1. 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement – SUNY Oneonta Patty Francis Steve Perry Fall 2008

2. An Introduction: NSSE and the Concept of Student Engagement

3. What is Student Engagement?  What students do -- time and energy devoted to educationally purposeful activities  What institutions do -- using effective educational practices to induce students to do the right things  Educationally effective institutions channel student energy toward the right activities

4. Time on task (Tyler, 1930s) Quality of effort (Pace, 1960-70s) Student involvement (Astin, 1984) Social, academic integration (Tinto, 1987, 1993) Good practices in undergraduate education (Chickering & Gamson, 1987) College impact (Pascarella, 1985) Student engagement (Kuh, 1991, 2005) Foundations of Student Engagement

5. Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education (Chickering & Gamson, 1987; Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005) Student-faculty contact Active learning Prompt feedback Time on task High expectations Experiences with diversity Cooperation among students

6. National Survey of Student Engagement (pronounced “nessie”) Assesses the extent to which students engage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development

7. NSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice Level of Academic Challenge Active & Collaborative Learning Enriching Educational Experiences Student – Faculty Interaction Supportive Campus Environment

8. NSSE Benchmark Definitions  Level of Academic Challenge - Engagement in intellectually challenging and creative work.  Active & Collaborative Learning - Engagement in collaborative learning and learning in different settings.  Student-Faculty Interaction - Student engagement with faculty as role models and mentors.  Supportive Campus Environment - Quality of campus environment to support student success.  Enriching Educational Experiences - Participation in many activities not typically completed by first-year students (e.g., internships, capstone courses, study abroad).

9. Survey Administration  Administered to random samples of first-year & senior students  Administration occurs in the spring academic term  Paper & Web-based survey  Multiple follow-ups to increase response rates  Administered 2003, 2005 and 2008 at Oneonta

10. NSSE 2008 & Selected Oneonta Results

11. NSSE 2008 Respondent Characteristics First-YearSenior Respondents 473579 Response Rate 40%39% Female 71%65% Caucasian/White 78%83% Transfer 6%45% Full-time 100%97% Live On-campus 90%30% Traditional Age 99%85%

12. Overall, Oneonta scores were similar or higher, especially for seniors. Selected Oneonta Results on NSSE Benchmarks Compared to Other SUNY Institutions:

13. Oneonta Benchmark Scores Compared to SUNY Institutions LACOneonta SUNY Peers First-Year 51.3 52.2 Senior 57.0 55.5 ACL First-Year 39.0 39.4 Senior 55.5 47.3 *** SFI First-Year 32.1 32.9 Senior 46.8 40.8 *** EEE First-Year 26.7 27.4 Senior 42.8 39.6 *** SCE First-Year 62.6 59.0 *** Senior 62.3 55.9 *** ***p<.001

14. For both student cohorts, almost all scores increased from 2003 to 2008, some markedly. Selected Oneonta Results on NSSE Benchmarks Over Time:

15. First-Year StudentsSeniors Level of Academic Challenge (LAC)

16. First-Year StudentsSeniors Active and Collaborative Learning (ACL)

17. First-Year StudentsSeniors Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI)

18. First-Year StudentsSeniors Enriching Educational Experiences (EEE)

19. First-Year StudentsSeniors Supportive Campus Environment (SCE)

20. For seniors, Oneonta scores were similar or higher but for first-year students Oneonta scores were lower overall. Selected Oneonta Results Compared to National Peer Institutions:

21. Oneonta Benchmark Scores Compared to National Peer Institutions LACOneonta Carnegie Class NSSE 2008 First-Year 51.3 53.2 **52.9 ** Senior 57.0 58.156.5 ACL First-Year 39.0 45.9 ***42.5 *** Senior 55.5 52.7 ***50.8 *** SFI First-Year 32.1 38.3 ***34.6 ** Senior 46.8 45.942.3 *** EEE First-Year 26.7 28.327.5 Senior 42.8 41.440.4 ** SCE First-Year 62.6 62.961.0 Senior 62.3 61.357.9 *** **p<.01 ***p<.001

22. Who Were These Peer Institutions?  NSSE Institutions - Consisted of all 714 institutions participating in NSSE 2008  Carnegie Class Institutions  Consisted of 46 non-SUNY institutions in Oneonta’s Carnegie Class (i.e., Master’s colleges and universities – smaller programs)  Included relatively large public institutions as well as small privates

23. Recommendations

24. 1.Oneonta should initiate a campus-wide discussion of student engagement and strategies for enhancing this process, to include faculty, staff, and students.

25. 2.Oneonta should focus on initiatives to improve engagement with first-year students.

26. 3.These initiatives should target the following areas: Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI) Active and Collaborative Learning (ACL) Level of Academic Challenge (LAC)

27. 4.Aspirational goal: To compare favorably to other institutions in our Carnegie Class, for both first-year students and seniors, when the NSSE is next conducted in 2011.

28. Questions & Discussion

29. Contact Information NSSE Web site www.nsse.iub.edu National Survey of Student Engagement Center for Postsecondary Research Indiana University Bloomington Phone: 812.856.5824 E-mail: nsse@indiana.edu Oneonta Contacts: Patty Francis francipl@oneonta.edu Steve Perry perrysr@oneonta.edu.