UNITEC New Zealand. Respondent Characteristics Report December 2012

Respondent Characteristics Report December 2012

This report provides summary information on selected response, student and course characteristics. Results are provided for your institution and for three benchmark groups. Information on response characteristics includes the population, actual sample size, target response sample, and the secured response sample. Unweighted results are given for by their qualification level (Levels 3 to 4 - ; Levels 5 to 6 - ; and Levels 7 or higher - Degree) and for all combined. Respondent Characteristics Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 Response characteristics Actual sample Number 200 350 350 1,000 500 500 1,000 500 500 1,000 14,000 14,500 28,500 Per cent 20 35 35 100 50 50 100 50 50 100 50 50 100 Student characteristics Age Under 20 86 52 14 56 67 4 35 75 25 45 67 4 35 20 or over 14 48 86 44 33 96 65 2 98 55 33 96 65 Gender Male 52 47 43 47 31 33 32 42 40 43 31 33 32 Female 48 53 58 53 69 67 68 58 60 57 69 67 68 For response characteristics, both number and percentage are given. Only the percentage is reported for student and course characteristics. 1

For the 2012 AUSSE survey conducted with Institutes of Technology, Polytechnics, Private Training Establishments and Universities, each institution was asked to select two benchmark groups for comparison and a third benchmark group that included either all Australian institutions, all New Zealand institutions or all Australasian institutions. ACER assigned default benchmark groups where no groups were specified by the institution. The institutions included in each benchmark group for this report are listed below. Benchmark Group 1 Benchmark Group 2 Benchmark Group 3 Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology Charles Darwin University Auckland University of Technology Otago Polytechnic Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology Wellington Institute of Technology Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE Lincoln University TAFESA Massey University Otago Polytechnic The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand University of Canterbury University of Otago University of Waikato Wellington Institute of Technology 2

Respondent Characteristics Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 Response characteristics Population Number 1854 1247 1540 4641 2860 8804 11677 2436 749 3185 17672 45165 62894 Actual sample Number 1854 1247 1540 4641 2403 6927 9343 2432 723 3155 16605 41142 57760 Per cent 100 100 100 100 84 79 80 100 97 99 94 91 92 Target response sample Number 370.8 249.4 308 928.2 480 1385 1868 486 144 631 3321 8228 11552 Per cent 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Secured response sample Number 281 264 465 1010 1085 1757 2842 740 232 972 4212 8083 12295 Per cent 15 21 30 22 45 25 30 30 32 31 25 20 21 1

Respondent Characteristics Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 Student characteristics Age Under 20 47 22 26 30 52 6 23 14 11 64 4 24 20 or over 53 78 74 70 48 94 77 86 100 89 36 96 76 Gender Male 49 50 36 43 41 32 36 30 28 30 36 29 32 Female 51 50 64 57 59 68 64 70 72 70 64 71 68 International Yes 4 17 12 11 7 3 5 12 19 14 7 4 5 No 96 83 88 89 93 97 95 88 81 86 93 96 95 Maori or Pacific Islander Yes 39 31 23 29 19 15 17 2 1 19 17 18 No 61 69 77 71 81 85 83 98 100 99 81 83 82 Main home language English 80 65 77 75 89 93 92 82 78 81 87 90 89 Language other than English 20 35 23 25 11 7 8 18 22 19 13 10 11 in family Yes 50 46 42 45 53 55 54 51 49 51 45 55 52 No 50 54 58 55 47 45 46 49 51 49 55 45 48 Disability Yes 11 6 5 7 8 10 10 8 8 8 8 9 8 No 89 94 95 93 92 90 90 92 92 92 92 91 92 2

Course characteristics Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) Respondent Characteristics Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 Field of education Sciences 5 2 5 4 1 1 1 3 2 3 8 5 6 IT 2 3 3 2 9 8 9 2 0 2 4 4 4 Engineering 22 19 7 14 10 6 7 6 1 5 8 5 6 Architecture 15 23 15 17 9 5 6 4 3 5 4 4 Agriculture 8 0 2 3 2 2 2 2 5 3 4 3 3 Health 13 13 16 15 24 38 33 25 26 26 18 17 17 Education 0 1 5 3 1 1 1 16 7 14 5 10 8 Business 17 26 14 18 17 13 15 11 15 12 17 24 22 Humanities 8 10 7 8 11 11 11 19 13 18 18 19 19 Creative arts 8 2 25 15 9 10 9 12 30 16 10 8 9 Attendance type Part time 14 19 7 12 13 22 19 36 26 33 15 41 32 Full time 86 81 93 88 87 78 81 64 74 67 85 59 68 Mode of study External/distance 16 14 11 13 18 31 26 52 44 50 19 51 40 Campus-based 84 86 89 87 82 69 74 48 56 50 81 49 60 Institution financial support Yes 39 26 26 29 33 25 28 11 7 10 29 18 22 No 61 74 74 71 67 75 72 89 93 90 71 82 78 Average overall grade Less than 60% 8 13 6 9 6 4 5 11 8 10 10 6 7 Equal to or greater than 60% 92 87 94 91 94 96 95 89 92 90 90 94 93 Proportion of study online No study online 18 17 28 23 26 20 22 14 19 15 18 19 19 Some or all of study online 82 83 72 77 74 80 78 86 81 85 82 81 81 Live on campus Yes 3 4 4 4 3 1 2 3 3 3 24 1 9 No 97 96 96 96 97 99 98 97 97 97 76 99 91 3

Selected grouping variables Discipline Architecture 8 3 Computing 6 5 6 6 Communication Studies 2 5 3 Design and Visual Arts 6 10 6 Landscape Architecture 3 3 2 Performing and Screen Arts 2 11 6 Business 13 25 9 14 Building Technology 3 1 Construction 17 3 6 Electrotechnology 3 1 Civil Engineering 16 5 6 Plumbing and Gasfitting 1 0 Transport Technology 6 2 Community and Health Services 5 2 2 Education 5 2 Foundation Studies 11 3 Language Studies 10 3 Medical Imaging 6 3 Natural Sciences 19 13 6 11 Nursing 2 8 4 Osteopathy 2 1 Social Practice 3 1 Sport 5 5 4 Technology 27 4 9 Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) Respondent Characteristics Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 4

Response Categories Report December 2012

This report shows the distribution of responses to each item s response categories. Items are presented in the order in which they appear on the SEQ. Results are given for by their level of study and for all combined. Results are provided for your institution, the three benchmark groups, and US institutions. USA figures are not available for all items. Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Degree Asked questions or contributed to discussions in class or online Sought advice from teachers Made a class or online presentation Never 25 30 10 18 32 15 21 32 14 18 37 14 20 4 2 Sometimes 41 36 22 27 41 19 26 41 37 27 44 37 36 37 27 Often 17 17 27 24 15 26 26 15 28 24 11 28 25 35 33 Very Often 17 17 41 31 12 40 27 12 21 31 8 21 19 24 38 Never 27 27 15 23 33 15 21 33 12 23 30 12 22 Sometimes 33 33 23 33 36 19 24 36 19 33 34 19 25 Often 20 20 29 26 19 31 26 19 37 26 19 37 28 Very Often 20 20 33 18 12 35 29 12 32 18 17 32 25 Never 33 33 23 33 36 19 24 36 19 33 34 19 25 15 6 Sometimes 20 20 29 26 29 31 26 29 25 26 28 25 28 52 34 Often 27 27 29 26 23 30 26 23 27 26 21 27 22 25 36 Very Often 20 20 19 15 12 20 24 12 29 15 17 29 25 8 24 The statistics report weighted percentage of responses. Note that USA percentages are not weighted. 1

