Transcript SEQ Presentation

Spartan Experience Questionnaire
Selected Results
Spring 1999
UNCG Planning Council
September 22, 1999
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Office of Institutional Research
September 1999
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Spartan Experience Questionnaire
Results Online at:
http://ire.uncg.edu/pages/surveys/1999/Spartan_Exp/htm/main_grad.htm
•Survey Instrument
•Response Rates by Schools and Departments
•Complete Responses to Individual Survey Items
•Custom Analysis (Ability to query all questions by gender,
ethnicity, class, school, and department)
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Response Rates
•Spring 1999 Undergraduate Population:
•Deliverable Sample:
1,901
•Survey Respondents:
873
Respondents as a % of Deliverable Sample - 45.9%
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•
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Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
(N=210)
(N=209)
(N=226)
(N=228)
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44.4%
44.5%
47.4%
47.4%
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9,282
SEQ Content/Available Data
The Eight Sections of the SEQ Collect Data on:
1. Background Information
2. Seven Principles for Good Practice in
Undergraduate Education
3. Learning Environment
4. General Education Outcomes
5. Student Support Services
6. UNCG Environment - (Student-Centeredness, Marketing Themes)
7. Technology/Computing Environment
8. Overall Conclusions
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Type of School Attended Prior
to Entering UNCG
High School - 58.1%
Entered from H.S. by Class:
Fr. - 85.2%
Jr. - 44.7%
So. - 67.3%
Sn. - 37.9%
Transferred to UNCG - 38.5%
(From Community or Junior College - 20.0%)
(From 4-Year College or University - 18.5%)
Other - 3.4%
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How Much do Students Work Per Week?
•
28% Do Not Work at All
• 55% Work 30 Hrs. or Less
•
17% Work More Than 30 Hrs.
Working by Class
60%
52%
40%
29%
26%
20%
14%
23%
18%
12%
5%
0%
Fr.
So.
Jr.
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Sr.
Not at All
More Than 30
Where Do Students Live?
Almost 35% currently live on campus
 Around 15% live within walking distance
 Just over 21% live within a 15 minute or less drive
 A little over 29% commute 16 or more minutes

57% have lived on campus at some point.
83% of students who entered as new freshman have lived
in residence halls at some point.
 21% of students who transferred to UNCG have
lived in residence halls at some point.
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Parental Support & Financial Aid
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
39.3% of Parents Pay Almost None of Student’s Expenses
35.7% of Parents Pay Almost All of Student’s Expenses
 54.4% Receive Financial Aid
Aid by Original Entry Status
Parental Support by Original Entry
Status
80%
80%
60%
59%
48%
52%
41%
40%
43%
40%
20%
20%
0%
0%
Receive Aid
Entered from H.S.
57%
60%
27%
All or Nearly All
Do Not Receive
Aid
Entered from H.S.
Transferred to UNCG
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26%
None or Very
Little
Transferred to UNCG
How successful has the UNCG community been in providing
opportunities to interact with or learn from people who are
from different ethnic or cultural backgrounds?
3%
18%
17%
61%
Very Successful
Unsuccessful
Successful
Very Unsuccesful
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How often have you interacted with persons from
different ethnic or cultural backgrounds?
78%
In Classrooms
In Your Living
Environment
56%
40%
In Student Organizations
38%
At Meal Times
0%
20%
40%
Note: Percent responding “very often” or “often”.
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60%
80%
100%
Which Source do you Utilize Most to Find Information about:
“Campus Activities”
12%
33%
5%
40%
10%
UNCG Homepage/Website
Posters or Bulletin Boards
Word of Mouth
The Carolinian
Campus Mailbox Announcements
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Which Source do you Utilize Most to Find Information about:
“UNCG Cultural Events”
6%
6%
27%
8%
53%
UNCG Homepage/Website
Posters or Bulletin Boards
Word of Mouth
The Carolinian
Campus Mailbox Announcements
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Which Source do you Utilize Most to Find Information about:
“Deadlines for Registration”
7%
15%
9%
42%
27%
UNCG Homepage/Website
Schedule of Courses
Word of Mouth
The Carolinian
Campus Mailbox Announcements
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Which Source do you Utilize Most to Find Information about:
“UNCG Intercollegiate Athletic Events”
6%
12%
44%
32%
6%
UNCG Homepage/Website
Posters or Bulletin Boards
Word of Mouth
The Carolinian
Campus Mailbox Announcements
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Student-Centeredness At UNCG
71%
Treated with dignity & respect by UNCG faculty
62%
Treated with dignity & respect by UNCG staff
46%
Connected to and/or a part of UNCG
43%
Listened to at UNCG
41%
Valued as an individual at UNCG
Students have an adequate voice in most academic or
campus policies that affect them
36%
34%
Faculty understand demands on students
0%
20%
Note: Percent responding “very much” or “quite a bit”.
