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About This Report The Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons report presents item-by-item student responses and statistical comparisons that allow you to examine patterns of similarity and difference between your students and those at your comparison group institutions. The report uses information from all randomly selected or census-administered students. The display below highlights important details in the report to keep in mind when interpreting your results. For more information please visit our website (nsse.indiana.edu) or contact a member of the NSSE team. 1. Class level: As reported by your institution. 2. Item numbers: Numbering corresponds to the survey facsimile included in your Institutional Report and available on the NSSE website. 1 3. and variable names: Survey items are in the same order and wording as they appear on the instrument. names are included for easy reference to your data file and codebook. 2 5 6 4. 5. Values and response options: Values are used to calculate means. Response options are worded as they appear on the instrument. Count and column percentage (%): The Count column contains the number of students who selected the corresponding response option. The column percentage is the weighted percentage of students selecting the corresponding response option. 4 3 8 7 6. Note: Column percentages and statistics are weighted by institutionreported sex and enrollment status. Comparison group statistics are also weighted by institutional size. Counts are unweighted and cannot be used to replicate column percentages. For details visit: nsse.indiana.edu/html/weighting.cfm Statistical comparisons: Items with mean differences that are larger than would be expected by chance are noted with asterisks referring to three significance levels (*p <.05, **p <.01, ***p <.001). Significance levels indicate the probability that an observed difference is due to chance. Statistical significance does not guarantee the result is substantive or important. Large sample sizes tend to generate more statistically significant results even though the magnitude of mean differences may be inconsequential. Consult effect sizes (see #7) to judge the practical meaning of differences. Unless otherwise noted, statistical comparisons are two-tailed independent t -tests. Exceptions are items 11 a-f which are compared using a z -test. 7. size: size indicates practical significance. An effect size of.2 is often considered small,.5 moderate, and.8 large. A positive effect size indicates that your institution s mean was greater than that of the comparison group, thus showing a favorable result for your institution. A negative effect size indicates your institution lags behind the comparison group, suggesting that the student behavior or institutional practice represented by the item may warrant attention. sizes for independent t -tests use Cohen's d; z - tests use Cohen's h. Cohen's d is calculated by dividing the mean difference by the pooled standard deviation. Cohen's h is calculated by taking the difference in the proportion of students who responded Done or in progress after the proportion has been transformed using a non-linear (arcsine) transformation. See: Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd edition). New York: Psychology Press. 8. Key to symbols: Your students average was significantly higher (p <.05) with an effect size at least.3 in magnitude. Your students average was significantly higher (p <.05) with an effect size less than.3 in magnitude. Your students average was significantly lower (p <.05) with an effect size less than.3 in magnitude. Your students average was significantly lower (p <.05) with an effect size at least.3 in magnitude. Note: It is important to interpret the direction of differences relative to item wording and your institutional context. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 2
1. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? a. Asked questions or askquest 1 Never 0 0 22 1 35 1 239 1 contributed to course 2 Sometimes 69 19 519 23 725 25 4,846 25 discussions in other ways 3 Often 131 35 813 36 1,062 37 7,039 37 3.3 3.1 **.17 3.1 ***.22 3.1 ***.23 4 Very often 170 46 903 39 1,103 37 7,004 36 Total 370 100 2,257 100 2,925 100 19,128 100 b. Prepared two or more drafts 1 Never 40 11 405 19 456 16 2,891 16 drafts of a paper or 2 Sometimes 136 37 907 40 1,149 40 7,246 38 assignment before turning it in 3 Often 126 34 574 25 822 28 5,480 29 2.6 2.4 ***.25 2.4 **.18 2.5 *.11 4 Very often 67 18 353 15 480 16 3,407 18 Total 369 100 2,239 100 2,907 100 19,024 100 c. Come to class without unpreparedr 1 Very often 10 3 92 4 106 4 773 4 completing readings or 2 Often 57 15 254 12 327 12 2,132 11 assignments (Reverse-coded version of unprepared created by NSSE.) 3 Sometimes 238 65 1,355 61 1,757 60 11,378 60 3.0 3.0 -.10 3.1 ** -.13 3.0 * -.12 4 Never 63 17 534 23 726 25 4,729 25 Total 368 100 2,235 100 2,916 100 19,012 100 d. Attended an art exhibit, attendart 1 Never 43 12 368 17 479 18 4,097 24 play, or other arts 2 Sometimes 140 38 1,048 47 1,293 44 8,240 43 performance (dance, music, etc.) 3 Often 106 29 573 25 751 25 4,338 22 2.6 2.3 ***.35 2.3 ***.31 2.2 ***.41 4 Very often 79 21 244 11 383 13 2,310 12 Total 368 100 2,233 100 2,906 100 18,985 100 e. Asked another student CLaskhelp 1 Never 11 3 79 4 150 6 999 6 to help you understand 2 Sometimes 131 36 863 40 1,066 37 6,864 37 course material 3 Often 143 39 890 39 1,155 40 7,454 39 2.8 2.7 *.14 2.7 *.13 2.7 *.13 4 Very often 82 22 397 17 530 18 3,642 19 Total 367 100 2,229 100 2,901 100 18,959 100 f. Explained course CLexplain 1 Never 3 1 42 2 90 3 546 3 material to one or more 2 Sometimes 138 38 795 36 1,079 37 6,801 36 students 3 Often 151 41 973 43 1,232 42 8,066 42 2.8 2.8.05 2.7.09 2.8.06 4 Very often 76 21 416 18 502 18 3,511 19 Total 368 100 2,226 100 2,903 100 18,924 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 3
