NSSE 2003 Means Comparison Report

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Texas A&M International University

Texas A&M Intnat'l

Texas A&M Intnat'l compared with:

Texas A&M System

Master's

NSSE 2003

Variable

Class

Mean

Texas A&M System
Mean

Sig ^a

Effect
Size ^b

Master's
Mean

Sig ^a

Effect
Size ^b

NSSE 2003
Mean

Sig ^a

Effect
Size ^b

Academic and Intellectual Experiences

In your experience at your institution during the current school year, about how often have you done each of the following? 1=never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, 4=very often

Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions

CLQUEST

2.75

2.54

.35

2.81

2.84

2.94

3.00

3.13

-.23

3.12

-.21

Made a class presentation

CLPRESEN

2.46

2.07

***

.58

2.27

.24

2.24

.28

3.25

2.83

***

.46

2.89

***

.43

2.84

***

.49

Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in

REWROPAP

3.03

2.53

***

.54

2.74

.30

2.70

***

.33

2.88

2.66

.23

2.56

***

.33

2.51

***

.38

Worked on a paper or project that required integrating ideas or information from various sources

INTEGRAT

3.25

2.89

***

.52

3.05

.25

3.06

.23

3.41

3.31

3.34

Included diverse perspectives (different races, religions, genders, political beliefs, etc.) in class discussions or writing assignments

DIVCLASS

2.75

2.53

.35

2.71

2.73

2.79

2.66

2.76

2.75

Come to class without completing readings or assignments

CLUNPREP

2.20

2.12

1.98

***

.31

2.01

.26

2.10

2.07

2.03

2.07

Worked with other students on projects during class

CLASSGRP

2.56

2.28

.28

2.39

.21

2.34

.27

2.64

2.54

2.55

2.46

.21

Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments

OCCGRP

2.53

2.47

2.32

.25

2.40

3.01

2.86

2.71

***

.34

2.73

***

.32

Put together ideas or concepts from different courses when completing assignments or during class discussions

INTIDEAS

2.58

2.47

2.45

2.49

2.92

2.86

2.82

2.85

Tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary)

TUTOR

1.97

1.75

1.63

***

.42

1.68

***

.35

1.95

1.93

1.81

.16

1.87

Participated in a community-based project as part of a regular course

COMMPROJ

1.66

1.34

***

.43

1.47

.26

1.46

.27

1.83

1.53

1.64

.22

1.63

.24

Academic and Intellectual Experiences (continued)

In your experience at your institution during the current school year, about how often have you done each of the following? 1=never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, 4=very often

Used an electronic medium (list-serv, chat group, Internet, etc.) to discuss or complete an assignment

ITACADEM

2.95

2.59

.25

2.61

***

.32

2.65

.28

3.13

2.90

2.82

***

.30

2.81

***

.31

Used e-mail to communicate with an instructor

2.79

2.75

2.87

2.96

-.19

3.25

3.08

3.09

.19

3.18

Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor

FACGRADE

2.82

2.61

2.58

.27

2.62

.23

2.88

2.92

2.82

2.84

Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor

FACPLANS

2.49

2.09

.35

2.14

***

.40

2.15

***

.39

2.43

2.45

2.44

2.48

Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with faculty members outside of class

FACIDEAS

2.13

1.72

.37

1.76

***

.46

1.81

***

.40

2.19

2.09

2.06

2.10

Received prompt feedback from faculty on your academic performance (written or oral)

FACFEED

2.59

2.45

2.58

2.63

2.74

2.78

2.82

2.83

Worked harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor's standards or expectations

WORKHARD

2.80

2.60

.29

2.61

.23

2.61

.22

2.95

2.76

.28

2.72

***

.28

2.71

***

.29

Worked with faculty members on activities other than coursework (committees, orientation, student life activities, etc.)

FACOTHER

2.03

1.55

.35

1.52

***

.64

1.56

***

.58

1.97

1.79

.19

1.85

Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with others outside of class (students, family members, coworkers, etc.)

