NSSE Survey Agriculture Majors Compared with All Other Majors

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1 NSSE Survey 2004 Agriculture s Compared with All Other s Statistical significance set to: p less than.01 Agriculture Other s Class Level Junior Senior clpresen Made a class presentation Agriculture Other s % 1.8% 3.5% % 31.0% 30.5% % 40.5% 39.8% % 26.7% 26.3% a minimum expected count is Institutional Research-JA 1

2 divclass Included diverse perspectives (different races, religions, genders, political beliefs, etc.) in class discussions or writing assignments Agriculture Other s % 5.4% 6.2% % 34.1% 35.0% % 35.1% 35.5% % 25.4% 23.4% a minimum expected count is itacadem Used an electronic medium (listserv, chat group, Internet, instant messaging, etc.) to discuss or complete an assignment Agriculture Other s % 11.3% 12.8% % 26.1% 25.6% % 24.4% 24.9% % 38.2% 36.7% a cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is Institutional Research-JA 2

3 Used to communicate with an instructor Agriculture Other s % 1.4% 2.4% % 23.3% 23.1% % 30.2% 30.4% % 45.2% 44.1% a minimum expected count is facplans Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor Agriculture Other s % 14.8% 13.7% % 45.5% 44.5% % 26.3% 27.0% % 13.4% 14.9% a cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is Institutional Research-JA 3

4 facother Worked with faculty members on activities other than coursework (committees, orientation, student life activities, etc.) Agriculture Other s % 49.2% 46.1% % 30.2% 30.6% % 13.0% 14.4% % 7.5% 8.9% a cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is divrstud Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than your own Agriculture Other s % 9.2% 11.3% % 39.9% 41.0% % 28.1% 26.1% % 22.8% 21.6% a cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is Institutional Research-JA 4

5 memorize Coursework emphasized: MEMORIZING facts, ideas or methods from your courses and readings so you can repeat them in pretty much the same form Very little Some Quite a bit Very much Agriculture Other s % 5.3% 4.9% % 30.0% 28.1% % 38.5% 39.0% % 26.2% 28.0% a minimum expected count is readown Number of books read on your own (not assigned) for personal enjoyment or academic enrichment None Between 1 and 4 Between 5 and 10 Between 11 and 20 More than 20 Agriculture Other s % 22.9% 25.4% % 55.9% 53.9% % 13.3% 13.0% % 4.6% 4.6% % 3.4% 3.2% a cells (20.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is Institutional Research-JA 5

6 intern Practicum, internship, field experience, co-op experience, or clinical assignment Have not decided Do not plan to do Plan to do Done Agriculture Other s % 6.1% 5.8% % 14.0% 13.4% % 22.9% 25.0% % 57.0% 55.9% a minimum expected count is research Work on a research project with a faculty member outside of course or program requirements Have not decided Do not plan to do Plan to do Done Agriculture Other s % 17.8% 17.9% % 52.6% 48.5% % 10.5% 12.3% % 19.2% 21.4% a cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is Institutional Research-JA 6

7 envadm Quality: Your relationships with administrative personnel and offices Unhelpful, Inconsiderate, Rigid Helpful, Considerate, Flexible Agriculture Other s % 1.4% 1.2% % 5.0% 4.4% % 7.0% 7.2% % 13.7% 12.9% % 24.9% 24.5% % 30.0% 29.5% % 18.1% 20.3% a cells (21.4%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is.79. cocurr01 Hours per 7-day week spent participating in co-curricular activities (organizations, campus publications, student government, social fraternity or sorority, intercollegiate or intramural sports, etc.) More than 30 Agriculture Other s % 49.0% 46.8% % 32.6% 34.0% % 6.1% 8.1% % 4.9% 4.6% % 2.0% 1.8% % 2.4% 2.1% % 1.0%.9% % 2.0% 1.8% Institutional Research-JA 7

8 a cells (37.5%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is.56. envsuprt Institutional emphasis: Providing the support you need to help you succeed academically Very little Some Quite a bit Very much Agriculture Other s % 6.2% 5.7% % 23.1% 22.3% % 52.4% 51.4% % 18.3% 20.6% a minimum expected count is Institutional Research-JA 8

9 envnacad Institutional emphasis: Helping you cope with your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.) Very little Some Quite a bit Very much Agriculture Other s % 48.1% 44.9% % 34.6% 34.6% % 12.7% 15.4% % 4.6% 5.1% a minimum expected count is envsocal Institutional emphasis: Providing the support you need to thrive socially Very little Some Quite a bit Very much Agriculture Other s % 29.5% 27.4% % 41.4% 41.8% % 22.3% 23.4% % 6.8% 7.4% a minimum expected count is Institutional Research-JA 9

10 gncitizn Institutional contribution: Voting in local, state, or national elections Very little Some Quite a bit Very much Agriculture Other s % 38.5% 36.9% % 38.3% 38.0% % 14.2% 16.3% % 8.9% 8.8% a cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is advise Overall, how would you evaluate the quality of academic advising you have received at your institution? Poor Fair Good Excellent Agriculture Other s % 5.5% 4.9% % 22.4% 20.2% % 47.7% 46.6% % 24.4% 28.3% a minimum expected count is Institutional Research-JA 10

11 T-Test Group Statistics age Age Agriculture Other s Std. Error N Mean Std. Deviation Mean Independent Samples Test Age Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed Levene's Test for Equality of Variances F Sig. t df t-test for Equality of Means Sig. Mean Std. Error 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference (2-tailed) Difference Difference Lower Upper race Race/Ethnicity African American/Black American Indian/Alaska Native Agriculture Other s % 1.4% 1.3% % 1.2% 1.6% Asian/Pacific Islander White Hispanic Other Multi-racial/ethnic % 7.7% 7.1% % 72.9% 75.2% % 7.3% 6.5% %.8%.7% % 8.6% 7.6% a cells (50.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is.45. Institutional Research-JA 11

12 enrlment Thinking about this current academic term, how would you characterize your enrollment? Less than full-time Full-time Agriculture Other s % 14.4% 13.1% % 85.6% 86.9% Continuity Correction a Fisher's Exact Test b Computed only for a 2x2 table Exact Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (1-sided) b. 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is Institutional Research-JA 12