National Survey of Student
Engagement (NSSE)
University of Florida 2008 Results
Overview
• NSSE surveys 1st year students and seniors
regarding their undergraduate experience.
• At UF, the 2008 survey was administered
completely on the web.
• We are able to study the results for UF, along
with how UF’s results compare to other peer
institutions.
• The last time UF participated in NSSE was
2003.
UF NSSE 2008 Response Rate
Category
Overall
1st Year
Students
Seniors
UF Response
Rate
27%
24%
Peer Response
Rate
35%
35%
30%
35%
UF Respondents by Gender
Gender
UF
1st Year
Students
UF
Seniors
Peers
Peers
1st Year Seniors
Students
Male
34%
38%
37%
40%
Female
66%
62%
63%
60%
Respondents by Ethnicity
Race/ Ethnicity
UF
1st Year Students
UF
Seniors
Peers
1st Year Students
Peers
Seniors
Am. Indian/
Native Amer.
0%
0%
1%
0%
Asian/ Asian Am.
/Pacific Isl.
7%
5%
12%
10%
Black/ African
Amer.
16%
6%
5%
4%
White (NonHispanic)
56%
66%
68%
72%
Mexican/ Mexican
Amer.
1%
1%
2%
2%
Puerto Rican
1%
2%
1%
0%
Other Hisp. Or
Latino
11%
12%
2%
2%
Multiracial
3%
3%
3%
3%
Other
1%
1%
1%
1%
No response
5%
4%
5%
6%
UF Peer Institutions Participating in
NSSE 2008
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Indiana University-Bloomington
The University of Texas at Austin
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin-Madison
**University of Virginia not included in normal UF peer
group
Quick Notes on Methodology
• Certain NSSE frequency categories are
grouped together in order to make the
material clear.
• Percentages in the NSSE report are weighted
based on gender, enrollment status (part-time
vs. full-time), and institution size.
• Weighted percentages allow for a more
accurate reflection of both UF students and
students from comparison institutions.
NSSE Benchmarks
**Comparison of UF to all 2008 NSSE institutions
Benchmarks
At or
Above 50th
Percentile
Below 50th
Percentile
Level of Academic Challenge (LAC)
√ 1st Year
√ Senior
Active and Collaborative Learning
(ACL)
Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI)
√ 1st Year
√ Senior
Enriching Educational Experiences
(EEE)
Supportive Campus Environment
(SCI)
√ 1st Year
√ Senior
√ 1st Year
√ Senior
√ 1st Year
√ Senior
Benchmark #1: Level of Academic
Challenge
Statistically Significant Mean Scores Compared to UF
Peers
Course emphasis on Analysis
Course emphasis on Synthesis
Number of assigned books
Number of papers between 5 and 19 pages
Number of papers fewer than 5 pages
Amount of time spent preparing for class
Amount of time spent on academic work
1st Year Seniors
Students
Analyzing the Basic Elements of an
Idea, Experience or Theory
Coursework Emphasizes Very Much
100%
50%
38%
43%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Synthesizing and Organizing Ideas,
Information, or Experiences
Coursework Emphasizes Quite a Bit or Very
Much
100%
69%
76%
50%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
At Least 5 Textbooks/Books/Book-length
Packs of Course Readings
Assigned During the Current School Year
100%
78%
84%
77%
62%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Papers Between 5 and 19 Pages
Student Has Written at Least One During the
Current School Year
91%
100%
87%
84%
76%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Papers Fewer Than 5 Pages
Student Has Written at Least 5 During the
Current School Year
100%
66%
50%
65%
48%
46%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Class Preparation
Students Who Spend More Than 10 Hours a
Week Preparing for Class
100%
73%
65%
57%
50%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Institutional Emphasis on Studying
Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
80%
85%
78%
84%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Memorizing Facts, Ideas, or Methods from
Course Readings
(not a benchmark measure)
Coursework Emphasizes Quite a Bit or Very
Much
100%
72%
69%
50%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Extensive Problem Sets Given in a
Week (not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Are Given 3 or More Problem
Sets That Take Over an Hour to Complete
100%
50%
45%
53%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Less Extensive Problem Sets Given in a
Week (not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Are Given 3 or More Problem
Sets Taking Less Than an Hour to Complete
100%
50%
32%
28%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Writing Clearly and Effectively
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
62%
71%
67%
76%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Speaking Clearly and Effectively
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
53%
64%
58%
69%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Thinking Clearly and Analytically
(not a benchmark measure)
100%
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
85%
85% 90%
78%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Benchmark #2: Active and
Collaborative Learning
Statistically Significant Mean Scores Compared to UF
Peers
Asked questions in class/Contributed in class
Made a class presentation
Worked with others on projects during class
Worked with others on projects outside class
Participated in community-based project as
part of a regular course
1st Year Seniors
Students