OOCIDEAS

2.89

2.74

2.71

.20

2.77

2.90

2.86

2.84

2.88

Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than your own

DIVRSTUD

2.36

2.57

2.54

2.61

-.25

2.28

2.65

***

-.50

2.54

***

-.27

2.60

***

-.33

Had serious conversations with students who are very different from you in terms of their religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values

DIFFSTU2

2.55

2.63

2.67

2.77

-.22

2.40

2.66

***

-.45

2.61

-.23

2.69

***

-.30

Mental Activities

During the current school year, how much has your coursework emphasized the following mental activities?
1=very little, 2=some, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much

Memorizing facts, ideas, or methods from your courses and readings so you can repeat them in pretty much the same form

MEMORIZE

2.96

3.07

2.97

2.93

2.76

2.91

-.33

2.78

2.72

Analyzing the basic elements of an idea, experience, or theory, such as examining a particular case or situation in depth and considering its components

ANALYZE

3.26

3.00

***

.50

3.09

.22

3.15

3.34

3.26

3.25

3.28

Synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experiences into new, more complex interpretations and relationships

SYNTHESZ

2.97

2.74

.32

2.82

2.88

3.17

3.00

3.04

.16

3.07

Making judgments about the value of information, arguments, or methods, such as examining how others gathered and interpreted data and assessing the soundness of their conclusions

EVALUATE

3.04

2.75

.38

2.80

.28

2.83

.25

3.19

2.90

2.95

***

.27

2.95

***

.27

Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations

APPLYING

3.08

2.94

2.96

3.01

3.24

3.18

3.20

Examinations

1=very little to 7=very much

To what extent have your examinations during the current school year challenged you to do your best work?

EXAMS

5.54

5.64

5.49

5.54

5.61

5.55

.26

5.48

5.45

Reading and Writing

During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done?
1=none, 2=between 1 and 4, 3=between 5 and 10, 4=between 11 and 20, 5=more than 20

Number of assigned textbooks, books, or
book-length packs of course readings

READASGN

3.00

3.22

3.42

***

-.43

3.49

***

-.51

3.21

3.07

3.26

3.34

Number of books read on your own (not assigned) for personal enjoyment or academic enrichment

READOWN

1.95

1.93

2.00

2.01

2.13

2.23

2.19

2.21

Number of written papers or reports of 20 pages or more

WRITEMOR

1.52

1.26

***

.38

1.24

***

.44

1.72

1.60

1.65

1.66

Reading and Writing (continued)

During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done?
1=none, 2=between 1 and 4, 3=between 5 and 10, 4=between 11 and 20, 5=more than 20

Number of written papers or reports between 5 and 19 pages

WRITEMID

2.27

2.02

.35

2.41

2.44

-.19

2.53

2.33

2.63

2.66

Number of written papers or reports of fewer than 5 pages

WRITESML

2.96

2.74

.34

3.31

***

-.31

3.30

***

-.32

2.68

2.86

3.09

***

-.34

3.11

***

-.36

Problem Sets

In a typical week, how many homework problem sets do you complete?
1=none, 2=1-2, 3=3-4, 4=5-6, 5=more than 6

Number of problem sets that take you more than an hour to complete

PROBSETA

2.97

2.55

***

.43

2.50

***

.43

2.52

***

.40

2.78

2.49

.25

2.38

***

.34

2.35

***

.36

Number of problem sets that take you less than an hour to complete

PROBSETB

2.94

2.51

***

.46

2.68

.22

2.58

.30

2.34

2.27

2.18

Homework Problems

1=none, 2=1-3, 3=4-6, 4=7-10, 5=more than 10

In a typical week, how many homework problems take you more than 15 minutes each to complete?

HWPROBS

3.03

2.68

.34

2.67

***

.31

2.68

.29

2.79

2.65

2.61

Enriching Educational Experiences

Which of the following have you done or do you plan to do before you graduate from your institution? (These items were recoded 0=no or undecided, 1=yes. Thus, the mean is the proportion responding "yes" among all valid respondents.)

