Examples from the 2007 NSSE Institutional Report, compiled from the collective experience of participating NSSE schools, provide a broad overview of the possibilities for institutions to use their data in meaningful ways.
Examples of how student affairs departments, often in collaboration with academic affairs, have used NSSE data to initiate programs that support assessment and improvement efforts.
Brief summaries of how AASCU schools have used NSSE data to examine aspects of student engagement that need attention, develop first-year experience programs, modify general education programs, create strategic plans, and support assessment and accountability studies.
How small and mid-sized private colleges and universities are using their NSSE data to document the effectiveness and quality of their undergraduate programs.
Toolkits map specific items from the NSSE instrument to each regional accreditation board's standards. Individual NSSE items can be used as evidence of specific standards, and overall NSSE findings and benchmark scores can be used to support and document institutional improvement efforts. Includes examples of how institutions in each region have used NSSE data in their accreditation efforts.
Samples of flyers and incentives to promote student participation in the NSSE survey. Also examples of brochures that inform internal and external audiences of NSSE results.
An assessment brief from Miami University, Ohio, that explores to what degree first-year and senior students who participated in the 2005 survey engaged in learning activities outside of the classroom.
An example of NSSE use in alumni communications published in the St. Lawrence University Magazine (Spring 2007). The article provides background on the NSSE survey and explains how it can be used as a tool to assess student engagement and effective educational practices using in-depth highlights from St. Lawrence's 2006 NSSE results.
