Item sets for your NSSE Shorts administration are drawn from the NSSE Topical Modules and the core survey. The registration form enables you to customize your survey by selecting one or more item sets. Additionally, you have the option to create multiple surveys. To view the questions, use the links below and select the  icons to access the codebook for each item set.

Topical Module Item Sets

The available NSSE Shorts item sets include the following Topical Modules:

Additional NSSE Item Sets

In addition to the item sets based on Topical Modules, NSSE Shorts offers two more options:

Perceived Gains in Learning and Development 

Demographic items 

HIP Quality

Two versions of the High-Impact Practice module will be available in NSSE Shorts to assess transformative learning experiences. Both sets probe the dimensions theorized to contribute to educational benefit. Version 1 of the HIP Quality module can be used by institutions and programs that seek to assess the quality of students’ experience in a specific HIP. Students invited to respond to this set should be involved in or have experienced a named high-impact, experiential learning opportunity. Version 2 has been modified from the original set to be inclusive of transformative experiential opportunities beyond the named HIPs, emphasizing what students consider transformative and life changing. This set can be administered to all students at institutions seeking to broadly understand and assess high-quality educational experiences. Registraiton for these options will be available later this summer. Questions? Email us at: nsseshrt@iu.edu