For several years we debated the need for substantive reform of our first-year curriculum. NSSE results provided evidence to persuade the faculty to change, and helped inform the new curriculum that we are now implementing.
Richard F. Vaz, Dean for Interdisciplinary and Global Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Publications and Presentations
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November 8, 2009
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Cole, J. S., & Qi, W.
Academic Confidence and First-Year Engagement: Implications for Orientation. National Orientation Directors Association Annual Conference. Anaheim, CA. |
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November 6, 2009
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Garver, A.K., Haywood, A., Ribera, T., & Nelson Laird, T.F.
Peer Learning: Understanding Faculty and Course Characteristics. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Student of Higher Education. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
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October 30, 2009
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BrckaLorenz, A., Norris, K., Palmer, M.
Instructional Technology: A Welcome Change?. Program presented at the POD Network in Higher Education Annual Conference. Houston, TX. Download the Handouts |
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Laird, T. F., Ribera, T., Fernandez, S.
Faculty Engagement in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Program presented at the POD Network in Higher Education Annual Conference. Houston, TX. Download the Exercise Sheets |
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October 27, 2009
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Nelson-Laird, T. F., Shaw, M. D., Haywood, A. M., McCormick, A. C.
Defining and Using Peer Fields for Inter- and Intra-institutional Assessment. Program presented at the 2009 IUPUI Assessment Institute. Indianapolis, IN. Download the Worksheet |
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Sarraf, S.
Ten Years of NSSE: Understanding the Project, New Developments, and U.S. Campus-Based Initiatives. Program presented at CIRPA 2009. Banff, Alberta, Canada. |
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October 26, 2009
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Kinzie, J. & McCormick, A.
Assessing and Enhancing Student Engagement and Success. Program presented at the 2009 Assessment Institute. Indianapolis, IN. Using NSSE to Assess and Improve Undergraduate Education: Lessons from the Field 2009 |
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October 23, 2009
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Nelson-Laird, T. F., Ribera, T., Garver, A. K., Shaw, M. D.
SoTL Across the Disciplines: Results from the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement. Program presented at the ISSOTL Annual Conference,. Bloomington, IN. |
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October 20, 2009
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BrckaLorenz, A. & Williams, J. M.
Analysis of Multiple Years of NSSE Data: Tips and Strategies. Paper presented at the 36th Annual SAIR Conference. Dallas, TX. Download the Handouts (.zip) |
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October 3, 2009
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Hitchcock, T., & Cole. J. S.
Academic Advising and Student Athlete Success in College. Program presented at the 2009 National Academic Advising Association annual conference. San Antonio, TX. |
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October 2, 2009
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Cole, J. S., & Hitchcock, T.
The Unengaged High School Student as First-year College Student: The Advising Challenge. Program presented at the 2009 National Academic Advising Association annual conference. San Antonio, TX. NACADA High School Engagement |
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September 26, 2009
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Nelson-Laird, T. F.
Examining the Ways Collegiate Instructors Incorporate Diversity. Program presented at the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching. Traverse City, MI. Download the Exercise Sheets |
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August 4, 2009
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Gonyea, R.M. & Nemeth, A.
Evaluating CLA and NSSE Data Together. Session presented at the CIC/CLA Consortium Summer Meeting. Jersey City, NJ. |
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August 3, 2009
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Gonyea, R.M.
Introduction to Using CLA and NSSE Data Together. Session presented at the CIC/CLA Consortium Summer Meeting. Jersey City, NJ. |
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July 22, 2009
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Kinzie, J. & Ross, F.E.
Developing and Assessing High Impact Educational Programs to Support First Year Student Learning and Success. Program presented at the 22nd International Conference on The First-Year Experience. Montreal, Canada. |
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June 11, 2009
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Kinzie, J.
Using NSSE Results to Foster Collaboration on Assessment and Retention. Program presented at the 2009 NASPA IARC. New Orleans, LA. |
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June 3, 2009
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Cole, J.
