National Survey of Student Engagement

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National Survey of Student Engagement

• 2007 Results for Students in Graduate and
  Professional Studies

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What is the NSSE?

• Launched in 2000, the National Survey of Student
  Engagement has been used by over 1,100 colleges
  since its inception
• Students report participation in empirically
  confirmed behaviors that are positively
  correlated with retention and student success

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2007 Surveys

• Tusculum gave the NSSE to students in both
  traditional and GPS programs
• Primary participants were first-year students and
  seniors
• Oversampling of sophomores and juniors helped
  verify responses but is not included in the
  report
• Overall report is divided into two sections to
  allow better data interpretation

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2007 Response Rates
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Active and Collaborative Learning

• 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
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Active and Collaborative Learning
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Level of Academic Challenge

• 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
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Level of Academic Challenge
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Enriching Educational Experiences

• Complementary learning opportunities enhance
  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
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Enriching Educational Experiences
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Student and Faculty Interaction

• Students learn firsthand how experts think about
  and solve problems by interacting with faculty
  members inside and outside the classroom
• As a result, their teachers become role models,
  mentors, and guides for continuous, lifelong
  learning

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Student and Faculty Interaction
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Student and Faculty Interaction
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Supportive Campus Environment

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

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Supportive Campus Environment
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Supportive Campus Environment
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Academic and Intellectual Experiences

• In your experience at your institution during
  the current school year, about how often have you
  done each of the following?
• 1never 2sometimes 3often 4very often

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Ask questions in class or contributed to class
discussions
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Made a class presentation
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Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or
assignment before turning it in
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Worked on a paper or project that required
integrating ideas or information from various
sources
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Come to class without completing readings or
assignments
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Worked with classmates outside of class to
prepare class assignments
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Participated in a community-based project as part
of a regular course
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Additional Collegiate Experiences

• During the current school year,about how often
  have you done each of the following?
• 1never 2sometimes 3often 4very often

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Attended an art exhibit, play, dance, music,
theatre or other performance
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Participated in activities to enhance your
spirituality (worship, meditation, prayer, etc.)
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Quality of Relationships

• Mark the box that best represents the quality of
  your relationships with people at your
  institution
• 1unfriendly, unsupportive, sense of alienation
  to7friendly, supportive, sense of belonging

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Relationships withother students
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Relationships withfaculty members
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Relationships withadministrative staff and
offices
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Time Usage

• About how many hours do you spend in atypical
  seven-day week doing each of the following?
• Hours per week 10 21-5 36-10
  411-15516-20 621-25 726-30 830

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Preparing for Class
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Working for pay off campus
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Participating in co-curricular activities
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