Practicum, internship, field experience, co-op experience, or clinical assignment

INTERN

.69

.79

-.38

.80

-.27

.81

***

-.31

.63

.69

.72

-.20

.72

-.20

Community service or volunteer work

VOLUNTER

.68

.76

.74

.75

.56

.62

.64

.66

-.20

Participate in a learning community or some other formal program where groups of students take two or more classes together

LEARNCOM

.52

.39

.35

***

.36

.33

***

.40

.36

.27

.19

.27

.21

Work on a research project with a faculty member outside of course or program requirements

RESEARCH

.32

.29

.26

.29

.23

.22

.23

.27

Foreign language coursework

FORLANG

.58

.32

***

.59

.43

.30

.48

.21

.31

.22

.35

.41

-.21

Study abroad

STUDYABR

.34

.28

.33

.38

.16

.11

.14

.18

Enriching Educational Experiences (continued)

Independent study or self-designed major

INDSTUDY

.23

.17

.18

.27

.22

.26

.29

Culminating senior experience (comprehensive exam, capstone course, thesis, project, etc.)

SENIORX

.42

.33

.39

.43

.53

.48

.55

.59

Quality of Relationships

Mark the box that best represents the quality of your relationships with people at your institution.
1=unfriendly, unsupportive, sense of alienation to 7=friendly, supportive, sense of belonging

Relationships with other students

ENVSTU

6.19

5.91

.25

5.70

***

.38

5.74

***

.35

6.09

6.00

5.81

.23

5.80

.23

1=unavailable, unhelpful, unsympathetic to 7=available, helpful, sympathetic

Relationships with faculty members

ENVFAC

5.87

5.41

***

.47

5.53

.28

5.56

.26

5.70

5.60

5.73

5.72

1=unhelpful, inconsiderate, rigid to 7=helpful, considerate, flexible

Relationships with administrative personnel and offices

ENVADM

5.73

5.16

***

.47

5.09

***

.44

5.09

***

.43

5.33

4.98

4.84

***

.30

4.80

***

.32

Time Usage

About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week doing each of the following? 1=0 hrs/wk, 2=1-5 hrs/wk, 3=6-10 hrs/wk, 4=11-15 hrs/wk, 5=16-20 hrs/wk, 6=21-25 hrs/wk, 7=26-30 hrs/wk, 8=more than 30 hrs/wk

Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing data, rehearsing, and other activities related to your academic program)

ACADPR01

3.43

3.82

3.91

-.29

4.11

***

-.40

3.59

3.80

3.94

-.20

4.13

***

-.30

Working for pay on campus

WORKON01

1.96

1.38

1.55

***

.35

1.60

.31

2.93

1.85

1.73

***

.81

1.89

***

.68

Working for pay off campus

WORKOF01

2.43

2.23

2.60

2.20

3.15

3.84

4.09

***

-.33

3.56

Participating in co-curricular activities (organizations, campus publications, student government, social fraternity or sorority, intercollegiate or intramural sports, etc.)

COCURR01

2.00

2.34

-.34

2.13

2.28

-.18

1.98

2.05

-.24

2.01

2.17

Relaxing and socializing (watching TV, partying, exercising, etc.)

SOCIAL01

3.56

3.86

-.27

3.86

3.09

3.32

-.31

3.49

***

-.25

3.57

***

-.30

Time Usage (continued)

Providing care for dependents living with you (parents, children, spouse, etc.)

CARED01

2.29

1.57

.27

1.72

***

.34

1.54

***

.52

3.65

2.86

***

.59

2.55

***

.45

2.23

***

.63

Commuting to class (driving, walking, etc.)

COMMUTE

2.75

2.22

.30

2.20

***

.53

2.13

***

.63

2.73

2.52

2.37

***

.33

2.29

***

.43

10.

