Institutional Research & Assessment

Academic, Intellectual, and Social Experiences

	Var Name	Class	Mean	Mean	Signif	Effect Size	Mean	Signif	Effect Size
1=never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, 4=very often
			Southern Utah University	Masters Universities			NSSE 2003
Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions	CLQUEST	1st Yr.	2.68	2.81			2.84
		Senior	3.27	3.13	*	0.17	3.12	*	0.17
Made a class presentation	CLPRESEN	1st Yr.	2.12	2.27			2.24	*	0.18
		Senior	2.99	2.90			2.84	*	0.18
Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in	REWROPAP	1st Yr.	2.89	2.74			2.70
		Senior	2.65	2.56			2.51
Worked on a paper or project that required integrating ideas or information from various sources	INTEGRAT	1st Yr.	2.95	3.05			3.06
		Senior	3.27	3.34			3.34
Included diverse perspectives (different races, religions, genders, political beliefs, etc.) in class discussions or writing assignments	DIVCLASS	1st Yr.	2.56	2.71			2.73	*	-0.20
		Senior	2.62	2.76	*	-0.16	2.75
Came to class without completing readings or assignments	CLUNPREP	1st Yr.	2.01	1.98			2.01
		Senior	20.80	2.03			2.07
Worked with other students on projects during class	CLASSGRP	1st Yr.	2.46	2.39			2.34
		Senior	2.68	2.55			2.46	**	0.26
Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments	CLASSGRP	1st Yr.	2.41	2.32			2.40
		Senior	2.85	2.71	*	0.16	2.73
Put together ideas or concepts from different courses when completing assignments or during class discussions	INTIDEAS	1st Yr.	2.44	2.45			2.49
		Senior	2.81	2.82			2.85
Tutored or taught other students(paid or voluntary)	TUTOR	1st Yr.	1.78	1.63			1.68
		Senior	1.96	1.81	*	0.17	1.87
Participated in a community-based project as a part of a regular course	COMMPROJ	1st Yr.	1.49	1.47			1.46
		Senior	1.82	1.64	**	0.21	1.63	**	0.24
Used an electronic medium (list-serv, chat group, Internet, etc.) to discuss or complete an assignment	ITACADEM	1st Yr.	2.45	2.61			2.65
		Senior	2.90	2.82			2.81
Used email to communicate with an instructor	EMAIL	1st Yr.	2.57	2.87	***	-0.33	2.96	***	-0.44
		Senior	2.76	3.09	***	-0.38	3.18	***	-0.49
Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor	FACGRADE	1st Yr.	2.61	2.59			2.62
		Senior	2.87	2.82			2.83
Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor	FACPLANS	1st Yr.	2.00	2.14			2.15
		Senior	2.57	2.44			2.48
Discussed ideas from your reading or classes with faculty members outside of class	FACIDEAS	1st Yr.	1.65	1.77			1.81	*	-0.19
		Senior	2.16	2.06			2.10
Received prompt feedback from faculty on your academic performance (written or oral)	FACFEED	1st Yr.	2.58	2.58			2.63
		Senior	2.83	2.82			2.83
Worked harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor's standards and expectations	WORKHARD	1st Yr.	2.58	2.61			2.61
		Senior	2.65	2.72			2.71
Worked with faculty members on activities other than coursework (committees, orientation, student life activities, etc.)	FACOTHER	1st Yr.	1.47	1.53			1.56
		Senior	1.91	1.79			1.85
Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with others outside of class (students, family members, coworkers, etc.)	OOCIDEAS	1st Yr.	2.78	2.71			2.77
		Senior	2.82	2.84			2.88
Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than your own	DIVRSTUD	1st Yr.	2.29	2.54	*	-0.24	2.61	**	-0.32
		Senior	2.16	2.54	***	-0.32	2.60	***	-0.44
Had serious conversations with students who differ from you in terms of their religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values	DIFFSTUD	1st Yr.	2.66	2.67			2.77
		Senior	2.57	2.61			2.69

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