Students Who Asked
Questions/Contributed in Class
Often or Very Often
100%
50%
51%
52%
59%
38%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Student Who Have Made a Class
Presentation
Often or Very Often
100%
42% 45%
50%
15%
21%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Group Projects
Students Who Worked Often or Very Often
with Other Students on Projects During
Class
100%
50%
27%
37%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Working with Students Outside of
Class on Class Assignments
100%
Sometimes, Often, or Very Often
96%
90%
87% 90%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Community-Based Projects/Service
Learning
Students Who Participated Often or Very
Often as Part of a Regular Course
100%
50%
19%
12%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Multiple Drafts
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Often or Very Often Prepared
Two or More Drafts of a Paper or
Assignment Before Turning It In
100%
50%
35%
40%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Papers/Projects That Integrate Ideas/Info from
Various Sources
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Worked Often or Very Often
on Them
100%
61%
75%
68%
80%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Diverse Perspectives
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Often or Very Often Included
Them in Class Discussions
100%
50%
48%
57%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Coming to Class Unprepared
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Often or Very Often Come to
Class Without Completing Readings or
Assignments
100%
50%
27%
24%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Benchmark #3: Student-Faculty
Interaction
Statistically Significant Mean Scores Compared to UF
Peers
Talked about career plans with a faculty
member or advisor
Received prompt feedback from faculty on
academic performance
Worked on a research project with a faculty
member outside of course/program
requirements
1st Year Seniors
Students
Discussing Career Plans with Faculty
Students Who Have Done So Sometimes,
Often, or Very Often
100%
75%
84%
50%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Feedback from Faculty
Often or Very Often Received Prompt Written
or Oral Feedback from Faculty on Their
Academic Performance
100%
54%
60%
50%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Research Collaboration with Faculty
Have Already or Plan to Work on a Research Project
with a Faculty Member Outside of Course or Program
Requirements
100%
53%
50%
44%
36%
39%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
E-mail Communication with Instructor
(not a benchmark measure)
Often or Very Often
100%
66%
74%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
UF Peers
Benchmark #4: Enriching Educational
Experiences
Statistically Significant Mean Scores Compared to UF
Peers
Used electronic media for assignments
Involved in practicum, internship, field
experience, co-op experience, or clinical
assignment
Involvement in community service
Participation in a learning community
Participation in foreign language coursework
1st Year Seniors
Students
Benchmark #4: Enriching Educational
Experiences (Continued)
Statistically Significant Mean Scores Compared to UF
Peers
Involvement in studying abroad
Involvement in independent study or selfdesigned major
Involvement in culminating senior experience
Institutional emphasis on encouraging
contact among students from different
economic, social, and racial/ethnic
backgrounds
1st Year Seniors
Students
Use of Electronic Media to Discuss or
Complete an Assignment
Often or Very Often
100%
64%
61%
50%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Practicum, Internship, Field Experience, Coop Experience, or Clinical Assignment
100%
Students Who Have Done or Plan to Do
Before Graduation
91% 87%
74% 79%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Community Service Participation
Students Who Have Participated Before
Graduation
100%
64%
50%
50%
71%
40%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Learning Community Participation
Students Who Have Done So or Plan to
Participate Before Graduation
100%
50%
28%
33%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Foreign Language Coursework
Students Who Plan to or Have Already
Completed Before Graduation
100%
61%
70%
69%
53%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Studying Abroad
Students Who Plan to or Who Have Already
Studied Abroad Before Graduation
100%
56%
60%
50%
31%
34%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Independent Study Participation
Students Who Plan to or Who Have Already
Taken Independent Study or Self-designed
Major Before Graduation
100%
50%
21%
25%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Capstone Course, Senior Project/
Thesis, or Comprehensive Exam
Students Who Plan to or Who Have Already
Had a Culminating Senior Experience Before
Graduation
100%
50%
51%
49%
43%
46%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Institutional Emphasis on Diverse
Interaction
Institution Encourages Contact among
Students with Different Economic, Social,
and Racial or Ethnic Backgrounds Quite a
Bit/Very Much
100%
50%
43%
49%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Art Exhibit, Play, Dance, Music, Theatre, or
