Primary Factors of Student Engagement at UTBTSC in 2002 Deborah Suzzane, Ph.D., Director Institutional Research & Planning

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/20032 Where Do We Get Student Engagement Data From? The national survey of student engagement (NSSE); it assesses the extent to which first-year and senior students engage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development The NSSE survey is supported by grants from Lumina Foundation for Education and the Pew Charitable Trusts The NSSE study is co-sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and The Pew Forum on Undergraduate Learning The UT System provides funds, in part, to cover the costs for IRP to help with the NSSE study for UTBTSC.

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/20033 Who Is In this Analysis for 2002? (1) Freshman (N=85) Gender Males32% Females 68% Ethnicity Hispanic 100% Status Full-time 87% Less than full-time 13% Seniors (N=101) Gender Male 28% Females 72% Ethnicity Hispanic 95% American Indian 4% Asian American 1% Status Full-time 73% Less than Full-time 27% (1) The sample of 186 was eligible for this factor analysis from the original 320 respondents.

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/20034 How Were the Students Selected? A list of freshman and seniors names and addresses were collected from the campus information system and sent to the NSSE Study Center. Organizers of the NSSE survey study randomly selected students from the sample list of students sent to them from UTBTSC. Surveys were mailed to the UTBTSC students from the NSSE Study Center.

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/20035 What Information is Included? Primary factors, obtained from a factor analysis this office conducted, that make up freshman and seniors’ experiences, cognition, writing, enrichment, time usage, and personal growth while attending UTBTSC in Students’ evaluations (slides 13 and 14)

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/20036 What Information is Excluded? Items not considered primary factors in my factor analysis were excluded (excepting the students evaluations shown on slides 13 and 14 ). If you would like to download the NSSE 2002 results for your analysis purposes, go to slide 15.

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/20037 Primary Factors of Experiences Freshman 40% asked questions or contributed in class sometimes 40% worked with peers out of class to prepare class assignments sometimes 50% worked with peers during class projects sometimes 50% put together information from various courses to finish assignments sometimes Seniors 50% asked questions or contributed in class sometimes 40% worked with peers out of class to prepare class assignments sometimes 40% worked with peers during class projects sometimes 40% put together information from various classes to finish assignments sometimes

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/20038 Primary Factors of Cognition Freshman 40% thought coursework emphasized memorizing quite a bit 40% thought coursework emphasized synthesizing quite a bit 42% thought coursework emphasized analyzing quite a bit Seniors 37% thought coursework emphasized memorizing quite a bit 45% thought coursework emphasized synthesizing quite a bit 44% thought coursework emphasized analyzing quite a bit

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/20039 Primary Factors of Writing Freshman One to four times 21% wrote documents of 20+ pages One to four times 15% wrote documents between 5-19 pages One to four times 39% wrote documents of fewer than 5 pages Seniors One to four times 24% wrote documents of 20+ pages One to four times 54% wrote documents between 5-19 pages One to four times 35% wrote documents of fewer than 5 pages

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/ Primary Factors of Enrichment Freshman 56% have taken or will take foreign language coursework 41% have taken or will take a culminating senior experience (e.g., comprehensive exam, capstone course, thesis, project, etc.) 36% have studied or will study abroad Seniors 36% have taken or will take foreign language coursework 46% have taken or will take a culminating senior experience (e.g., comprehensive exam, capstone course, thesis, project, etc.) 17% have studied or will study abroad

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/ Primary Factors of Time Usage Freshman 6% worked for pay on campus 1-5 hrs/wk 14% worked for pay off campus 30+ hrs/wk 29% gave care for dependent relatives 1-5 hrs/wk 50% prepared for class 1-5 hrs/wk Seniors 9% worked for pay on campus 1-5 hrs/wk 35% worked for pay off campus 30+ hrs/wk 28% gave care for dependent relatives 30+ hrs/wk 36% prepared for class 1-5 hrs/wk

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/ Primary Factors of Personal Growth Freshman 40% worked effectively with others quite a bit 35% solved complex, real- world issues quite a bit 31% contributed to the community’s welfare some 34% understood other ethnic groups very much 40% understood themselves very much 32% developed personal values and ethics very much Seniors 42% worked effectively with others quite a bit 33% solved complex, real- world issues quite a bit 33% contributed to the community’s welfare some 30% understood other ethnic groups very much 46% understood themselves very much 37% developed personal values and ethics very much

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/ Evaluations of Campus Relationships Freshman 41% sensed friendliness from peers 29% sensed some helpfulness from faculty 27% sensed a little helpfulness from administrative persons and offices Seniors 32% sensed friendliness from peers 32% sensed some helpfulness from faculty 20% sensed a little helpfulness from administrative persons and offices

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/ Evaluation of UTBTSC Freshman In evaluating their entire educational experience, 49% rated it as good If they were to start over, 52% probably would go to UTBTSC Seniors In evaluating their entire educational experience, 60% rated it as good If they were to start over, 54% probably would go to UTBTSC

Source: IRP at UTBTSC 2/ Citation of References Use the IRP office citation below when using this powerpoint presentation for your purposes. Institutional Research and Planning at UTBTSC. (February 2003). Primary Factors of Student Engagement at UTBTSC in [Data source: NSSE 2002] Powerpoint Presentation. Brownsville, TX: Author. Use the Indiana citation when using the NSSE report for UTBTSC for your purposes Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research and Planning (July 2002). Report on The National Survey of Student Engagement: The College Student Report for UTBTSC. Bloomington, IN: Author. The UTBTSC report is located at IRP's site. Simply click “IRP’s site, click “Students” and then, click “NSSE Copyright 2002”.IRP's site Call the IRP office at 8816 or click here to send an to give us your ideas, questions, or concerns about this study or presentation.here