A
dvan
ced
Tech
nolo
gy
13.
6%4
14.3
%10
35
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8
A
t wha
t rea
ding
leve
l is
the
text
book
writ
ten?
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ng L
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w c
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lege
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l I d
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N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
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plie
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chno
logy
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timed
ia, a
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1770
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5
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2
6.3%
3210
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mun
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7
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713
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5410
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r Sci
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57.1
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2810
0.0%
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lth S
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4083
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3
6.3%
4810
0.0%
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h an
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10
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cial
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0.0%
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l 56
13.5
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375
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47
11.3
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610
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ngle
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75
% o
f the
tota
l res
pond
ents
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rted
col
lege
leve
l 14
% o
f the
tota
l res
pond
ents
repo
rted
bel
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vel
Tabl
e 5
9
M
ark
any
of th
e of
the
follo
win
g th
at a
re re
quire
d or
reco
mm
ende
d ap
art f
rom
text
book
read
ings
Req
uire
d or
reco
mm
ende
d ap
art f
rom
text
book
read
ings
:*
N
one
Jour
nal o
r oth
er
perio
dica
l arti
cles
Poet
ry
Full-
leng
th
fictio
n or
bi
ogra
phy
Shor
t sto
ries
or
exce
rpts
from
fic
tiona
l or
biog
raph
ical
w
orks
Libr
ary
rese
arch
or
inte
rnet
-bas
ed
read
ings
To
tal
Dea
n Ar
ea
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
Appl
ied
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nolo
gy, M
ultim
edia
, and
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lic S
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416
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1041
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3%1
4.2%
1458
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ts a
nd H
uman
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9
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20.9
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511
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713
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6%13
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46
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ses
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d or
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part
from
text
book
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adin
gs
241
resp
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s or
58%
of t
he to
tal r
espo
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ts to
libr
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rese
arch
or i
nter
net-b
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rese
arch
Dea
n A
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with
hig
hest
resp
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to li
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s to
jour
nal o
r oth
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dica
l art
icle
s
Tabl
e 6
10
How
wou
ld y
ou c
lass
ify th
e re
quire
d re
adin
g in
you
r cla
sses
?
Th
e re
quire
d re
adin
g in
you
r cla
sses
is:
Diff
icul
t for
m
ost s
tude
nts
Easy
for
mos
t st
uden
ts
Slig
htly
diff
icul
t fo
r mos
t stu
dent
s
Slig
htly
eas
y fo
r mos
t st
uden
ts
Wel
l mat
ched
to
the
read
ing
leve
ls o
f mos
t of
my
stud
ents
To
tal
Dea
n Ar
ea
N
%
N%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
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plie
d Te
chno
logy
, Mul
timed
ia, a
nd P
ublic
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vice
2
8.3%
14.
2%6
25.0
%0
0.0%
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0.0%
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and
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aniti
es
920
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24.
7%13
30.2
%2
4.7%
1739
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4310
0.0%
Busi
ness
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dies
3
9.4%
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0%C
omm
unic
atio
ns
47.
4%0
0.0%
2750
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0%C
ompu
ter S
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ce a
nd A
dvan
ced
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nolo
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1429
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28
29.8
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cial
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avio
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1.9%
153
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175
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610
0.0%
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le re
spon
se
42%
of t
he to
tal r
espo
nden
ts re
port
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atch
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the
read
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leve
ls o
f mos
t of m
y st
uden
ts
37%
of t
he to
tal r
espo
nden
ts re
port
ed s
light
ly d
iffic
ult f
or m
ost s
tude
nts
D
ean
Are
as w
ith h
ighe
st re
spon
se to
slig
htly
diff
icul
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mos
t stu
dent
s
Com
mun
icat
ions
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
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0%
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ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s....
......
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.....
47%
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......
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......
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0%
Tabl
e 7
11
If a
stud
ent w
ere
to d
o no
ne o
f the
requ
ired
read
ing
in th
is c
lass
, wha
t wou
ld b
e th
e
likel
y ef
fect
on
his/
her g
rade
?
