NSSE 2014 Engagement Indicators
Learning with Peers
Hope College
Learning with Peers: First-year students
Collaborating with others in mastering difficult material and developing interpersonal and social competence prepare students to
deal with complex, unscripted problems they will encounter during and after college. Two Engagement Indicators make up this
theme: Collaborative Learning and Discussions with Diverse Others. Below are three views of your results alongside those of
your comparison groups.
Mean Comparisons
Engagement Indicator
Mean
Your first-year students compared with
Great Lakes Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Effect
Effect
Effect
Mean
size
Mean
size
Mean
size
Collaborative Learning
36.6
32.2 ***
.31
34.5 **
.15
32.1 ***
.32
Discussions with Diverse Others
35.6
41.3 ***
-.37
43.1 ***
-.53
40.9 ***
-.33
Hope
Notes: Results weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups); *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Effect size: Mean
difference divided by pooled standard deviation; Symbols on the Overview page are based on effect size and p before rounding.
Score Distributions
Collaborative Learning
60
Discussions with Diverse Others
60
45
45
30
30
15
15
0
0
Hope
Great Lakes Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Hope
Great Lakes Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Notes: Each box-and-whiskers chart plots the 5th (bottom of lower bar), 25th (bottom of box), 50th (middle line), 75th (top of box), and 95th (top of upper bar) percentile
scores. The dot represents the mean score. Refer to Detailed Statistics for your institution’s sample sizes.
Summary of Indicator Items
Collaborative Learning
Hope
Great Lakes
Private
Carnegie
Class
NSSE 2013 &
2014
Percentage of students who responded that they "Very often" or "Often"…
%
%
%
%
1e. Asked another student to help you understand course material
63
49
56
49
1f. Explained course material to one or more students
62
57
62
57
1g. Prepared for exams by discussing or working through course material with other students
59
48
56
49
1h. Worked with other students on course projects or assignments
67
55
57
52
8a. People from a race or ethnicity other than your own
55
72
75
72
8b. People from an economic background other than your own
69
75
79
73
8c. People with religious beliefs other than your own
49
69
74
69
8d. People with political views other than your own
54
69
71
69
Discussions with Diverse Others
Percentage of students who responded that they "Very often" or "Often" had discussions with…
Notes: Refer to your Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons report for full distributions and significance tests. Item numbering corresponds to the survey facsimile included in your
Institutional Report and available on the NSSE Web site.
NSSE 2014 Engagement Indicators
Learning with Peers
Hope College
Learning with Peers: Seniors
Collaborating with others in mastering difficult material and developing interpersonal and social competence prepare students to
deal with complex, unscripted problems they will encounter during and after college. Two Engagement Indicators make up this
theme: Collaborative Learning and Discussions with Diverse Others. Below are three views of your results alongside those of
your comparison groups.
Mean Comparisons
Hope
Engagement Indicator
Mean
Great Lakes Private
Effect
Mean
size
Collaborative Learning
35.6
32.9 **
.20
Discussions with Diverse Others
35.5
41.8 ***
-.42
Your seniors compared with
Carnegie Class
Effect
Mean
size
35.0
42.2 ***
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Effect
Mean
size
.05
32.4 ***
.22
-.46
41.8 ***
-.39
Notes: Results weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups); *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Effect size: Mean
difference divided by pooled standard deviation; Symbols on the Overview page are based on effect size and p before rounding.
Score Distributions
Collaborative Learning
Discussions with Diverse Others
60
60
45
45
30
30
15
15
0
0
Hope
Great Lakes Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Hope
Great Lakes Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Notes: Each box-and-whiskers chart plots the 5th (bottom of lower bar), 25th (bottom of box), 50th (middle line), 75th (top of box), and 95th (top of upper bar) percentile
scores. The dot represents the mean score. Refer to Detailed Statistics for your institution’s sample sizes.
Summary of Indicator Items
Collaborative Learning
Hope
Great Lakes
Private
Carnegie
Class
NSSE 2013 &
2014
Percentage of students who responded that they "Very often" or "Often"…
%
%
%
%
1e. Asked another student to help you understand course material
54
41
47
40
1f. Explained course material to one or more students
67
60
66
58
1g. Prepared for exams by discussing or working through course material with other students
56
46
54
46
1h. Worked with other students on course projects or assignments
68
66
66
64
8a. People from a race or ethnicity other than your own
51
72
71
73
8b. People from an economic background other than your own
62
75
77
75
8c. People with religious beliefs other than your own
51
69
72
70
8d. People with political views other than your own
67
72
69
71
Discussions with Diverse Others
Percentage of students who responded that they "Very often" or "Often" had discussions with…
Notes: Refer to your Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons report for full distributions and significance tests. Item numbering corresponds to the survey facsimile included in your
Institutional Report and available on the NSSE Web site.