g. Prepared for exams by CLstudy 1 Never 29 8 173 9 265 9 1,701 9 discussing or working 2 Sometimes 125 34 772 35 1,050 37 6,369 34 through course material with other students 4 Very often 84 23 478 21 558 19 4,021 21 3 Often 129 35 794 35 1,006 35 6,742 36 2.7 2.7.05 2.6.10 2.7.06 Total 367 100 2,217 100 2,879 100 18,833 100 h. Worked with other CLproject 1 Never 8 2 82 4 108 4 772 4 students on course 2 Sometimes 145 40 866 40 1,077 37 6,942 37 projects or assignments 3 Often 138 38 876 39 1,191 42 7,625 41 2.8 2.7.11 2.7.05 2.7.05 4 Very often 75 20 389 17 498 18 3,431 18 Total 366 100 2,213 100 2,874 100 18,770 100 i. Given a course present 1 Never 37 10 255 13 240 9 1,996 11 presentation 2 Sometimes 180 49 1,214 54 1,471 51 9,319 49 2. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? 3 Often 112 31 557 25 893 31 5,459 29 2.4 2.3 **.15 2.4 -.01 2.4.00 4 Very often 35 10 181 8 272 9 1,982 11 Total 364 100 2,207 100 2,876 100 18,756 100 a. Combined ideas from RIintegrate 1 Never 25 7 106 5 147 5 1,126 6 different courses when 2 Sometimes 134 37 881 41 1,117 40 7,289 40 completing assignments 3 Often 152 42 862 40 1,160 41 7,332 39 2.6 2.6 -.01 2.6 -.02 2.6.01 4 Very often 50 14 332 15 435 15 2,830 15 Total 361 100 2,181 100 2,859 100 18,577 100 b. Connected your RIsocietal 1 Never 19 5 101 5 170 7 1,092 7 learning to societal 2 Sometimes 113 31 698 33 895 32 6,249 35 problems or issues 3 Often 141 39 915 41 1,167 41 7,478 40 2.8 2.8.06 2.8.09 2.7 *.14 4 Very often 89 25 464 21 617 21 3,693 19 Total 362 100 2,178 100 2,849 100 18,512 100 c. Included diverse RIdiverse 1 Never 8 2 118 6 142 6 1,045 7 perspectives (political, 2 Sometimes 107 30 757 35 949 34 6,369 35 religious, racial/ethnic, gender, etc.) in course discussions or assignments 3 Often 161 44 845 39 1,157 40 7,254 39 2.9 2.7 ***.19 2.7 ***.19 2.7 ***.21 4 Very often 86 24 447 20 583 19 3,753 20 Total 362 100 2,167 100 2,831 100 18,421 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 4
d. Examined the strengths RIownview 1 Never 8 2 73 4 99 4 616 4 and weaknesses of 2 Sometimes 104 29 654 31 819 29 5,405 30 your own views on a topic or issue 4 Very often 70 19 405 19 556 20 3,574 20 3. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? 3 Often 179 50 1,026 47 1,351 47 8,697 47 2.9 2.8.06 2.8.04 2.8.04 Total 361 100 2,158 100 2,825 100 18,292 100 e. Tried to better RIperspect 1 Never 3 1 47 2 51 2 347 2 understand someone 2 Sometimes 70 20 565 27 648 23 4,472 25 else's views by imagining how an issue looks from their perspective 3 Often 197 55 1,039 48 1,380 49 8,792 48 3.0 2.9 **.15 3.0.06 3.0 *.10 4 Very often 88 25 491 23 723 26 4,527 25 Total 358 100 2,142 100 2,802 100 18,138 100 f. Learned something that RInewview 1 Never 3 1 32 2 55 2 368 2 changed the way you 2 Sometimes 73 20 527 25 699 26 4,831 28 understand an issue or concept 3 Often 188 53 1,006 47 1,323 47 8,515 47 3.0 3.0.09 2.9 *.12 2.9 ***.16 4 Very often 93 26 550 26 700 25 4,257 23 Total 357 100 2,115 100 2,777 100 17,971 100 g. Connected ideas from RIconnect 1 Never 1 0 15 1 21 1 139 1 your courses to your 2 Sometimes 39 11 308 15 418 16 3,003 17 prior experiences and knowledge 3 Often 189 53 1,111 53 1,419 51 9,303 52 3.2 3.1 **.15 3.1 *.14 3.1 ***.19 4 Very often 128 36 674 31 899 32 5,405 30 Total 357 100 2,108 100 2,757 100 17,850 100 a. Talked about career SFcareer 1 Never 71 20 447 21 451 16 3,047 17 plans with a faculty 2 Sometimes 166 46 1,035 49 1,301 47 8,245 46 member 3 Often 87 24 427 20 661 24 4,376 25 2.2 2.2.06 2.3 * -.12 2.3 * -.11 4 Very often 33 9 206 10 348 12 2,205 13 Total 357 100 2,115 100 2,761 100 17,873 100 b. Worked with a faculty SFotherwork 1 Never 158 44 927 45 1,085 39 7,043 39 member on activities 2 Sometimes 137 38 780 37 1,043 38 6,660 37 other than coursework (committees, student groups, etc.) 3 Often 44 12 278 13 464 17 2,838 16 1.8 1.8 -.02 1.9 * -.14 1.9 ** -.15 4 Very often 17 5 115 5 160 6 1,258 7 Total 356 100 2,100 100 2,752 100 17,799 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 5
c. Discussed course SFdiscuss 1 Never 65 18 317 16 435 16 3,177 18 topics, ideas, or 2 Sometimes 179 50 1,028 50 1,348 49 8,525 48 concepts with a faculty member outside of class 4 Very often 26 7 202 9 246 9 1,644 9 Total 355 100 2,088 100 2,748 100 17,715 100 3 Often 85 24 541 25 719 26 4,369 25 2.2 2.3 -.09 2.3 -.09 2.3 -.06 d. Discussed your SFperform 1 Never 64 18 379 18 386 14 2,742 15 academic performance 2 Sometimes 193 55 1,042 50 1,381 50 8,754 49 with a faculty member 3 Often 73 21 489 23 735 27 4,525 26 2.2 2.2 -.06 2.3 ** -.17 2.3 ** -.16 4 Very often 24 7 173 8 247 9 1,672 10 Total 354 100 2,083 100 2,749 100 17,693 100 4. During the current school year, how much has your coursework emphasized the following? a. Memorizing course memorize 1 Very little 20 6 115 6 156 6 806 5 material 2 Some 117 33 717 35 957 35 5,441 31 3 Quite a bit 166 47 922 45 1,202 44 8,095 46 2.7 2.7.01 2.7.02 2.8 -.10 4 Very much 51 14 318 15 420 15 3,275 18 Total 354 100 2,072 100 2,735 100 17,617 100 b. Applying facts, HOapply 1 Very little 10 3 48 3 69 3 475 3 theories, or methods to 2 Some 75 21 363 18 563 21 3,928 23 practical problems or new situations 3 Quite a bit 177 50 1,085 53 1,374 50 8,687 49 3.0 3.0 -.07 3.0 -.01 3.0.03 4 Very much 91 26 574 27 717 26 4,463 25 Total 353 100 2,070 100 2,723 100 17,553 100 c. Analyzing an idea, HOanalyze 1 Very little 7 2 25 1 47 2 395 2 experience, or line of 2 Some 70 20 396 19 557 21 3,799 22 reasoning in depth by examining its parts 3 Quite a bit 162 46 998 49 1,280 48 8,176 47 3.1 3.1 -.01 3.0.04 3.0.08 4 Very much 112 32 639 31 826 29 5,083 29 Total 351 100 2,058 100 2,710 100 17,453 100 d. Evaluating a point of HOevaluate 1 Very little 5 1 47 2 71 3 461 3 view, decision, or 2 Some 70 20 445 22 599 23 3,861 23 information source 3 Quite a bit 171 49 956 47 1,251 46 8,207 47 3.1 3.0.05 3.0.09 3.0.10 4 Very much 103 29 601 29 790 28 4,883 28 Total 349 100 2,049 100 2,711 100 17,412 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 6