Ef
fect
on
grad
e:
Wou
ld h
ave
a sl
ight
ly
nega
tive
effe
ct o
n th
e fin
al g
rade
Wou
ld h
ave
no
effe
ct o
n th
e fin
al g
rade
Wou
ld lo
wer
the
final
gr
ade
by a
t lea
st o
ne
lette
r gra
de
Wou
ld n
ot p
ass
the
cour
se
Tota
l D
ean
Area
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
Ap
plie
d Te
chno
logy
, Mul
timed
ia, a
nd P
ublic
Ser
vice
2
8.3%
14.
2%9
37.5
%12
50.0
%24
100.
0%Ar
ts a
nd H
uman
ities
4
9.3%
00.
0%17
39.5
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51.2
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100.
0%Bu
sine
ss S
tudi
es
412
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00.
0%9
28.1
%19
59.4
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0%C
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unic
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ns
00.
0%0
0.0%
814
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5410
0.0%
Com
pute
r Sci
ence
and
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ance
d Te
chno
logy
1
3.6%
00.
0%10
35.7
%17
60.7
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100.
0%H
ealth
Sci
ence
s 7
14.6
%0
0.0%
2245
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1939
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0.0%
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h an
d Sc
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es
1920
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22.
1%41
43.6
%32
34.0
%94
100.
0%So
cial
and
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
44.
3%0
0.0%
3638
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5357
.0%
9310
0.0%
Tota
l 41
9.9%
30.
7%15
236
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220
52.9
%41
610
0.0%
Si
ngle
resp
onse
53
% o
f the
tota
l res
pond
ents
repo
rted
wou
ld n
ot p
ass
the
cour
se
D
ean
Are
as w
ith th
e hi
ghes
t res
pons
es to
wou
ld n
ot p
ass
the
cour
se
C
omm
unic
atio
ns...
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
.85%
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pute
r Sci
ence
& A
dv. T
echn
olog
y....
......
61%
Bus
ines
s St
udie
s....
......
......
......
......
......
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.....
59%
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al a
nd B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s....
......
......
.....
57%
37
% o
f the
tota
l res
pond
ents
repo
rted
wou
ld lo
wer
the
grad
e by
at l
east
one
lette
r gra
de
Tabl
e 8
12
The
rela
tions
hip
betw
een
lect
ure/
disc
ussi
on/c
lass
room
act
iviti
es a
nd re
quire
d re
adin
g in
this
cou
rse.
Th
e re
latio
nshi
p be
twee
n le
ctur
e/di
scus
sion
/cla
ssro
om a
ctiv
ities
and
requ
ired
read
ing:
Lect
ure/
disc
ussi
on/c
lass
room
ac
tiviti
es re
late
d to
the
requ
ired
read
ing
Lect
ure/
disc
ussi
on/c
lass
room
ac
tiviti
es g
ener
ally
cov
er
diffe
rent
topi
cs fr
om th
at o
f th
e re
quire
d re
adin
g
Lect
ure/
disc
ussi
on/c
lass
room
ac
tiviti
es c
larif
y an
d em
phas
ize
info
rmat
ion
abou
t th
e re
quire
d re
adin
g To
tal
Dea
n Ar
ea
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
Appl
ied
Tech
nolo
gy, M
ultim
edia
, and
Pub
lic S
ervi
ce
1666
.7%
14.
2%7
29.2
%24
100.
0%Ar
ts a
nd H
uman
ities
32
74.4
%1
2.3%
1023
.3%
4310
0.0%
Busi
ness
Stu
dies
23
71.9
%2
6.3%
721
.9%
3210
0.0%
Com
mun
icat
ions
43
79.6
%1
1.9%
1018
.5%
5410
0.0%
Com
pute
r Sci
ence
and
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ance
d Te
chno
logy
22
78.6
%0
0.0%
621
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2810
0.0%
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lth S
cien
ces
3777
.1%
00.
0%11
22.9
%48
100.
0%M
ath
and
Scie
nces
51
54.3
%3
3.2%
4042
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9410
0.0%
Soci
al a
nd B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s 75
80.6
%4
4.3%
1415
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9310
0.0%
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l 29
971
.9%
122.
9%10
525
.2%
416
100.
