NSSEville State University FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report

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1 FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report Comparing your faculty responses across groups of related disciplines within your institution Note: The Disciplinary Area Report was formatted for printing. When viewed on screen in Excel, some content may appear truncated or oddly formatted. This is normal. To improve the on-screen display, increase the zoom level or view the report in Print Preview. NSSEID:

2 About This Report About Your Disciplinary Area Report The FSSE Disciplinary Area Report delivers your frequency distributions in up to ten categories of related disciplines. Using this report with the NSSE Major Field Report, institutions can contextualize the student experience within different disciplinary areas. Viewing information for faculty in schools or departments and comparing these results to those of other disciplines on campus can inform improvements in teaching and learning. In addition, institutions can gain insight into student engagement within disciplinary fields by examining student and faculty results together. FSSE results included in this report FSSE Scale Snapshot FSSE Scales Frequency Distribu ons Disciplinary Areas Self-reported academic disciplines of appointment were identified from the survey. Your institution had the option to customize how these were grouped, using up to ten relateddiscipline categories. Institutions choosing not to customize, receive FSSE's ten standard categories. The disciplines used in this report are listed on page 3. Sample The Disciplinary Area Report is based on information from all faculty at your institution who responded to the survey and provided a response for disciplinary appointment. Technical Requirements While frequencies will be reported for all respondents, FSSE requires at least ten respondents per group for the Disciplinary Area Report Scales and Scale Snapshot. Although this is a minimum requirement, keep in mind that any statistical result requires a sufficient number of respondents per category to produce a reliable estimate. Report Sections FSSE Scale Snapshot (p. 4) FSSE Scales (p. 5) Frequency Distributions (pp. 6-28) An overview of FSSE's ten scales indicating how faculty in each related-discipline grouping compares to the institution's average scale score. Results from FSSE's ten scales organized within four themes that parallel engagement themes on the National Survey of Student Engagement. Response frequencies by disciplinary area for all survey items except demographics. FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 2

3 Composition of Disciplinary Areas This page documents how your Disciplinary Area Report categories were selected and lists the disciplines included in each category. Faculty-reported disciplines were assigned to a standard list of 138 disciplines. Institutions had the option to customize how these were grouped, using up to ten related-discipline categories. Institutions choosing not to customize receive FSSE s ten standard categories. Date Confirmed: 8/28/2018 Selection Method: CUSTOM CATEGORIES Institution-selected Arts (N=22) Architecture; Art history; Arts, fine and applied; Music; Other fine and performing arts; Theater or drama Humanities (N=32) English (language and literature); French (language and literature); General studies; History; Humanities (general); Liberal arts and sciences; Other humanities; Other language and literature; Philosophy; Religion; Spanish (language and literature) Soc Sci (N=15) Anthropology; Economics; Ethnic studies; Gender studies; Geography; International relations; Other social sciences; Political science; Psychology; Social sciences (general); Sociology Sci & Math (N=31) Agriculture; Astronomy; Atmospheric science (including meteorology); Biochemistry or biophysics; Biology (general); Biomedical science; Botany; Cell and molecular biology; Chemistry; Earth science (including geology); Environmental science/studies; Marine science; Mathematics; Microbiology or bacteriology; Natural resources and conservation; Natural science; Neuroscience; Other agriculture and natural resources; Other biological sciences; Other physical sciences; Physical sciences (general); Physics; Physiology and developmental biology; Statistics; Zoology Bus (N=2) Accounting; Business administration; Entrepreneurial studies; Family and consumer studies; Finance; Hospitality and tourism; International business; Management; Management information systems; Marketing; Organizational leadership or behavior; Other business; Parks, recreation, leisure studies, sports mgmt.; Professional studies (general); Supply chain and operations management Comm (N=0) Broadcast communications; Communications (general); Journalism; Mass communications and media studies; Other communications; Public relations and advertising; Speech; Telecommunications Educ (N=6) Business education; Early childhood education; Education (general); Elementary, middle school education; Mathematics education; Music or art education; Other education; Physical education; Secondary education; Social studies education; Special education Engineering (N=1) Aero-, astronautical engineering; Bioengineering; Biomedical engineering; Chemical engineering; Civil engineering; Computer engineering and technology; Computer information systems; Computer science; Electrical or electronic engineering; Engineering (general); Industrial engineering; Information technology; Materials engineering; Mechanical engineering; Other engineering; Petroleum engineering; Software engineering Health Sci (N=1) Allied health; Dentistry; Health science; Health technology (medical, dental, laboratory); Healthcare administration and policy; Kinesiology; Medicine; Nursing; Nutrition and dietetics; Occupational safety and health; Occupational therapy; Other health professions; Pharmacy; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation sciences; Speech therapy; Veterinary science (N=1) Criminal justice; Criminology; Forensics; Justice administration; Law; Public safety and emergency management; Social work Unassigned Disciplines (N=2) Information systems; Military science; Multi, Interdisciplinary studies; Network security and systems; Other computer science and technology; Other, not listed; Public administration, policy; Technical, vocational studies; Theological studies, ministry; Urban planning FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 3

