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International students do not all learn alike!
International students are an important population of the U.S. undergraduate student body for at least two reasons. First, they enrich diversity in U.S. higher education as they bring various cultural backgrounds and values. Second, they generate considerable revenue not only for U.S. institutions of higher education but also for the local economy in which the institutions are situated. While many studies have investigated challenges […]
Transparent Quality: Building Trust with Psychometrics
Justin Paulsen & Allison BrckaLorenz–Whatever the data might be, someone is always going to ask, "Can you really trust those findings?" Effectively, that is a question about the validity of the data. There are a few different validity frameworks out in the literature (Borsboom, Mellenbergh, & van Heerden's, 2004; Lissitz & Samuelson, 2007; Messick, 1989; etc.), but at the Center of Postsecondary Research, we subscribe […]
Examining Supportive Environments for Faculty with Disaggregated Results
Finding ways to support faculty members is important for understanding how institution leaders can improve faculty experiences. Often, researchers conducting studies on faculty members present aggregated results, as if they are a monolithic group but disaggregated information suggests otherwise. In our session, "Support by any other name: Disaggregating supportive environments for faculty" presented at the 2018 Assessment Institute conference, researchers analyzed data from the […]
What About Graduating Seniors with Unconventional Career Plans?
Millennials expect many job changes, are more open to self-employment as part of the "gig economy" and want flexible hours and professional development opportunities (Gianniris, 2018). With most of today's graduating college students being millennials, a natural question is how their immediate and long-term career plans align with this supposed pattern. Using data from over 35,000 seniors at 145 institutions, NSSE's Senior Transitions Topical […]
Who Are the HIPsters? NSSE Has the Scoop
Due to their positive associations with student learning and retention, certain undergraduate opportunities are believed to be “high-impact.” High-Impact Practices (HIPs) share several traits: They demand considerable time and effort, facilitate learning outside of the classroom, require meaningful interactions with faculty and students, encourage collaboration with diverse others, and provide frequent and substantive feedback. It may be useful to know which factors […]
New Insights on Preparing Students for Work and Careers – Annual Results 2018 Available!
The 2018 release of Engagement Insights: Survey Findings on the Quality of Undergraduate Education, finds that college student readiness for work varies by major and use of career resources. At a time when a college degree and employability are increasingly intertwined, 93% of seniors believe what they are learning in college is relevant to their career paths. In addition, most seniors are highly confident in […]
Biracial students with White heritage are not all alike!
Supporting multiracial college students is increasingly important as the multiracial college student population continues to steadily increase each year. Of particular interest to this research are biracial students with White heritage, who may experience more negative and/or difficult collegiate interactions and perceptions of the campus environment than their biracial counterparts with no White heritage. Scholars have explored how biracial students with White heritage are […]
Engagement Insights at ASHE 2018
Heading to Tampa for ASHE? Be sure to add these exciting NSSE presentations to your conference agenda. #ASHE2018 Wednesday D. Oktafiga, A. BrckaLorenz, & T. Nelson Laird. "International students' Reflective-Intergrative learning: variation among country regions." Grand Salon C at 3-4:15 p.m. Thursday Fosnacht, K., R. Gonyea, & P. Graham. "The effects of first-year residence hall roommate assignment policy on interactional diversity and perceptions of the […]
NSSE Research at Assessment Institute
If you'll be attending the annual Assessment Institute this year, be sure to add presentations by NSSE and FSSE researchers to your conference agenda. Find the preliminary program here, and presentation information below. #indyai18 Monday BrckaLorenz, A., T. Nelson Laird, K. Fassett. "Using a typology of faculty to assess undergraduate education and plan for faculty development." Room: Tennessee at 1:45 - 2:45pm. Kinzie, J., & […]
Speaking to higher education colleagues convened to discuss the necessity of and means for providing inclusivity as well as excellence in liberal arts education, Jillian Kinzie, NSSE Associate Director and director of the NSSE Institute for Effective Educational Practice, focused on the key roles of learning outcomes assessment and high-impact practices. "One of the things we need to do in this learning and equity paradigm […]