0%
Sing
le re
spon
se
72%
of t
he to
tal r
espo
nden
ts re
port
ed
lect
ure/
disc
ussi
on/c
lass
room
act
iviti
es re
late
d to
the
requ
ired
read
ing
25%
of t
he to
tal r
espo
nden
ts re
port
ed
lect
ure/
disc
ussi
on/c
lass
room
act
iviti
es c
larif
y an
d em
phas
ize
info
rmat
ion
abou
t req
uire
d re
adin
g
D
EVR
13
13
stu
den
ts s
tudy
ing
toge
ther
. Le
ft t
o rig
ht, O
lga
Rios
, Re
al E
stat
e m
ajor
; Ta
mer
a Ro
dger
s, F
oren
sic
Scie
nce
maj
or;
Sgt.
Jes
se L
ongo
ria, U
SMC,
Ira
qi W
ar V
eter
an,
awar
ded
Nav
y &
Mar
ine
Corp
Com
bat
Valo
r M
edal
, Pu
rple
Hea
rt r
ecip
ient
, Bu
sine
ss m
ajor
; Je
ssic
a M
oore
, Com
pute
r Sc
ienc
e m
ajor
; Aa
ron
Raes
z, e
lect
ricia
n, A
pplie
d Sc
ienc
e m
ajor
; Jo
hn H
ook,
Mar
ketin
g an
d Ad
vert
isin
g m
ajor
.
Tabl
e 9
13
I pro
vide
the
follo
win
g ty
pe(s
) of s
tudy
gui
des
for r
equi
red
read
ing
I pro
vide
the
follo
win
g ty
pe(s
) of s
tudy
gui
des
for r
equi
red
read
ing:
*
N
one
In le
ctur
es, I
an
noun
ce
spec
ific
chap
ters
or
pag
e nu
mbe
rs
whe
re re
late
d in
form
atio
n m
ay
be fo
und
in th
e re
quire
d re
adin
g as
sign
men
ts
I pro
vide
ch
apte
r ob
ject
ives
or
stud
y gu
ides
cr
eate
d by
the
text
book
pu
blis
her o
f the
re
quire
d te
xtbo
ok
I pro
vide
ch
apte
r ou
tline
s fo
r re
quire
d re
adin
g as
sign
men
ts
I hav
e cr
eate
d cu
stom
stu
dy
guid
es w
ith
ques
tions
or
note
s re
fere
nced
to
spe
cific
ch
apte
rs, p
ages
, or
oth
er
segm
ents
of t
he
requ
ired
read
ing
assi
gnm
ents
To
tal
Dea
n Ar
ea
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
Appl
ied
Tech
nolo
gy, M
ultim
edia
, and
Pub
lic S
ervi
ce
625
.0%
1354
.2%
5
20.8
%2
8.3%
416
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24Ar
ts a
nd H
uman
ities
2
4.7%
2148
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8
18.6
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%21
48.8
%43
Busi
ness
Stu
dies
9
28.1
%14
43.8
%
8 25
.0%
721
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825
.0%
32C
omm
unic
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ns
713
.0%
3972
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11
20
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713
.0%
1833
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54C
ompu
ter S
cien
ce a
nd A
dvan
ced
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nolo
gy
27.
1%13
46.4
%
11
39.3
%6
21.4
%12
42.9
%28
Hea
lth S
cien
ces
510
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2347
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10
20
.8%
1122
.9%
2756
.3%
48M
ath
and
Scie
nces
18
19.1
%51
54.3
%
10
10.6
%15
16.0
%40
42.6
%94
Soci
al a
nd B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s 9
9.7%
4245
.2%
30
32
.3%
1617
.2%
4548
.4%
93
Tota
l 58
13.9
%21
651
.9%
93
22
.4%
7217
.3%
175
42.1
%41
6*M
ultip
le re
spon
ses
perm
itted
Tab
le 9
Ty
pes
of R
eadi
ng
Gu
idan
ce
14
M
ultip
le R
espo
nses
per
mitt
ed
556
resp
onse
s to
a p
rovi
sion
of g
uida
nce
for t
he re
quire
d re
adin
g 17
5 re
spon
ses
to I
have
cre
ated
cus
tom
stu
dy g
uide
s w
ith
ques
tions
or n
otes
refe
renc
ed to
spe
cific
cha
pter
s, p
ages
, or
oth
er s
egm
ents
of t
he re
quire
d re
adin
g as
sign
men
ts
Dea
n A
reas
with
the
high
est r
espo
nse
to
cus
tom
stu
dy g
uide
s H
ealth
Sci
ence
s....
