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National Survey of Student Engagement Executive Snapshot 2007 Dear Colleague: Sincerely, George D. Kuh Chancellor's Professor and Director UVI SelectedCarneg NSSE 2007 First-yeamunities 8% 15% 13% 17% Seniors Faculty 31% 18% 18% 19% Study Abroad 8% 12% 11% 14% Culminating Senior Experiences 32% 29% 37% 32% Note: The institutions in each of your selected peer groups, as well as the criteria used to define these groups is provided in your NSSE 2007 Selected Peer Groups report. University of the Virgin Islands This is a summary of some key findings from your institution's performance on the 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement. We hope you can use this information to stimulate discussion on your campus about how to improve the quality of the undergraduate experience at University of the Virgin Islands. Percent of Students Who Participated in High-Impact Educational Practices at University of the Virgin Islands and Selected Peer Institutions A common question from NSSE users is, "What is the one thing we should do to increase student engagement and success on our campus?" Our answer: Make it possible for every student to participate in at least two high impact activities, one in the first year, and one later related to their major field. High-impact activities place students in circumstances that essentially demand they interact with faculty and peers about substantive matters. Left to their own devices, many students and faculty members may not do these things. Educationally effective institutions recognize this and create incentives to induce purposeful behavior towards these ends. Research suggests that promising options for new students are first-year seminars, learning communities, and service learning. In the later years of college, research with faculty, study abroad, internships, and a culminating senior experience serve this purpose. The adjacent figure shows the percent of your students who had some of these experiences compared to students at institutions in your selected peer groups. 8% 31% 8% 32% 15% 18% 12% 29% 13% 18% 11% 37% 17% 19% 14% 32% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Learning Communities Research with Faculty Study Abroad Culminating Senior Experiences First-year students Seniors UVI Selected Peers Carnegie Peers NSSE 2007 - 2 - National Survey of Student Engagement Executive Snapshot 2007 (University of the Virgin Islands) Bench. 1 Percent of students who... UVI Selected Peers Carnegie Peers NSSE 2007 LAC 41% 27% 31% 33% LAC 39% 15% 19% 17% ACL 57% 28% 37% 30% ACL 54% 43% 42% 42% EEE 67% 54% 51% 52% ACL 78% 57% 67% 59% ACL 62% 47% 49% 47% ACL 73% 59% 55% 58% EEE 59% 42% 36% 41% SCE 69% 53% 59% 53% Read more than 10 assigned books or book-length packs of readings Wrote at least one paper or report of 20 pages or more Worked with other students on projects during class2 Positively rated their relationships with admin. personnel and offices3 Made a class presentation2 Worked with other students on projects during class2 Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments2 Completed foreign language coursework Made a class presentation2 Used an electronic medium to discuss or complete an assignment2 1l. 3a. 3c. 1b. NSSE 2007 Question Comparisons Highest Performing Areas Quest. Comparison Groups 8c. First-Year Students Seniors By examining individual questions, you can better understand what contributes to your institution's overall performance. The following two sections feature the five questions where your first-year and senior students scored the highest and the five questions where they scored the lowest, in relation to students at your first selected peer/consortium group. While these questions were chosen to represent the largest percentage differences (in actual percentage points), they may not be the most important to your institutional mission or current program or policy goals. We encourage you to review your NSSE 2007 Institutional Report for additional results of specific interest to your campus. 1b. 1g. 1h. 7e. 1g. The adjacent figure based on the table above displays the questions with the greatest positive percent difference between your students and those in your first selected peer group/consortium. These are areas where your students excel relative to your peers. 13% 23% 28% 11% 13% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 3a. 3c. 1b. 1g. 1l. 20% 15% 14% 16% 16% 1b. 1g. 1h. 7e. 8c. First-Year Students Seniors Percent Difference - 3 - Bench. 