4 Scale Snapshot FSSE Scale Academic Challenge Higher-Order Learning Reflective & Integrative Learning Learning Strategies Quantitative Reasoning Learning with Peers Collaborative Learning Discussions with Diverse Others Experiences with Faculty Student-Faculty Interaction Effective Teaching Practices Campus Environment Quality of Interactions Supportive Environment Key: + - Faculty in this disciplinary area scored higher than the institution's average on the given FSSE scale. Faculty in this disciplinary area scored lower than the institution's average on the given FSSE scale. Note: Discipline-related categories with fewer than 10 respondents are not reported (i.e., the column is blank). FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 4

5 FSSE Scales by Disciplinary Area a Mean Standard Deviation b N FSSE Scale Arts Humanities Soc Sci Sci & Math Bus Comm Educ Engineering Health Sci Arts Humanities Soc Sci Sci & Math Bus Comm Educ Engineering Health Sci Arts Humanities Soc Sci Sci & Math Bus Comm Educ Engineering Health Sci Academic Challenge Higher-Order Learning Reflective & Int. Learning Learning Strategies Quantitative Reasoning Learning with Peers Collaborative Learning Discussions with Div. Others Experiences with Faculty Student-Faculty Interaction Effective Teaching Practices Campus Environment Quality of Interactions Supportive Environment a. Discipline-related categories with fewer than 10 respondents are not reported (i.e., the column is blank). b. A measure of the amount individual scores deviate from the mean of all the scores in the distribution. FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 5

6 Arts FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report Humanities Soc Sci Sci & Math Bus Comm Educ Engineering Health Sci 1. How important is it to you that undergraduates at your institution do the following before they graduate? a. Participate in an internship, co-op, fintern Not important field experience, student teaching, or Somewhat important clinical placement Important Very important Total b. Hold a formal leadership role in a fleader Not important student organization or group Somewhat important Important Very important Total c. Participate in a learning community flearncom Not important or some other formal program where Somewhat important groups of students take two or more classes together Important Very important Total d. Participate in a study abroad fabroad Not important program Somewhat important Important Very important Total e. Work with a faculty member on a fresearch Not important research project Somewhat important Important Very important Total f. Complete a culminating senior fcapstone Not important experience (capstone course, senior Somewhat important project or thesis, comprehensive exam, portfolio, etc.) Important Very important Total g. Participate in a community-based fservice Not important project (service-learning) as part of a Somewhat important course Important Very important Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 6

7 2. How important is it to you that your institution increase its emphasis on each of the following? a. Students spending significant fempstudy Not important amounts of time studying and on Somewhat important academic work Important Very important Total b. Providing support to help students fseacademic Not important succeed academically Somewhat important Important Very important Total c. Students using learning support fselearnsup Not important services (tutoring services, writing Somewhat important center, etc.) Important Very important Total d. Encouraging contact among students fsediverse Not important from different backgrounds (social, Somewhat important racial/ethnic, religious, etc.) Important Very important Total e. Providing opportunities for students fsesocial Not important to be involved socially Somewhat important Important Very important Total f. Providing support for students' fsewellness Not important overall well-being (recreation, health Somewhat important care, counseling, etc.) Important Very important Total g. Helping students manage their nonacademic fsenonacad Not important responsibilities (work, Somewhat important family, etc.) Important Very important Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 7

8 h. Students attending campus activities fseactivities Not important and events (performing arts, athletic Somewhat important events, etc.) Important Very important Total i. Students attending events that fseevents Not important address important social, economic, Somewhat important or political issues Important Very important Total Indicate your perception of the quality of student interactions with the following people at your institution. a. Other students fqistudent Poor Excellent Total b. Academic advisors fqiadvisor Poor Excellent Total c. Faculty fqifaculty Poor Excellent FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 8

9 d. Student services staff (career fqistaff Poor services, student activities, housing, etc.) Excellent Total e. Other administrative staff and offices fqiadmin Poor (registrar, financial aid, etc.) Excellent Total In a typical 7-day week, about how many hours do you spend on each of the following? a. Teaching activities (preparing, ftmteach teaching class sessions, grading, meeting with students outside of class, etc.) More than 30 hours Total b. Advising students ftmadvise More than 30 hours FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 9

