NSSE Analysis 2005

Executive Summary for the Provost Council

ASC Sample Characteristics

The 2005 ASC results are based on a response rate of 43%, which exceeds the overall response rate (37%) for all 2005 NSSE institutions. Thirty five percent of the ASC freshman sample and 51% of the ASC senior sample completed NSSE. Hispanic students are underrepresented in both the freshman (Hispanic survey respondents = 20% of all survey respondents, percentage of entire freshman class who are Hispanic = 29%) and senior (Hispanic survey respondents = 15% of all survey respondents, percentage of entire senior class who are Hispanic = 23%) samples, otherwise sample and class gender profiles are about equal.

Results:

This summary will report comparisons with the Selected Peers only. Generally, the results from the 2005 NSSE indicate that ASC freshmen and seniors report experiences comparable with that reported by the Selected Peers. For example, ASC freshmen and seniors reported no differences from the Selected Peers in Mental Activities (memorizing, analyzing, synthesizing, making judgments and applying theories), in Enriching Educational Experiences (internships, community service, learning communities, research with faculty, foreign language work, study abroad, independent study and senior capstone experiences) and in Academic Advising.

The 2005 results show that ASC had 47 differences (out of 85 items) from the Selected Peers sample and only 12 of these differences are considered large and 18 of these differences are considered moderate.

ASC seniors (n=105) report large and medium differences from the Selected Peers in 7 areas: