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NSSE and the College of Letters and Sciences

Chris Fastnow Office of Planning and Analysis November 7, 2008. NSSE and the College of Letters and Sciences. An Introduction: NSSE and the Concept of Student Engagement. What is Student Engagement?. What students do -- time and energy devoted to educationally purposeful activities

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NSSE and the College of Letters and Sciences

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  1. Chris Fastnow Office of Planning and Analysis November 7, 2008 NSSE and the College of Letters and Sciences

  2. An Introduction:NSSE and the Concept of Student Engagement

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. National Survey of Student Engagement College student survey that assesses the extent to which students engage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development

  6. NSSE Survey Content Student Behaviors in College Student Learning & Development Institutional Actions And Requirements Student Reactions to College Student Background Information

  7. NSSE 2008 Respondentsby Race and Ethnicity Totals may not sum to 100% due to rounding. NSSE 2008 population data are provided by participating institutions. U.S. percentages are unweighted and based on data from the 2007 IPEDS Institutional Characteristics and Enrollment File. IPEDS and NSSE categories for race and ethnicity differ. Percentages exclude students whose ethnicity was unknown or not provided.

  8. NSSE 2008 Survey Population and Respondents • More than 1.4 millionstudents were invited to participate in NSSE 2008, with 478,079responding • 3,157 students were invited to participate, with 1074 responding

  9. NSSE 2008 Response Rates • MSU’s response rate = 34% (up from 25% in 2007 Average Institutional Response Rates • 37%for all NSSE 2008 institutions • 39%for Web-only institutions

  10. Benchmark Scores

  11. NSSE Indicators ofEffective Educational Practice Active & Collaborative Learning Level of Academic Challenge Enriching Educational Experiences Supportive Campus Environment Student – Faculty Interaction

  12. Level of Academic Challenge (2008)

  13. Active and Collaborative Learning (2008)

  14. Student-Faculty Interaction(2008)

  15. Enriching Educational Experiences(2008)

  16. Supportive Campus Environment (2008)

  17. Summary questions

  18. To what extent has your experience at MSU contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas? (1= very little, 4 = very much)

  19. To what extent has your experience at MSU contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas? (1= very little, 4 = very much)

  20. Overall, how would you evaluate the quality of academic advising you have received at MSU?(1=poor, 4=excellent)

  21. How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution?(1=poor, 4=excellent)

  22. If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution you are now attending?(1=definitely no, 4=definitely yes)

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