Other Performance
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Attending One of These
Sometimes, Often, or Very Often During the
Current School Year
100%
75%
78%
50%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Spiritual Activities
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Participated in Activities to
Enhance Their Spirituality Often or Very
Often During the Current School Year
100%
50%
34%
28%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Determining Strengths/Weaknesses of
Personal Views (not a benchmark measure)
100%
Student Who Have Done So Often or Very
Often During the Current School Year
58%
50%
51%
51% 56%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Empathy for Other Viewpoints
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Tried to Better Understand
Someone Else's Views By Imagining How an
Issue Looks from His or Her Perspective
Often or Very Often
100%
63%
58%
50%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Changing Personal Viewpoints During the School
Year
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Learned Something Often or
Very Often That Changed the Way They
Understood an Issue or Concept
100%
69%
60%
50%
0%
Seniors
UF
UF Peers
Institutional Emphasis on Campus Events and
Activities
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Feel Their Institution Does So
Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
73%
68%
50%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Institutional Emphasis on Computers
(not a benchmark measure)
Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
84%
89%
88%
92%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Obtaining a Broad General Education
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Very Much
100%
50%
44%
52%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Obtaining Job Skills
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
59%
65%
50%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Helping Students to Vote
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much in
Voting in Elections
100%
50%
35%
42%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Helping Students to Understand
Themselves (not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
64%
68%
50%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Helping Students Develop Values and
Ethics (not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
65%
57%
50%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Helping Students to Contribute to Welfare or
Community
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
55%
50%
50%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Helping Students to Develop a Deepened Sense
of Spirituality
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
50%
39%
31%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Benchmark #5: Supportive Campus
Environment
Statistically Significant Items:
• No statistically significant differences exist
between UF and their peers on SCE measures.
Working for Pay on Campus
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Spend at Least One Hour a
Week
100%
50%
26%
37%
0%
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Working for Pay off Campus
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Spend at Least One Hour a
Week
100%
50%
22%
12%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Care for Dependents
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Spend at Least One Hour a
Week Providing Care for Dependents Living
with Them
100%
50%
13%
7%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Academic Advising
(not a benchmark measure)
Students Who Evaluated the Quality of
Academic Advising They Have Received at
Their Institution as Good or Excellent
100%
80%
74%
50%
0%
UF
1st Year
UF Peers
Highest Performing Areas
1st Year Students
Measure
UF
UF Peers
AUUDE
Peers
Did a community-based project as part of a
regular course¹
20%
12%
12%
Had serious conversations with students of
another race or ethnicity¹
62%
56%
55%
Did a practicum, internship, field experience, or
clinical assignment
11%
6%
6%
Participated in community service or volunteer
work
50%
40%
37%
Said the institution substantially helps students
cope with non-academic matters²
41%
34%
35%
¹Combination of students responding ‘very often’ or ‘often’
²Combination of students responding ‘very much’ or ‘quite a bit’
Highest Performing Areas
Seniors
Measure
UF
UF Peers
AUUDE
Peers
Did a community-based project as part of a
regular course¹
17%
14%
13%
Discussed grades or assignments with an
instructor¹
52%
50%
49%
Worked with faculty members on activities other
than coursework¹
22%
18%
17%
Used an electronic medium to discuss or
complete an assignment¹
64%
60%
59%
Spent more than 5 hours/week participating in
co-curricular activities
37%
39%
34%
¹Combination of students responding ‘very often’ or ‘often’
Lowest Performing Areas
1st Year Students
Measure
UF
UF Peers
AUUDE
Peers
Read more than 10 assigned books or booklength packs of readings
26%
42%
41%
Wrote more than 4 papers or reports between 5
and 19 pages
20%
32%
36%
Wrote more than 10 papers or reports of fewer
than 5 pages
15%
32%
30%
Spent more than 10 hours/week preparing for
class (studying, etc.)
