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NSSE 2013 Results. Report to Faculty Senate February 19, 2014. NSSE Background. Historical Participation: 2000-2006 2008 2010 2013: New questions and configuration Plan to continue on 3-year cycle Administered during the Spring via web Only First-years and Seniors .
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NSSE 2013 Results Report to Faculty Senate February 19, 2014
NSSE Background • Historical Participation: • 2000-2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2013: New questions and configuration • Plan to continue on 3-year cycle • Administered during the Spring via web • Only First-years and Seniors
Administration Summary *Number of respondents divided by total number of Drake students in the respective class
Comparison Groups • Drake Peers 2013: • Butler University • Elon University • Loyola University New Orleans • Mercer University • Saint Mary’s College of California • Seattle University • Valparaiso University • Carnegie Class: Master’s Universities--Private, not-for-profit only • NSSE 2013: All NSSE participating institutions
Strategic Plan- Goal I • Reshape Drake University’s exceptional living, working and learning environment to embrace the challenges and opportunities of the diverse and global 21st Century.
Reflective & Integrative Learning • Both Drake first-year students and Drake seniors responded with a lower percentage to: • Combined ideas from different courses when completing assignments • Included diverse perspectives (political, religious, racial/ethnic, gender, etc.) in course discussions or assignments • Examined the strengths and weaknesses of your own views on a topic or issue • Tried to better understand someone else's views by imagining how an issue looks from his or her perspective • Learned something that changed the way you understand an issue or concept • Supports the findings from the Critical Thinking and Information Literacy AOI review