We draw on NSSE data when reporting to the Kentucky Council for Post-Secondary Education about student engagement in learning and preparing our students for life and work and civic involvement.
Rodney B. Piercey, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Eastern Kentucky University
Good examples of NSSE data use to supplement VSA College Portraits
Many institutions have used NSSE results to populate the “Student Experiences and Perceptions” section of the VSA College Portrait. NSSE reports and related resources can also be added via several links in the College Portrait to provide supplementary information about how institutions evaluate the experiences of its students.
Featured below are selected examples of institutions that have added supplemental information, including reports and institutional Web sites that feature NSSE data, to their VSA College Portraits.
Auburn University has added a link to its 2007 NSSE Benchmark results.
https://oira.auburn.edu/assessment/articles/nsse20070817.aspx
Central Connecticut State University links to results from its participation in NSSE in 2001, 2002, 2007, and 2008 in the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment section of the CCSU Web site. A major report produced that analyzes 2007 NSSE results is also featured.
http://www.ccsu.edu/oira/assessment/surveys/NSSE/Default.htm
Indiana State University offers a link to an extensive list of graphical displays of results from several internal and external surveys. NSSE results by participation year disaggregated by first-year/senior scores and also by college are posted.
http://irt2.indstate.edu/home/stats/surveys/surveys.htm
Iowa State University includes a link to a PDF document entitled, Student Learning Profile, 2007-2008, which displays CIRP Freshman Survey and NSSE results.
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~inst_res_info/PDFfiles/learning profile 2007.pdf
The University of Wyoming provides a link to NSSE 2007 results displayed on its institutional Web site as part of its stated commitment to ongoing assessment of student learning and to transparency in providing information for parents and students in interpreting UW’s NSSE results.
http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/ASSESSMENT/NSSE/