Executive Summary
Results from the 2010 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Office of Institutional Analysis, October 2010
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is a national survey of freshmen and seniors designed to measure the extent to which those students are engaged in educationally effective practices. The survey was launched in 2001, and GVSU has participated in 2005, 2007, and 2010. The survey measures engagement in five broad areas, plus self-assessments of growth and satisfaction.
GVSU change over time: (Highlighting indicates scores that improved significantly from the previous measure.)
Benchmark Scales:
|
First-year students |
2005 |
2007 |
2010 |
|
Level of Academic Challenge |
49.5 |
50.8 |
53.4 |
|
Active and Collaborative Learning |
38.3 |
38.9 |
40.7 |
|
Student-Faculty Interaction |
29.3 |
28.5 |
31.0 |
|
Enriching Educational Experiences |
24.6 |
24.7 |
25.0 |
|
Supportive Campus Environment |
57.2 |
60.4 |
62.7 |
|
Seniors |
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|
Level of Academic Challenge |
54.9 |
55.9 |
57.1 |
|
Active and Collaborative Learning |
49.0 |
50.8 |
50.9 |
|
Student-Faculty Interaction |
39.3 |
39.8 |
39.1 |
|
Enriching Educational Experiences |
37.0 |
39.3 |
41.2 |
|
Supportive Campus Environment |
53.6 |
56.0 |
56.9 |
Selected growth and satisfaction items:
|
First-year students |
2005 |
2007 |
2010 |
|
Growth in General Education |
3.14 |
3.24 |
3.31 |
|
Growth in Writing |
2.92 |
3.03 |
3.11 |
|
Growth in Critical Thinking |
3.05 |
3.17 |
3.26 |
|
Satisfaction with Advising |
2.90 |
2.90 |
3.03 |
|
Overall Satisfaction |
3.16 |
3.24 |
3.26 |
|
Seniors |
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|
Growth in General Education |
3.18 |
3.24 |
3.32 |
|
Growth in Writing |
3.08 |
3.12 |
3.15 |
|
Growth in Critical Thinking |
3.27 |
3.34 |
3.36 |
|
Satisfaction with Advising |
2.68 |
2.76 |
2.76 |
|
Overall Satisfaction |
3.19 |
3.24 |
3.24 |
Comparison to peers (2010): (highlighting indicates score is significantly higher than that of comparison group.)
Peers include:
˙ Boise State University
˙ California State University - Chico
˙ Eastern Illinois University
˙ Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
˙ University of Nebraska at Omaha
˙ University of Northern Iowa
˙ University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
˙ Youngstown State University
Benchmark Scales:
|
First-year students |
GVSU |
Peers |
|
Level of Academic Challenge |
53.4 |
51.8 |
|
Active and Collaborative Learning |
40.7 |
42.0 |
|
Student-Faculty Interaction |
31.0 |
32.4 |
|
Enriching Educational Experiences |
25.0 |
24.9 |
|
Supportive Campus Environment |
62.7 |
59.6 |
|
Seniors |
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|
Level of Academic Challenge |
57.1 |
56.0 |
|
Active and Collaborative Learning |
50.9 |
51.7 |
|
Student-Faculty Interaction |
39.1 |
40.8 |
|
Enriching Educational Experiences |
41.2 |
38.2 |
|
Supportive Campus Environment |
56.9 |
57.2 |
Selected growth and satisfaction items:
|
First-year students |
GVSU |
Peers |
|
Growth in General Education |
3.31 |
3.13 |
|
Growth in Writing |
3.11 |
2.99 |
|
Growth in Critical Thinking |
3.26 |
3.15 |
|
Satisfaction with Advising |
3.03 |
3.00 |
|
Overall Satisfaction |
3.26 |
3.14 |
|
Seniors |
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|
Growth in General Education |
3.32 |
3.18 |
|
Growth in Writing |
3.15 |
3.05 |
|
Growth in Critical Thinking |
3.36 |
3.29 |
|
Satisfaction with Advising |
2.76 |
2.81 |
|
Overall Satisfaction |
3.24 |
3.15 |