10 c. Research, creative, or scholarly ftmresearch activities More than 30 hours Total d. Service activities (committee work, ftmserviceacts administrative duties, etc.) More than 30 hours In a typical 7-day week, about how many hours do you spend on each of the following teaching-related activities? a. Preparing class sessions ftmprepclass More than 20 hours Total b. Teaching class sessions ftmteachclass More than 20 hours Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 10

11 c. Grading assignments and exams ftmgrade More than 20 hours Total d. Meeting with students outside ftmmeet of class More than 20 hours e. Course administration ( ing ftmadmin students, maintaining course website, etc.) More than 20 hours f. Working to improve your teaching ftmimprove (self-reflection, meeting with teaching consultants, attending teaching workshops, conducting research on your own courses, etc.) More than 20 hours FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 11

12 6. In a typical 7-day week, do you participate in the following activities? a. Working with undergraduates on fdresearch No research Yes b. Supervising undergraduate fdintern No internships or other field experiences Yes Total During the current school year, have you taught an undergraduate course? If No, respondent answers #11 then skips to #31. ugradcrs No Yes Total During the current school year, about how often have you done each of the following with the undergraduate students you teach or advise? a. Talked about their career plans fsfcareer Never Sometimes Often Very often b. Worked on activities other than fsfotherwork Never coursework (committees, student Sometimes groups, etc.) Often Very often Total c. Discussed course topics, ideas, or fsfdiscuss Never concepts outside of class Sometimes Often Very often d. Discussed their academic fsfperform Never performance Sometimes Often Very often FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 12

13 9. About how many of your undergraduate courses at this institution have included a community-based project (service-learning)? fservcourse None Some Most All Total In your undergraduate courses, to what extent do you do the following? a. Clearly explain course goals and fetgoals Very little requirements Some Quite a bit Very much b. Teach course sessions in an fetorganize Very little organized way Some Quite a bit Very much Total c. Use examples or illustrations to fetexample Very little explain difficult points Some Quite a bit Very much d. Use a variety of teaching techniques fetvariety Very little to accommodate diversity in student Some learning styles Quite a bit Very much Total e. Review and summarize material for fetreview Very little students Some Quite a bit Very much FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 13

14 f. Provide standards for satisfactory fetstandards Very little completion of assignments (rubrics, Some detailed outlines, etc.) Quite a bit Very much g. Provide feedback to students on fetdraftfb Very little drafts or works in progress Some Quite a bit Very much h. Provide prompt and detailed fetfeedback Very little feedback on tests or completed Some assignments Quite a bit Very much Total What is the class level of most students in your selected course section? division Lower division (mostly firstyear students or sophomores) Upper division (mostly juniors or seniors) 100 Other Estimate the total number of students in your selected course section. crssize 20 or fewer More than Does your selected course section fulfill a general education requirement on your campus? gened No Yes Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 14

15 16. In what format do you teach your selected course section? format Classroom instruction oncampus Classroom instruction at an auxiliary location (satellite campus, rented facility, etc.) 0 0 Distance education (online, live or pre-recorded video or audio, correspondence, etc.) 0 0 Combination of classroom instruction and distance 0 0 education 17. In an average 7-day week, about how many hours do you expect the typical student to spend preparing for your selected course section (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing data, rehearsing, and other academic activities)? ftmprepexpect More than 10 hours Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 15

16 18. In an average 7-day week, about how many hours do you think the typical student actually spends preparing for your selected course section (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing data, rehearsing, and other academic activities)? ftmprepactual More than 10 hours Total a. In an average 7-day week, of the time students spend preparing for your selected course section, about how many hours do you expect the typical student to spend on assigned reading? ftmread More than 10 hours Total b. If #19a is greater than 0: About how much of the assigned reading in your selected course section do you think the typical student completes? freading None Some Most All Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 16

17 20. In an average 7-day week, about how many hours do you think the typical student in your selected course section spends doing each of the following? a. Preparing for class (studying, ftmprep reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing data, rehearsing, and other academic activities) More than 30 hours Total b. Participating in co-curricular ftmcocurr activities (organizations, campus publications, student government, fraternity or sorority, intercollegiate or intramural sports, etc.) More than 30 hours Total c. Working for pay on campus ftmworkon More than 30 hours Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 17

18 d. Working for pay off campus ftmworkoff More than 30 hours Total e. Doing community service or ftmservice volunteer work More than 30 hours Total f. Relaxing and socializing (time with ftmrelax friends, video games, TV or videos, keeping up with friends online, etc.) More than 30 hours Total g. Providing care for dependents ftmcare (children, parents, etc.) More than 30 hours Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 18

