National Survey of Student Engagement 2009
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Transcript of National Survey of Student Engagement 2009
National Survey of Student Engagement
2009
Missouri Valley College
January 6, 2010
Presentation Overview An Introduction: NSSE & Student
Engagement NSSE 2009 & Selected Valley Results FSSE 2009 & Selected Valley Results Using Your NSSE-FSSE Data Questions & Discussion
An Introduction:NSSE and the Concept of Student Engagement
What is Student Engagement?
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
Time on task (Tyler, 1930s)
Quality of effort (Pace, 1960-70s)
Student involvement (Astin, 1984)
Social, academic integration (Tinto, 1987, 1993)
Good practices in undergraduate education (Chickering & Gamson, 1987)
College impact (Pascarella, 1985)
Student engagement (Kuh, 1991, 2005)
Foundations of Student Engagement
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(pronounced “nessie”)
College student surveys that assess the extent to which students engage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development
NSSE Project Scope Nearly 1,400 different
colleges and universities
50 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada
Data from more than 2,395,000 students
Institutions include Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges, and single-gender colleges
YearInstitution
s
2001 321
2002 367
2003 437
2004 473
2005 529
2006 557
2007 610
2008 769
2009 640
NSSE 2009 Survey Population and Respondents About 1.1 million
students were invited to participate in NSSE 2009, with 367,318 responding
826 Valley students were invited to participate, with 305 responding
Freshmen: 186 of 567 Seniors: 119 of 259
NSSE 2009 Institution Response Rates
Valley’s response rate = 37% Freshmen response rate = 33% Senior response rate = 46%
Average Institutional Response Rates: 36% for all NSSE 2009 institutions 31% for Paper mode institutions
37% for Web-only institutions
34% for Web+ institutions
Comparison Groups
Missouri Valley College results compared to three groups:
Selected peers(those with similar institutional characteristics)
Carnegie Classification(baccalaureate colleges—diverse fields)
NSSE 2009(all institutions participating in NSSE 2009)
NSSE Indicators ofEffective Educational
Practice
Level of Academic Challenge
Active & Collaborative
Learning
Enriching Educational Experiences
Student – Faculty
Interaction
Supportive Campus
Environment
NSSE 2009 & Selected Missouri Valley CollegeResults
NSSE 2009 Results Missouri Valley College
Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice:
Level of Academic Challenge
Active and Collaborative Learning
Student-Faculty Interaction
Enriching Educational Experiences
Supportive Campus Environment
NSSE 2009Missouri Valley College
Results
Level of Academic Challenge How challenging is your institution’s
intellectual and creative work?
Class Valley Selected Peers Carnegie Class NSSE 2009
First-year 50 ! ! !
Senior 55 ! !
A ‘—’ symbol indicates a score significantly lower than the comparison group (p<.05). A ‘+’ symbol indicates a score significantly higher than the comparison group (p<.05).
NSSE 2009Missouri Valley College
Results
Active and Collaborative Learning Are your students actively involved in
their learning, individually and working with others?
Class Valley Selected Peers Carnegie Class NSSE 2009
First-year 45
Senior 54 +
A ‘—’ symbol indicates a score significantly lower than the comparison group (p<.05).
A ‘+’ symbol indicates a score significantly higher than the comparison group (p<.05).
NSSE 2009Missouri Valley College
Results
Student-Faculty Interaction Do your students work with faculty
members inside and outside the classroom?
Class Valley Selected Peers Carnegie Class NSSE 2009
First-year 41 + + +
Senior 50 + +
A ‘—’ symbol indicates a score significantly lower than the comparison group (p<.05). A ‘+’ symbol indicates a score significantly higher than the comparison group (p<.05).
NSSE 2009Missouri Valley College
Results
Enriching Educational Experiences Do your students take advantage of
complementary learning opportunities?
Class Valley Selected Peers Carnegie Class NSSE 2009
First-year 27 !
Senior 43
A ‘—’ symbol indicates a score significantly lower than the comparison group (p<.05). A ‘+’ symbol indicates a score significantly higher than the comparison group (p<.05).
NSSE 2009Missouri Valley College
Results
Supportive Campus Environment Do your students feel the institution is
committed to their success?
Class Valley Selected Peers Carnegie Class NSSE 2009
First-year 64
Senior 63 +
A ‘—’ symbol indicates a score significantly lower than the comparison group (p<.05). A ‘+’ symbol indicates a score significantly higher than the comparison group (p<.05).
