1 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS Faculty survey data : Trends and Comparisons with peers and student survey results William Slanger, Director Institutional Research and Analysis North Dakota State University AIRUM 2005 S:\OIRA\SHARED\oia_website\faculty\facultysurveydata

2 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS Points 1.Results make sense 2.Lowered anxiety over sample sizes and response rates 3.Compare yourself to self-selected peers 4.Multiple sources of info said same thing 5. Focus groups

3 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey YearNumber of Respondents About 500 full-time faculty, i.e., 43 to 30% of total faculty

4 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Do your interests lie primarily in teaching or research? 1=heavy teaching, 2=leaning teaching, 3=leaning research, 4= heavy research YearAverage

5 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Peer Comparisons 1.Oregon State University 2.University of Alaska – Fairbanks 3.University of Arkansas – Fayetteville 4.University of Idaho 5.Utah State University And Public universities of medium selectivity

6 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Hours per week doing? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Scheduled teaching hours in classroom Preparing for teaching (including reading student papers and grading) Advising and counseling of students Committee work and meetings Research and scholarly writing Full-time undergraduate faculty

7 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Hours per week doing? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Other creative products/performances Consultation with clients/patients Community or public service Outside consulting/freelance work Household/childcare duties Full-time undergraduate faculty

8 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Importance as undergrad goals? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Prepare students for employment after college %78%71% Develop moral character Provide for students’ emotional development Help students develop personal values Instill in students a commitment to community service Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Very important & Essential

9 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Importance as undergrad goals? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Prepare students for responsible citizenship %59%55% Enhance students knowledge of an appreciation for other racial ethnic groups Instill a basic appreciation of the liberal arts Promote ability to write effectively Facilitate search for meaning/purpose in life Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Very important & Essential

10 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey How many have you published? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Articles in academic/professional journals Chapters in edited volumes Books, manuals, or monographs Other, such as patents or computer software products Full-time undergraduate faculty

11 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey General activities? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Were you born in the U.S.A.? %89%85% Are you a U.S. citizen? Received funding for your work from foundations Received funding for your work from State or Federal Government Received funding for your work from business or industry Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Yes

12 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey How high a priority for NDSU? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS To develop a sense of community among students and faculty %42%43% To develop leadership ability among students To help students learn how to bring about change in American society To increase or maintain institutional prestige To mentor new faculty Full-time undergraduate faculty, % High and Highest

13 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Extent you agree with? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Faculty are interested in students’ personal problems %72%69% Faculty feel that most students are well-prepared academically Faculty here are strongly interested in the academic problems of undergraduates Most students are strongly committed to community service My values are congruent with the dominate institutional values Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Agree somewhat & Strongly

14 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey How well descriptive of NDSU? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS It is easy for students to see faculty outside of regular office hours %51%43% Faculty here respect each other Faculty are rewarded for being good teachers There is respect for the expression of diverse values and beliefs Faculty are rewarded for their efforts to use instructional technology Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Very descriptive

15 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Source of stress last two years? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Managing household responsibilities %73%72% Research or publishing demands Teaching load Lack of personal time Job security Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Somewhat & Extensive

16 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Satisfied with these job aspects? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Quality of students %45%48% Professional relationships with other faculty Social relationships with other faculty Relationships with administration Overall job satisfaction Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Satisfied or Very satisfied

17 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Agreement with following? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Colleges should be actively involved in solving social problems %68%70% Tenure is an outmoded concept Tenure is essential to attract the best minds to academe Realistically, an individual can do little to bring about changes in society Colleges should be concerned with facilitating undergraduate students’ spiritual development Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Agree somewhat & Strongly

18 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Importance to you personally? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Developing a meaningful philosophy of life %66%67% Integrating spirituality into my life Being a good colleague Achieving congruence between my own values and institutional values Serving as a role model to students Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Very important & Essential

19 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey To what extent do you? Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Great extent Item‘89’98‘02‘05 Avg. SUAvg. 5PUMS Experience joy in your work %60%64% Feel good about the direction in which your life is headed Feel that your work adds meaning to your life Consider yourself a religious person Consider yourself a spiritual person Seek opportunities to grow spiritually

20 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Conclusions: 1.Character counts. 2. i.e., NDSU faculty are more interested in “niceness,” “character,” and “happiness,” and instilling these attributes in students than faculty at peers. 3. NDSU faculty are happy campers.

21 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Conclusion: Students are saying it is nice to play nice with the faculty and we appreciate where we think you are coming from, but we are afraid we are not learning enough. This is probably because faculty are overestimating both the amount of entry student academic ability and the amount of student learning upon exit from NDSU. Faculty need to narrow this perception gap.

22 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Importance as undergrad goals? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Prepare students for responsible citizenship %59%55% Enhance students’ knowledge of and appreciation for other racial ethnic groups Instill a basic appreciation of the liberal arts Promote ability to write effectively %87%86% Facilitate search for meaning/purpose in life Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Very important & Essential

23 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS Alumni Outcomes Survey combined Only 36% said NDSU had a major impact on “Recognizing and using effective written communication skills,” compared to 45% for peers. The respective moderate percentages were 47 and 37%, i.e., sums of major and moderate impact the same, but reversed in disfavor of NDSU.