57%
73%
70%
Worked with other students on projects during
class¹
27%
37%
39%
¹Combination of students responding ‘very often’ or ‘often’
Lowest Performing Areas
Seniors
Measure
UF
UF Peers
AUUDE
Peers
Read more than 10 assigned books or booklength packs of readings
20%
36%
36%
Wrote more than 4 papers or reports between 5
and 19 pages
35%
49%
48%
Wrote more than 10 papers or reports of fewer
than 5 pages
22%
34%
32%
Spent more than 10 hours/week preparing for
class (studying, etc.)
49%
64%
62%
Completed foreign language coursework
47%
65%
57%
Non-Significant Engagement Measures
Putting Together Ideas or Concepts
from Different Courses
Students Who Have Done So Often or Very
Often When Completing Assignments or
During Class Discussions
100%
69% 70%
51% 54%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Tutoring or Teaching Other Students
Often or Very Often
100%
50%
17%
22%
18%
21%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Discussing Grades or Assignments with
an Instructor
Often or Very Often
100%
50%
41%
51%
40%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Discuss Class Ideas with Faculty
Outside of Class
Often or Very Often
100%
50%
20%
23%
19%
23%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Working Hard to Meet an Instructor’s
Standards or Expectations
Students Who Often or Very Often Worked Harder
Than They Thought They Could to Meet an
Instructor's Standards or Expectations
100%
50%
48%
50%
50%
49%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Working with Faculty Members on
Activities Other Than Coursework
Often or Very Often
100%
50%
15%
23%
12%
18%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Discussing Ideas from Classes with
Others Outside of Class
Often or Very Often
100%
54%
61%
56%
62%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Involvement in Serious Conversations with
Students of a Different Race/Ethnicity
Often or Very Often
100%
62%
59%
56%
58%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Open-Minded Discussions
Students Who Often or Very Often Had Serious
Conversations with Students Who Are Very Different from
You in Terms of Their Religious Beliefs , Political Opinions,
or Personal Values
100%
59%
62%
61%
63%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Making Judgments About the Value of
Information, Arguments, or Methods
Coursework Emphasizes Quite a Bit or Very
Much
100%
67%
69%
67%
71%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Applying Theories or Concepts to Practical
Problems or in New Situations
Coursework Emphasizes Quite a Bit or Very
Much
100%
79%
77%
77%
79%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Reading at Least One Unassigned Book
During School Year
For Personal Enjoyment or Academic
Enrichment
100%
78%
78%
74%
80%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Papers 20 Pages or More
Student Has Written at Least One During the
Current School Year
100%
46%
50%
16%
48%
15%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Extent to Which Examination
Challenges You to Do Your Best Work
Answer 5 or Greater on a 7-Point Scale
(1 Very Little - 5 Very Much)
100%
86%
86%
80%
78%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Physical Fitness Activities
Students Who Often or Very Often
Exercised/Participated In
100%
63%
66%
65%
63%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Quality of Relationships with Other
Students
Answer 5 or Greater on 7-Point Scale
(1 Unfriendly/Unsupportive/Sense of Alienation 7 Friendly/Supportive/Sense of Belonging)
100%
75%
81%
79%
82%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Quality of Relationships with Faculty
Members
Answer 5 or Greater on 7-Point Scale
(1 Unavailable/Unhelpful/Unsympathetic 7 Available/Helpful/Sympathetic)
100%
60%
69%
66%
72%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Quality of Relationships with
Administrative Personnel and Offices
Answer 5 or Greater on 7-Point Scale
(1 Unhelpful/Inconsiderate/Rigid 7 Helpful/Considerate/Flexible)
100%
50%
45%
51%
47%
51%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Involvement in Co-Curricular Activities
Students Who Spend at Least One Hour a
Week Participating in Them
100%
76%
77%
70%
73%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Time Spent Relaxing and Socializing
Students Who Spend More Than 10 Hours a
Week Doing So
100%
50%
50%
54%
48%
54%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Commuting to Class (Driving, Walking,
Etc…)
Students Who Spend More Than 10 Hours a
Week Doing So
100%
50%
25%
25%
21%
24%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Support to Succeed Academically