e. Forming a new idea or HOform 1 Very little 9 3 52 3 69 3 483 3 understanding from 2 Some 76 22 430 21 575 22 4,019 24 various pieces of information 4 Very much 91 26 554 26 727 26 4,507 26 3 Quite a bit 172 49 1,013 50 1,327 49 8,352 47 3.0 3.0 -.01 3.0.01 3.0.04 5. During the current school year, to what extent have your instructors done the following? Total 348 100 2,049 100 2,698 100 17,361 100 a. Clearly explained ETgoals 1 Very little 5 1 17 1 25 1 222 1 course goals and 2 Some 55 16 360 18 429 16 3,044 18 requirements 3 Quite a bit 191 55 1,012 49 1,348 50 8,513 49 3.1 3.1 -.04 3.1 -.07 3.1 -.02 4 Very much 98 28 656 32 887 33 5,506 32 Total 349 100 2,045 100 2,689 100 17,285 100 b. Taught course sessions ETorganize 1 Very little 5 1 16 1 44 2 300 2 in an organized way 2 Some 40 11 299 15 417 16 3,048 18 3 Quite a bit 191 55 1,044 51 1,376 51 8,775 50 3.2 3.2.01 3.1.07 3.1 *.13 4 Very much 113 32 687 34 854 32 5,143 30 Total 349 100 2,046 100 2,691 100 17,266 100 c. Used examples or ETexample 1 Very little 8 2 24 1 44 2 374 2 illustrations to explain 2 Some 58 17 361 18 471 18 3,304 19 difficult points 3 Quite a bit 172 49 975 48 1,255 46 8,078 47 3.1 3.1 -.03 3.1 -.03 3.1.03 4 Very much 110 32 679 33 913 34 5,474 32 Total 348 100 2,039 100 2,683 100 17,230 100 d. Provided feedback on a ETdraftfb 1 Very little 16 5 114 6 130 5 863 5 draft or work in 2 Some 111 32 591 29 661 25 4,379 25 progress 3 Quite a bit 132 38 795 39 1,077 40 6,906 40 2.8 2.9 -.02 3.0 * -.12 2.9 * -.11 4 Very much 90 26 537 26 816 30 5,072 30 Total 349 100 2,037 100 2,684 100 17,220 100 e. Provided prompt and ETfeedback 1 Very little 17 5 62 3 98 4 757 5 detailed feedback on 2 Some 107 31 583 29 654 25 4,725 28 tests or completed assignments 3 Quite a bit 156 45 909 44 1,240 46 7,569 44 2.8 2.9 * -.12 2.9 ** -.17 2.9 * -.11 4 Very much 67 19 482 23 678 25 4,120 24 Total 347 100 2,036 100 2,670 100 17,171 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 7
6. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? a. Reached conclusions QRconclude 1 Never 42 12 231 11 324 12 2,114 12 based on your own 2 Sometimes 128 37 774 38 1,008 38 6,340 37 analysis of numerical 3 Often 123 36 738 37 975 37 6,259 37 2.5 2.5 -.01 2.5.01 2.5 -.01 information (numbers, 4 Very often 50 15 285 14 347 13 2,353 14 graphs, statistics, etc.) Total 343 100 2,028 100 2,654 100 17,066 100 b. Used numerical QRproblem 1 Never 78 23 393 19 510 19 3,429 20 information to examine 2 Sometimes 136 40 860 42 1,121 42 7,144 41 a real-world problem or issue (unemployment, 3 Often 92 27 574 29 735 28 4,750 28 2.2 2.3 -.05 2.3 -.07 2.3 -.05 climate change, public 4 Very often 35 10 205 10 290 11 1,715 11 health, etc.) Total 341 100 2,032 100 2,656 100 17,038 100 c. Evaluated what others QRevaluate 1 Never 54 16 272 13 417 15 2,838 16 have concluded from 2 Sometimes 141 42 876 43 1,141 43 7,424 43 numerical information 3 Often 112 33 672 34 826 32 5,157 31 2.4 2.4 -.06 2.4.00 2.3.03 4 Very often 32 9 208 10 265 10 1,564 10 Total 339 100 2,028 100 2,649 100 16,983 100 7. During the current school year, about how many papers, reports, or other writing tasks of the following lengths have you been assigned? (Include those not yet completed.) a. Up to 5 pages wrshortnum 0 None 7 2 19 1 35 2 325 2 (Recoded version of wrshort created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of papers, reports, etc.) 1.5 1-2 39 11 167 8 249 10 1,930 12 4 3-5 98 29 512 27 716 28 5,048 31 8 6-10 107 31 657 35 774 30 4,789 29 8.1 8.8 * -.13 8.7 * -.11 8.1.00 13 11-15 51 15 299 16 406 16 2,224 13 18 16-20 23 7 114 6 185 7 1,005 6 23 More than 20 16 5 146 7 204 8 1,108 7 Total 341 100 1,914 100 2,569 100 16,429 100 b. Between 6 and 10 wrmednum 0 None 85 25 219 12 434 18 3,341 21 pages (Recoded version 1.5 1-2 173 51 821 44 1,122 43 7,042 42 of wrmed created 4 3-5 66 19 633 33 739 28 4,320 26 by NSSE. Values are estimated number of papers, reports, etc.) 8 6-10 8 2 185 10 210 8 1,259 8 2.1 3.2 *** -.34 2.8 *** -.22 2.7 *** -.19 13 11-15 5 1 36 2 41 2 280 2 18 16-20 0 0 6 0 6 0 76 1 23 More than 20 3 1 10 1 8 0 67 0 Total 340 100 1,910 100 2,560 100 16,385 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 8
c. 11 pages or more wrlongnum 0 None 277 81 1,094 57 1,690 67 11,203 68 Estimated number of assigned pages of student writing. (Recoded version of wrlong created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of papers, reports, etc.) wrpages 1.5 1-2 48 14 677 35 690 26 4,060 25 4 3-5 9 3 100 5 117 5 699 4 8 6-10 4 1 23 1 26 1 196 1.6 1.0 ** -.19.8 * -.12.9 * -.13 13 11-15 1 0 5 0 19 1 113 1 18 16-20 0 0 2 0 2 0 31 0 23 More than 20 2 1 6 0 5 0 55 0 (Continuous variable, recoded and summed by NSSE from wrshort, wrmed, and wrlong. Values are estimated pages of assigned writing.) Total 341 100 1,907 100 2,549 100 16,357 100 8. During the current school year, about how often have you had discussions with people from the following groups? a. People of a race or DDrace 1 Never 5 1 32 2 42 2 407 3 ethnicity other than 2 Sometimes 62 18 448 23 524 21 3,969 24 your own 49.3 66.3 *** -.29 60.6 *** -.20 59.1 ** -.16 3 Often 138 40 650 34 903 35 5,534 34 3.2 3.1.05 3.2.01 3.1 *.11 4 Very often 136 40 774 41 1,088 42 6,448 39 Total 341 100 1,904 100 2,557 100 16,358 100 b. People from an DDeconomic 1 Never 4 1 30 2 49 2 417 3 economic background 2 Sometimes 54 16 417 22 524 21 3,522 21 other than your own 3 Often 151 44 712 37 937 36 6,197 38 3.2 3.1.08 3.2.05 3.1 *.12 4 Very often 133 39 742 39 1,044 41 6,206 38 Total 342 100 1,901 100 2,554 100 16,342 100 c. People with religious DDreligion 1 Never 2 1 83 4 58 3 648 4 beliefs other than your 2 Sometimes 53 15 475 25 568 22 4,177 26 own 3 Often 121 35 625 33 866 33 5,451 33 3.3 3.0 ***.32 3.1 ***.21 3.0 ***.33 4 Very often 166 49 718 38 1,066 42 6,067 37 Total 342 100 1,901 100 2,558 100 16,343 100 d. People with political DDpolitical 1 Never 22 6 111 5 159 6 1,111 7 views other than your 2 Sometimes 128 38 620 32 930 35 5,134 31 own 3 Often 84 25 558 30 690 28 4,912 30 2.8 2.9 -.10 2.8 -.03 2.9 -.08 4 Very often 107 31 614 33 776 31 5,185 32 Total 341 100 1,903 100 2,555 100 16,342 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 9
9. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? a. Identified key LSreading 1 Never 3 1 9 1 17 1 119 1 information from 2 Sometimes 41 12 248 14 359 15 2,519 17 reading assignments 3 Often 156 46 895 48 1,247 49 7,955 49 3.3 3.2.06 3.2 *.14 3.2 **.17 4 Very often 142 42 739 38 917 35 5,622 34 Total 342 100 1,891 100 2,540 100 16,215 100 b. Reviewed your notes LSnotes 1 Never 23 7 96 5 132 5 767 5 after class 2 Sometimes 130 38 651 36 902 36 5,167 33 3 Often 114 33 663 35 905 36 5,869 36 2.7 2.8 -.08 2.8 -.06 2.8 ** -.16 4 Very often 75 22 480 24 601 23 4,422 27 Total 342 100 1,890 100 2,540 100 16,225 100 c. Summarized what you LSsummary 1 Never 21 6 100 6 144 6 859 5 learned in class or from 2 Sometimes 132 39 623 33 825 33 5,081 32 course materials 3 Often 123 36 741 39 1,035 41 6,534 40 2.7 2.8 -.09 2.8 -.09 2.8 * -.13 4 Very often 66 19 423 21 526 20 3,710 22 Total 342 100 1,887 100 2,530 100 16,184 100 10. During the current school year, to what extent have your courses challenged you to do your best work? challenge 11. Which of the following have you done or do you plan to do before you graduate? f (Means indicate the percentage who responded "Done or in progress.") 1 Not at all 0 0 7 0 15 1 86 1 2 1 0 12 1 18 1 128 1 3 11 3 40 3 80 3 558 4 4 27 8 141 8 226 9 1,507 10 5.5 5.6 -.09 5.5.03 5.5.02 5 133 39 598 32 856 34 5,392 33 6 107 31 646 34 816 32 4,905 30 7 Very much 63 18 431 22 509 20 3,548 22 Total 342 100 1,875 100 2,520 100 16,124 100 a. Participate in an intern Have not decided 36 11 150 9 231 10 1,588 10 internship, co-op, field Do not plan to do 9 3 41 2 65 3 482 3 experience, student teaching, or clinical placement Plan to do 278 81 1,499 80 1,985 78 12,554 77 6% 10% * -.15 10% * -.15 9% * -.13 Done or in progress 19 6 185 10 245 10 1,475 9 Total 342 100 1,875 100 2,526 100 16,099 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 10
b. Hold a formal leader Have not decided 76 22 368 20 620 24 3,836 24 leadership role in a student organization or group (Means indicate the percentage who responded "Done or in progress.") Do not plan to do 47 14 190 10 351 15 2,371 15 Plan to do 178 52 1,006 53 1,106 43 7,361 45 11% 17% * -.15 18% ** -.18 16% * -.12 Done or in progress 39 11 315 17 444 18 2,503 16 Total 340 100 1,879 100 2,521 100 16,071 100 c. Participate in a learning learncom Have not decided 111 33 718 38 1,026 40 6,067 37 community or some (Means indicate Do not plan to do 68 20 479 26 688 28 3,912 25 other formal program the percentage where groups of who responded students take two or "Done or in more classes together progress.") Plan to do 78 23 515 27 603 25 4,547 28 24% 8% ***.43 7% ***.48 9% ***.40 Done or in progress 81 24 157 8 186 7 1,480 9 Total 338 100 1,869 100 2,503 100 16,006 100 d. Participate in a study abroad Have not decided 27 8 291 16 520 22 3,420 22 abroad program (Means indicate Do not plan to do 13 4 211 12 306 14 2,254 15 the percentage who responded "Done or in progress.") Plan to do 275 81 1,323 70 1,621 63 9,824 60 7% 2% ***.23 2% ***.23 3% ***.17 Done or in progress 24 7 44 2 57 2 508 3 Total 339 100 1,869 100 2,504 100 16,006 100 e. Work with a faculty research Have not decided 122 36 594 31 832 33 5,677 35 member on a research project Do not plan to do 29 9 223 12 280 12 2,245 14 (Means indicate the percentage who responded "Done or in progress.") Plan to do 178 53 926 50 1,252 49 7,213 45 3% 6% * -.17 6% * -.15 6% * -.14 Done or in progress 10 3 125 6 140 6 877 6 Total 339 100 1,868 100 2,504 100 16,012 100 f. Complete a culminating capstone Have not decided 108 32 403 22 511 22 3,742 24 senior experience (Means indicate Do not plan to do 11 3 82 4 72 3 717 5 (capstone course, the percentage senior project or thesis, who responded comprehensive exam, "Done or in portfolio, etc.) progress.") Plan to do 218 65 1,371 73 1,898 74 11,347 70 0% 1% -.15 1% -.18 1% * -.23 Done or in progress 0 0 10 1 20 1 176 1 Total 337 100 1,866 100 2,501 100 15,982 100 12. About how many of your courses at this institution have included a community-based project (service-learning)? servcourse 1 None 225 67 1,096 59 1,364 54 8,093 50 2 Some 98 29 665 36 1,008 41 6,664 42 3 Most 9 3 83 5 104 4 995 6 1.4 1.5 * -.14 1.5 *** -.22 1.6 *** -.30 4 All 5 1 15 1 21 1 191 1 Total 337 100 1,859 100 2,497 100 15,943 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 11
13. Indicate the quality of your interactions with the following people at your institution. a. Students QIstudent 1 Poor 2 1 25 1 27 1 208 1 2 3 1 31 2 21 1 258 2 3 15 4 76 4 96 4 743 5 4 23 7 188 10 260 10 1,745 11 5 96 28 533 28 698 28 4,280 27 5.6 5.5 *.13 5.5.07 5.5 *.12 6 110 33 567 30 767 30 4,634 28 7 Excellent 86 26 438 23 621 25 4,025 25 Not applicable 2 1 3 0 9 0 55 0 Total 337 100 1,861 100 2,499 100 15,948 100 b. Academic advisors QIadvisor 1 Poor 10 3 55 3 50 2 404 3 2 18 5 83 5 79 3 545 3 3 31 9 141 8 127 5 1,076 7 4 46 14 298 16 293 11 2,080 13 5 73 22 380 21 515 21 3,268 20 5.1 5.2 -.06 5.5 *** -.27 5.4 ** -.17 6 77 23 414 23 625 25 3,674 23 7 Excellent 77 23 476 25 790 32 4,784 30 Not applicable 5 1 12 1 17 1 99 1 Total 337 100 1,859 100 2,496 100 15,930 100 c. Faculty QIfaculty 1 Poor 1 0 7 0 10 0 130 1 2 4 1 15 1 22 1 201 1 3 9 3 48 3 68 3 557 4 4 25 7 158 9 232 10 1,530 10 5 79 24 429 23 624 25 3,848 24 5.7 5.7.00 5.7.05 5.6.09 6 129 38 701 38 872 34 5,301 33 7 Excellent 87 26 497 27 661 26 4,321 27 Not applicable 1 0 3 0 7 0 44 0 Total 335 100 1,858 100 2,496 100 15,932 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 12