Linking BCSSE and NSSE Data to Investigate First-Year Engagement and Outcomes. Demonstration session at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research. Atlanta, GA. Download the SPSS Syntax |
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Cole, J., & McCormick, A.
High School and Expected First-Year Engagement: A Motivation Perspective. Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research. Atlanta, GA. Download the Presentation Slides |
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Cruce, T. M. & Nelson Laird, T. F.
What’s the Score? Diverse Experiences among Collegiate Athletes and Non-Athletes. Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research. Atlanta, GA. Presentation |
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Garver, A. K., Shaw, M.D., & Nelson Laird, T. F.
Displaying FSSE and NSSE Results in Combination: An Overview of Web-Based Tools and Reports. Demonstration presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research. Atlanta, GA. |
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Gonyea, R.M. & Sarraf, S.
Contextualizing NSSE Effect Sizes: Empirical Analysis and Interpretation of Benchmark Comparisons. Program presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research. Atlanta, GA. Presentation slides |
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Kinzie, J., McCormick, A., Korkmaz, A. & Buckley, J.
Measuring Change: Using Multi-Year Analysis of National Survey of Student Engagement Results to Assess Educational Improvement. Atlanta, GA. Download the Handout |
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June 2, 2009
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Kinzie, J. & Gonyea, R.
An Introduction to the National Survey of Student Engagement. Program presented at the Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research. Atlanta, GA. |
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Williams, J. M., BrckaLorenz, A., Gonyea, R. M., Lambert, A. D., & Shoup, T. R.
Analysis of Multiple Years of NSSE Data: Tips and Strategies. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Institutional Research. Atlanta, GA. |
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June 1, 2009
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Lambert, A. D., Garver, A. K., BrckaLorenz, A., & Haywood, A.
Time Spent on Research with Undergraduate Students: Gender Differences among STEM Faculty. Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research. Atlanta, GA. Download the Research Paper |
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Qi, W. & Cole, J.
The Engagement of Career and Technical Education Students Who Transfer to FourYear. Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research. Atlanta, GA. Download the Presentation Slides |
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Shoup, R., Gonyea, R.M., & Kuh, G.D.
When Parents Hover: Student Engagement and Helicopter Parents. Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research. Atlanta, GA. |
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Smallwood, R., Ouimet, J. A., & Chamberlain, T. A.
Assessing student engagement at the classroom level. Association for Institutional Research. Atlanta, GA. |
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May 31, 2009
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Sarraf, Shimon, & Shoup, Rick.
Adopting SPSS Macros to Maximize Office Productivity. Workshop presented at the 2009 AIR Conference. Atlanta, GA. Download Workshop Files |
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May 30, 2009
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Korkmaz, A., Moore, J. & Shoup, R.
World Class Macros: Practical Applications of Microsoft Excel Macros for an Institutional Research Office. Workshop presented at the 2009 AIR Conference. Atlanta, GA. Download Workshop Files |
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April 19, 2009
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Kinzie, J.
10 Years of Student Engagement Results: Lessons from NSSE. Session presented at the HLC-NCA Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. |
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Kinzie, J.
Using NSSE to Assess Educational Effectiveness and Improve Quality. Session presented at the HLC-NCA Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. |
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April 17, 2009
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Kinzie, J., Jacobs, D.E., & Malmberg, M.A.
Using Student Engagement Surveys to Demonstrate Effectiveness and Improve Undergraduate Learning and Success. Program presented at the 2009 WASC Academic Resource Conference. Hollywood, CA. |
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April 15, 2009
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Garver, Amy K.
Understanding the Effects of Faculty Work on Promoting Essential Learning Outcomes: How Disciplinary Context Matters. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association. San Diego, CA. Handouts |
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Lambert, A. D., Kinzie, J., & Cole, J. S.
First-year student engagement and STEM: Gender & racial-ethnic differences. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA. |
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Nelson Laird, T. F., Niskodé-Dossett, A. S., Garver, A. K., & Chen, D.
Faculty at coeducational and women’s colleges: How do their teaching practices compare?. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA. |
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Nelson Laird, T.F., Korkmaz, A., & Chen, P.D.
