Abstract While the importance of institutional mission is acknowledged within the higher educatio... more Abstract While the importance of institutional mission is acknowledged within the higher education community, there is a lack of empirical evidence investigating how missions are experienced. Using survey data from students and faculty, this study investigates perceptions of mission engagement at religiously affiliated and independent institutions. Implications for practice are discussed.
The year 2013 marks an important milestone for the National Survey of Student Engagement, with th... more The year 2013 marks an important milestone for the National Survey of Student Engagement, with the first substantial update to the survey since its inaugural administration in 2000. In this discussion session, participants learned about survey updates, including changes to survey items and benchmarks along with issues related to transitioning to the new survey (e.g., longitudinal comparisons), and, most important, were invited to give feedback on new reports and resources
This prerecorded webinar helps users construct the DAL scale and subscales using NSSE and FSSE da... more This prerecorded webinar helps users construct the DAL scale and subscales using NSSE and FSSE data. It also provides a general overview of the concept as well as identifies areas where assessing DAL may be helpful for institutional improvement
Presented at the 2015 Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Denver, CO.The focus... more Presented at the 2015 Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Denver, CO.The focus of this study is to measure the predictability of first-year students' plans to participate in undergraduate research compared to the completion of this activity by senior year. The sample for this study includes the paired survey responses of 43,554 students who participated in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). These students completed the survey as first-year students between 2004 and 2008, then again as a seniors three or four years after their initial participation in the survey. By using logistic regression, researchers determined that students who planned to participate in undergraduate research as first-years were twice as likely to complete undergraduate research experiences by the time they were seniors. Plans to participate were the strongest predictor, but transfer status, grades, and academic major also influenced student participation in undergraduate re...
Presented at the 2015 Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Denver, CO.This work... more Presented at the 2015 Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Denver, CO.This workshop will help extend institutional research professionals' use of the updated survey and include a review of survey content, new customization options, reporting, and assessment opportunities. The goal of this workshop is to help IR professionals make a seamless transition to using and maximizing the benefits of the updated NSSE, and to exchange ideas about approaches to using student engagement results
Presented at the 2014 Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Orlando, FL.This stu... more Presented at the 2014 Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Orlando, FL.This study is a follow up to Umbach and Wawrzynski's (2005) much cited work connecting faculty teaching practices to student engagement. It relies on data from the same two national surveys used in the previous study. However, both the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement and National Survey of Student Engagement were significantly updated in 2013. As a result, our findings, which come from an updated and expanded set of measures for both students and faculty members, (1) confirm the prior study's findings by showing that students report higher levels of engagement and learning at institutions where faculty members use effective educational practices more and (2) show previously untested relationships between faculty practices and student engagement
This webinar overviews how to use Faculty Survey of Student Engagement data and results in combin... more This webinar overviews how to use Faculty Survey of Student Engagement data and results in combination with data from the National Survey of Student Engagement
Presented at the 2015 NACADA Great Lakes Region 5 Conference in Indianapolis, IN.Using data from ... more Presented at the 2015 NACADA Great Lakes Region 5 Conference in Indianapolis, IN.Using data from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), session participants will learn of strategies to collaborate with data handlers on their campus to assess student engagement and academic advising. After a brief overview of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE), as well as the popular NSSE academic advising module, participants will work in small groups to identify how data from these surveys can be used to better understand the impact of advising on student success. This session will also include strategies to collaborate with data handlers on their campus to assess student engagement and academic advising. Presenters will lead a discussion about ways to forge campus partnerships and encourage impactful dialogue on the improvement of academic advising and student engagement
Join NSSE staff members, Amy and Cindy, in this interactive webinar to discuss strategies for inc... more Join NSSE staff members, Amy and Cindy, in this interactive webinar to discuss strategies for increasing dissemination and discussion of survey results. This webinar will present the updated NSSE Data User's Guide as a tool that can be adapted and customized for different audiences and campus groups. The webinar will include interactive activities, so make sure to have a printed copy of the User's Guide nearby! During this one-hour session, attendees will practice using the User's Guide with their campus data. In the box below, please list questions or topics you would like to have addressed in the webinar or barriers you have encountered when sharing NSSE data with different audiences. Additional questions can be raised via the chat feature during the webinar