d. Student services staff QIstaff 1 Poor 5 1 27 2 42 2 381 3 (career services, 2 8 2 56 3 67 3 492 3 student activities, 3 21 6 110 6 152 6 1,012 6 housing, etc.) 4 40 12 244 13 331 14 2,122 14 5 81 24 433 23 593 24 3,713 23 5.3 5.3.00 5.3.00 5.2.04 6 102 30 488 26 663 26 3,965 24 7 Excellent 58 17 395 21 541 21 3,485 22 Not applicable 20 6 106 6 108 4 753 5 Total 335 100 1,859 100 2,497 100 15,923 100 e. Other administrative QIadmin 1 Poor 5 1 40 2 45 2 375 3 staff and offices 2 6 2 56 3 75 3 549 4 (registrar, financial aid, 3 18 5 119 6 132 5 1,053 7 etc.) 4 34 10 237 13 343 14 2,167 14 14. How much does your institution emphasize the following? 5 87 26 461 25 607 24 3,725 23 5.4 5.2 *.13 5.3.07 5.2 *.12 6 106 32 474 25 684 27 3,975 25 7 Excellent 60 18 341 18 502 20 3,322 21 Not applicable 20 6 130 7 107 4 753 5 Total 336 100 1,858 100 2,495 100 15,919 100 a. Spending significant empstudy 1 Very little 2 1 14 1 24 1 178 1 amounts of time 2 Some 28 8 164 9 301 13 2,216 15 studying and on academic work 3 Quite a bit 159 47 776 44 1,191 49 7,473 48 3.3 3.4 -.02 3.2 **.16 3.2 ***.22 4 Very much 147 44 857 46 933 38 5,780 36 Total 336 100 1,811 100 2,449 100 15,647 100 b. Providing support to SEacademic 1 Very little 5 1 24 1 38 2 331 2 help students succeed 2 Some 44 13 308 17 352 14 2,517 17 academically 3 Quite a bit 154 46 836 47 1,097 46 6,847 44 3.2 3.1 *.12 3.2.03 3.2.10 4 Very much 132 39 639 35 956 38 5,900 37 Total 335 100 1,807 100 2,443 100 15,595 100 c. Using learning support SElearnsup 1 Very little 10 3 45 3 66 3 474 3 services (tutoring 2 Some 49 15 347 20 330 14 2,381 16 services, writing 3 Quite a bit 148 44 741 41 977 40 6,230 40 3.2 3.1.08 3.2 -.07 3.2 -.01 center, etc.) 4 Very much 129 38 673 36 1,064 43 6,503 41 Total 336 100 1,806 100 2,437 100 15,588 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 13
d. Encouraging contact SEdiverse 1 Very little 13 4 148 8 143 6 1,355 9 among students from different backgrounds (social, racial/ethnic, religious, etc.) 2 Some 87 26 486 27 613 25 4,199 27 3 Quite a bit 122 36 690 39 926 38 5,710 37 3.0 2.8 **.19 2.9.07 2.8 ***.19 4 Very much 113 34 483 26 748 31 4,292 27 Total 335 100 1,807 100 2,430 100 15,556 100 e. Providing opportunities SEsocial 1 Very little 13 4 64 4 68 3 651 4 to be involved socially 2 Some 68 20 343 19 490 20 3,152 21 3 Quite a bit 149 45 866 48 1,094 45 6,812 43 3.0 3.0.00 3.1 -.04 3.0.00 4 Very much 103 31 532 29 776 32 4,942 32 Total 333 100 1,805 100 2,428 100 15,557 100 f. Providing support for SEwellness 1 Very little 16 5 61 3 112 5 801 5 your overall well-being 2 Some 73 22 395 22 509 21 3,409 22 (recreation, health care, counseling, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 148 44 780 43 1,042 42 6,615 42 3.0 3.0 -.07 3.0 -.04 3.0 -.01 4 Very much 96 29 567 32 768 32 4,701 30 Total 333 100 1,803 100 2,431 100 15,526 100 g. Helping you manage SEnonacad 1 Very little 66 20 376 21 433 18 3,056 20 your non-academic 2 Some 135 41 756 42 995 40 6,079 39 responsibilities (work, family, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 95 29 474 26 720 30 4,427 29 2.3 2.3.04 2.4 -.06 2.3 -.04 4 Very much 37 11 199 11 274 12 1,947 13 Total 333 100 1,805 100 2,422 100 15,509 100 h. Attending campus SEactivities 1 Very little 13 4 93 5 125 6 903 6 activities and events 2 Some 89 27 527 30 582 24 3,884 25 (performing arts, athletic events, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 145 44 786 43 1,090 45 6,569 42 2.9 2.8 *.12 2.9.01 2.9.03 4 Very much 85 26 395 22 628 26 4,154 26 Total 332 100 1,801 100 2,425 100 15,510 100 i. Attending events that SEevents 1 Very little 19 6 79 5 134 6 1,115 8 address important 2 Some 108 33 489 28 613 26 4,330 28 social, economic, or political issues 3 Quite a bit 141 43 808 44 1,081 45 6,457 41 2.7 2.9 * -.14 2.9 * -.13 2.8 -.05 4 Very much 63 19 422 23 592 24 3,594 23 Total 331 100 1,798 100 2,420 100 15,496 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 14
15. About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week doing the following? a. Preparing for class tmprephrs 0 0 hrs 0 0 4 0 6 0 37 0 (studying, reading, (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 10 3 55 3 133 6 1,074 8 writing, doing of tmprep created 8 6-10 hrs 36 11 199 11 335 15 2,753 19 homework or lab work, by NSSE. Values 13 11-15 hrs 56 17 373 21 531 22 3,290 21 analyzing data, are estimated rehearsing, and other number of hours academic activities) per week.) 18 16-20 hrs 86 26 436 25 518 21 3,480 22 19.7 18.7 *.13 17.6 ***.25 16.4 ***.39 23 21-25 hrs 64 19 354 20 436 17 2,384 15 28 26-30 hrs 36 11 196 10 237 9 1,284 8 33 More than 30 hrs 44 13 170 9 217 9 1,113 7 Total 332 100 1,787 100 2,413 100 15,415 100 b. Participating in cocurricular activities tmcocurrhrs 0 0 hrs 21 6 134 8 248 11 2,168 15 (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 122 37 707 39 830 33 5,522 34 (organizations, campus of tmcocurr 8 6-10 hrs 89 27 450 25 534 22 3,236 21 publications, student created by NSSE. 13 11-15 hrs 47 14 204 12 344 14 2,018 13 government, fraternity Values are or sorority, 18 16-20 hrs 27 8 155 9 255 11 1,328 9 8.5 8.4.02 8.9 -.04 8.1.06 estimated number intercollegiate or 23 21-25 hrs 13 4 77 4 111 5 616 4 of hours per intramural sports, etc.) 28 26-30 hrs 5 2 23 1 42 2 225 2 week.) 33 More than 30 hrs 6 2 35 2 40 2 271 2 Total 330 100 1,785 100 2,404 100 15,384 100 c. Working for pay tmworkonhrs 0 0 hrs 120 36 1,123 64 1,228 52 9,569 63 on campus (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 77 23 215 12 340 14 1,808 11 of tmworkon 8 6-10 hrs 107 33 337 18 581 22 2,666 17 created by NSSE. 13 11-15 hrs 17 5 78 4 165 7 821 5 Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 18 16-20 hrs 7 2 23 1 60 3 351 2 4.5 2.9 ***.33 4.0.08 3.1 ***.25 23 21-25 hrs 0 0 8 0 18 1 109 1 28 26-30 hrs 0 0 3 0 9 0 41 0 33 More than 30 hrs 1 0 3 0 9 1 52 0 Total 329 100 1,790 100 2,410 100 15,417 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 15