19 h. Commuting to campus (driving, ftmcommute walking, etc.) More than 30 hours Total In your selected course section, to what extent do you think the typical student does their best work? fchallenge Very little Some Quite a bit Very much Total In your selected course section, how important is it to you that the typical student do the following? a. Ask questions or contribute to faskquest Not important course discussions in other ways Somewhat important Important Very important Total b. Prepare two or more drafts of a fdrafts Not important paper or assignment before turning it Somewhat important in Important Very important Total c. Come to class having completed fprepared Not important readings or assignments Somewhat important Important Very important Total d. Reach conclusions based on their fqrconclude Not important own analysis of numerical Somewhat important information (numbers, graphs, statistics, etc.) Important Very important Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 19

20 e. Use numerical information to fqrproblem Not important examine a real-world problem or Somewhat important issue (unemployment, climate change, public health, etc.) Important Very important Total f. Evaluate what others have concluded fqrevaluate Not important from numerical information Somewhat important Important Very important Total In your selected course section, how important is it to you that the typical student do the following? a. Combine ideas from different friintegrate Not important courses when completing Somewhat important assignments Important Very important Total b. Connect their learning to societal frisocietal Not important problems or issues Somewhat important Important Very important Total c. Include diverse perspectives fridiverse Not important (political, religious, racial/ethnic, Somewhat important gender, etc.) in course discussions or assignments Important Very important Total d. Examine the strengths and friownview Not important weaknesses of their own views on a Somewhat important topic or issue Important Very important Total e. Try to better understand someone friperspect Not important else's views by imagining how an Somewhat important issue looks from their perspective Important Very important Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 20

21 f. Learn something that changes the frinewview Not important way they understand an issue or Somewhat important concept Important Very important Total g. Connect ideas from your course to friconnect Not important their prior experiences and Somewhat important knowledge Important Very important Total In your selected course section, about what percent of class time is spent on the following? a. Lecture flecture 0% % % % % % % % or more Total b. Discussion fdiscuss 0% % % % % % % % or more Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 21

22 c. Small-group activities fsmgroup 0% % % % % % % % or more Total d. Student presentations or fpresent 0% performances 1-9% % % % % % % or more Total e. Independent student work (writing, findwork 0% painting, designing, etc.) 1-9% % % % % % % or more Total f. Movies, videos, music, or other fperform 0% performances not involving or 1-9% produced by students 10-19% % % % % % or more Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 22

23 g. Assessing student learning (tests, fassess 0% evaluations, surveys, polls, etc.) 1-9% % % % % % % or more Total h. Experiential activities (labs, field factivity 0% work, clinical or field placements, 1-9% etc.) 10-19% % % % % % or more Total In your selected course section, how much do you encourage students to do the following? a. Ask other students for help fclaskhelp Very little understanding course material Some Quite a bit Very much Total b. Explain course material to other fclexplain Very little students Some Quite a bit Very much Total c. Prepare for exams by discussing or fclstudy Very little working through course material Some with other students Quite a bit Very much Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 23

24 d. Work with other students on course fclproject Very little projects or assignments Some Quite a bit Very much Total e. Identify key information from flsreading Very little reading assignments Some Quite a bit Very much Total f. Review notes after class flsnotes Very little Some Quite a bit Very much Total g. Summarize what has been learned flssummary Very little from class or from course materials Some Quite a bit Very much Total In your selected course section, how much opportunity do students have to engage in discussions with people from the following groups? a. People of a race or ethnicity other fddrace Very little than their own Some Quite a bit Very much Total b. People from an economic fddeconomic Very little background other than their own Some Quite a bit Very much Total c. People with religious beliefs other fddreligion Very little than their own Some Quite a bit Very much Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 24

25 d. People with political views other fddpolitical Very little than their own Some Quite a bit Very much Total e. People with a sexual orientation fddsexorient Very little other than their own Some Quite a bit Very much Total In your selected course section, how much does the coursework emphasize the following? a. Memorizing course material fmemorize Very little Some Quite a bit Very much Total b. Applying facts, theories, or methods fhoapply Very little to practical problems or new Some situations Quite a bit Very much Total c. Analyzing an idea, experience, or fhoanalyze Very little line of reasoning in depth by Some examining its parts Quite a bit Very much Total d. Evaluating a point of view, decision, fhoevaluate Very little or information source Some Quite a bit Very much Total e. Forming a new idea or understanding fhoform Very little from various pieces of information Some Quite a bit Very much Total FSSE 2018 Disciplinary Area Report 25