Institutional Environment

To what extent does your institution emphasize each of the following?
1=very little, 2=some, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much

Spending significant amounts of time studying and on academic work

ENVSCHOL

3.12

3.17

3.12

3.18

3.15

3.10

.22

3.11

3.15

Providing the support you need to help you succeed academically

ENVSUPRT

3.20

2.98

.26

3.05

.20

3.09

3.06

2.86

.23

2.93

.16

2.95

Encouraging contact among students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds

ENVDIVRS

2.67

2.48

2.56

2.59

2.58

2.34

2.38

.21

2.39

.20

Helping you cope with your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)

ENVNACAD

2.48

2.10

.29

2.09

***

.42

2.11

***

.41

2.28

1.88

.27

1.88

***

.45

1.89

***

.43

Providing the support you need to thrive socially

ENVSOCAL

2.56

2.41

2.31

.28

2.34

.25

2.30

2.18

2.07

***

.26

2.09

.24

Attending campus events and activities (special speakers, cultural performances, athletic events, etc.)

ENVEVENT

2.90

2.86

2.73

2.82

2.72

2.48

***

.26

2.57

.17

Using computers in academic work

ENVCOMPT

3.41

3.30

3.29

3.34

3.46

3.42

3.41

3.44

11.

Educational and Personal Growth

To what extent has your experience at this institution contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas? 1=very little, 2=some, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much

Acquiring a broad general education

GNGENLED

3.27

3.13

.27

3.14

3.17

3.32

3.25

.24

3.28

3.30

Acquiring job or work-related knowledge and skills

GNWORK

2.59

2.63

2.66

2.68

3.05

3.06

3.04

3.00

Writing clearly and effectively

GNWRITE

3.18

2.71

***

.49

2.98

.23

2.98

.23

3.26

2.95

***

.45

3.08

.21

3.09

.20

Speaking clearly and effectively

GNSPEAK

3.04

2.62

.37

2.77

.31

2.72

***

.36

3.23

2.92

***

.40

3.00

***

.26

2.99

***

.27

11.

Educational and Personal Growth (continued)

To what extent has your experience at this institution contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas? 1=very little, 2=some, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much

Thinking critically and analytically

GNANALY

3.35

3.12

.37

3.14

.27

3.20

.19

3.35

3.30

3.35

Analyzing quantitative problems

GNQUANT

2.98

2.78

2.65

***

.38

2.68

***

.34

3.15

3.03

2.88

***

.30

2.89

***

.29

Using computing and information technology

GNCMPTS

3.24

2.99

.29

2.90

***

.37

2.92

***

.35

3.29

3.15

.17

3.15

.17

Working effectively with others

GNOTHERS

2.99

2.86

3.24

3.16

3.13

3.12

.15

Voting in local, state, or national elections

GNCITIZN

2.61

2.02

***

.54

1.85

***

.80

1.84

***

.83

2.63

2.02

***

.52

1.85

***

.81

1.85

***

.81

Learning effectively on your own

GNINQ

3.06

2.97

2.88

.21

2.93

3.20

3.13

3.02

.21

3.07

Understanding yourself

GNSELF

2.84

2.73

2.71

2.75

2.94

2.82

2.79

2.85

Understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds

GNDIVERS

2.75

2.46

.27

2.54

.21

2.54

.21

2.88

2.49

.29

2.55

***

.33

2.55

***

.33

Solving complex real-world problems

GNPROBSV

2.65

2.59

2.49

2.52

2.82

2.74

2.65

.18

2.68

.15

Developing a personal code of values and ethics

GNETHICS

2.60

2.69

2.59

2.62

2.87

2.75

2.69

.18

2.71

.16

Contributing to the welfare of your community

GNCOMMUN

2.43

2.37

2.31

2.34

2.54

2.44

2.38

.16

2.40

Academic Advising

1=poor, 2=fair, 3=good, 4=excellent

12.

Overall, how would you evaluate the quality of academic advising you have received at your institution?

ADVISE

3.17

3.00

.24

2.97

.24

3.01

.19

3.00

2.87

2.90

2.93

Satisfaction

1=poor, 2=fair, 3=good, 4=excellent

13.

How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution?

ENTIREXP

3.30

3.23

3.18

3.23

3.17

3.21

3.24

1=definitely no, 2=probably no, 3=probably yes, 4=definitely yes

14.

If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution you are now attending?

SAMECOLL

3.34

3.18

.19

3.22

3.00

3.25

3.15

-.18

3.17

-.20