d. Working for pay tmworkoffhrs 0 0 hrs 296 89 1,598 89 2,131 89 12,739 82 off campus Estimated number of hours working for pay (Recoded version of tmworkoff created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of hours per week.) tmworkhrs (Continuous variable created by NSSE) 3 1-5 hrs 13 4 77 4 81 3 750 5 8 6-10 hrs 11 3 49 3 91 4 637 4 13 11-15 hrs 2 1 28 2 49 2 445 3 18 16-20 hrs 4 1 19 1 33 1 367 2 1.2 1.0.03 1.2.00 2.3 *** -.18 23 21-25 hrs 3 1 10 1 14 1 227 2 28 26-30 hrs 1 0 2 0 3 0 106 1 33 More than 30 hrs 2 1 4 0 7 0 151 1 Total 332 100 1,787 100 2,409 100 15,422 100 e. Doing community tmservicehrs 0 0 hrs 242 73 1,019 58 1,441 61 9,089 59 service or volunteer 3 1-5 hrs 79 24 655 36 786 32 5,013 32 work (Recoded version of tmservice created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 8 6-10 hrs 5 2 73 4 125 5 769 5 13 11-15 hrs 1 0 19 1 30 1 280 2 5.6 3.9 ***.26 5.2.06 5.4.03 18 16-20 hrs 3 1 14 1 19 1 146 1 1.2 1.9 *** -.20 1.8 ** -.18 2.1 *** -.22 23 21-25 hrs 1 0 6 0 6 0 74 1 28 26-30 hrs 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 0 33 More than 30 hrs 1 0 3 0 2 0 30 0 Total 332 100 1,790 100 2,409 100 15,418 100 f. Relaxing and tmrelaxhrs 0 0 hrs 1 0 14 1 24 1 171 1 socializing (time with (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 59 18 294 16 449 18 2,993 19 friends, video games, of tmrelax created 8 6-10 hrs 93 28 546 30 714 29 4,518 29 TV or videos, keeping by NSSE. Values 13 11-15 hrs 76 23 439 24 545 22 3,421 22 up with friends online, are estimated etc.) 18 16-20 hrs 55 17 233 13 356 16 2,128 14 12.6 12.5.01 12.4.03 12.4.03 number of hours 23 21-25 hrs 18 5 137 8 138 6 996 7 per week.) 28 26-30 hrs 14 4 44 2 63 3 405 3 33 More than 30 hrs 14 4 78 5 114 5 769 5 Total 330 100 1,785 100 2,403 100 15,401 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 16
g. Providing care for tmcarehrs 0 0 hrs 308 93 1,594 89 2,179 91 13,387 86 dependents (children, parents, etc.) (Recoded version of tmcare created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 3 1-5 hrs 14 4 122 7 139 6 1,100 7 8 6-10 hrs 4 1 34 2 37 2 380 3 13 11-15 hrs 0 0 20 1 24 1 225 2 18 16-20 hrs 3 1 5 0 12 1 107 1.6.8 -.06.7 -.04 1.2 *** -.15 23 21-25 hrs 0 0 8 0 7 0 69 1 28 26-30 hrs 0 0 1 0 2 0 22 0 33 More than 30 hrs 2 1 2 0 6 0 82 1 Total 331 100 1,786 100 2,406 100 15,372 100 h. Commuting to campus tmcommutehrs 0 0 hrs 253 76 1,392 77 1,742 72 10,964 69 (driving, walking, etc.) (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 63 19 310 18 518 22 3,099 21 of tmcommute 8 6-10 hrs 7 2 44 3 85 4 665 5 created by NSSE. 13 11-15 hrs 4 1 21 1 31 1 306 2 Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 18 16-20 hrs 3 1 10 1 11 1 136 1 1.2 1.2.00 1.5 -.09 2.0 *** -.18 23 21-25 hrs 0 0 6 0 7 0 83 1 28 26-30 hrs 0 0 0 0 3 0 44 0 33 More than 30 hrs 1 0 3 0 10 1 96 1 Total 331 100 1,786 100 2,407 100 15,393 100 16. Of the time you spend preparing for class in a typical 7-day week, about how much is on assigned reading? reading 1 Very little 5 2 69 4 96 5 751 5 2 Some 34 10 384 21 503 22 3,636 25 3 About half 107 33 479 27 744 31 4,780 31 3.6 3.3 ***.26 3.2 ***.35 3.1 ***.43 4 Most 125 38 627 36 801 33 4,558 29 5 Almost all 58 18 229 13 263 11 1,662 10 Total 329 100 1,788 100 2,407 100 15,387 100 tmreadinghrs (Continuous variable created by NSSE. Calculated as a proportion of tmprephrs based on reading, where Very little=.10; Some=.25; About half=.50; Most=.75; Almost all=.90) 12.4 10.7 ***.26 9.9 ***.37 8.9 ***.55 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 17
tmreadinghrscol 1 0 hrs 0 0 4 0 6 0 37 0 (Collapsed version of tmreadinghrs created by NSSE.) 2 3 4 5 6 More than zero, up to 5 hrs More than 5, up to 10 hrs More than 10, up to 15 hrs More than 15, up to 20 hrs More than 20, up to 25 hrs 44 13 380 21 611 27 4,804 33 102 31 615 35 819 34 5,136 33 79 24 329 19 433 17 2,573 16 50 15 232 13 255 10 1,434 9 36 11 165 9 203 8 1,012 6 7 More than 25 hrs 17 5 53 3 71 3 312 2 Total 328 100 1,778 100 2,398 100 15,308 100 17. How much has your experience at this institution contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas? a. Writing clearly and pgwrite 1 Very little 13 4 76 4 95 4 698 5 effectively 2 Some 86 26 440 25 579 24 3,855 25 3 Quite a bit 151 46 827 47 1,106 46 7,010 45 2.9 2.9 -.01 2.9 -.03 2.9.01 4 Very much 81 24 431 24 611 26 3,734 25 Total 331 100 1,774 100 2,391 100 15,297 100 b. Speaking clearly and pgspeak 1 Very little 29 9 185 11 240 10 1,564 10 effectively 2 Some 124 37 632 35 815 33 5,111 33 3 Quite a bit 126 38 650 37 925 38 5,825 38 2.6 2.6.00 2.6 -.05 2.7 -.05 4 Very much 52 16 310 17 419 18 2,829 19 Total 331 100 1,777 100 2,399 100 15,329 100 c. Thinking critically and pgthink 1 Very little 7 2 28 2 54 3 366 3 analytically 2 Some 36 11 234 13 388 17 2,566 17 3 Quite a bit 167 51 795 45 1,063 44 6,920 45 3.2 3.2 -.03 3.1.08 3.1.10 4 Very much 119 36 719 40 892 36 5,476 35 Total 329 100 1,776 100 2,397 100 15,328 100 d. Analyzing numerical pganalyze 1 Very little 63 19 273 16 420 17 2,489 16 and statistical 2 Some 123 37 562 32 848 35 5,038 32 information 3 Quite a bit 97 29 588 33 740 32 5,102 34 2.4 2.6 ** -.18 2.5 -.10 2.5 ** -.16 4 Very much 47 14 354 19 389 17 2,699 18 Total 330 100 1,777 100 2,397 100 15,328 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 18
e. Acquiring job- or work- pgwork 1 Very little 44 13 255 15 335 14 2,119 14 related knowledge and skills 2 Some 145 44 681 38 942 39 5,537 36 3 Quite a bit 99 30 573 32 757 32 5,139 34 2.4 2.5 -.04 2.5 -.07 2.5 * -.11 4 Very much 43 13 266 14 361 15 2,526 17 Total 331 100 1,775 100 2,395 100 15,321 100 f. Working effectively pgothers 1 Very little 21 6 117 7 163 7 907 6 with others 2 Some 86 26 570 32 703 29 4,523 30 3 Quite a bit 147 45 726 41 1,017 42 6,443 41 2.8 2.7 *.13 2.8.07 2.8.04 4 Very much 76 23 363 20 514 22 3,442 23 Total 330 100 1,776 100 2,397 100 15,315 100 g. Developing or pgvalues 1 Very little 31 9 167 10 246 11 1,391 10 clarifying a personal 2 Some 94 28 490 27 668 28 4,290 28 code of values and ethics 3 Quite a bit 141 43 707 40 955 40 6,145 40 2.7 2.8 -.04 2.7.00 2.8 -.03 4 Very much 65 20 409 23 527 22 3,476 23 Total 331 100 1,773 100 2,396 100 15,302 100 h. Understanding people pgdiverse 1 Very little 21 6 133 8 163 7 1,243 9 of other backgrounds 2 Some 73 22 490 27 620 26 4,138 27 (economic, racial/ethnic, political, religious, nationality, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 144 44 698 39 938 38 5,978 39 2.9 2.8.10 2.9.06 2.8 *.13 4 Very much 93 28 452 26 676 28 3,937 26 Total 331 100 1,773 100 2,397 100 15,296 100 i. Solving complex realworld pgprobsolve 1 Very little 35 11 156 9 234 10 1,559 11 problems 2 Some 117 35 597 33 803 34 5,226 34 3 Quite a bit 129 39 699 39 917 38 5,718 37 2.6 2.7 -.09 2.6 -.06 2.6 -.05 4 Very much 50 15 322 18 439 18 2,806 19 Total 331 100 1,774 100 2,393 100 15,309 100 j. Being an informed and pgcitizen 1 Very little 32 10 128 7 166 7 1,297 9 active citizen 2 Some 113 34 502 28 691 29 4,510 30 3 Quite a bit 120 36 702 40 980 41 5,967 38 2.7 2.8 ** -.18 2.8 * -.14 2.8 -.10 4 Very much 66 20 441 25 561 23 3,526 23 Total 331 100 1,773 100 2,398 100 15,300 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 19
