Transcript 2009 NSSE Report - Utah Valley University

2009
National Survey of
Student Engagement
(NSSE)
Report
Institutional Research
& Information
November 18, 2009
What is NSSE?
• National Survey of Student Engagement
– Collects information annually from samples of
first-year and senior students about the nature
and quality of their undergraduate experience.
– Introduced in 1999, nearly 1400 baccalaureategranting colleges & universities in the U.S. and
Canada have participated, including 8 in Utah.
Data Groups
• UVU 2008
• UVU 2009
• UVU Peers
– Selected Peers for 2009
• Carnegie-Engaged
– Selected Carnegie-Engaged institutions for 2009
• Bacc/Assoc College
– Selected Bacc/Assoc institutions for 2009
• NSSE 2009 Median
NSSE Benchmark Categories
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Level of Academic Challenge (LAC)
Active and Collaborative Learning (ACL)
Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI)
Enriching Educational Experiences (EEE)
Supportive Campus Environment (SCE)
First Year Students
NSSE Benchmark Scores
Seniors
NSSE Benchmark Scores
First Year Students
Student Faculty Interaction
Seniors
Student Faculty Interaction
FSSE Scores For These Items
Percentage of Instructors who said that half or more of their
students did the following:
FSSE, NSSE and Research
• 56% of Lower Division instructors and 67% of
Upper Division instructors indicated that
having students work on research projects
with faculty outside of class is ‘Important’ or
‘Very Important’.
• Compare to 13% of Seniors and 5% of First
Year students who have done research with
faculty outside of class.
Voluntary System of Accountability
• http://www.collegeportraits.org/UT/UVU
Seniors –
Active Learning Experiences
Seniors –
Group Learning Experiences
Seniors – Commitment to
Student Learning & Success
Seniors– Student Interaction
with Faculty & Staff
Seniors– Experiences with
Diverse Groups of People & Ideas
Seniors
Student Satisfaction
Next Steps
•Support Leadership in
Identifying Action Plans
for Improvement
•Support Assessment of
Action Plans
•Create College-Specific
reports
Where to Find This Presentation
• http://www.uvu.edu/iri/reports/nsse/2009/index.html
• From the IRI site, ‘Completed Research’ ->
‘Student Engagement’ -> ‘National Survey of
Student Engagement’ -> ‘NSSE, 2009’