By Beverly Makhani, Undergraduate Education
PULLMAN, Wash. – Freshmen and seniors at Washington State University will receive an email Tuesday from Provost Daniel J. Bernardo asking them to respond to the National Survey for Student Engagement (NSSE). Results will be used to help shape WSU programming.
By Beverly Makhani, Office of Undergraduate Education
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University is hopeful that freshmen and seniors can use their smartphones this spring to tell the institution how it is doing.
By Bev Makhani, Office of Undergraduate Education
PULLMAN, Wash. – Students can win prizes and enhance their university experience by giving feedback to an email they’ll receive from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) starting Monday, March 3. Faculty are asked to encourage their students to look for the email and respond quickly.
Results from the 2006 National Survey of Student Engagement arrived about seven weeks ago, gripping the attention of many administrators — especially those in Student Affairs. Here’s the bottom line: Washington State University made significant advancements in several areas, declined in others, but overall remains below the average of its peers in all five major categories. “In most categories we’re in or near the 40th to 50th percentile compared to our peers,” said Randy Jorgensen, associate director of Student Affairs research, who has been working with WSU’s NSSE (pronounced ness-see) results since they arrived. “In some categories we made some significant gains, while in others … » More …
Results from the spring 2006 National Survey of Student Engagement recently arrived and WSU. The good news is, WSU made significant progress in three categories, including interaction with faculty, active and collaborative learning, and academic challenge. Some progress was made in a fourth category — supportive campus environment, and a slight decline was seen in enriching educational experiences.The NSSE (pronounced ness-see) is an annual survey given to randomly selected freshman and seniors from participating colleges and universities – 557 colleges and universities participated in the spring of 2006. It is designed to measure student “participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning … » More …