18. How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution? evalexp 1 Poor 4 1 14 1 30 1 262 2 2 Fair 38 11 113 7 213 9 1,594 11 3 Good 135 41 691 39 1,080 45 6,863 44 3.3 3.5 ** -.20 3.3.00 3.3.07 4 Excellent 154 47 953 54 1,081 45 6,622 43 Total 331 100 1,771 100 2,404 100 15,341 100 19. If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution you are now attending? sameinst 20. Do you intend to return to this institution next year? f 1 Definitely no 8 2 61 4 68 3 640 5 2 Probably no 37 11 195 11 257 11 1,952 13 3 Probably yes 148 45 699 39 1,042 44 6,267 41 3.3 3.3 -.02 3.3 -.01 3.2.07 4 Definitely yes 137 42 819 46 1,034 43 6,505 42 Total 330 100 1,774 100 2,401 100 15,364 100 returnexp No 6 2 29 3 406 5 Results suppressed Results suppressed (Means indicate the percentage who Yes 307 93 due to insufficient 904 90 7,275 85 93% due to insufficient 90%.10 85% ***.24 responded "Yes." Comparison data are Not sure 18 5 number of 2018 69 7 787 10 number of 2018 limited to NSSE 2018 participants.) Total 331 100 institutions. 1,002 100 8,468 100 institutions. *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 20
N Detailed Statistics g Mean Standard error h Standard deviation i Degrees of freedom j Significance k Comparisons with: Comparisons with: Comparisons with: Name 1 a. askquest 370 3.27 3.14 3.10 3.08.039.015.013.005.76.81.81.81 3,164 4,065 24,901.003.000.000.17.22.23 b. drafts 369 2.60 2.36 2.43 2.49.047.018.016.006.91.96.94.96 3,136 4,042 24,745.000.001.031.25.18.11 c. unpreparedr 368 2.96 3.03 3.06 3.05.034.014.012.005.66.72.71.73 3,130 456 381.086.009.012 -.10 -.13 -.12 d. attendart 368 2.60 2.30 2.32 2.22.050.017.015.006.95.87.91.94 453 437 378.000.000.000.35.31.41 e. CLaskhelp 367 2.81 2.69 2.70 2.70.043.015.014.005.82.80.82.84 3,120 4,028 24,622.011.018.016.14.13.13 f. CLexplain 368 2.82 2.78 2.74 2.77.040.014.013.005.76.76.78.78 3,117 4,028 24,552.371.092.226.05.09.06 g. CLstudy 367 2.73 2.69 2.64 2.68.047.017.015.006.90.90.89.91 3,105 4,001 24,439.392.072.266.05.10.06 h. CLproject 366 2.76 2.68 2.73 2.72.042.015.013.005.80.80.79.81 3,096 3,990 24,327.057.409.324.11.05.05 i. present 364 2.40 2.28 2.40 2.40.042.015.013.005.80.78.77.82 3,085 3,992 24,309.006.883.944.15 -.01.00 2 a. RIintegrate 361 2.63 2.64 2.65 2.62.042.015.013.005.81.79.79.81 3,047 3,968 24,024.841.685.916 -.01 -.02.01 b. RIsocietal 362 2.83 2.77 2.75 2.71.045.016.014.006.86.83.85.85 3,043 3,952 23,939.254.120.010.06.09.14 c. RIdiverse 362 2.90 2.73 2.74 2.72.041.016.014.006.78.85.84.85 483 449 374.000.000.000.19.19.21 d. RIownview 361 2.86 2.81 2.83 2.83.039.015.013.005.74.77.78.78 3,014 3,919 23,608.255.510.456.06.04.04 e. RIperspect 358 3.03 2.92 2.99 2.96.036.015.013.005.69.76.75.76 484 3,881 371.004.265.036.15.06.10 f. RInewview 357 3.04 2.97 2.95 2.91.037.015.013.005.71.76.77.77 477 447 369.084.020.001.09.12.16 g. RIconnect 357 3.24 3.14 3.15 3.11.034.014.012.005.65.69.70.71 2,941 3,822 22,952.009.013.000.15.14.19 3 a. SFcareer 357 2.23 2.18 2.33 2.33.046.017.015.006.87.87.89.90 2,951 3,826 22,978.318.036.047.06 -.12 -.11 b. SFotherwork 356 1.78 1.79 1.90 1.91.045.017.015.006.84.87.88.91 2,928 3,810 22,862.694.013.005 -.02 -.14 -.15 c. SFdiscuss 355 2.20 2.28 2.27 2.26.044.017.014.006.82.84.83.86 2,911 3,803 366.097.125.236 -.09 -.09 -.06 d. SFperform 354 2.16 2.21 2.30 2.30.042.017.014.006.80.83.82.84 467 433 366.264.001.001 -.06 -.17 -.16 4 a. memorize 354 2.70 2.69 2.69 2.78.042.016.014.005.78.79.80.79 2,886 3,782 22,590.900.745.054.01.02 -.10 b. HOapply 353 2.99 3.04 2.99 2.97.041.015.013.005.77.74.76.77 2,884 3,763 22,498.196.911.605 -.07 -.01.03 c. HOanalyze 351 3.08 3.09 3.05 3.02.041.015.013.005.77.74.76.78 2,867 3,749 22,369.887.440.139 -.01.04.08 d. HOevaluate 349 3.07 3.03 2.99 2.99.040.016.014.005.74.78.79.79 2,853 3,748 22,318.428.102.071.05.09.10 e. HOform 348 2.99 3.00 2.99 2.96.041.015.013.005.76.77.77.78 2,853 3,720 22,234.894.908.424 -.01.01.04 5 a. ETgoals 349 3.09 3.13 3.14 3.11.037.014.012.005.70.72.71.74 458 427 361.427.201.659 -.04 -.07 -.02 b. ETorganize 349 3.18 3.18 3.13 3.08.036.014.012.005.68.70.72.74 2,850 3,711 22,107.896.217.014.01.07.13 c. ETexample 348 3.10 3.13 3.13 3.08.040.015.013.005.75.74.76.77 2,842 3,704 22,060.609.566.523 -.03 -.03.03 d. ETdraftfb 349 2.85 2.86 2.95 2.94.046.017.015.006.86.87.86.86 2,838 3,704 22,045.734.035.047 -.02 -.12 -.11 e. ETfeedback 347 2.79 2.88 2.92 2.88.043.016.014.006.81.80.81.83 2,837 3,680 21,973.040.003.049 -.12 -.17 -.11 See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 21
N Detailed Statistics g Mean Standard error h Standard deviation i Degrees of freedom j Significance k Comparisons with: Comparisons with: Comparisons with: Name 6 a. QRconclude 343 2.53 2.53 2.52 2.54.048.017.015.006.89.87.87.88 2,825 3,656 21,819.920.848.819 -.01.01 -.01 b. QRproblem 341 2.25 2.29 2.31 2.30.050.018.016.006.92.89.90.90 2,825 3,652 21,758.381.193.318 -.05 -.07 -.05 c. QRevaluate 339 2.36 2.41 2.36 2.33.047.017.015.006.86.84.86.86 2,817 3,645 21,689.283.975.585 -.06.00.03 7 a. wrshortnum 341 8.07 8.80 8.74 8.09.306.121.108.042 5.64 5.86 6.14 5.99 2,671 430 20,934.031.038.948 -.13 -.11.00 b. wrmednum 340 2.12 3.15 2.75 2.73.157.064.051.022 2.90 3.09 2.87 3.10 458 412 352.000.000.000 -.34 -.22 -.19 c. wrlongnum 341.58.99.83.89.118.044.036.016 2.18 2.10 2.05 2.36 2,663 3,520 353.001.034.011 -.19 -.12 -.13 wrpages 338 49.30 66.27 60.62 59.14 3.235 1.203.993.432 59.47 57.73 55.93 61.75 435 403 349.000.001.003 -.29 -.20 -.16 8 a. DDrace 341 3.19 3.15 3.18 3.10.042.017.014.006.78.83.82.86 462 3,530 354.359.917.032.05.01.11 b. DDeconomic 342 3.21 3.15 3.17 3.11.040.017.015.006.74.81.82.83 468 435 