1 Percent of students who... UVI Selected Peers Carnegie Peers NSSE 2007 SFI 39% 54% 55% 53% EEE 30% 50% 44% 50% EEE 40% 55% 49% 54% EEE 25% 38% 40% 38% EEE 15% 30% 28% 29% LAC 21% 28% 34% 31% SFI 57% 64% 68% 62% EEE 46% 55% 47% 53% EEE 51% 57% 51% 55% SCE 24% 33% 36% 34% Notes N Resp. Rate Sampling Error 50 23% +/-13.2% 67 31% +/-10.9% Had serious conversations w/ students of other relig./politics/values2 Participated in community service or volunteer work Spent more than 5 hours/week participating in co-curricular activities 4 Combination of students responding 'very much' or 'quite a bit' First-Year Students 1 LAC=Level of Academic Challenge; ACL=Active and Collaborative Learning; SFI=Student Faculty Interaction; EEE=Enriching Educational Experiences; SCE=Supportive Campus Environment 2 Combination of students responding 'very often' or 'often' 3 Rated at least 5 on a 7-point scale Said the institution provides substantial support for students' social needs4 Wrote more than 10 papers or reports of fewer than 5 pages 10e. Seniors Had serious conversations w/ students of other relig./politics/values2 First-Year Students Seniors Quest. 1q. 1u. 1v. 7b. 9d. Comparison Groups Lowest Performing Areas Respondent Characteristics 3e. 1q. 1u. 1v. Received prompt written or oral feedback from faculty2 Had serious conversations w/ students of another race or ethnicity2 Received prompt written or oral feedback from faculty2 Had serious conversations w/ students of another race or ethnicity2 The adjacent table displays your number of respondents, response rates, and sampling errors. Sampling error (ideally below 5%) is an estimate of the margin by which the true percentage of your students on a given item differs from the reported percentage because not all of your students were surveyed. The adjacent figure based on the table above displays the questions with the greatest shortfall between your students and those in your first selected peer group or consortium. These are areas where your students trail your peers. -15% -21% -15% -13% -15% -40% -30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 1q. 1u. 1v. 7b. 9d. -6% -7% -9% -6% -9% 3e. 1q. 1u. 1v. 10e. First-Year Students Seniors Percent Difference - 4 - National Survey of Student Engagement Executive Snapshot 2007 (University of the Virgin Islands) Class UVI Selected Peers Carnegie Peers NSSE 2007 Level of Academic Challenge (LAC) First-Year 51 Senior 58 Active and Collaborative Learning (ACL) First-Year 46 + + Senior 55 + + Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI) First-Year 33 Senior 44 Enriching Educational Experiences (EEE) First-Year 24 Senior 41 Supportive Campus Environment (SCE) First-Year 59 Senior 57 National Survey of Student Engagement Center for Postsecondary Research School of Education Indiana University Bloomington 1900 East 10th Street Phone: 812-856-5824 Eigenmann Hall, Suite 419 E-mail: nsse@indiana.edu Bloomington, IN 47406-7512 Web: www.nsse.iub.edu To represent the multi-dimensional nature of student engagement, NSSE developed five indicators of effective educational practice. These "benchmarks" are created from clusters of NSSE questions that best represent these practices. A comprehensive summary of all of your results is contained in the NSSE 2007 Institutional Report we sent in August to Mary Ann Lafleur, Institutional Research and Planning. Reports used in this Executive Snapshot: NSSE 2007 Mean Comparisons, Frequency Distributions, Benchmark Comparisons, and Respondent Characteristics. Do your students take advantage of complementary learning opportunities? The table below summarizes key benchmark results for your institution and institutions in your selected peer groups. The ‘+’ symbol indicates that your institution's score is statistically higher than the respective comparison group (p<.05), the ‘-’ symbol indicates a score statistically lower than the comparison group, and a blank space indicates no significant difference. For detailed results, review your NSSE07 Benchmark Comparisons report. Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice For More Information IPEDS:243665 Do your students feel the college is committed to their success? Comparison Groups How challenging is your institution's intellectual and creative work? Are your students intensely involved in their education? Do your students work with faculty members inside and outside the classroom?