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Asked questions or contributed to discussions in class or online Sought advice from teachers Made a class or online presentation Worked hard to master difficult content Prepared two or more drafts of an assignment before handing it in Used library resources on campus or online Worked on an assignment that required integrating ideas or information from various sources Never 3 4 2 3 3 4 4 5 3 4 11 16 15 3 2 Sometimes 33 44 37 38 31 30 31 29 25 28 48 40 42 34 23 Often 36 37 37 36 40 37 38 34 38 35 28 27 27 34 30 Very Often 29 16 24 23 26 29 28 32 34 33 13 17 16 29 45 Never 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 11 8 9 Sometimes 23 38 33 32 33 35 34 46 36 44 49 50 50 Often 46 40 42 43 45 42 42 35 44 37 30 29 29 Very Often 30 20 22 24 21 22 22 14 16 15 10 13 12 Never 21 21 15 18 22 18 19 20 13 18 41 40 40 14 7 Sometimes 43 45 31 38 43 45 44 46 42 45 36 34 34 50 32 Often 22 24 35 28 25 28 27 24 27 25 17 19 19 26 35 Very Often 14 9 19 15 10 10 10 10 18 12 6 8 7 10 27 Never 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 Sometimes 23 29 21 23 26 22 23 25 22 24 27 26 26 Often 54 41 48 48 48 51 50 45 45 45 49 49 49 Very Often 22 29 30 27 23 25 24 29 30 30 21 21 21 Never 16 11 15 14 20 20 20 16 19 17 23 21 22 13 16 Sometimes 36 34 33 34 34 33 33 33 34 33 33 33 33 30 36 Often 31 33 35 33 26 28 28 29 18 26 29 28 28 32 27 Very Often 17 22 17 18 19 18 19 23 29 25 15 18 17 25 21 Never 10 9 4 7 10 11 10 3 5 3 8 15 13 Sometimes 32 29 22 27 29 26 27 20 26 22 28 25 26 Often 30 32 41 35 33 28 29 37 24 33 33 28 29 Very Often 28 30 33 31 28 35 34 40 45 41 31 32 32 Never 5 2 2 3 4 4 4 1 2 1 7 5 5 2 1 Sometimes 21 25 13 18 24 19 20 15 12 14 23 21 22 18 11 Often 45 48 47 47 42 39 40 41 40 40 42 37 39 42 35 Very Often 29 25 39 32 29 38 36 43 46 44 29 36 34 37 52 1

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Used student learning support services Blended course/programme study with workplace Included diverse perspectives in class discussions or written assignments Came to class having completed readings or assignments Kept up to date with your studies Worked with other on projects during class Worked with other outside class to prepare assignments Never 42 25 39 36 42 47 46 33 43 36 38 46 44 Sometimes 30 38 37 36 33 33 33 37 30 35 38 35 36 Often 19 24 17 19 17 13 14 15 17 16 17 13 14 Very Often 9 12 7 9 9 7 7 14 10 13 7 5 6 Never 33 22 24 26 31 19 22 22 18 21 39 21 26 Sometimes 24 30 34 30 29 28 28 25 28 26 31 29 30 Often 22 28 24 25 23 28 27 30 35 31 20 28 26 Very Often 21 20 17 19 17 25 23 23 19 22 10 22 18 Never 22 19 12 17 20 18 19 13 11 12 24 25 25 7 8 Sometimes 34 45 36 38 38 36 36 36 39 37 38 36 37 31 28 Often 28 24 34 30 28 27 27 33 31 32 27 25 26 37 33 Very Often 15 12 18 15 15 19 18 18 19 18 11 13 13 25 31 Never 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 7 5 7 5 18 14 6 7 Sometimes 20 25 26 24 23 25 24 22 23 22 28 26 27 12 14 Often 51 46 46 47 45 46 46 41 44 42 44 37 39 54 55 Very Often 29 29 27 28 29 25 26 30 27 29 23 20 21 28 24 Never 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 Sometimes 17 17 16 17 16 16 16 19 12 17 22 23 23 Often 44 48 52 49 45 50 49 44 54 47 48 46 47 Very Often 39 34 31 34 38 33 34 35 31 34 28 28 28 Never 4 4 3 4 5 10 9 26 12 22 19 36 31 13 11 Sometimes 22 29 23 24 25 32 30 33 38 34 32 26 28 41 37 Often 42 40 43 42 41 36 37 27 27 27 34 24 27 32 30 Very Often 32 26 31 30 28 23 24 14 24 17 16 14 14 14 21 Never 17 12 8 12 18 18 18 29 17 25 20 34 30 14 9 Sometimes 37 37 35 36 33 36 35 38 48 41 33 30 31 40 31 Often 28 34 36 33 33 31 32 22 21 22 33 24 27 31 33 Very Often 17 17 21 19 17 15 15 11 14 12 14 13 13 15 27 2

Response Category Report Put together ideas or concepts from different subjects when completing assignments or during class discussions Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 Never 13 5 5 7 9 9 9 12 8 11 13 18 17 7 3 Sometimes 32 45 31 35 37 37 37 37 34 36 41 37 38 37 25 Often 39 36 45 41 40 39 40 38 39 38 36 33 34 39 41 Very Often 16 14 18 16 13 14 14 13 20 15 10 12 11 18 31 USA Tutored or taught other (paid or voluntary) Participated in a communitybased project (e.g. volunteering) as part of your study Used an online learning system to discuss or complete an assignment Used email or a forum to communicate with teachers Discussed your grades or assignments with teachers Talked about your career plans with teachers or advisors Never 45 45 47 46 51 52 52 70 48 64 65 67 66 51 45 Sometimes 36 31 32 33 30 31 31 19 34 23 23 20 21 32 33 Often 14 19 17 17 13 11 12 7 12 9 9 9 9 11 12 Very Often 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 4 3 6 10 Never 65 54 54 57 64 61 62 75 56 69 73 69 70 59 52 Sometimes 17 21 25 22 20 22 21 15 30 19 16 18 18 26 29 Often 10 18 13 14 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 11 12 Very Often 8 7 8 7 6 7 7 3 6 4 3 5 4 5 7 Never 25 16 22 21 30 28 28 20 29 22 21 27 25 14 10 Sometimes 28 34 44 36 32 33 33 31 28 31 34 34 34 29 26 Often 32 30 26 29 24 25 25 26 19 24 28 24 25 28 27 Very Often 16 19 9 14 14 14 14 23 24 23 17 15 16 29 37 Never 14 7 5 8 14 11 12 5 8 6 13 10 11 2 1 Sometimes 33 34 30 32 35 30 31 28 30 29 40 34 36 19 13 Often 32 35 38 36 29 33 32 38 33 37 30 33 32 35 29 Very Often 21 23 27 25 21 26 25 28 30 29 17 23 21 45 58 Never 14 20 16 16 18 20 20 25 24 24 37 34 35 8 5 Sometimes 39 45 43 42 40 45 44 40 39 40 39 41 40 39 35 Often 32 22 29 28 29 24 26 23 25 24 17 18 18 32 32 Very Often 15 13 12 13 12 10 11 12 13 12 6 7 7 22 28 Never 15 31 32 27 30 31 31 50 37 46 50 49 49 23 18 Sometimes 41 34 37 37 42 42 42 32 39 34 32 33 33 44 39 Often 27 23 18 22 17 19 19 12 11 12 12 13 12 22 25 Very Often 18 12 14 14 11 8 9 6 14 8 6 5 5 12 18 3

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with teachers outside class Received prompt written or oral feedback from teachers on your performance Never 28 30 26 28 32 32 32 45 37 43 47 46 46 40 31 Sometimes 44 46 49 47 45 47 46 33 38 34 39 39 39 37 41 Often 22 22 18 20 19 17 17 18 15 17 12 12 12 15 18 Very Often 5 1 7 5 5 5 5 5 10 6 3 3 3 8 11 Never 8 11 8 9 8 7 7 9 16 11 14 10 11 7 5 Sometimes 31 40 41 38 37 38 38 36 40 37 42 39 40 33 28 Often 44 36 37 39 40 40 40 40 32 38 33 39 37 40 43 Very Often 17 13 13 14 16 15 15 15 12 14 10 13 12 20 24 Worked harder than you thought you could to meet a teacher s standards or expectations Worked with teachers on activities other than coursework Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with others outside class Had conversations with of a different ethnic group than your own Had conversations with who are very different to you in terms of their religious beliefs, political opinions or personal values Never 5 8 5 6 9 10 10 6 13 8 14 14 14 6 5 Sometimes 33 36 37 35 37 38 38 36 27 34 41 41 41 33 31 Often 47 43 44 45 39 38 39 38 37 38 34 34 34 40 39 Very Often 15 13 15 14 14 13 13 19 23 20 11 11 11 22 25 Never 65 57 59 60 65 67 66 74 55 68 73 73 73 55 47 Sometimes 19 19 23 21 22 22 22 18 30 21 17 17 17 28 29 Often 10 20 15 15 10 9 9 6 7 7 8 7 7 12 14 Very Often 6 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 8 4 2 2 2 6 10 Never 7 12 4 7 8 8 8 13 8 12 9 12 11 7 4 Sometimes 36 35 34 35 38 39 38 36 34 35 35 38 37 34 30 Often 36 36 41 38 36 38 37 34 36 35 37 35 35 35 36 Very Often 20 18 22 20 17 16 16 17 23 18 19 15 16 24 29 Never 3 5 1 3 7 10 9 16 11 14 8 23 18 16 13 Sometimes 15 23 16 18 30 34 33 34 38 35 28 31 30 31 32 Often 37 40 38 38 34 34 34 31 26 29 33 27 29 27 28 Very Often 45 32 45 41 28 22 24 19 25 21 31 20 23 26 27 Never 4 8 2 4 9 10 10 16 11 14 10 24 20 14 12 Sometimes 22 32 23 25 33 33 33 37 33 36 31 32 32 32 32 Often 40 32 37 36 33 35 34 29 31 29 33 26 28 28 29 Very Often 34 29 39 35 25 23 23 19 25 21 26 19 21 27 27 4

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Memorising facts, ideas or methods from your subjects and readings Analysing the basic elements of an idea, experience or theory, such as examining a particular case or situation in depth Synthesising and organising ideas, information or experiences into new, more complex interpretations and relationships Very little 4 6 8 7 6 9 8 11 8 10 6 12 10 5 9 Some 31 25 27 27 30 30 30 26 29 27 27 33 31 24 29 Quite a bit 46 46 43 45 44 41 42 43 37 41 42 38 39 40 36 Very much 19 23 22 21 21 20 20 19 25 21 26 17 19 31 26 Very little 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 Some 25 30 19 24 24 22 23 18 18 18 23 20 21 16 12 Quite a bit 50 42 40 44 47 46 46 45 43 44 47 47 47 43 39 Very much 23 26 39 31 24 29 28 34 36 35 28 30 30 40 47 Very little 3 6 1 3 9 6 6 3 4 3 7 6 6 4 3 Some 36 27 24 28 31 27 28 30 24 28 30 27 28 24 19 Quite a bit 41 46 44 44 39 40 40 42 43 43 43 43 43 41 39 Very much 21 21 31 25 22 27 26 24 29 26 20 24 23 31 39 Making judgements about the value of information, arguments or methods Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations Very little 8 5 4 5 9 8 8 6 7 6 8 8 8 5 4 Some 32 40 27 32 32 27 28 28 27 28 33 28 29 24 20 Quite a bit 42 41 40 41 40 41 41 41 41 41 39 40 40 41 37 Very much 17 15 29 22 19 24 23 25 25 25 20 24 23 30 35 Very little 3 2 2 2 5 3 3 3 6 4 5 4 4 4 3 Some 22 22 17 20 22 18 19 25 17 23 24 21 22 20 15 Quite a bit 38 41 36 38 39 41 40 42 32 39 39 41 41 38 34 Very much 37 35 44 40 34 38 37 31 45 35 32 34 33 38 48 5

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Number of pieces of work that take one hour or less to complete Number of pieces of work that take more than one hour to complete None 9 12 15 12 11 16 15 11 17 13 10 19 17 13 25 1 to 2 40 41 43 42 46 44 44 36 30 34 43 45 44 36 36 3 to 4 31 30 28 29 31 28 29 35 33 34 31 24 26 26 20 5 to 6 13 13 9 11 8 7 7 10 7 9 10 7 8 11 8 More than 6 7 4 6 6 5 6 5 8 12 9 5 5 5 15 11 None 10 8 10 9 10 13 12 10 7 9 8 13 12 11 16 1 to 2 36 42 41 40 40 44 43 35 35 35 40 44 43 34 30 3 to 4 30 32 28 30 32 24 26 36 25 33 32 25 27 33 29 5 to 6 13 12 10 11 9 10 10 5 9 6 11 9 9 11 10 More than 6 11 6 10 10 8 9 9 13 23 16 9 8 8 12 13 6

