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NSSE Results 2005-2011Austin Peay State University

NSSE Multi-year BenchmarksFirst Year Students

'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '1140

45

50

55

60

51.3

46.449.4

52.4 52.3

Level of Academic Challenge (LAC)

'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '1120

30

40

26.7

30.3

35.337.7 36.8

Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI)

'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '1150

6057.0 56.3

58.6

61.9 61.3

Supportive Campus Environment (SCE)

'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '1130

35

40

45

50

36.5

39.4

43.144.6 43.6

Active and Collaborative Learning (ACL)

'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '1115

25

35

23.3 22.624.7 25.7 24.8

Enriching Educational Experiences (EEE)

NSSE Multi-year Benchmarks

Senior Students

'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '1140

50

60

54.552.9

55.6 55.0 55.9Level of Academic Challenge (LAC)

'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '1130

40

50

38.8 38.040.3 41.2

42.8

Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI)

'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '1145

55

65

56.554.4

56.2 55.5

60.1

Supportive Campus Environment (SCE)

'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '1140

45

50

55

60

48.0 49.0 49.0 49.3 49.0

Active and Collaborative Learning (ACL)

'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '1130

35

40

34.4 34.7 34.9 34.9 35.6

Enriching Educational Experiences (EEE)

NSSE Comparison of Retained and Not Retained students

ValuesNot Retained to First Fall

Retained to First Fall Grand Total

CI for Difference of Means

N Count LAC 256 1531 1787 (P value)

Level of Academic Challenge

Avg LAC 49.6 51.5 51.2 (.009, 3.631)

StdDev LAC 14.1 13.6 13.7 0.025

Active and Collaborative

Learning

AvgACL 41.4 46.1 45.4 (2.46. 6.9)

StdDev ACL 16.5 17.3 17.3 1.85331E-05

Student-Faculty Interaction

Avg SFI 33.5 38.2 37.6 (2.15, 7.4)

StdDev SFI 18.8 19.8 19.8 0.000188587

Enriching Educational Experiences

Avg EEE 24.8 28.5 28.0 (1.75, 5.78)

StdDev EEE 12.8 15.0 14.8 0.000132246

Supportive Campus Environment

Avg SCE 55.6 58.6 58.2 (0.41, 5.59)

StdDev SCE 19.2 18.7 18.8 0.011570799

NSSE Comparison of Traditional and Non-Traditional students

2006 2007 2009 201144464850525456 LAC

Non Trad Trad

2006 2007 2009 201142434445464748 ACL

2006 2007 2009 2011323436384042 SFI

2006 2007 2009 201125262728293031323334 EEE

2006 2007 2009 201150525456586062 SCE

Curricular Trends

Students are studying longer

0 hou

rs per

week 1-5 6-1

011-

1516-

2021-

2526-

30

More th

an 30

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%

2010200820062005

… and feel that we emphasize studying

Very littleSome

Quite a bitVery much

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%

20102008

20062005

Curricular Trends

Students are working harder than they thought they could

Never Sometimes Often Very often

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

2010200820062005

… and learn more by analyzing, synthesizing and

applying theories

Very littleSome

Quite a bitVery much

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

20102008

20062005

Curricular Trends

Fewer course texts, books and course packets

None 1-4 5-10 11-20 More than 20

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

2005200620082010

Fewer and shorter papers

None 1-4 5-10 11-20 More than 20

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%

2010200820062005

Support Trends

Friendlier students and faculty…

Unhelpful 2 3 4 5 6 Helpful

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%

20102008

20062005

… and administration

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

20102008

20062005

Support Trends

Students feel academically supported

Very littleSome

Quite a bitVery much

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

20102008

20062005

… and Traditional students feel increasingly socially

supported

Very littleSome

Quite a bitVery much

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

20102008

20062005

Support Trends

Students don’t feel supported outside the university

Very littleSome

Quite a bitVery much

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

20102008

20062005

… and Non-Traditional students don’t feel supported socially or

outside the university

Very little Some Quite a bit

Very much

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Non TradTrad

Engagement Trends

Increasing use of electronic media

NeverSometimes

OftenVery often

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

20102008

20062005

Increasing involvement in Practicums, Internships,

Community Service, International and Capstone

Do not plan to do Have not

decided Plan to do Done

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

20102008

20062005

Engagement Trends

Decreasing involvement in Linked classes, Independent study, and

Foreign Languages

Do not plan to do Have not

decided Plan to do Done

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%

20102008

20062005

Lessening of curricular conversations outside class with

faculty

NeverSometimes

OftenVery often

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

20102008

20062005

Student-Faculty Trends

More discussions with faculty about assignments, more questions asked and

prompt feedback

NeverSometimes

OftenVery often

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%

20102008

20062005

But Non-Trads work less with faculty in clubs and

organizations

Never Sometimes Often Very often0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

Non-Trad Trad

Co-Curricular Trends

Still most students are disengaged from co-curricular

activities

0 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-

20 21-25 26-

30 More than 30

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

20102008

20062005

…especially Non-Trad students

0 1-5 6-10 11-15

16-20

21-25

26-30

More than 30

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Non-TradTrad

Active and Collaborative TrendsNon-Trads study much less with their peers on projects in class

Never Sometimes Often Very often0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Non Trad Trad

… and to prepare for assignments outside class

Never Sometimes Often Very often0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Non-Trad Trad