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| Your
Invitation to Participate in NSSE 2004 |
| "NSSE should be a
key instrument for every college and university that wants to improve its undergraduate education. The
NSSE indicators are sound surrogates for learning and signposts of good practice."
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Thomas Ehrlich, Senior Scholar,
The Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching |
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We
invite you to participate in the National Survey
of Student Engagement (NSSE) next spring. Now
in its fifth year, the NSSE (pronounced "nessie")
survey has been used by more
than 725 different colleges and universities.
The results of the survey yield useful information
about the quality of undergraduate learning
on your campus and contribute to national benchmarks
of effective educational practice.
The
NSSE survey instrument, The
College Student Report, is short, reliable,
and easy for students to complete. The survey
asks undergraduates about how they spend their
time, what they feel they've gained from classes,
their assessment of the quality of their interactions
with faculty and friends, and other important
activities.
| "NSSE adds value
to several different facets of our educational mission, providing invaluable data on students? experiences
and helping us evaluate the extent to which we are successfully broadening and diversifying the learning
environment."
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Nancy Cantor, Chancellor,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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alternative view of collegiate quality that focuses
on teaching and learning.
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A versatile, research-based tool that provides usable
information for institutional improvement.
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Reliable, credible information about the quality
of the undergraduate experience that can be used
by accreditors, prospective students, and others.
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An annual assessment of how institutions are performing
on effective teaching and learning activities.
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National
Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
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NSSE results fall into five key clusters of activities that research studies
show are linked to desired outcomes of college.
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NSSE
Survey Administration
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| "We?re in the
business of constantly improving student learning. We use NSSE to structure conversations about priorities
for teaching, learning, and assessing, and we are working on new ways to help prospective students and
others in the college?s community understand the complex factors that contribute to the college experience.;"
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Sister Joel Read, President,
Alverno College |
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The
survey is administered each spring to random samples
of first-year and senior students at four-year colleges
and universities. Two-year colleges may use the
Community College
Survey of Student Engagement.
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The survey questions can be answered via a paper
questionnaire or on the Web.
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Random sampling ensures that the results are comparable,
meaningful, and credible.
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Institutions provide a student data file
and customized invitation letters to NSSE.
All other aspects of survey
administration are handled by NSSE (drawing
random samples, mailing surveys, follow-up
with non-respondents, data collection, and
analysis).
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Sample sizes are determined by the number of undergraduates
and the survey administration mode.
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Oversampling and local administration options are
available to increase the number of respondents
and to reduce sampling error.
| "NSSE clearly identified our strengths but more importantly showed us some
areas where we could improve the educational experience for our students. We
have incorporated NSSE into our strategic plan and will use it as part of our
comprehensive institutional assessment to strengthen our academic program…"
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Nancy Hensel, President,
University of Maine at Presque Isle |
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NSSE
schools receive a detailed analysis that includes:
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Institutional
report
Individual student responses that can be linked to other institutional data, customized reports
of institutional averages and percentages of how first-year students and seniors respond to all survey items,
statistical comparisons against a peer group and the national norms, and examples of how colleges and universities
are using student engagement data.
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Annual
report
Summary narrative discussing the benchmarks of effective practice.
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Benchmark
report
A comparison of your institution with the national benchmarks.
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Institutional
engagement index
A comparison of actual benchmark results to predicted benchmark results produced by regression models.
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PowerPoint
presentation
A customizable presentation template to use in reporting NSSE results.
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Information Video
A short video that outlines the importance of student engagement, provides information on how the survey is administered,
and includes examples of putting NSSE data to use.
NSSE
provides campuses with information that they can use
almost immediately to improve various aspects of their
performance and help students get the most out of their
college experience. Schools are using their NSSE survey
results in many ways, including:
- Assessment
and improvement
- Benchmarking
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Accountability
- Institutional
research
- Accreditation
- Retention
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- Curricular reform
- Alumni
outreach
- Grant
writing
- Recruitment
and promotion
- Self-studies
- State
system comparison
- Faculty development
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A number of state
and university systems have participated
in NSSE to help gauge performance in areas such
as institutional effectiveness, general education,
and student satisfaction.