Students Who Feel Quite a Bit or Very Much
That Their Institution Provides This Support
100%
75%
78%
66%
69%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Coping with Non-Academic
Responsibilities
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
50%
40%
34%
21%
22%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Social Life
Students Who Feel Quite a Bit or Very Much
That Their Institution Provides the Support
They Need to Thrive Socially
100%
50%
51%
52%
38%
42%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Analyzing Quantitative Problems
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
73%
76%
74%
76%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Using Computing and Information
Technology
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has Helped Them Quite a Bit
or Very Much
100%
71%
79%
74%
81%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Working Effectively with Others
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has Helped Them Quite a Bit
or Very Much
100%
66%
77%
70%
79%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Learning Effectively on Their Own
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
75%
80%
78%
81%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Understanding People of Other Racial
and Ethnic Backgrounds
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
59%
58%
55%
57%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Solving Complex Real-World Problems
Students Who Feel Their Institution Has
Helped Them Quite a Bit or Very Much
100%
59%
66%
60%
66%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Mean Changes Between 2003 and
2008
Benchmark
2003 Benchmark
Score
1st Year Students
2008 Benchmark
Score
1st Year Students
2003 Benchmark
Score
Seniors
2008 Benchmark
Score
Seniors
Level of
Academic
Challenge
49.1
52.2
55.4
53.6
Active and
Collaborative
Learning
34.9
38.8
46.7
46.0
Student-Faculty
Interaction
30.5
36.9
44.3
42.2
Enriching
Educational
Experiences
N/A
31.1
N/A
41.1
Supportive
Campus
Environment
58.3
59.6
57.1
56.0
Association of American Universities Data
Exchange (AAUDE) Comparison Group
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Indiana University-Bloomington
Iowa State University
Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway
Stony Brook University
The University of Texas at Austin
University of Buffalo, State University of New York
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin-Madison
AAUDE Consortium Questions
Statistically Significant Mean Scores Compared to
AAUDE Peers
Size of lower-division classes
Size of upper-division classes
Instruction quality in upper-division courses
Quality of academic advisor information
Availability of information on campus
Extent to which university challenges you
1st Year Seniors
Students
Size of Lower-Division Classes
OK in Size
100%
50%
51%
36%
34%
20%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
AAUDE
Size of Upper-Division Classes
OK in Size
100%
78%
73%
50%
0%
UF
Seniors
AAUDE
Quality of Instruction in UpperDivision Courses
Good or Excellent
100%
84%
78%
50%
0%
UF
1st Year
AAUDE
Information from Academic Advisors
Strongly Agree That Information Is Accurate
and Up To Date
100%
50%
33%
27%
0%
UF
1st Year
AAUDE
Getting Information and Approvals at
the University
Strongly Agree that Students Have to Run
Around From One Place to Another
100%
50%
24%
19%
0%
UF
1st Year
AAUDE
University Challenges You to Be Your
Best
Most of the Time
100%
50%
50%
45%
0%
UF
Seniors
AAUDE
Other Engagement Measures
• Statistically Significant Items
Overall Academic Experience
• Not statistically significant
• Helps present an overall picture of how
students feel about their time at the
university.
• Shows that UF is on par with peer institutions.
Evaluating Educational Experience
Students Who Would Evaluate Their Entire
Educational Experience at This Institution as
Good or Excellent
100%
89% 91%
87% 90%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
Attending Institution Again: Would
You?
Student Who Would Either Probably or
Definitely Go to the Same Institution They
Are Now Attending
91% 91%
91% 90%
100%
50%
0%
1st Year
UF
Seniors
UF Peers
NSSE 2008
• UF has fallen below its peers on many engagement
measures.
• UF students are still pleased with their university
experience.
• NSSE benchmark scores have improved over time for
1st year students but not for seniors.
• While making cross-institutional comparisons are
important, differences between groups within
institutions are larger.
• Questions?
• Comments?