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Graduating Senior Exit Survey
Lindsay Couzens, M.S.
And
Bea Babbitt, Ph.D.
Academic Assessment
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The Graduating Senior Exit Survey is designed
to provide information to the University and to
individual colleges about students’ perceptions
of institutional effectiveness
The items are general in nature- not major
specific
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Graduating Senior Exit Survey
Our 58-item survey included in graduation packet
for all undergraduate students
 Collected by advising centers and returned to our
office
 For the 2007-2008 administration we received 1679
responses from a possible pool of 3400 graduating
seniors.
 Responses were compared across 4 years of survey
administrations: 2004-2005; 2005-2006; 2006-2007;
2007-2008
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Sample Demographics
62% Female; 34% Male; 3.5% did not respond
 64% between the ages of 20-24; 36% 25 and older
 Largest response was from Liberal Arts (24% of total
sample); smallest response was Public Health (4
respondents total) and Engineering (2% of total
sample)
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Sample Demographics
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Ethnicity
African American
8%
Latino
11%
Caucasian
56%
American
Indian/Alaskan
1%
Asian/Asian
American
15%
Multiethnic
6%
Pacific Islander
3%
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Students were asked to respond to sixteen
survey items related to education goals
Asked to what extent they agree that they had
made progress towards reaching educational
goals during their time at UNLV
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Sample items include:
 Learn to think critically and reason
 Work with others effectively
 Acquire knowledge and skills needed for career
 Overall, the classes in my major were academically
challenging
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100
90
95.3
90
93
93
90
81.6
80
65
70
64
85
85
88
65
60
50
40
30
20
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0
Improve Writing
2007-2008
Learn about Science
and Engineering
2006-2007
2005-2006
Technology
2004-2005
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Seventeen items evaluated student satisfaction
with their educational experiences
Asked to indicate how satisfied they were with
each item
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Sample items include:
 Quality of instruction
 Availability of courses
 Quality of academic advising by faculty
 Developmental, tutorial, and remedial services
 Overall academic experience
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100
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91.4
90
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Environment of Respect
2007-2008
2006-2007
Remedial Services
2005-2006
2004-2005
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100%
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11.6
14.3
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24.4
80%
47.2
28.3
60%
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35.4
78.8
65.1
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70.3
28.5
67.1
46.6
29.2
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39.4
12.9
40%
60.3
20%
29.9
19.2
35.7
21.3
43.3
47.5
29.1
35.4
39.9
9.5
20.3
0%
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34.9
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% of Students who Anticipate Attending Graduate or Professional School
% of Students who Anticipate being Employed in a Job Related to Major
% of Students who Anticipate Searching for a Job Related to Major or Other
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Most graduating seniors agreed that they had
attained UNLV general education goals.
More agreement concerning the attainment of
broad academic goals such as learning to think
critically or appreciate other points of view and
less agreement in areas related to math, sciences,
and the arts
Most seniors were satisfied with their educational
experiences
There was greater satisfaction with quality of
instruction, and support services and less
satisfaction with availability of courses
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Beatrice C. Babbitt , Director of Academic
Assessment
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Email: [email protected]
895-1506
Lindsay Couzens, Graduate Assistant
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Email: [email protected]
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