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Institutional
Participation Fee (required): $300
(non-refundable)
Survey
Administration Mode
(required):
- Paper.
Students receive a paper invitation to participate,
a hard copy of the survey, and the option of
completing a Web version of the survey.
- Web-only.
Students receive all correspondence by e-mail, and complete the Web version of the survey.
This mode requires accurate student e-mail addresses.
Sampling
Fee (required):
Undergraduate
Enrollment |
Sample Size
Paper/Web-only |
Fee |
| Less than 4,000 |
450/1,350 |
$3,375 |
| 4,000 to 15,000 |
700/2,100 |
$5,250 |
| More than 15,000 |
1,000/3,000 |
$7,500 |
Small School Sampling Fee:
The fee structure below is for small schools that have less than 450 students in
their combined frst-year and senior classes. The fee applies for either Web-only or paper administration and is based on combined
first-year and senior enrollment.
Combined
First-year
and Senior Enrollment |
Fee |
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Less than 200 |
$1,500 |
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201 to 300 |
$2,250 |
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301 to 400 |
$3,000 |
Oversampling
fee (optional):
Oversampling is highly recommenbded if your institution is interested in
school or department level analysis.
Oversampling Mode |
Fee (per student) |
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Paper (NSSE administers) |
$7.50 |
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Web-only (NSSE administers) |
$1.50 |
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Local (Institution administers) |
$2.00 |
Consortium
and State or University Systems (optional):
A
consortium is a group of six or more participating NSSE
colleges or universities that intends to share comparative,
aggregated data within their group. State or university
systems can also elect this option. For a fee, consortium
and system schools may ask up to 20 additional questions
developed and agreed upon by member institutions.
Undergraduate Enrollment |
Fee |
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Less than 4,000 |
$200 |
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4,000 to 15,000 |
$350 |
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More than 15,000 |
$500 |
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| Registration |
- Please
register online for NSSE 2004 at
http://www.iub.edu/~nsse/nsse_2004/registration_2004.cfm.
- Register
early as space is limited. The deadline for registration
is September 22, 2003.
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To register you need to:
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Provide information about your institutional
contact (name, address, e-mail, phone, fax).
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Select your mode of survey administration and
corresponding sample size.
- Indicate
if you want to participate in oversampling or a consortium or state system.
- Electronically
sign the NSSE 2004 Institutional Participant
Agreement.
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| Institutional
Participant Agreement |
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By
registering and participating in NSSE 2004, institutions
agree to the following:
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NSSE
staff will use the data in the aggregate for national
and sector reporting purposes and other undergraduate
improvement initiatives. NSSE may also make data in which individual institutions cannot be separately identified
available to researchers interested in studying the undergraduate experience.
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Your
institutions can use your own NSSE data for institutional
purposes.
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NSSE
results specific to each institution and identified
as such will not be made public by NSSE except by agreement
between the NSSE and the institution.
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Additional NSSE Services
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In addition to its undergraduate survey, NSSE and its Institute for Effective Educational Practices offer a number of
additional services to assist schools in maximizing their results.
These include:
- Peer comparisons and special analyses
- Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE)
- NSSE technical and norms report
- Workshops and retreats
- NSSE informational videos and college pocket guides
- Consultations
Please visit our Web site or contact NSSE for more information on these additional services and other NSSE quality-improvement initiatives.
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| Want
More Information? |
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Contact
us at http://www.iub.edu/~nsse
National
Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Indiana University
Center for Postsecondary Research
1900 East Tenth Street
Eigenmann Hall, Suite 419
Bloomington, IN 47406-7512
Phone:
812.856.5824
Fax: 812.856.5150
E-mail: nsse@indiana.edu
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