Student Engagement for Diverse SubPopulations at CSU:
2012 NSSE Results
Student Affairs Assessment Symposium
March 29, 2013
Heather Novak, Ph.D.
Statistical Research Analyst
Institutional Research
Colorado State University
National Survey of Student
Engagement (NSSE)
 What is NSSE
 Survey administration
 The theory of student engagement
 NSSE ‘Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practices’
 How NSSE data can be used
 Variability within CSU’s NSSE data
 Longitudinal change at CSU
 Peer comparisons
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CSU Population Parameter
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Variation within CSU’s NSSE
Scores
We will focus on variation within CSU’s
NSSE data by looking at benchmark scores
across first-generation, minority, and lowincome statuses.
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Level of Academic Challenge (LAC)
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Challenging intellectual and creative work is central to student learning and
collegiate quality. Colleges and universities promote high levels of student
achievement by emphasizing the importance of academic effort and setting high
expectations for student performance.
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Active and Collaborative Learning (ACL)
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Students learn more when they are intensely involved in their education and asked to
think about what they are learning in different settings. Collaborating with others in
solving problems or mastering difficult material prepares students for the messy,
unscripted problems they will encounter daily during and after college.
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Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI)
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Students learn firsthand how experts think about and solve practical problems
by interacting with faculty members inside and outside the classroom. As a
result, their teachers become role models, mentors, and guides for
continuous, life-long learning.
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Enriching Educational Experiences (EEE)
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Complementary learning opportunities enhance academic programs. Diversity
experiences teach students valuable things about themselves and others.
Technology facilitates collaboration between peers and instructors. Internships,
community service, and senior capstone courses provide opportunities to
integrate and apply knowledge.
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Supportive Campus Environment (SCE)
Students perform better and are more satisfied at colleges that are
committed to their success and cultivate positive working and social
relations among different groups on campus.
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Variation within CSU’s NSSE
Scores
In summary, there is not much variation in
the benchmark averages across firstgeneration, Pell-recipient, or minority status.
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CSU’s NSSE Scores over Time
CSU has participated in the NSSE survey
eight times. The benefit of having multiple
NSSE administrations is that longitudinal
trends in NSSE responses at CSU can be
explored.
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Summary of CSU’s NSSE Scores over
Time
2012 Change
from 2007
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FirstYear
Senior
Level of Academic Challenge (LAC)
+
+
Active and Collaborative Learning (ACL)
+
+
Student Faculty Interaction (SFI)
+
=
Enriching Educational Experiences (EEE)
+
=
Supportive Campus Environment (SCE)
+
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In
a typical
week,
how
manyyou
hours
do you
spend
preparing
for class
Overall,
how
would
evaluate
the
quality
of
How
much
does
your
school
emphasize
providing
(studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing data,
academic
advising
you
received
at your
the support
you
to help
you succeed
rehearsing,
andneed
other have
academic
activities)?
First
Year
Senior
institution?
academically?
2007
2012
2007
2012
First
Year
Senior
First
Year
Senior
0 hrs/wk
0%
0%
1%
0%
2007
2012
2007
2012
2007
2012
2007
2012
1-5 hrs/wk
13%
8%
17%
10%
6-10
hrs/wk
30%
21%
24%
19%
Poor
3%
2%
16%
9%
Very
little
2%
1%
6%
3%
11-15 hrs/wk
24%
21%
22%
20%
Fair
19%
12%
25%
18%
Some
26%
16%
30%
24%
16-20
hrs/wk
16%
22%
13%
19%
Good
50%
47%
37%
42%
21-25
hrs/wk
9%
14%
9%
11%
Quite
a bit
45%
46%
47%
46%
26-30
hrs/wk
5%
7%
5%
8%
Excellent
28%
39%
22%
31%
Very
much
26%
37%
17%
26%
30+ hrs/wk
3%
7%
8%
12%
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CSU’s NSSE Scores compared to
Peers
A benefit of participating in NSSE is that CSU
can compare our scores to the average score
from a group of selected peer institutions.
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Peer Comparisons
2012 CSU compared to the average 2012 NSSE score for
other large public research institutions
First-Year
Senior
Level of Academic Challenge (LAC)
Active and Collaborative Learning
(ACL)
Student Faculty Interaction (SFI)
Enriching Educational Experiences
(EEE)
Supportive Campus Environment (SCE)
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=
+
=
-
=
-
+
=
Conclusions
 There is not worrisome variation in engagement
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scores across socio-economic diversity variables
 CSU has considerable improvement in our 2012
NSSE scores compared to 2007
 In terms of the peer comparisons CSU has room
for improvement, especially for the EEE
benchmark
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Questions, Comments, & Future
Research Ideas
Heather Novak
Institutional Research
[email protected]
491-2163
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