Presented at the 2018 Professional and Organizational Development Network Annual Conference in Po... more Presented at the 2018 Professional and Organizational Development Network Annual Conference in Portland, OR.A flipped classroom is one in which traditional in-class activities are completed outside of class to provide facetime for active learning. In this session, participants will learn more about flipped classrooms by examining a large-scale study of flipped classroom practice at 18 institutions. Common characteristics of courses and faculty that incorporate flipped designs, motivations for flipping classes, and benefits and challenges will all be discussed. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on the importance of this teaching practice to meet current student needs with an opportunity to apply lessons learned about flipped classrooms to improve their own practices
Presented at the 2017 Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, IN.Student affairs is under pressure ... more Presented at the 2017 Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, IN.Student affairs is under pressure to improve student success and demonstrate the effectiveness of programs and contributions to student outcomes. One practical approach to address this issue is for student affairs assessment professionals to take advantage of available data and assessment resources such as the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). In this session, participants will learn about recent findings about student engagement, persistence, and student learning relevant to student affairs; will practice applying existing student engagement data to inform strategic goals and initiatives related to the co-curriculum; and will exchange ideas about effective approaches to using NSSE data in student affairs
Presented at the 2013 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, ... more Presented at the 2013 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.Using data from over 137,000 full time seniors enrolled at 543 four year colleges and universities in 2011, this study explores the relationship between the amount of time students spent preparing for class each week and both institutional context and field of study, with a particular focus on five professional fields (business, education, engineering, nursing, and allied health) relative to arts & sciences. Controlling for student and institutional characteristics, results indicate both systematic differences in study time related to field of study and a positive relationship between selectivity, Carnegie type, and study time. Moderating effects were found between discipline and institutional selectivity, Carnegie type, and control. Findings promise to inform national and disciplinary discussions about academic rigor, student effort, and learning outcomes
This pre-recorded webinar provides an overview of NSSE's most popular topical module-Academic... more This pre-recorded webinar provides an overview of NSSE's most popular topical module-Academic Advising module. Learn about the item set and ways you can explore the data by relating it to student engagement and your own institutional data. The webinar will also highlight reports provided back to participants and helpful online resources for dissemination
Bring your questions to this open “town hall style” webinar with two of NSSE’s most experienced r... more Bring your questions to this open “town hall style” webinar with two of NSSE’s most experienced research analysts. Bob Gonyea and Amy Ribera, with a combined 27 years of experience in the Center for Postsecondary Research, will answer your questions about NSSE data, reports, and resources. After briefly reviewing a broad selection of topics (sample analyses, the Report Builder, available syntax, advice about analysis “dos and don’ts” ), we will open it up for your questions. You will be able to submit questions prior to the webinar (via the online registration) or ask them live through the webinar chat. John Zilvinskis, doctoral student and project associate in the NSSE Institute will moderate. When you register be sure to include any specific questions or topics you’d like to see us cover
Response style effect is a well-known survey limitation. By applying a generalized item response ... more Response style effect is a well-known survey limitation. By applying a generalized item response theory (IRT) model to the Global Perspective Inventory data from the 2014 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), this study provides estimates of college students' extreme response style (ERS) tendency. Furthermore, findings reveal significant group differences in ERS tendency by two student characteristics-first-generation status and major choice (STEM vs non-STEM).
Do seniors' learning effort to engage in Higher-Order Learning, Reflective and Integrative Learni... more Do seniors' learning effort to engage in Higher-Order Learning, Reflective and Integrative Learning, Learning Strategies, and Quantitative Reasoning mediate the effect of Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI) on Learning Outcomes (as measured by self-reported college grades and gains in knowledge, skills, and personal development)? Ø Extensive research on college student learning generally suggests interacting with faculty contributes to positive gains in cognitive development and retention (
Abstract While the importance of institutional mission is acknowledged within the higher educatio... more Abstract While the importance of institutional mission is acknowledged within the higher education community, there is a lack of empirical evidence investigating how missions are experienced. Using survey data from students and faculty, this study investigates perceptions of mission engagement at religiously affiliated and independent institutions. Implications for practice are discussed.