How often is “Often” revisited: The meaning and linearity of vague quantifiers used on the National Survey of Student Engagement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA. |
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April 14, 2009
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Buckley, J.A., Korkmaz, A. & Kuh, G.D.
Student-faculty research: Priming the pump for additional student-faculty contact. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA. |
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Chen, P. D., Guidry, K. R., & Lambert, A. D.
Engaging Online Learners: A Quantitative Study of Postsecondary Student Engagement in the Online Learning Environment. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA. |
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Gonyea, R.M. & Anderson, P.
Writing, Engagement, and Successful Learning Outcomes. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA. Presentation |
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March 31, 2009
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Buckley, J.A. & Kinzie, J.
Mapping the Assessment Skills and Knowledge (ASK) Standards to NSSE. Program presented at the 2009 ACPA Conference. Washington, DC. |
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Kinzie, J., Kenyon, C., Stephen, C., & Cicala, J.
Using NSSE Results to Inform Improvement and Take Action. Program presented at the 2009 ACPA Annual Convention. Washington, DC. |
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Nelson Laird, T. F., Garver, A. K., Shaw, M. D., & Ribera, T.
Supporting deep approaches to learning in student affairs. Presentation at the Annual Convention of the Association of College Personnel Administrators. Washington, DC. Worksheet 1 Worksheet 2 Worksheet 3 |
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March 30, 2009
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Bureau, D.A. & Shaw, M.D.
Acting Intentionally: Using NSSE to Guide Student Affairs Action. Program presented at the 2009 ACPA Conference. Washington, DC. |
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Kinzie, J., Chamberlain, T.
High-Impact Practices: Why They Work, and Who Benefits. Program presented at the 2009 ACPA Annual Convention. Washington, DC. |
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March 26, 2009
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Gonyea, R., & Sarraf, S.
Contextualizing NSSE Effect Sizes: Empirical Analysis and Interpretation of Benchmark Comparisons. Program presented at the 2009 INAIR Conference. Indianapolis, IN. Paper: Contextualizing NSSE Effect Sizes |
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Sarraf, Shimon, & Shoup, Rick.
Adopting SPSS Macros to Maximize Office Productivity. Program presented at the 2009 INAIR Conference. Indianapolis, IN. |
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March 13, 2009
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Paine, C., Gonyea, R.M., Anderson, P., & Anson, C.
The Role of Writing in Student Engagement and Learning. Program presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication. San Francisco, CA. |
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March 9, 2009
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Kinzie, J., Olson-Loy, S., & DiSabatino, G.
Innovative Use of NSSE Results in Student Affairs: Lessons from the Field. Program presented at the NASPA Annual Convention. Seattle, WA. |
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February 27, 2009
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Kinzie, J., Burney, J., Boon, R., & Jonson, J.
Assessing and Strengthening General Education Using NSSE: Lessons from the Field. Program presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Baltimore, MD. |
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February 10, 2009
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Hitchcock, T., Cole, J. S., & Butler, T.
Impact of Working on First-Year Academic Performance. Program presented at the 2009 First Year Experience Conference. Orlando, FL. |
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February 8, 2009
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Butler, T., Cole, J. S., & Hitchcock, T.
Transitions: Assessing Writing & The First-Year Experience using BCSSE/NSSE Data. Program presented at the 2009 First Year Experience Conference. Orlando, FL. |
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January 23, 2009
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Cole, J. S., McCormick, A., & Kinzie, J.
Supporting First-Generation Students: The Role of Learning Communities to Promote Deep Learning. Program presented at the American Association for Colleges and Universities annual meeting. Seattle, WA. |
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Nelson Laird, T. F., Terenzini, P. T., Seifert, T. A., & Reason, R. D.
Linking Student Engagement and Essential Learning Outcomes: Evidence and Caveats. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Seattle, WA. |
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Sill, D., Kinzie, J., & Evenbeck, S.
NSSE and LEAP—Compatibility and Connection with Core Learning Objectives. Program presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Seattle, WA. |