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 baccalaureate-granting 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

• 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 ItemsPercentage 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’