The year 2013 marks an important milestone for the National Survey of Student Engagement, with th... more The year 2013 marks an important milestone for the National Survey of Student Engagement, with the first substantial update to the survey since its inaugural administration in 2000. In this discussion session, participants learned about survey updates, including changes to survey items and benchmarks along with issues related to transitioning to the new survey (e.g., longitudinal comparisons), and, most important, were invited to give feedback on new reports and resources
This prerecorded webinar helps users construct the DAL scale and subscales using NSSE and FSSE da... more This prerecorded webinar helps users construct the DAL scale and subscales using NSSE and FSSE data. It also provides a general overview of the concept as well as identifies areas where assessing DAL may be helpful for institutional improvement
Presented at the 2015 Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Denver, CO.The focus... more Presented at the 2015 Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Denver, CO.The focus of this study is to measure the predictability of first-year students' plans to participate in undergraduate research compared to the completion of this activity by senior year. The sample for this study includes the paired survey responses of 43,554 students who participated in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). These students completed the survey as first-year students between 2004 and 2008, then again as a seniors three or four years after their initial participation in the survey. By using logistic regression, researchers determined that students who planned to participate in undergraduate research as first-years were twice as likely to complete undergraduate research experiences by the time they were seniors. Plans to participate were the strongest predictor, but transfer status, grades, and academic major also influenced student participation in undergraduate re...
Presented at the 2015 Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Denver, CO.This work... more Presented at the 2015 Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Denver, CO.This workshop will help extend institutional research professionals' use of the updated survey and include a review of survey content, new customization options, reporting, and assessment opportunities. The goal of this workshop is to help IR professionals make a seamless transition to using and maximizing the benefits of the updated NSSE, and to exchange ideas about approaches to using student engagement results
Presented at the 2014 Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Orlando, FL.This stu... more Presented at the 2014 Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Orlando, FL.This study is a follow up to Umbach and Wawrzynski's (2005) much cited work connecting faculty teaching practices to student engagement. It relies on data from the same two national surveys used in the previous study. However, both the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement and National Survey of Student Engagement were significantly updated in 2013. As a result, our findings, which come from an updated and expanded set of measures for both students and faculty members, (1) confirm the prior study's findings by showing that students report higher levels of engagement and learning at institutions where faculty members use effective educational practices more and (2) show previously untested relationships between faculty practices and student engagement
This webinar overviews how to use Faculty Survey of Student Engagement data and results in combin... more This webinar overviews how to use Faculty Survey of Student Engagement data and results in combination with data from the National Survey of Student Engagement
Presented at the 2015 NACADA Great Lakes Region 5 Conference in Indianapolis, IN.Using data from ... more Presented at the 2015 NACADA Great Lakes Region 5 Conference in Indianapolis, IN.Using data from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), session participants will learn of strategies to collaborate with data handlers on their campus to assess student engagement and academic advising. After a brief overview of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE), as well as the popular NSSE academic advising module, participants will work in small groups to identify how data from these surveys can be used to better understand the impact of advising on student success. This session will also include strategies to collaborate with data handlers on their campus to assess student engagement and academic advising. Presenters will lead a discussion about ways to forge campus partnerships and encourage impactful dialogue on the improvement of academic advising and student engagement
Join NSSE staff members, Amy and Cindy, in this interactive webinar to discuss strategies for inc... more Join NSSE staff members, Amy and Cindy, in this interactive webinar to discuss strategies for increasing dissemination and discussion of survey results. This webinar will present the updated NSSE Data User's Guide as a tool that can be adapted and customized for different audiences and campus groups. The webinar will include interactive activities, so make sure to have a printed copy of the User's Guide nearby! During this one-hour session, attendees will practice using the User's Guide with their campus data. In the box below, please list questions or topics you would like to have addressed in the webinar or barriers you have encountered when sharing NSSE data with different audiences. Additional questions can be raised via the chat feature during the webinar