......
......
......
......
......
... 56
%
Art
s &
Hum
aniti
es...
......
......
......
......
......
49%
So
cial
& B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s....
......
.... 4
8%
216
resp
onse
s to
In le
ctur
e, I
anno
unce
spe
cific
cha
pter
s of
pa
ge n
umbe
rs w
here
rela
ted
info
rmat
ion
may
be
foun
d in
th
e re
quire
d re
adin
g D
ean
Are
a w
ith th
e hi
ghes
t res
pons
e
to a
nnou
ncin
g C
omm
unic
atio
ns...
......
......
......
......
......
.. 72
%
Mat
h an
d Sc
ienc
es...
......
......
......
......
..... 5
4%
Art
s &
Hum
aniti
es...
......
......
......
......
......
49%
H
ealth
Sci
ence
......
......
......
......
......
......
... 48
%
Tabl
e 10
15
W
hich
of t
he fo
llow
ing
type
s of
writ
ing
assi
gnm
ents
are
requ
ired?
W
ritin
g as
sign
men
ts re
quire
d:*
N
one
Writ
e pa
ragr
aph(
s) in
cl
ass
and/
or o
n te
sts
that
are
bas
ed e
ntire
ly
on
lect
ure/
disc
ussi
on/c
lass
ac
tiviti
es
Writ
e pa
ragr
aph(
s) in
cl
ass
and/
or o
n te
sts
that
are
ba
sed
entir
ely
on
read
ing
assi
gnm
ents
Writ
e ab
out a
to
pic
base
d on
im
agin
atio
n,
desc
riptio
n, o
r op
inio
n, n
ot o
n re
sear
ch
Res
earc
h an
d w
rite
abou
t a
topi
c, u
sing
re
sear
ch p
aper
st
anda
rds
Res
earc
h an
d w
rite
mul
tiple
pa
ges
abou
t a
topi
c, u
sing
re
sear
ch p
aper
st
anda
rds
Tota
lD
ean
Area
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
Ap
plie
d Te
chno
logy
, Mul
timed
ia, a
nd P
ublic
Ser
vice
4
16.7
%9
37.5
%11
45.8
%4
16.7
%7
29.2
%6
25.0
%24
Arts
and
Hum
aniti
es
614
.0%
2455
.8%
1432
.6%
1534
.9%
818
.6%
1125
.6%
43Bu
sine
ss S
tudi
es
618
.8%
1031
.3%
515
.6%
412
.5%
1237
.5%
928
.1%
32C
omm
unic
atio
ns
23.
7%21
38.9
%24
44.4
%27
50.0
%25
46.3
%25
46.3
%54
Com
pute
r Sci
ence
and
Adv
ance
d Te
chno
logy
9
32.1
%11
39.3
%9
32.1
%4
14.3
%1
3.6%
13.
6%28
Hea
lth S
cien
ces
2143
.8%
1531
.3%
918
.8%
612
.5%
1122
.9%
1020
.8%
48M
ath
and
Scie
nces
36
38.3
%48
51.1
%19
20.2
%3
3.2%
1111
.7%
77.
4%94
Soci
al a
nd B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s 4
4.3%
5357
.0%
3436
.6%
2729
.0%
3133
.3%
3739
.8%
93
Tota
l 88
21.2
%19
145
.9%
125
30.0
%90
21.6
%10
625
.5%
106
25.5
%41
6*M
ultip
le re
spon
ses
perm
itted
Mul
tiple
Res
pons
es p
erm
itted
Th
is q
uest
ion
rece
ived
a to
tal o
f 706
resp
onse
s,
618
of th
ose
resp
onse
s in
dica
ted
that
writ
ing
was
a
requ
irem
ent.
Th
ere
wer
e 12
5 re
spon
ses
to w
rite
para
grap
hs in
cla
ss o
n te
sts
that
are
bas
ed e
ntire
ly o
n re
adin
g as
sign
men
ts.
