College of Education Criminal Justice and Human Services
2007 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Summary of Results
The NSSE includes five Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice:
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Level of Academic Challenge (LAC)
Active and Collaborative Learning (ACL)
Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI)
Enriching Educational Experiences (EEE)
Supportive Campus Environment (SCE)
The purpose of this summary is to highlight the findings that are indicated as statistically
significant. Particular care must be taken when interpreting the NSSE results. Sample size must
be taken into account as well as context. Also, statistical significance does not guarantee the
result is substantive or important.
Also, where appropriate, the General Education Core learning outcomes and Integrated Core
Learning areas are matched with each NSSE question. The goal of this comparison is to track
progress of learning outcomes for continuous improvement of our programs.
The CECH NSSE reports can be viewed on the UC Institutional Research website.
The Means Comparison Report (CECH vs. UC):
http://www.uc.edu/institutionalresearch/pdf_files/research_assessment/NSSE/College%202007%20vs.%20University%202007/CECH.pdf
The spreadsheet report includes only the survey questions where there is moderate or large
statistical significance. It is sorted by effect size (high to low), which shows where the college is
scoring above or below the university mean score. A summary of college strengths and areas
that may need attention follow:
College Strengths
Diversity perspective
Critical thinking
Oral communication
Written communication
Community involvement
Interaction with faculty and staff
Potential Areas to Address
Written reports: Seniors reported less written
assignments of 20 pages or more compared to the
university average