355.154.375.019.08.05.12 c. DDreligion 342 3.32 3.04 3.14 3.03.041.019.015.006.75.90.85.89 497 441 20,795.000.000.000.32.21.33 d. DDpolitical 341 2.81 2.90 2.84 2.89.052.019.017.007.96.93.94.94 439 3,528 20,793.103.629.136 -.10 -.03 -.08 9 a. LSreading 342 3.28 3.23 3.18 3.15.038.015.012.005.70.70.70.72 2,639 3,512 20,627.285.017.001.06.14.17 b. LSnotes 342 2.70 2.77 2.76 2.84.048.018.015.006.89.87.86.87 2,638 3,512 20,632.166.294.004 -.08 -.06 -.16 c. LSsummary 342 2.68 2.76 2.76 2.79.046.018.015.006.85.85.84.85 2,633 3,501 20,585.121.106.017 -.09 -.09 -.13 10. challenge 342 5.53 5.62 5.50 5.51.054.022.020.008 1.00 1.07 1.12 1.16 2,618 3,488 357.132.660.729 -.09.03.02 11 a. intern l 342.056.095.095.090.0124.0061.0052.0020 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.017.015.027 -.15 -.15 -.13 12. b. leader l 340.115.168.179.157.0173.0078.0068.0026 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.013.003.035 -.15 -.18 -.12 c. learncom l 338.240.085.073.094.0233.0058.0046.0021 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.000.000.000.43.48.40 d. abroad l 339.071.024.024.033.0140.0032.0027.0013 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.000.000.000.23.23.17 e. research l 339.030.065.059.057.0092.0052.0042.0016 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.011.024.030 -.17 -.15 -.14 f. capstone l 337.000.005.008.013.0000.0015.0016.0008 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.176.096.038 -.15 -.18 -.23 servcourse 337 1.39 1.48 1.53 1.59.034.013.011.005.62.63.63.67 446 416 350.016.000.000 -.14 -.22 -.30 13 a. QIstudent 335 5.63 5.47 5.54 5.47.064.027.022.010 1.18 1.30 1.25 1.34 464 3,438 349.019.197.011.13.07.12 b. QIadvisor 332 5.09 5.18 5.50 5.36.089.034.027.011 1.63 1.60 1.49 1.57 2,571 3,412 20,074.349.000.002 -.06 -.27 -.17 c. QIfaculty 334 5.73 5.73 5.67 5.62.061.024.021.009 1.11 1.12 1.15 1.25 2,583 3,435 347.993.394.075.00.05.09 d. QIstaff 315 5.29 5.29 5.29 5.23.077.031.026.011 1.36 1.43 1.43 1.51 2,439 3,289 327.983.982.419.00.00.04 e. QIadmin 316 5.37 5.19 5.27 5.19.074.032.026.011 1.31 1.47 1.42 1.51 442 398 329.020.192.016.13.07.12 14 a. empstudy 336 3.34 3.35 3.23 3.19.036.015.013.005.66.68.71.73 2,533 3,391 19,848.765.004.000 -.02.16.22 b. SEacademic 335 3.23 3.14 3.21 3.16.040.016.013.006.73.75.74.78 2,528 3,380 19,776.040.573.080.12.03.10 c. SElearnsup 336 3.18 3.12 3.23 3.19.043.017.014.006.79.81.79.81 2,528 3,375 19,763.185.212.867.08 -.07 -.01 See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 22
N Detailed Statistics g Mean Standard error h Standard deviation i Degrees of freedom j Significance k Comparisons with: Comparisons with: Comparisons with: Name d. SEdiverse 335 3.00 2.83 2.94 2.82.047.020.016.007.87.91.89.93 454 3,360 347.001.226.000.19.07.19 e. SEsocial 333 3.03 3.03 3.06 3.02.045.017.015.006.82.80.80.83 2,523 3,359 19,727.975.533.942.00 -.04.00 f. SEwellness 333 2.97 3.03 3.01 2.98.046.017.015.006.84.82.85.86 2,520 3,363 19,679.243.470.925 -.07 -.04 -.01 g. SEnonacad 333 2.31 2.27 2.36 2.34.050.020.016.007.91.92.91.94 2,523 3,348 19,657.503.336.497.04 -.06 -.04 h. SEactivities 332 2.91 2.81 2.90 2.89.045.018.015.006.82.83.84.87 2,517 3,355 19,663.035.869.629.12.01.03 i. SEevents 331 2.75 2.86 2.86 2.79.045.018.015.006.83.83.84.88 2,512 3,346 19,651.021.020.389 -.14 -.13 -.05 15 a. tmprephrs 332 19.65 18.67 17.57 16.45.442.167.150.059 8.05 7.78 8.23 8.19 2,499 3,335 19,538.033.000.000.13.25.39 16. b. tmcocurrhrs 330 8.52 8.36 8.86 8.10.394.158.141.055 7.16 7.33 7.71 7.61 2,496 418 19,498.714.424.313.02 -.04.06 c. tmworkonhrs 329 4.46 2.86 4.03 3.14.259.103.103.038 4.70 4.82 5.67 5.33 2,501 440 19,539.000.126.000.33.08.25 d. tmworkoffhrs 332 1.17 1.03 1.18 2.26.244.083.076.045 4.45 3.87 4.15 6.19 2,499 3,330 353.559.957.000.03.00 -.18 tmworkhrs 329 5.64 3.87 5.20 5.37.382.147.133.062 6.94 6.84 7.26 8.53 2,491 411 345.000.274.488.26.06.03 e. tmservicehrs 332 1.21 1.87 1.78 2.08.174.074.060.028 3.16 3.43 3.27 3.94 458 413 349.000.002.000 -.20 -.18 -.22 f. tmrelaxhrs 330 12.63 12.54 12.41 12.35.432.168.145.059 7.85 7.80 7.96 8.13 2,496 3,323 19,514.843.637.536.01.03.03 g. tmcarehrs 331.59.76.72 1.21.177.065.058.031 3.22 3.02 3.18 4.31 2,497 3,324 351.343.462.001 -.06 -.04 -.15 h. tmcommutehrs 331 1.16 1.16 1.52 2.02.174.068.071.035 3.17 3.18 3.87 4.85 2,498 446 357.998.059.000.00 -.09 -.18 reading 329 3.60 3.33 3.23 3.14.052.023.019.008.95 1.06 1.05 1.07 461 422 342.000.000.000.26.35.43 tmreadinghrs 328 12.41 10.71 9.93 8.91.374.141.123.046 6.78 6.54 6.72 6.37 2,483 3,313 19,389.000.000.000.26.37.55 17 a. pgwrite 331 2.91 2.91 2.93 2.90.044.017.015.006.81.81.81.82 2,481 3,310 19,389.891.561.883 -.01 -.03.01 18. 19. 20. b. pgspeak 331 2.61 2.61 2.65 2.65.047.019.016.007.85.89.89.90 2,484 3,320 19,425.976.428.345.00 -.05 -.05 c. pgthink 329 3.21 3.23 3.14 3.13.040.016.014.006.72.74.79.78 2,481 3,315 19,423.668.150.075 -.03.08.10 d. pganalyze 330 2.39 2.56 2.48 2.54.052.021.018.007.95.97.96.96 2,484 3,314 19,417.002.101.004 -.18 -.10 -.16 e. pgwork 331 2.43 2.46 2.49 2.53.048.020.017.007.88.91.91.93 2,481 3,314 343.518.198.031 -.04 -.07 -.11 f. pgothers 330 2.84 2.73 2.78 2.80.047.018.016.006.85.86.87.85 2,481 3,315 19,401.030.204.419.13.07.04 g. pgvalues 331 2.72 2.76 2.73 2.76.049.020.017.007.88.92.92.91 2,477 3,315 19,385.501.992.548 -.04.00 -.03 h. pgdiverse 331 2.93 2.84 2.88 2.81.048.019.017.007.87.90.90.92 446 413 343.072.264.013.10.06.13 i. pgprobsolve 331 2.59 2.66 2.64 2.64.048.019.016.007.87.88.90.90 2,479 3,312 19,400.149.263.325 -.09 -.06 -.05 j. pgcitizen 331 2.66 2.82 2.79 2.76.050.019.016.007.90.89.88.91 2,478 3,321 19,383.003.016.069 -.18 -.14 -.10 evalexp 331 3.33 3.46 3.32 3.28.040.014.013.005.72.66.70.74 418 3,324 19,437.002.969.215 -.20.00.07 sameinst 330 3.25 3.27 3.26 3.19.041.017.014.006.75.80.77.83 2,478 3,320 19,471.690.918.178 -.02 -.01.07 returnexp l 331.927 --.898.853.0143 --.0081.0034 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --.104.000 --.10.24 IPEDS: 174844 See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2018 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 23