Presented at the 2018 Professional and Organizational Development Network Annual Conference in Po... more Presented at the 2018 Professional and Organizational Development Network Annual Conference in Portland, OR.A flipped classroom is one in which traditional in-class activities are completed outside of class to provide facetime for active learning. In this session, participants will learn more about flipped classrooms by examining a large-scale study of flipped classroom practice at 18 institutions. Common characteristics of courses and faculty that incorporate flipped designs, motivations for flipping classes, and benefits and challenges will all be discussed. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on the importance of this teaching practice to meet current student needs with an opportunity to apply lessons learned about flipped classrooms to improve their own practices
Presented at the 2017 Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, IN.Student affairs is under pressure ... more Presented at the 2017 Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, IN.Student affairs is under pressure to improve student success and demonstrate the effectiveness of programs and contributions to student outcomes. One practical approach to address this issue is for student affairs assessment professionals to take advantage of available data and assessment resources such as the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). In this session, participants will learn about recent findings about student engagement, persistence, and student learning relevant to student affairs; will practice applying existing student engagement data to inform strategic goals and initiatives related to the co-curriculum; and will exchange ideas about effective approaches to using NSSE data in student affairs
Presented at the 2013 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, ... more Presented at the 2013 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.Using data from over 137,000 full time seniors enrolled at 543 four year colleges and universities in 2011, this study explores the relationship between the amount of time students spent preparing for class each week and both institutional context and field of study, with a particular focus on five professional fields (business, education, engineering, nursing, and allied health) relative to arts & sciences. Controlling for student and institutional characteristics, results indicate both systematic differences in study time related to field of study and a positive relationship between selectivity, Carnegie type, and study time. Moderating effects were found between discipline and institutional selectivity, Carnegie type, and control. Findings promise to inform national and disciplinary discussions about academic rigor, student effort, and learning outcomes
This pre-recorded webinar provides an overview of NSSE's most popular topical module-Academic... more This pre-recorded webinar provides an overview of NSSE's most popular topical module-Academic Advising module. Learn about the item set and ways you can explore the data by relating it to student engagement and your own institutional data. The webinar will also highlight reports provided back to participants and helpful online resources for dissemination
Bring your questions to this open “town hall style” webinar with two of NSSE’s most experienced r... more Bring your questions to this open “town hall style” webinar with two of NSSE’s most experienced research analysts. Bob Gonyea and Amy Ribera, with a combined 27 years of experience in the Center for Postsecondary Research, will answer your questions about NSSE data, reports, and resources. After briefly reviewing a broad selection of topics (sample analyses, the Report Builder, available syntax, advice about analysis “dos and don’ts” ), we will open it up for your questions. You will be able to submit questions prior to the webinar (via the online registration) or ask them live through the webinar chat. John Zilvinskis, doctoral student and project associate in the NSSE Institute will moderate. When you register be sure to include any specific questions or topics you’d like to see us cover
Response style effect is a well-known survey limitation. By applying a generalized item response ... more Response style effect is a well-known survey limitation. By applying a generalized item response theory (IRT) model to the Global Perspective Inventory data from the 2014 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), this study provides estimates of college students' extreme response style (ERS) tendency. Furthermore, findings reveal significant group differences in ERS tendency by two student characteristics-first-generation status and major choice (STEM vs non-STEM).
Do seniors' learning effort to engage in Higher-Order Learning, Reflective and Integrative Learni... more Do seniors' learning effort to engage in Higher-Order Learning, Reflective and Integrative Learning, Learning Strategies, and Quantitative Reasoning mediate the effect of Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI) on Learning Outcomes (as measured by self-reported college grades and gains in knowledge, skills, and personal development)? Ø Extensive research on college student learning generally suggests interacting with faculty contributes to positive gains in cognitive development and retention (
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