2 • NSSE 2014 ENGAGEMENT INDICATORS
Hope College 2014 Engagement Indicators
Collaborative Learning
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
99.6%
40%
20%
0%
SD
13.5
14.1
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
5.64
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
100.0%
100.0%
80%
0.0%
40%
0%
SD
13.5
13.7
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
2.44
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
99.3%
Collaborative Learning
Top 10%
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
SD
13.5
13.6
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-0.56
60%
Mean
36.6
37.0
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
28.9%
28.9%
80% 71.1%
40%
20%
0%
Prepared by Hope College Office of Institutional Research
2/24/2015
28.9%
Hope
Group
Mean
35.6
32.4
20%
0%
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
3.56
60%
80%
40%
100.0%
0.0%
20%
0%
Collaborative Learning
Top 50%
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
Mean
35.6
35.4
SD
13.4
13.8
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
0.30
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
61.9%
0%
40%
SD
13.4
14.6
Hope
Group
20%
77.0%
80% 23.0%
Collaborative Learning
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SNSUM
#
3
99.3%
80%
0.7%
40%
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
100.0%
99.3%
Mean
36.6
34.7
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
0.74
Hope
Group
20%
Collaborative Learning
Top 50%
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
Hope
Group
100%
SNSUM
#
2
100.0%
Mean
36.6
32.1
Mean
35.6
35.0
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
77.0%
Collaborative Learning
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
Hope
Group
SD
13.4
13.7
Hope
Group
77.0%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
2.67
99.6%
80%
0.4%
100.0%
100%
99.6%
Mean
36.6
34.5
Collaborative Learning
Carnegie Class
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SNSUM
#
4
61.9%
80% 38.1%
40%
20%
61.9%
SD
13.5
13.4
Hope
Group
SNSUM
#
1
0%
Collaborative Learning
Top 10%
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SD
13.4
13.6
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-2.45
60%
Hope
Group
Mean
35.6
37.7
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
0.7%
0.7%
80% 99.3%
40%
20%
0%
0.7%
Collaborative Learning
Carnegie Class
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
Hope College 2014 Engagement Indicators
Discussions with Diverse Others
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
0.0%
40%
20%
0%
Discussions with Diverse Others
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
SD
14.0
16.0
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-5.63
60%
Mean
35.6
40.9
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
0.0%
20%
SD
14.0
15.4
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-8.42
60%
Mean
35.6
43.2
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
0.0%
20%
Discussions with Diverse Others
Top 10%
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
SD
14.0
14.8
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-11.46
60%
Mean
35.6
45.6
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
0.0%
0.0%
80% 100.0%
40%
20%
0%
Prepared by Hope College Office of Institutional Research
2/24/2015
0.0%
Hope
Group
40%
20%
0%
SD
12.6
16.1
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-6.11
60%
Mean
35.5
41.8
0.0%
80% 100.0%
40%
20%
0%
Discussions with Diverse Others
Top 50%
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SD
12.6
15.8
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-8.28
60%
Hope
Group
40%
0.0%
80% 100.0%
Discussions with Diverse Others
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SNSUM
#
3
0.0%
80% 100.0%
0%
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
0.0%
Mean
35.5
43.9
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
0.0%
0.0%
Hope
Group
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-7.05
Hope
Group
40%
Discussions with Diverse Others
Top 50%
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
100%
SNSUM
#
2
0.0%
80% 100.0%
0%
Mean
35.5
42.2
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
0.0%
0.0%
Hope
Group
SD
12.6
14.6
Hope
Group
0.0%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-8.92
0.0%
80% 100.0%
0.0%
100%
0.0%
Mean
35.6
43.1
Discussions with Diverse Others
Carnegie Class
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SNSUM
#
4
0.0%
80% 100.0%
40%
20%
0%
0.0%
SD
14.0
14.3
Hope
Group
SNSUM
#
1
Discussions with Diverse Others
Top 10%
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SD
12.6
15.4
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-10.41
60%
Hope
Group
Mean
35.5
45.8
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
0.0%
0.0%
80% 100.0%
40%
20%
0%
0.0%
Discussions with Diverse Others
Carnegie Class
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students