Ther
e w
ere
191
resp
onse
s to
writ
e pa
ragr
aphs
in c
lass
on
test
s th
at a
re b
ased
ent
irely
on
lect
ure/
disc
ussi
on/c
lass
ac
tiviti
es
25%
of t
he to
tal r
espo
nses
requ
ire re
sear
ch &
writ
e m
ultip
le p
ages
abo
ut a
topi
c, u
sing
rese
arch
pap
er
stan
dard
s D
ean
Are
as w
ith th
e hi
ghes
t res
pons
e
to re
sear
ch p
aper
with
mul
tiple
pag
es
Com
mun
icat
ions
......
......
......
......
......
.....
46%
So
cial
& B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s....
......
.... 4
0%
Bus
ines
s St
udie
s....
......
......
......
......
......
28%
Belo
w, D
EVR
0303
stu
dent
s, le
ft t
o rig
ht, M
ia d
el S
ocor
ro,
Early
Chi
ldho
od m
ajor
; Ev
ette
Car
ter,
Mus
ic m
ajor
; Ja
nice
M
ojic
a, N
ursi
ng m
ajor
.
Ab
ove,
DEV
R 13
03 s
tude
nts
left
to
right
, Jo
e M
oral
es,
Engi
neer
ing
Des
ign
maj
or;
Dam
ian
Tara
ngo,
HVA
C m
ajor
; M
att
Wal
ker,
Bus
ines
s m
ajor
.
Tabl
e 11
16
W
hich
of t
he fo
llow
ing
choi
ces
best
des
crib
es y
our m
ajor
test
s an
d fin
al e
xam
s?
W
hich
of t
he fo
llow
ing
choi
ces
best
des
crib
es y
our m
ajor
test
s an
d fin
al e
xam
s?*
M
ultip
le
choi
ce
True
-Fal
se
Essa
y
Shor
t an
swer
or
fill-i
n-th
e-bl
ank
Que
stio
ns
deriv
ed fr
om
a te
st-b
ank
prov
ided
by
the
text
book
pu
blis
her
Que
stio
ns
base
d on
fa
ctua
l rec
all
of
info
rmat
ion
Que
stio
ns
base
d on
ap
plic
atio
n of
acq
uire
d co
ncep
ts to
"n
ew"
mat
eria
l
Que
stio
ns
base
d on
cr
itica
l ev
alua
tion
and/
or
subj
ectiv
e an
alys
is
Wee
kly
quiz
zes
End
of
sem
este
r co
mpr
ehen
sive
te
sts
Tota
l
Dea
n Ar
ea
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N%
N
%
N
Ap
plie
d Te
chno
logy
, M
ultim
edia
, and
Pub
lic S
ervi
ce
19
79.2
%
12
50.0
%4
16.7
%17
70.8
%8
33.3
%17
70.8
%
1354
.2%
625
.0%
28.
3%6
25.0
%24
Arts
and
Hum
aniti
es
16
37.2
%
14
32.6
%21
48.8
%33
76.7
%5
11.6
%15
34.9
%
2251
.2%
1944
.2%
1432
.6%
2148
.8%
43
Busi
ness
Stu
dies
25
78
.1%
12
37
.5%
1237
.5%
1134
.4%
1340
.6%
1443
.8%
16
50.0
%12
37.5
%5
15.6
%4
12.5
%32
Com
mun
icat
ions
17
31
.5%
9
16.7
%41
75.9
%13
24.1
%8
14.8
%14
25.9
%
2342
.6%
2851
.9%
1527
.8%
1527
.8%
54
Com
pute
r Sci
ence
and
Ad
vanc
ed T
echn
olog
y 18
64
.3%
11
39
.3%
310
.7%
1450
.0%
414
.3%
1760
.7%
13
46.4
%12
42.9
%2
7.1%
1035
.7%
28
Hea
lth S
cien
ces
46
95.8
%
17
35.4
%6
12.5
%21
43.8
%6
12.5
%24
50.0
%
3266
.7%
3164
.6%
1122
.9%
2756
.3%
48
Mat
h an
d Sc
ienc
es
39
41.5
%
11
11.7
%29
30.9
%51
54.3
%22
23.4
%58
61.7
%
7579
.8%
4648
.9%
2122
.3%
4648
.9%
94
Soci
al a
nd B
ehav
iora
l Sc
ienc
es
78
83.9
%
33
35.5
%59
63.4
%33
35.5
%34
36.6
%60
64.5
%
4649
.5%
5154
.8%
1212
.9%
2122
.6%
93
Tota
l 25
8 62
.0%
119
28
.6%
175
42.1
%19
346
.4%
100
24.0
%21
952
.6%
240
57.7
%20
549
.3%
8219
.7%
150
36.1
%41
6 *M
ultip
le re
spon
ses
perm
itted
Tab
le 1
1 D
escr
ibe
maj
or t
ests
an
d fi
nal
exa
ms
17
M
ultip
le R
espo
nses
per
mitt
ed
258
resp
onde
nts
or 6
2% o
f the
tota
l of r
espo
nses
re
port
ed u
sing
mul
tiple
cho
ice
Dea
n A
reas
with
the
high
est r
espo
nse
to m
ultip
le c
hoic
e
Hea
lth S
cien
ce...