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40%
60%
80%
100%
UNCG Marketing Themes
UNCG provides smaller communities to support my
needs
88%
Greensboro is an excellent place to live and go to
school
83%
UNCG is large enough for variety and small enough to
care
80%
UNCG is an exceptional educational value given the
cost of attendance
78%
UNCG's quality of academic programs exceeds those
of other schools I considered attending
73%
UNCG's faculty are better teachers than those of other
schools I considered attending
70%
63%
UNCG is a place where students come first
0%
20%
40%
Note: Percent responding “strongly agree” or “somewhat agree”.
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60%
80%
100%
General Education Outcomes
65%
Basic computer skills
58%
Ability to use library resources to support a research project
Clear communication through effective writing
56%
Reading critically and interpreting academic writing in various
disciplines
55%
Understanding of and sensitivity to the world's diversity of cultural
and national experiences
55%
Understanding of the historical, cultural, and philosophical
traditions that have shaped our society
47%
45%
Clear communication through effective speaking
36%
Mathematical skills essential to my program/interests
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Note: Percent responding that they have gained or made progress “very much” or “quite a bit” from their
experiences at UNCG.
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Do you presently own a computer?
When did you purchase your computer?
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Prior to attending UNCG - 43.2%
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Within 1st year at UNCG - 14.2%
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Within 2 years at UNCG - 5.9%
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After 2 years at UNCG - 6.4%
80%
70%
60%
40%
30%
20%
Computer Ownership
•65.7% - with aid own computers
•73.6% - without aid own computers
0%
Yes
No
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What was the main reason you purchased a computer?
More Convenient Access
to Technology
59%
Need Computer for
Personal Needs
19%
Computer Labs are too
Crowded
11%
Other
11%
0%
20%
40%
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60%
80%
100%
How do you most often access UNCG’s web, e-mail,
UNCGenie and other Internet sites?
From a UNCG Computer
Lab
42%
Via a Commercial
Internet Service
Provider
Via UNCG's Dial-up
Access
From Residence Hall
Room
0%
40%
10%
8%
20%
40%
20
60%
80%
100%
How frequently do you use the following technology applications?
86%
Word processing software
79%
E-mail
76%
Internet/World Wide Web for academic use
69%
Internet/World Wide Web for personal use
31%
Spreadsheets
26%
Graphical presentation software
Solving computational or statistical problems in
general or for a given discipline
19%
20%
0%
Note: Percent responding “very often” or “often”.
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40%
60%
80%
100%
Computing at UNCG
The skills I have learned in
computing will help me in my
future career
93%
My computing skills have
enhanced my overall
effectiveness as a student
88%
More emphasis should be put
on the use of computing at the
University
0%
82%
20%
40%
Note: Percent responding “strongly agree” or “somewhat agree”.
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60%
80%
100%
Quality of Instruction and Sense of
Community at UNCG
How would you evaluate the
quality of instruction in your
major?
88%
How would you evaluate the
overall quality of instruction?
87%
How would you evaluate the
sense of community at UNCG?
0%
59%
20%
40%
Note: Percent responding “excellent” or “good”.
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60%
80%
100%
How Would you Evaluate the Sense of
Community at UNCG?
100%
80%
67%
64%
60%
40%
54%
44%
51%
45%
41%
39%
19%
13%
12%
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
20%
23%
0%
Freshmen
Excellent
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Good
Intellectual Environment and Overall
Education at UNCG
How would you characterize
the intellectual environment
on this campus?
66%
How would you evaluate the
overall education you are
receiving at this institution?
0%
76%
20%
40%
Note: Percent responding “very strong” or “strong”.
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60%
80%
100%
Percent Who Would Choose to Attend
UNCG Again
Overall
Class (% yes):
Fr. - 72%
So. - 63%
Jr. - 64%
Sn. - 66%
80%
67%
60%
Gender (% yes):
Female - 67%
Male - 65%
Ethnicity (% yes):
Black - 62%
White - 68%
40%
20%
13%
21%
Entry Status (% yes):
Entered from H.S. - 66%
Transferred
- 68%
0%
Yes
No
Not Sure
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