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Number of assigned textbooks, books or book-length packs of subject readings Number of books read on your own (not assigned) for personal enjoyment or academic enrichment Number of written assignments of fewer than 1,000 words Number of written assignments of between 1,000 and 5,000 words Number of written assignments of more than 5,000 words Number of practical assignments (e.g. design briefs, finished art work medi-based assignments and other practical projects) Which box best represents the extent to which your examinations and assignments during the current of study have challenged you to do your best work? None 16 9 13 13 11 11 11 6 8 6 7 9 8 1 2 1 to 4 47 55 47 49 49 46 47 41 44 42 45 49 48 24 29 5 to 10 23 20 26 23 25 24 24 31 24 29 31 24 26 42 37 11 to 20 8 13 10 10 10 10 10 11 16 13 11 10 10 22 19 More than 20 7 4 4 5 5 8 7 11 7 10 7 9 8 11 14 None 21 19 18 19 21 19 19 20 16 19 22 19 20 27 22 1 to 4 43 45 53 48 47 47 47 46 43 45 48 45 46 52 52 5 to 10 18 21 16 18 18 18 18 21 22 21 17 17 17 13 16 11 to 20 13 10 9 10 8 9 9 7 11 8 8 9 9 4 5 More than 20 5 5 4 5 6 7 7 6 8 7 6 9 8 4 5 None 18 17 27 22 21 30 28 31 28 30 24 32 30 4 6 1 to 4 51 55 52 52 50 47 48 47 46 47 51 47 48 33 34 5 to 10 17 16 15 16 17 15 16 17 19 17 17 15 15 34 27 11 to 20 11 9 4 8 9 5 6 3 5 4 6 5 5 19 18 More than 20 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 10 15 None 31 22 7 18 23 17 18 7 4 6 20 16 17 15 10 1 to 4 47 50 57 52 48 51 50 52 47 51 50 47 48 53 43 5 to 10 12 18 28 21 21 26 25 32 37 33 24 27 26 25 30 11 to 20 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 8 7 6 8 7 6 11 More than 20 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 3 1 2 2 2 6 None 66 66 60 63 73 71 72 80 69 76 79 69 72 81 51 1 to 4 21 18 32 25 20 24 23 14 20 16 16 25 22 13 39 5 to 10 8 8 5 7 4 3 3 2 5 3 3 4 4 3 6 11 to 20 4 7 2 4 2 2 2 0 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 More than 20 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 2 None 8 17 9 11 16 14 14 17 32 30 1 to 4 35 41 43 40 38 46 44 37 42 41 5 to 10 31 23 26 27 25 22 23 25 15 17 11 to 20 14 12 14 13 13 10 11 13 7 8 More than 20 12 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 4 5 Very little 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 2 3 8 9 5 7 7 6 6 5 7 5 7 7 7 3 4 4 16 19 15 16 19 17 18 23 15 20 19 17 18 11 10 5 32 26 31 30 26 28 28 21 28 23 29 29 29 30 27 6 20 24 23 22 20 25 24 19 14 18 21 21 21 32 31 Very much 18 20 24 21 22 20 20 21 27 23 21 20 20 22 25 7

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Gone to see a band, exhibition, play, dance, theatre or other performance Exercised or participated in physical fitness activities Examined the strengths and weaknesses of your own views on a topic or issue Improved knowledge and skills that will contribute to your employability Learned how to communicate in ways relevant to your future career Explored how to apply your learning in the workplace Tried to better understand someone else s views by imagining how an issue looks from his or her perspective Never 29 36 26 30 39 35 36 45 42 44 38 36 37 26 34 Sometimes 50 47 49 49 45 48 48 38 30 35 46 50 49 45 44 Often 14 10 16 14 11 11 11 9 17 12 11 10 10 18 14 Very often 6 7 9 8 4 5 5 7 11 8 4 4 4 11 9 Never 17 12 11 13 13 11 11 27 28 27 12 10 10 12 14 Sometimes 32 34 35 34 36 35 35 34 35 34 33 35 34 27 31 Often 29 29 27 28 24 26 25 20 17 19 28 28 28 25 24 Very often 22 24 28 25 26 29 28 20 20 20 27 28 27 35 31 Never 13 14 10 12 11 10 10 10 9 10 13 12 12 10 8 Sometimes 38 46 38 40 45 44 45 43 43 43 44 44 44 36 33 Often 35 30 39 36 34 34 34 32 32 32 33 34 34 34 36 Very often 13 10 12 12 10 12 11 15 16 15 10 10 10 20 23 Never 8 4 5 6 3 3 3 7 6 6 8 4 5 Sometimes 25 35 25 28 28 22 23 25 31 27 33 27 29 Often 41 37 45 41 41 48 46 47 39 45 39 46 44 Very often 26 25 25 25 27 28 28 21 24 22 19 23 22 Never 6 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 8 6 8 6 7 Sometimes 25 34 24 27 25 26 26 29 22 27 33 31 32 Often 46 43 49 46 44 43 43 46 44 45 42 43 43 Very often 23 19 24 22 26 26 26 20 25 22 17 19 19 Never 8 6 6 7 9 7 7 10 8 9 19 9 12 Sometimes 29 30 29 30 30 26 27 35 27 33 36 30 32 Often 37 38 41 39 39 39 39 34 39 36 31 38 36 Very often 26 26 23 24 22 29 27 20 26 22 14 22 20 Never 6 8 4 6 7 5 5 4 3 4 7 6 6 6 5 Sometimes 32 31 32 32 33 32 32 31 33 31 36 35 35 31 28 Often 38 43 43 42 39 41 41 41 41 41 38 42 40 38 39 Very often 24 18 20 21 21 22 22 24 23 24 19 18 18 25 28 8

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Learned something that changed the way you understand an issue or concept Spent time keeping your resume up-to-date Thought about how to present yourself to potential employers Explored where to look for jobs relevant to your interests Used networking to source information on job opportunities Set career development goals and plans Never 5 3 1 3 4 3 3 2 5 3 4 3 3 4 3 Sometimes 26 36 27 29 34 32 33 34 33 33 31 34 33 29 28 Often 47 44 50 48 42 44 44 45 44 44 45 45 45 39 40 Very often 22 17 21 20 19 21 21 20 18 19 19 18 18 28 29 Never 25 28 33 29 32 37 36 41 24 36 42 38 39 Sometimes 40 35 40 39 41 40 40 36 41 37 36 39 38 Often 21 27 20 22 18 16 16 17 26 20 16 16 16 Very often 13 10 7 10 8 8 8 6 10 7 6 7 7 Never 11 10 10 10 12 15 14 25 13 22 23 19 20 Sometimes 34 37 35 35 38 35 36 40 28 36 39 39 39 Often 35 35 36 35 33 35 34 25 44 30 26 30 29 Very often 21 18 18 19 16 15 15 11 16 12 11 12 12 Never 8 11 12 10 14 17 16 27 11 23 23 19 20 Sometimes 29 31 33 31 34 34 34 40 29 37 38 37 38 Often 40 32 39 37 35 33 33 24 35 27 26 30 29 Very often 23 26 16 21 18 15 16 9 25 13 12 14 13 Never 11 16 18 16 21 25 24 36 21 32 33 30 31 Sometimes 33 35 34 34 38 36 36 32 21 29 36 36 36 Often 35 32 34 34 24 27 26 22 43 28 21 24 23 Very often 21 17 14 17 17 12 13 9 15 11 10 11 10 Never 11 8 14 11 17 19 19 23 10 20 24 19 20 Sometimes 35 35 37 36 36 35 36 35 34 34 37 38 38 Often 32 30 31 31 28 30 30 28 29 28 24 29 28 Very often 22 27 18 21 19 15 16 14 27 18 15 14 14 9