24 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS Alumni Outcomes Survey combined “Writing should be a larger part of the upper-level courses at NDSU. I believe NDSU students need more writing skills education than they receive in the required English courses.” “I could have used more writing classes, particularly technical writing.” “However, I think more classes should stress writing skills and public speaking.”

25 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey How well descriptive of NDSU? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS It is easy for students to see faculty outside of regular office hours %51%43% Faculty here respect each other Faculty are rewarded for being good teachers There is respect for the expression of diverse values and beliefs Faculty are rewarded for their efforts to use instructional technology Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Very descriptive

26 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Satisfied with these job aspects? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Quality of students %45%48% Professional relationships with other faculty Social relationships with other faculty Relationships with administration Overall job satisfaction Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Satisfied or Very satisfied

27 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Extent you agree with? Item‘89’98‘02‘05Avg. NDSU Avg. 5 Peers PUMS Faculty are interested in students’ personal problems %72%69% Faculty feel that most students are well-prepared academically Faculty here are strongly interested in the academic problems of undergraduates Most students are strongly committed to community service My values are congruent with the dominate institutional values Full-time undergraduate faculty, % Agree somewhat & Strongly

28 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS National Survey of Student Engagement & 2002 Level of Academic Challenge NDSU Deciles relative to Doctoral Intensives 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% First-yr 2000 x 2002 x Senior 2000 x 2002 x

29 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS National Survey of Student Engagement Freshmen – Level of Academic Challenge Mean Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI NDSU 48.1 Doc-Int NSSE Freshmen – Active and Collaborative Learning NDSU 41.3 Doc-Int NSSE

30 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS National Survey of Student Engagement Seniors – Level of Academic Challenge Mean Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI NDSU 50.8 Doc-Int NSSE Seniors – Active and Collaborative Learning NDSU 46.4 Doc-Int NSSE

31 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS National Survey of Student Engagement Doctoral Intensive Peers 1. Northern Arizona State 2. South Dakota State University 3. University of Montana 4. University of South Dakota 5. University of North Dakota 6. Wichita State University

32 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS National Survey of Student Engagement P values from logistic regression PeersDoc-Intensive Level of Academic Challenge: NDSU less than: Active and collaborative learning: NDSU less than: Student interaction with faculty members: NDSU less than:

33 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS National Survey of Student Engagement Doctoral Extensive Peers (SBHE peers) 1. Oregon State University 2. Kansas State University 3. New Mexico State University 4. University of Idaho 5. University of Wyoming 6. Utah State University 7. University of Arkansas

34 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS National Survey of Student Engagement P values from logistic regression PeersDoc-Intensive Level of Academic Challenge: NDSU less than: Active and collaborative learning: NDSU greater than/less than: Student interaction with faculty members: NDSU less than:

35 7. Very satisfied 6. Satisfied 5. Somewhat satisfied 4. Neutral 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 2. Not very satisfied 1. Not satisfied at all Means (scale of 1 thru 7) Instructional Effectiveness - Undergrad Student Satisfaction Inventory North Dakota State University - Campus

36 Student Satisfaction Inventory North Dakota State University - Campus 7. Very satisfied 6. Satisfied 5. Somewhat satisfied 4. Neutral 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 2. Not very satisfied 1. Not satisfied at all Means (scale of 1 thru 7) Instructional Effectiveness - Undergrad #3 Faculty care about me as an individual

37 Student Satisfaction Inventory North Dakota State University - Campus 7. Very satisfied 6. Satisfied 5. Somewhat satisfied 4. Neutral 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 2. Not very satisfied 1. Not satisfied at all Means (scale of 1 thru 7) Instructional Effectiveness - Undergrad #25 Faculty are fair and unbiased in their treatment of individual students

38 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS Other sources of collaborative information ACT Withdrawing/Non-returning Student Survey – 2 years Disappointed with quality of instruction – major/minor reason Third among sophomores at 15% Fourth among juniors at 10% Third overall at 8%

39 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS Other sources of collaborative information Internal survey of withdrawing students “Instructor/classes” has slowly risen to the top of things not liked about NDSU from 13% fall 2002 to 23% spring 2005.

40 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS Other sources of collaborative information Five focus groups each of undergraduates and graduate students at 10 students each spring 2005 “Nice, friendly, competent university; but level of instruction is not something we can complement you on, particularly for us undergraduates, who have seen a 50% increase in tuition alone the last five years along with fee increases as well.”

41 HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS HERI Faculty Survey Conclusions: Students are saying it is nice to play nice with the faculty and we appreciate where we think you are coming from, but we are afraid we are not learning enough. This is probably because faculty are overestimating both the amount of entry student academic ability and the amount of student learning upon exit from NDSU. Faculty need to narrow this perception gap.

42 North Dakota State University Office of Institutional Research and Analysis HERI Faculty Survey; Student NSSE, SSI, AOS Speculation Faculty are projecting their positive views of and aspirations for the world onto the students and thus internalizing perceptions of student preparation and learning that are higher than reality. The energies from the generally positive attitudes of the faculty and the students need to be continually encouraged to be directed toward increased student learning.