Presentation of Results NSSE 2003

1. Presentation of Results NSSE 2003 Florida Gulf Coast University Office of Planning and Institutional Performance

2. Program Overview • Why is Engagement Important? • Results of particular interest to FGCU • Performance on NSSE – unadjusted data • The Institutional Engagement Index • Using NSSE Data • Extending and Integrating the process

3. FGCU’sResultsNSSE 2003 Response Rates • FGCU’sresponse rate = 47% • 43% overall for all NSSE 2003 institutions • 43% for Paper mode institutions (66% of students completed paper version, and 34% responded via the Web) • 43% for Web-only institutions • FGCU sample size = 655 (321 FY, 334 SR)

4. About this survey Administration • Administered to random sample of first-year & senior students • Paper & Web-based survey • Flexible to accommodate consortium questions • Multiple follow-ups to increase response rates

5. What percent of our students participate in community service or volunteer work? (7b.) What Do We Know AboutCollege Student Engagement? First-Year Seniors More than 96% 92%

6. What percent ofFGCUstudents spent more than 5 hours per week participating in co-curricular activities?(9d.) What Do We Know AboutCollege Student Engagement? First-Year Seniors About 20% 10%

7. In thinking about your undergraduate program as a whole, including your major, have you done a culminating senior experience (e.g., senior comprehensive exam, capstone course, thesis or project)? (7h.) FGCU’sResults Carnegie Group Comparison re senior experience

8. FGCU’sResults - Additional Findings Significantly more FGCU students report making class presentations. Only 2% of FGCU first-year students “never” made a presentation vs. 14% of all first year students in participating institutions. (1b.) Almost all (98%) of our students say our institution emphasizes spending significant amounts of time on studying and academic work. (10a.) * Percent of students reporting that they made class presentations Often or Very Often.

9. About this survey What the College Student Report covers? Student Behaviors in College Institutional Actions & Requirements Student Learning & Development Student Reactions to College Student Background Information

10. About this survey.Use and Validity of Self-Reports • Requested information is known to respondents • Questions phrased clearly & unambiguously • Respondents take questions seriously and thoughtfully • Answering does not threaten, embarrass, or violate privacy or compel a socially desirable response National assessment expertsdesigned the NSSE survey, The College Student Report, to meet all these conditions

11. What Really Matters in College: Student Engagement The research is unequivocal: students who are actively involved in both academic and out-of-class activities gain more from the college experience than those who are not so involved Pascarella & Terenzini. (1991). How college affects students

12. Why is Engagement Important?Good Educational Practices • Student-faculty contact • Active learning • Prompt feedback • Time on task • High expectations • Cooperation among students • Respect for diverse talents and ways of learning “Seven principles of good practice in undergraduate education” (Chickering and Gamson, 1987)

13. FY Goal 2. Culturally Diverse Perspective.Understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds Goal 4. Effective Communication.Writing clearly and effectively

14. FY Goal 4. contd. Effective Communication.Speaking clearly and effectively Goal 5. Ethical Responsibility.Developing a personal code of values and ethics

15. FY Goal 7. Problem-Solving Abilities.Thinking critically and analytically Goal 8. Technological Literacy.Using computing and information technology

16. FY Goal 9. Community Awareness and Involvement.Contributing to the welfare of your community

17. SR Goal 2. Culturally Diverse Perspective.Understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds Goal 4. Effective Communication.Writing clearly and effectively

18. SR Goal 4. contd. Effective Communication.Speaking clearly and effectively Goal 5. Ethical Responsibility.Developing a personal code of values and ethics

19. SR Goal 7. Problem-Solving Abilities.Thinking critically and analytically Goal 8. Technological Literacy.Using computing and information technology

20. SR Goal 9. Community Awareness and Involvement.Contributing to the welfare of your community

21. NSSE 2003 Institutional Report • Overview • Institutional student data • Means summary report • Frequency distribution report • Codebook • First-year vs. seniors • Comparative data for same Carnegie type, consortium, and national • National benchmark data (available in November)

22. Level of Academic Challenge

23. Active & Collaborative Learning

24. Student-Faculty Interaction

25. Enriching Educational Experiences

26. Supportive Campus Environment

27. Standardized Residuals

28. Institutional Engagement Index Level of Academic Challenge Active & Collaborative Learning

29. Institutional Engagement Index Student-Faculty Interaction Enriching Educational Experiences

30. Institutional Engagement Index Supportive Campus Environment

31. Discover current levels of engagement (institution, major field, year in school) Determine if current levels are satisfactory (criterion reference, normative comparison) Target areas for improvement Modify programs and policies accordingly Teach students what is required to “succeed” Monitor student & institutional performance Using NSSE Data Areas of Effective Educational Practice Areas for Institutional Improvement

32. Using NSSE Data - Campus Uses • Gauge status of campus priorities • Examine changes in student engagement between first and senior years • Assess campus progress • Provide evidence of accountability • Encourage dialogue about good practice • Identify distinctive competencies • Improve curricula, instruction, services

33. Questions and Discussion