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Practicum, internship, fieldwork or clinical placement Industry placement or work experience Community service or volunteer work Participate in a study group or learning community Work on a research project with a staff member outside of coursework requirements Study a foreign language Study abroad or student exchange Culminating final- experience (e.g. honours thesis, capstone project, comprehensive exam) Independent study or selfdesigned major Consult your institution's careers service for advice Hold a leadership position in a group at your institution or in the community Not yet done 92 84 75 82 85 65 70 84 66 79 91 75 80 92 51 Done 8 16 25 18 15 35 30 16 34 21 9 25 20 8 49 Not yet done 79 79 72 76 75 57 62 80 61 74 85 66 71 Done 21 21 28 24 25 43 38 20 39 26 15 34 29 Not yet done 84 84 73 79 81 73 75 84 81 83 82 75 77 60 41 Done 16 16 27 21 19 27 25 16 19 17 18 25 23 40 59 Not yet done 84 82 70 77 75 71 72 83 79 82 77 76 76 82 73 Done 16 18 30 23 25 29 28 17 21 18 23 24 24 18 27 Not yet done 92 92 90 91 93 89 90 96 92 95 96 90 92 94 80 Done 8 8 10 9 7 11 10 4 8 5 4 10 8 6 20 Not yet done 97 90 87 90 89 91 90 90 92 90 88 89 89 79 62 Done 3 10 13 10 11 9 10 10 8 10 12 11 11 21 38 Not yet done 95 95 93 94 93 96 95 96 95 96 96 95 96 97 86 Done 5 5 7 6 7 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 14 Not yet done 98 98 96 97 98 96 96 98 92 96 99 97 97 98 67 Done 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 2 8 4 1 3 3 2 33 Not yet done 93 97 94 94 96 92 93 95 83 91 97 92 93 96 83 Done 7 3 6 6 4 8 7 5 17 9 3 8 7 4 17 Not yet done 88 91 92 91 92 91 92 96 93 95 91 90 90 Done 12 9 8 9 8 9 8 4 7 5 9 10 10 Not yet done 88 92 87 89 91 84 86 94 90 93 94 86 88 Done 12 8 13 11 9 16 14 6 10 7 6 14 12 10

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Relationships with other Unfriendly, unsupportive, sense of alienation Friendly, supportive, sense of belonging 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 5 5 5 7 10 8 6 7 6 5 4 4 12 15 9 11 8 11 10 20 11 17 13 18 17 12 10 5 19 22 20 20 19 22 21 17 19 18 22 22 22 21 19 6 22 24 22 22 24 23 23 24 23 24 24 20 21 30 31 43 34 46 42 41 38 39 30 32 31 32 28 30 28 32 Relationships with teaching staff Unavailable, unhelpful, unsympathetic Available, helpful, sympathetic 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 4 7 5 2 3 3 2 2 3 5 8 7 7 4 4 4 9 8 9 7 6 6 6 5 4 16 10 16 14 10 11 11 17 12 15 18 16 17 15 12 5 17 25 22 22 23 24 24 19 21 19 27 25 25 26 22 6 21 26 25 24 25 26 26 20 23 21 23 24 24 30 32 39 27 28 31 35 33 34 29 27 28 23 25 24 21 27 Relationships with administrative personnel and services Relationships with student services staff Unhelpful, inconsiderate, rigid Helpful, considerate, flexible Unfriendly, unavailable, unsympathetic Friendly, available, sympathetic 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 2 7 6 6 6 4 2 3 5 13 7 4 5 5 5 7 3 9 7 10 9 7 9 9 11 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 4 25 18 28 24 19 19 19 25 19 23 26 24 24 21 19 5 21 31 24 25 24 23 23 24 22 23 25 24 24 23 21 6 14 15 16 15 21 22 21 13 18 15 17 18 18 21 21 23 20 15 18 24 24 24 22 17 20 17 18 18 17 18 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 6 6 5 3 3 3 5 8 6 3 4 4 3 10 6 7 8 8 10 9 11 13 11 9 9 9 4 30 21 26 26 22 23 23 25 23 25 27 28 28 5 19 20 22 21 20 22 22 19 18 18 23 22 23 6 14 21 20 18 20 18 18 16 18 17 17 17 17 21 23 18 20 26 22 23 23 18 21 20 18 18 11

Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Preparing for class (e.g. studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analysing data, rehearsing and other academic activities) Working for pay on campus Working for pay off campus None 5 4 1 3 3 4 3 3 0 2 3 7 6 0 0 1 to 5 40 38 34 37 41 37 38 28 34 30 34 36 35 13 14 6 to 10 24 26 28 27 24 21 22 25 23 24 26 22 23 23 23 11 to 15 11 13 12 12 13 13 13 16 14 15 15 14 14 22 20 16 to 20 8 7 5 7 8 10 9 12 8 11 8 9 9 18 17 21 to 25 4 6 7 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 11 11 26 to 30 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 6 7 Over 30 5 2 7 5 3 5 5 6 11 8 5 5 5 6 8 None 92 85 91 89 88 87 87 90 86 89 93 90 91 81 73 1 to 5 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 3 4 4 6 to 10 1 5 2 3 2 2 2 3 6 4 2 2 2 7 7 11 to 15 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 6 16 to 20 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 5 21 to 25 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 26 to 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Over 30 3 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 None 50 39 45 45 46 40 41 30 26 29 55 36 41 70 44 1 to 5 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 6 11 8 9 7 8 4 5 6 to 10 14 11 13 13 12 13 13 9 6 8 11 10 10 4 6 11 to 15 7 8 11 9 11 11 11 9 13 10 9 8 9 4 6 16 to 20 8 12 8 9 10 9 9 13 18 14 6 7 7 5 8 21 to 25 5 4 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 7 3 4 4 3 6 26 to 30 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 6 10 7 1 3 3 2 5 Over 30 5 13 5 7 6 11 10 21 8 18 7 24 20 7 21 12

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Participating in extracurricular activities (e.g. organisations, campus publications, student associations, clubs and societies, sports, etc.) Relaxing and socialising (e.g. watching TV, partying, etc.) Providing care for dependents living with you (e.g. parents, children, spouse, etc.) Managing personal business (e.g. housework, shopping, exercise, health needs, etc.) None 55 41 40 44 51 49 50 61 53 59 41 46 45 40 49 1 to 5 19 27 32 27 27 29 28 23 30 25 35 31 32 29 25 6 to 10 11 14 15 13 13 12 13 9 12 10 14 13 13 14 11 11 to 15 6 6 7 6 4 5 5 5 2 4 6 5 5 8 6 16 to 20 6 5 4 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 4 21 to 25 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 26 to 30 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Over 30 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 None 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 4 3 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 to 5 18 20 24 21 23 23 23 32 31 32 22 24 24 24 30 6 to 10 28 24 34 30 25 31 29 29 27 29 29 30 30 29 30 11 to 15 17 22 18 19 20 19 19 14 21 16 21 19 19 20 18 16 to 20 9 14 12 12 13 13 13 10 8 10 13 12 12 12 10 21 to 25 10 5 5 6 7 6 6 4 2 3 5 6 6 6 4 26 to 30 4 5 3 4 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 3 3 2 2 Over 30 11 7 3 6 6 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 3 None 39 37 47 42 48 48 48 29 35 31 58 42 46 70 56 1 to 5 20 21 23 22 19 13 15 15 23 18 18 14 15 12 12 6 to 10 11 16 12 13 10 9 9 13 11 12 8 10 10 6 7 11 to 15 7 7 7 7 5 4 4 6 5 5 4 6 5 3 4 16 to 20 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 8 4 7 3 5 5 2 4 21 to 25 5 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 1 2 26 to 30 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 5 4 1 3 2 1 2 Over 30 10 9 6 8 9 14 13 23 14 20 6 17 14 5 14 None 12 14 9 11 10 8 9 8 6 8 12 6 8 1 to 5 28 27 36 31 33 28 30 28 25 27 38 28 31 6 to 10 24 27 29 27 28 29 28 22 27 23 28 29 28 11 to 15 16 13 13 14 14 15 15 18 15 17 12 16 15 16 to 20 6 9 7 7 8 8 8 8 12 9 5 9 8 21 to 25 4 3 3 3 3 5 4 5 4 5 2 5 4 26 to 30 5 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 Over 30 4 3 3 3 3 5 4 8 7 8 2 5 5 13

Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Travelling to campus (e.g. driving, walking, etc.) Being on campus, including time spent in class Being on campus, excluding time spent in class If you are working for pay, how much is this work related to your field of study None 3 6 5 5 7 8 8 30 14 25 17 37 32 19 15 1 to 5 56 55 59 57 62 70 68 48 46 47 58 45 49 58 57 6 to 10 26 23 22 24 19 16 17 13 23 16 17 12 13 14 18 11 to 15 7 6 9 7 6 4 4 4 9 6 4 3 3 5 6 16 to 20 3 6 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 21 to 25 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 26 to 30 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Over 30 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 None 2 2 1 2 4 8 7 26 12 21 8 38 30 1 to 5 4 10 5 6 8 13 12 11 11 11 5 7 6 6 to 10 16 21 14 17 13 13 13 15 14 14 9 10 10 11 to 15 13 19 18 17 12 15 14 11 22 14 15 11 12 16 to 20 17 22 24 21 16 18 18 18 18 18 20 11 14 21 to 25 20 13 14 15 19 12 14 9 12 10 17 8 11 26 to 30 13 8 11 11 13 9 10 5 6 5 11 6 7 Over 30 15 5 14 12 14 12 12 6 6 6 15 9 10 None 16 13 8 12 14 21 19 35 20 30 15 44 36 1 to 5 42 41 46 43 43 36 38 31 51 37 37 23 27 6 to 10 20 14 22 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 19 12 14 11 to 15 9 11 7 9 9 9 9 6 5 6 9 7 8 16 to 20 5 10 8 7 8 5 6 4 3 4 7 5 6 21 to 25 3 6 3 4 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 26 to 30 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 Over 30 3 4 3 4 2 5 4 2 2 2 7 3 4 Not at all 31 28 27 29 25 22 23 28 25 27 26 19 21 Very little 7 10 10 9 10 9 9 8 13 9 11 8 9 Some 10 13 14 13 10 10 10 13 9 12 11 12 11 Quite a bit 6 9 9 8 10 11 10 7 10 8 7 12 10 Very much 14 20 14 16 16 28 25 29 36 31 10 32 26 Not in paid work 33 20 25 26 29 21 23 16 7 13 35 18 22 14

Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Spending significant amounts of time studying and on class work Providing the support you need to help you succeed in your course or programme Encouraging contact among from different economic, social and ethnic backgrounds Helping you cope with your nonstudy related responsibilities (e.g. work, family, etc.) Providing the support you need to socialise Attending campus events and activities (e.g. special speakers, cultural performances, sporting events, etc.) Using computers in your course or programme work Acquiring a broad general education Very little 6 4 3 4 4 5 4 1 6 2 3 4 4 2 2 Some 23 24 22 23 26 20 21 17 26 19 18 23 22 15 16 Quite a bit 45 45 44 44 43 45 45 47 41 45 47 45 46 45 43 Very much 26 26 31 28 27 30 29 36 27 33 32 27 29 39 39 Very little 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 8 14 9 4 5 5 3 5 Some 24 25 23 24 20 21 20 27 31 28 23 28 26 18 22 Quite a bit 35 41 44 41 44 46 46 37 32 35 44 44 44 42 42 Very much 37 28 28 31 31 29 30 29 24 28 29 22 24 37 32 Very little 14 20 20 18 21 24 23 18 29 21 20 27 25 11 16 Some 28 29 27 28 32 36 35 35 38 35 36 35 35 28 30 Quite a bit 33 36 36 35 27 24 25 28 22 26 29 26 26 33 30 Very much 25 15 17 19 20 16 17 19 12 17 15 12 13 28 24 Very little 30 36 37 35 36 39 38 42 47 44 37 45 43 23 35 Some 35 34 34 34 34 37 36 33 31 32 39 34 35 36 35 Quite a bit 22 20 22 21 21 17 18 17 17 17 18 15 16 26 19 Very much 13 10 7 10 9 7 8 8 4 7 6 6 6 15 11 Very little 24 22 27 24 32 42 40 42 43 42 28 45 40 15 24 Some 40 45 46 44 37 36 36 33 39 35 40 34 36 33 36 Quite a bit 25 26 21 24 22 15 17 19 13 17 24 15 18 33 27 Very much 12 8 6 8 8 6 7 5 6 5 8 5 6 19 13 Very little 25 19 18 20 35 31 32 43 40 42 23 43 37 10 16 Some 35 40 31 34 34 38 37 29 32 30 36 31 33 23 28 Quite a bit 23 32 37 32 23 22 22 18 21 19 30 20 23 36 34 Very much 17 10 14 14 8 9 9 10 7 9 11 7 8 31 22 Very little 9 7 8 8 8 8 8 6 7 6 6 9 8 3 2 Some 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 17 23 19 20 20 20 14 10 Quite a bit 28 32 35 32 30 30 30 33 33 33 36 32 33 33 28 Very much 43 42 36 40 43 41 42 44 37 42 38 38 38 50 59 Very little 9 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 3 3 Some 24 27 23 24 26 23 24 25 29 26 25 26 26 15 14 Quite a bit 48 46 46 47 44 46 46 42 37 41 47 44 45 42 36 Very much 20 23 25 23 23 25 25 26 29 27 22 24 23 40 47 15

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Acquiring job-related or workrelated knowledge and skills Writing clearly and effectively Speaking clearly and effectively Thinking critically and analytically Analysing quantitative problems Using computing and information technology Working effectively with others Voting informedly in local, state or national elections Very little 6 6 4 5 5 3 4 8 9 8 8 5 5 9 6 Some 20 17 17 18 20 14 15 24 19 23 26 19 21 26 19 Quite a bit 40 38 39 39 36 33 34 36 36 36 38 38 38 36 33 Very much 35 40 40 38 38 50 47 33 35 33 28 38 36 29 42 Very little 13 6 6 8 11 11 11 6 4 5 10 10 10 5 4 Some 32 33 32 32 34 28 30 27 29 28 31 28 28 20 18 Quite a bit 38 44 43 42 38 38 38 41 37 40 41 40 40 40 36 Very much 17 16 19 17 17 23 21 25 30 27 19 23 21 36 42 Very little 14 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 5 10 18 20 19 8 6 Some 29 31 28 29 33 30 31 33 30 32 34 31 32 25 21 Quite a bit 38 44 37 39 36 37 37 36 42 38 33 32 32 37 36 Very much 19 17 24 21 19 21 21 20 23 21 15 17 17 30 38 Very little 8 4 1 4 7 5 5 3 1 2 4 5 5 2 2 Some 15 30 14 19 23 17 19 17 19 18 20 18 19 13 10 Quite a bit 50 40 42 44 43 43 43 47 45 46 45 43 43 39 34 Very much 27 26 43 34 27 35 33 33 35 34 32 34 33 45 54 Very little 8 3 9 7 11 8 9 6 6 6 8 10 10 5 5 Some 29 33 24 28 28 28 28 23 24 24 30 27 28 22 19 Quite a bit 42 41 45 43 42 41 41 42 43 42 41 41 41 40 35 Very much 20 23 21 22 20 22 21 28 27 28 21 22 22 34 42 Very little 13 6 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 13 12 6 4 Some 20 19 25 22 23 26 25 20 25 22 27 26 27 21 17 Quite a bit 43 42 35 39 31 32 32 33 35 34 35 34 34 36 33 Very much 25 33 28 28 35 32 33 37 30 35 27 27 27 37 46 Very little 7 6 3 5 5 8 7 11 4 9 10 17 15 5 4 Some 18 19 18 18 24 23 23 24 25 25 28 27 27 22 17 Quite a bit 36 47 41 41 39 35 36 42 41 42 39 33 34 38 34 Very much 39 28 38 36 32 34 34 23 29 25 23 23 23 35 45 Very little 49 44 52 49 59 63 62 67 62 65 57 62 60 45 43 Some 25 24 23 24 20 20 20 15 20 16 24 21 22 28 29 Quite a bit 17 23 19 19 13 11 11 9 12 10 14 11 12 16 16 Very much 10 9 6 8 7 7 7 9 6 8 6 6 6 10 12 16