NSSE 2009 Valley Findings
Some Highest Performing Benchmark Items Relative to Selected Peers
NSSE 2009 Valley Findings
What percentage of our students (in comparison to selected peers) wrote at least one paper or report of 20 pages or more? (Benchmark = LAC)
Class ValleySelected
Peers
First-Year 29% 19%
Seniors 47% 39%
NSSE 2009 Valley Findings
What percentage of Valley students worked with other students on projects during class? (Benchmark = ACL)
Class ValleySelected
Peers
First-Year 59% 43%
Seniors 61% 51%
NSSE 2009 Valley Findings
What percentage of Valley students had serious conversations with students of another race or ethnicity? (Benchmark = EEE)
Class ValleySelected
Peers
First-Year 66% 51%
Seniors 64% 50%
NSSE 2009 Valley Findings
What percentage of Valley students spent more than 5 hours/week participating in co-curricular activities? (Benchmark = EEE)
Class ValleySelected
Peers
First-Year 55% 44%
Seniors 51% 38%
NSSE 2009 Valley Findings
Some Lowest Performing Benchmark Items Relative to Selected Peers
NSSE 2009 Valley Findings
What percentage of Valley students wrote more than 4 papers or reports between 5 and 19 pages? (Benchmark = LAC)
Class ValleySelected
Peers
First-Year 21% 38%
Seniors 40% 52%
NSSE 2009 Valley Findings
What percentage of Valley students said courses emphasized synthesizing ideas into new complex relationships? (Benchmark = LAC)
Class ValleySelected
Peers
Seniors 63% 77%
NSSE 2009 Valley Findings
What percentage of Valley students spent more than 10 hours/week preparing for class (studying, etc.)? (Benchmark = LAC)
Class ValleySelected
Peers
First-year 32% 60%
NSSE 2009 Valley Findings
What percentage of Valley students completed foreign language coursework? (Benchmark = EEE)
Class ValleySelected
Peers
First-Year 11% 27%
Seniors 20% 46%
NSSE Multi-Year Benchmark ReportMissouri Valley College ResultsFirst-Year Students 2005 2009
Level of Academic Challenge 46.0 49.9 +
Active and Collaborative Learning 37.8 45.3 +
Student-Faculty Interaction 34.1 41.5 +
Enriching Educational Experiences 24.0 26.9 +
Supportive Campus Environment 54.9 63.6 +
NSSE Multi-Year Benchmark ReportMissouri Valley College ResultsSenior Students 2005 2009
Level of Academic Challenge 52.2 54.6 +
Active and Collaborative Learning 48.7 54.4 +
Student-Faculty Interaction 50.6 50.4
Enriching Educational Experiences 40.1 42.8 +
Supportive Campus Environment 57.2 63.1 +
NSSE 2009Missouri Valley College
Results Thinking about your overall experience at this
institution, how would you rate the quality of relationships with faculty and administrative personnel and offices?
FSSE 2009 & Selected Missouri Valley College Results
Faculty Survey of Student Engagement(pronounced “fessie”)
College faculty survey that measures faculty members’ expectations of student engagement in educational practices that are empirically linked with high level of learning and development
FSSE Survey Content 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
FSSE 2009 Project Scope In 2009, more than 18,000
faculty members from 148 institutions responded to the survey.
66% of institutions used the course-based instrument; 34% used the typical student instrument.
The 2009 average institutional response rate was 50%.
FSSE 2009 Missouri Valley College Response Rates
Number of invited faculty = 96 Number of respondents = 70 Valley’s response rate = 73% Of respondents: 75% full-time
25% part-time
Average Institutional Response Rates: 50% for all NSSE 2009 institutions
Survey Option: Typical Student
Example Question & Items About how often has the typical [first-
year student, senior student] done each of the following? (Never, Sometimes, Often, Very often)
Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions
Come to class without completing readings or assignments
Received prompt written or oral feedback from faculty on his or her academic performance
Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than his or her own
FSSE 2009 Missouri Valley College Results
Time spent preparing for classes each week
Student report Faculty recommends
First-Year
Senior First-Year Senior
10 or less 68% 49% 26% 39%
Between 10 and
2024% 37% 58% 43%
20 or more
7% 15% 7% 17%
FSSE 2009 Missouri Valley College Results
Come to class without completing readings/assignments
Student report Faculty perception
First-Year
Senior First-Year Senior
Never 25% 22% 0% 4%
Sometimes
55% 55% 36% 65%
Often 16% 14% 38% 17%
Very often
4% 9% 27% 13%
FSSE 2009 Missouri Valley College Results
Worked harder than thought they could to meet instructor’s expectations
Student report Faculty perception
First-Year
Senior First-Year Senior
Never 5% 3% 9% 4%
Sometimes
37% 34% 55% 65%
Often 38% 39% 32% 22%
Very often
21% 24% 5% 9%
FSSE 2009 Missouri Valley College Results
Learned something that changed the way they understood an issue or concept
Student report Faculty perception
First-Year
Senior First-Year Senior
Never 3% 4% 5% 0%
Sometimes
33% 30% 36% 65%
Often 43% 34% 52% 30%
Very often
21% 32% 7% 4%
FSSE 2009 Missouri Valley College Results
Percent who responded that coursework emphasized the following activities ‘quite a bit’ or ‘very much’.
Student report Faculty perception
First-Year Senior First-Year Senior
Memorizing 67% 71% 65% 35%
Analyzing 67% 79% 71% 78%
Synthesizing 63% 63% 64% 78%
Making judgments 70% 72% 54% 83%
Applying theories 70% 75% 55% 65%
FSSE 2009 Missouri Valley College Results
Percent of faculty who responded that it was important or very important that undergraduates at Valley do:
Practicum or other practical experience: 94% Culminating senior experience: 93% Community service or volunteer work: 63% Participate in learning community: 58% Foreign language coursework: 55% Work on research project with faculty: 54% Study abroad: 37%
Questions & Discussion
Missouri Valley College Mission
guiding students to succeed through personal instruction
and intellectual inquiry
Missouri Valley College
Highest benchmark scores (relative to other institutions): Student-Faculty Interaction
Lowest benchmark scores(relative to other institutions):
Level of Academic Challenge
Level of Academic Challenge
1) What does “academic challenge” mean to you?
2) What things do you do now that you consider academically challenging?
3) What activities/approaches/policies can we use to increase the level of academic challenge?
Contact Information
NSSE Web site www.nsse.iub.edu
National Survey of Student EngagementCenter for Postsecondary Research
Indiana University BloomingtonPhone: 812.856.5824
E-mail: [email protected]
Valley contact with NSSE:
Dr. Marilyn Belwood
.