......
......
......
......
......
......
.. 96%
Soci
al &
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces.
......
......
....8
4%
A
pplie
d Te
ch, M
ultim
edia
& P
ub S
rvc.
.. 79%
19
3 re
spon
dent
s re
port
ed u
sing
sho
rt a
nsw
er o
r fil
l-in-
the
blan
k D
ean
Are
as w
ith th
e hi
ghes
t res
pons
e
to s
hort
ans
wer
or f
ill-in
- the
-bla
nk
Art
s an
d H
uman
ities
......
......
......
......
......
..77%
A
pplie
d Te
ch, M
ultim
edia
& P
ub S
rvc.
.. 71%
M
ath
and
Scie
nces
......
......
......
......
......
.... 5
4%
17
5 re
spon
dent
s re
port
ed u
sing
ess
ay
Dea
n A
reas
with
the
high
est r
espo
nse
to
ess
ay
C
omm
unic
atio
ns...
......
......
......
......
......
.... 7
6%
So
cial
& B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s....
......
......
63%
Art
s an
d H
uman
ities
......
......
......
......
......
. 49%
240
resp
onde
nts
repo
rted
usi
ng q
uest
ions
bas
ed o
n ap
plic
atio
n of
acq
uire
d co
ncep
ts to
new
info
rmat
ion
Dea
n A
reas
with
the
high
est r
espo
nse
to
appl
icat
ion
of n
ew in
form
atio
n
Mat
h an
d Sc
ienc
es...
......
......
......
......
..... 8
0%
Hea
lth S
cien
ce...
......
......
......
......
......
......
67%
So
cial
& B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s....
......
.... 5
0%
21
9 re
spon
dent
s re
port
ed u
sing
que
stio
ns b
ased
on
fa
ctua
l rec
all
Dea
n A
reas
with
the
high
est r
espo
nse
to fa
ctua
l rec
all
App
lied
Tech
, Mul
timed
ia &
Pub
Srv
c..7
1%
So
cial
& B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s....
......
......
65%
Mat
h an
d Sc
ienc
es...
......
......
......
......
......
.62%
205
resp
onde
nts
repo
rted
usi
ng q
uest
ions
bas
ed o
n
criti
cal e
valu
atio
n an
d/or
sub
ject
ive
anal
ysis
D
ean
Are
as w
ith th
e hi
ghes
t res
pons
e
to c
ritic
al e
valu
atio
n H
ealth
Sci
ence
......
......
......
......
......
......
... 65
%
Soci
al &
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces.
......
......
. 55%
C
omm
unic
atio
ns...
......
......
......
......
......
.. 52
%
Tabl
e 12
18
W
hich
of t
he fo
llow
ing
read
ing
skill
def
icie
ncie
s do
you
find
mos
t pre
vale
nt in
you
r stu
dent
s?
