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Carol Twigg

There is often a gap between how much college faculty think students are studying and what they are actually doing. NSSE combined with FSSE points to steps institutions can take to ensure that student performance and faculty expectations align.

Carol A. Twigg, President and CEO, National Center for Academic Transformation
NSSE 2003  
 
. NSSE 2003 brochure: reframing the discussion about quality, focusing on students, what is NSSE, using NSSE data, how NSSE
works, an invitation for 2003, registration, institutional participation agreement, survey administration, costs, getting your results
 
. NSSE 2003 annual report: benchmarks, conceptual framework, order the 2002 report, profile of participants, report overview, student responses, supplemental tables, survey instrument
 
. NSSE 2003 overview: NSSE institutions and respondents, selected results, topics of interest, and guidelines for interpreting NSSE results

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. Institutional report: 2003 overview, means comparisons, guide to interpreting means summary report, frequency distributions, codebook, national benchmarks, additional information, institutional data

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. About NSSE: NSSE facts, brochure, conceptual framework, origins, survey instrument, advisory boards, 1999 pilot, institutional report

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. e-News: NSSE's bimonthly electronic newsletter with NSSE update, tips and current events

 
. Colleges and universities: list of participating institutions by alpha, state/district, and region
 
. Login to institutional interface: NSSE users can upload sample, view templates for submitting materials, view response rates

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. Survey administration: choosing survey method, standard/web decision-making tree, providing materials, sampling, contacting students, completing the survey, local incentives

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. Using student engagement results: comments and anecdotes from past NSSE participants about how NSSE results were put to good use

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. Consortia: list of consortia, purposes, benefits, how to form, consortium coordinator, drafting questions, timeline, frequently asked questions

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. Timeline: registration, materials submission, finalizing consortium questions, surveying, follow-up, scoring, reports
 
. Frequently asked questions: submit new questions, students, institutions, parents
 
. National Advisory Board: members' names, positions, and organizations
 
. More information: submit questions or comments online