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Faculty Senate
Pat Hulsebosch, Office of Academic Quality
11/17/08
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NSSE provides concrete descriptions of
student experience that leads to university
success
NSSE can be used for ongoing improvement
 NSSE Benchmarks = Strategic Plan indicators for
two SP Goal objectives
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NSSE data is based on years of research on
student success in higher education
NSSE is becoming one of the “standards” by
which IHE’s are evaluated
 Public and press
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Recent NSSE Survey done in Spring, 2007
NSSE surveyed 380,000 randomly sampled
students at 722 U.S. colleges and universities
in the spring of 2008.
◦ First year (FY) and Seniors (SR)
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Gallaudet has gathered NSSE data since 2005
(three years)
Often used every 2-3 years
GU’s NSSE data is compared to peer groups
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USA Today Website is providing NSSE
benchmark information on universities
(voluntary)
◦ http://www.usatoday.com/news/edu
cation/2007-11-04-nsse-howto_N.htm
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NSSE’s public education campaign on
Guidelines for Choosing a College or
University
◦ Characteristics of student engagement
◦ Experiences at universities that make a difference in
success
 See the POCKET GUIDE
 http://nsse.iub.edu/html/pocket_guide_intro.cfm
BENCHMARKS
Level of Academic
Challenge
Active and
Collaborative
Learning
Student-Faculty
Interaction
Enriching Educational
Experiences
Supportive Campus
Environment
EXAMPLE NSSE ITEMS
Number of papers written
• Made a class presentation
• Discussed assignments
with instructor
• Discussed career plans
with a faculty member
/advisor
• Talking with students of a
different race or ethnicity
• Quality of relationships
with administrative
personnel and offices
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BENCHMARKS (%)
◦ Comparisons to designated peers
◦ Comparisons to NSSE average
 See Executive Summary, page 4
◦ Comparisons to “highly engaged” IHE’s (Top 50%,
Top 10%)
◦ Comparisons to our past % (2004, 2005 - 2007)
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Active and collaborative learning
–Significantly higher than average 1, 2, 3 and 4
all have
Student-faculty interaction
INCREASED
–Significantly higher than averagefor FY students
since the last GU
Supportive campus environment NSSE Survey in
2005
–Neutral
Level of academic challenge
–Significantly lower than average
Enriching educational experience
–Significantly lower than average
Level of Academic
Challenge (LAC)
Active and Collaborative
Learning (ACL)
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Enriching Educational
Experiences (EEE)
Student-Faculty
Interaction (SFI)
Supportive Campus
Environment (SCE)
Level of Academic
Challenge (LAC)
Active and Collaborative
Learning (ACL)
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Supportive Campus
Environment (SCE)
Student-Faculty
Interaction (SFI)
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Enriching Educational
Experiences (EEE)
** –
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NSSE ITEMS
Percentages of our students
 See “What Gallaudet Students are Saying About Their Gallaudet Experience”
 92% report talking to a faculty or advisor about
career
 70% of FY students feel that this institution has a
substantial commitment to their academic success. 1
 53% feel well-supported by the institution regarding
their social needs.
 28% of FY students find the administrative personnel
and offices helpful, considerate, and flexible
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NSSE ITEMS
Comparisons to designated peers
Comparisons to NSSE average
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See Executive Summary, pages 2 and 3
See Blackboard: National Survey of Student
Engagement for data on all items
Town Hall, 11/12/08
Town Hall;
11/12/08
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Insider Higher Education interested in doing an
article about Gallaudet’s NSSE scores
Spring Faculty Development Day: January 13-15 –
January 14th on NSSE and retaining students
Power Points by Institutional Research and NSSE
(August Faculty Development Day) at
 http://aaweb.gallaudet.edu/Office_of_Academic_Quality
/National_Survey_of_Student_Engagement_(NSSE).html