(Ave
rage
Rat
ings
*)
Rea
ding
Ski
ll D
efic
ienc
ies:
Dea
n Ar
ea
Lack
of a
n ed
ucat
iona
l fo
unda
tion
and
expe
rienc
es w
hich
pr
ovid
e ba
ckgr
ound
kn
owle
dge
Lack
of p
robl
em
solv
ing/
high
-leve
l th
inki
ng s
kills
(A
naly
sis,
Syn
thes
is,
and
Eval
uatio
n)
Una
ble
to
com
preh
end
read
ing
assi
gnm
ents
Una
ble
to
unde
rsta
nd im
plie
d in
form
atio
n in
re
adin
g as
sign
men
tsVo
cabu
lary
de
ficie
ncy
Appl
ied
Tech
nolo
gy, M
ultim
edia
, and
Pub
lic S
ervi
ce
2.29
2.29
3.
153.
093.
90Ar
ts a
nd H
uman
ities
2.
572.
97
3.22
2.89
2.84
Busi
ness
Stu
dies
2.
412.
29
3.74
2.73
3.32
Com
mun
icat
ions
2.
492.
20
3.92
2.66
3.57
Com
pute
r Sci
ence
and
Adv
ance
d Te
chno
logy
3.
261.
63
3.81
2.56
3.70
Hea
lth S
cien
ces
2.91
2.04
4.
072.
932.
89M
ath
and
Scie
nces
2.
391.
87
3.73
3.03
3.88
Soci
al a
nd B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s 2.
372.
49
3.57
3.05
3.32
Tota
l 2.
532.
21
3.69
2.91
3.44
*Ran
k ba
sed
on a
sca
le fr
om 1
to 5
, with
1 =
"Mos
t pre
vale
nt"
Ran
king
, ave
rage
s of
1-5
repo
rted
M
ost p
reva
lent
def
icit
La
ck o
f pro
blem
sol
ving
hig
h-le
vel t
hink
ing
skill
s
(ana
lysi
s, s
ynth
esis
, and
eva
luat
ion)
Se
cond
mos
t pre
vale
nt d
efic
it
Lack
of a
n ed
ucat
iona
l fou
ndat
ion
and
expe
rienc
es
whi
ch p
rovi
de b
ackg
roun
d kn
owle
dge
Tabl
e 13
19
D
escr
ibe
the
impo
rtan
ce o
f the
follo
win
g be
havi
ors
as th
ey re
late
to a
stu
dent
pas
sing
in y
our c
ours
e
(Ave
rage
Rat
ings
*)
Beha
vior
s:
D
ean
Area
Atte
nds
and
parti
cipa
tes
in
clas
s
Com
plet
es
read
ing
assi
gnm
ents
Cop
es w
ell
with
pe
rson
al
prob
lem
s Is
goa
l or
ient
ed
Self-
regu
late
s an
d pa
rtici
pate
s in
ow
n le
arni
ng
expe
rienc
e Ap
plie
d Te
chno
logy
, Mul
timed
ia, a
nd P
ublic
Ser
vice
1.
673.
004.
483.
092.
65Ar
ts a
nd H
uman
ities
1.
663.
154.
363.
082.
43Bu
sine
ss S
tudi
es
2.35
2.69
4.66
2.84
2.30
Com
mun
icat
ions
1.
852.
804.
633.
482.
22C
ompu
ter S
cien
ce a
nd A
dvan
ced
Tech
nolo
gy
1.86
3.21
4.79
2.86
2.29
Hea
lth S
cien
ces
2.36
3.53
4.23
3.00
1.85
Mat
h an
d Sc
ienc
es
1.90
3.89
4.44
2.80
1.90
Soci
al a
nd B
ehav
iora
l Sci
ence
s 1.
972.
934.
443.
362.
22
Tota
l 1.
963.
224.
483.
092.
16*R
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to
than
k th
e fo
llow
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indi
vidu
als
who
ass
iste
d in
thi
s su
rvey
.
Our
col
leag
ues,
the
416
fac
ulty
res
pond
ents
who
par
ticip
ated
in t
his
surv
ey
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onet
ta G
ooda
ll, V
ice
Pres
iden
t of
Aca
dem
ic T
rans
fer,
Gen
eral
& D
evel
opm
enta
l Edu
catio
n
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Shaf
ir, A
naly
sis
Coor
dina
tor,
Off
ice
of I
nstit
utio
nal E
ffec
tiven
ess
Br
enda
De
Leon
, Pr
ogra
mm
er A
naly
st I
, In
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atio
n Te
chno
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