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Learning effectively on your own Understanding yourself Developing a greater understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi Understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds Solving complex, real-world problems Developing a personal code of values and ethics Contributing to living in a sustainable way Contributing to the welfare of your community Securing relevant work after graduation Very little 5 4 4 4 7 6 6 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 Some 25 27 20 23 24 23 23 25 21 24 21 19 20 22 18 Quite a bit 38 43 46 43 43 42 42 34 42 37 42 41 41 42 38 Very much 32 27 31 30 26 30 29 36 33 35 32 35 34 31 39 Very little 11 14 9 11 13 12 12 10 8 10 14 14 14 10 11 Some 27 21 25 25 26 27 26 28 23 27 28 28 28 24 23 Quite a bit 37 41 35 37 38 35 36 34 39 36 37 36 36 36 33 Very much 25 24 30 27 23 27 26 27 30 28 21 22 22 30 34 Very little 53 46 43 47 47 43 44 51 49 49 Some 19 20 26 22 21 17 18 21 21 21 Quite a bit 16 24 17 18 17 19 18 16 16 16 Very much 13 10 14 13 15 21 20 12 14 14 Very little 27 23 16 21 24 27 26 19 17 19 22 28 26 12 13 Some 26 28 30 28 29 26 27 27 26 27 31 29 30 29 29 Quite a bit 23 33 35 31 28 26 26 32 30 31 30 26 27 34 31 Very much 24 16 18 19 19 22 21 22 27 23 17 16 17 24 26 Very little 13 11 6 9 15 13 14 13 10 12 13 14 14 10 9 Some 31 26 28 29 28 28 28 31 36 32 30 32 31 30 25 Quite a bit 35 40 43 40 38 38 38 37 36 36 38 36 36 36 35 Very much 21 23 22 22 19 21 21 20 19 19 18 19 19 24 31 Very little 17 16 12 15 16 14 14 15 13 15 17 20 19 12 13 Some 34 33 24 29 28 26 27 33 30 32 32 29 30 26 24 Quite a bit 32 38 36 35 35 34 34 29 33 30 34 31 32 34 31 Very much 17 13 28 21 21 26 25 22 24 23 18 20 19 27 32 Very little 26 19 15 19 26 27 27 28 41 38 Some 29 28 29 29 32 26 28 30 26 27 Quite a bit 30 37 36 35 30 28 28 29 22 23 Very much 16 16 20 18 13 18 17 13 12 12 Very little 29 26 19 24 29 27 27 27 20 25 28 32 31 18 19 Some 30 28 33 31 30 27 28 37 36 37 35 32 33 32 31 Quite a bit 27 33 30 30 29 28 28 22 25 23 27 24 25 30 28 Very much 13 13 17 15 12 18 16 15 18 16 11 12 12 20 23 Very little 17 16 14 16 17 19 19 24 23 24 25 26 26 Some 26 30 33 30 31 28 29 31 31 31 31 29 30 Quite a bit 33 36 36 35 33 29 30 23 33 26 29 27 28 Very much 24 18 17 19 19 24 23 21 13 19 15 18 17 17

Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA No, I have not considered a change* Selected 77 74 75 75 75 78 77 72 67 71 78 80 79 Not selected 23 26 25 25 25 22 23 28 33 29 22 20 21 Reasons for considering a change Academic exchange Academic support Administrative support Boredom/lack of interest Career prospects Change of direction Commuting difficulties Difficulty paying fees Difficulty with workload Family responsibilities Financial difficulties Gap /deferral Government assistance Graduating Selected 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 2 Not selected 99 97 96 97 99 99 99 97 98 97 98 99 98 Selected 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 6 9 7 1 2 2 Not selected 99 97 98 98 98 98 98 94 91 93 99 98 98 Selected 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 Not selected 99 98 99 99 100 100 100 98 97 98 100 99 99 Selected 3 5 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 4 3 3 Not selected 97 95 97 97 96 97 97 98 97 98 96 97 97 Selected 3 5 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 Not selected 97 95 97 96 98 98 98 98 97 97 97 98 98 Selected 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 4 3 3 Not selected 95 97 97 97 97 98 98 99 99 99 96 97 97 Selected 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Not selected 100 99 99 99 99 100 99 99 99 99 99 100 100 Selected 2 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 Not selected 98 97 100 98 100 99 99 99 97 98 99 99 99 Selected 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 4 6 3 3 3 Not selected 97 97 97 97 97 96 96 94 96 94 97 97 97 Selected 2 4 1 2 2 3 3 4 2 4 2 3 2 Not selected 98 96 99 98 98 97 97 96 98 96 98 97 98 Selected 3 5 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 3 3 3 Not selected 97 95 97 97 97 96 96 95 96 95 97 97 97 Selected 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 Not selected 99 100 99 99 99 99 99 100 100 100 98 99 99 Selected 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Not selected 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Selected 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 2 0 1 1 Not selected 98 97 100 99 99 99 99 100 95 98 100 99 99 18

Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Health or stress Institution reputation Moving residence Need a break Need to do paid work Other opportunities Paid work responsibilities Personal reasons Quality concerns Received other offer Social reasons Standards too high Study/life balance Travel or tourism Other reasons Selected 2 2 3 2 4 5 5 5 4 5 3 4 4 Not selected 98 98 97 98 96 95 95 95 96 95 97 96 96 Selected 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 4 6 4 1 1 1 Not selected 99 99 97 98 99 99 99 96 94 96 99 99 99 Selected 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 Not selected 100 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 100 99 99 99 99 Selected 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 Not selected 98 98 98 98 98 97 97 99 99 99 97 97 97 Selected 5 4 2 3 4 3 3 3 1 3 2 2 2 Not selected 95 96 98 97 96 97 97 97 99 97 98 98 98 Selected 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 Not selected 97 97 99 98 99 99 99 97 99 98 98 99 99 Selected 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 4 4 4 1 2 1 Not selected 100 98 100 99 99 98 99 96 96 96 99 98 99 Selected 1 4 3 3 5 4 4 3 2 3 4 3 3 Not selected 99 96 97 97 95 96 96 97 98 97 96 97 97 Selected 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 6 5 2 3 2 Not selected 98 98 96 97 97 97 97 96 94 95 98 97 98 Selected 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 Not selected 98 100 100 99 100 100 100 99 99 99 99 100 100 Selected 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 Not selected 99 99 98 99 98 99 99 99 98 98 99 99 99 Selected 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Not selected 99 100 99 99 99 100 100 99 100 99 99 100 99 Selected 2 1 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 3 Not selected 98 99 96 97 96 96 96 95 97 96 96 97 97 Selected 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 Not selected 99 98 100 99 99 99 99 100 100 100 99 99 99 Selected 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 5 3 4 2 2 2 Not selected 97 98 97 97 98 98 98 95 97 96 98 98 98 19

Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) Response Category Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Continue with current study Shift to another institution Move to university study Change to another course or programme Leave to do paid work Leave to take time off Leave before finishing course or programme Leave having completed course or programme Overall rating: Quality of academic advising Overall rating: Educational experience Attend same institution if starting over Selected 36 58 61 53 55 51 52 70 27 58 69 50 55 Not selected 64 42 39 47 45 49 48 30 73 42 31 50 45 Selected 5 2 2 3 4 2 3 9 10 9 5 3 4 Not selected 95 98 98 97 96 98 97 91 90 91 95 97 96 Selected 10 5 6 7 6 3 4 1 6 3 3 3 3 Not selected 90 95 94 93 94 97 96 99 94 97 97 97 97 Selected 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 Not selected 100 98 99 99 98 98 98 98 99 98 98 98 98 Selected 31 15 13 19 20 26 24 5 20 10 8 18 16 Not selected 69 85 87 81 80 74 76 95 80 90 92 82 84 Selected 5 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 Not selected 95 97 97 96 98 97 97 97 96 97 98 97 97 Selected 10 6 3 6 6 5 5 4 7 5 7 5 6 Not selected 90 94 97 94 94 95 95 96 93 95 93 95 94 Selected 33 15 17 21 17 27 24 4 46 16 7 25 20 Not selected 67 85 83 79 83 73 76 96 54 84 93 75 80 Poor 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 10 6 3 4 3 5 8 Fair 20 18 21 20 17 16 16 22 15 20 18 19 19 15 18 Good 47 55 49 50 49 46 47 44 51 46 50 50 50 45 39 Excellent 30 23 26 26 31 35 34 29 24 27 30 28 28 35 35 Poor 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 7 5 2 3 2 2 3 Fair 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 22 21 22 14 16 15 11 11 Good 48 59 53 53 48 49 49 47 47 47 52 52 52 48 44 Excellent 32 21 26 26 33 34 34 27 26 26 32 30 31 40 42 Definitely no 4 6 5 5 3 2 3 6 8 6 2 3 3 4 5 Probably no 16 10 20 16 11 9 10 19 18 19 9 11 10 11 12 Probably yes 33 50 43 42 42 43 43 39 43 40 44 46 46 39 36 Definitely yes 47 34 33 37 44 46 45 37 31 35 45 40 41 45 46 20

Item Statistics Report December 2012

This report shows summary descriptive statistics for each item. Items are presented in the order in which they appear on the SEQ. The reporting metric for each item corresponds to the response scale, which is shown in the report. Weighted means are given for by qualification level, and for all combined. Staff Results are provided for your institution, three benchmark groups and US institutions. USA figures are not available for all items. Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA Asked questions 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.1 Sought advice from teachers 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.3 Made presentation 1.7 1.7 2.4 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.3 2.0 1.6 2.1 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.8 Worked hard to master difficult content 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 Prepared two or more drafts 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.5 Used library resources on campus or online 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 Integrating from various sources 2.7 2.7 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.3 Used student learning support services 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 Blended course/programme study with 1.5 1.5 2.1 1.8 2.3 1.7 2.2 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.1 workplace experience Included diverse perspectives 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.8 Completed readings 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.0 2.1 Able to keep up to date with study 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 Institutional results greater than those for all in the first benchmark group are shaded in green. Results less than or equal to benchmark figures results are shaded red. 1

Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) Item Statistics Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA 1=Never; 2=Sometimes; 3=Often; 4=Very often Asked questions 2.9 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.9 3.2 Sought advice from teachers 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.4 Made presentation 2.3 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.8 Worked hard to master difficult content 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 Prepared two or more drafts 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.5 Used library resources on campus or online 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.8 Integrating from various sources 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.4 Used student learning support services 1.9 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 Blended learning with workplace experience 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.4 Included diverse perspectives 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.9 Completed readings 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.0 Able to keep up to date with study 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 Worked with during class 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.6 Worked with outside class 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.8 Put together ideas or concepts 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 3.0 Tutored other 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.9 Participated in a community-based project 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 Used an electronic medium for assignment 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.9 Used email or a forum to communicate with teachers 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.6 3.2 3.4 Discussed grades with teachers 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.8 Talked about career plans 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.2 2.4 Discussed ideas from your classes with teachers 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.1 Received feedback on performance 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.9 Worked harder than you thought you could 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.8 1

Item Statistics Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA 1=Never; 2=Sometimes; 3=Often; 4=Very often Worked with teachers on other activities 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.9 Discussed ideas from your classes with others 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 Conversations with of different ethnic group 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 Conversations with who are very different 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.7 1=Very little; 2=Some; 3=Quite a bit; 4=Very much Memorising facts 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.7 3.0 2.8 Analysing basic elements 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3 Synthesising and organising ideas 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.1 Making judgements about value of information 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.1 Applying theories or concepts 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.3 1=None; 2=1 to 2; 3=3 to 4; 4=5 to 6; 5=More than 6 One hour or less to complete 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.4 More than one hour to complete 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.7 1=None; 2=1 to 4; 3=5 to 10; 4=11 to 20; 5=More than 20 Number of assigned textbooks 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.2 Books for personal enjoyment or enrichment 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.2 Assignments of fewer than 1,000 words 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 Assignments of between 1,000 and 5,000 words 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 Written assignments of more than 5,000 words 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.7 Practical assignments 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.1 2.2 Examinations have challenged to do best work 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.6 2

Item Statistics Report Benchmark group 1 Benchmark group 2 USA 1=Never; 2=Sometimes; 3=Often; 4=Very often Art/culture attendance 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.0 Exercise participation 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 Examined own views on a topic or issue 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.8 Improved knowledge to contribute to employability 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.8 Developed communication skills relevant to discipline 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 Explored how to apply learning in the workplace 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.6 Tried to better understand someone else s views 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 Learned something that changed understanding 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 Kept your resume up-to-date 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9 Thought about how to present yourself to employers 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.3 Explored where to look for jobs relevant to your interests 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 Used networking to source information on job opportunities 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 Set career development goals and plans 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 1=Do not know about; 2=Have not decided; 3=Do not plan to do; 4=Plan to do; 5=Done Practicum/internship 2.8 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.2 Industry placement or work experience 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.5 Community service or volunteer work 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 Study group/learning community 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 Work on a research project 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.7 Foreign language 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0 Study abroad or student exchange 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 Culminating final- experience 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.7 Independent study or self-designed major 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.5 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.7 Consult a university careers service for advice 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.1 Hold a leadership position in institution or community 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.0 2.9 3