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NSSE 2013 with Administration Summary University with Module This module is the result of an ongoing collaboration between NSSE and the Council of Program Administrators. The questions touch on three content areas: interactive writing processes, meaning-making writing tasks, and clarity of writing expectations. with Comparison Group This section summarizes how your with module's comparison group was identified, including selection criteria and whether the default option was taken. This is followed by the resulting list of institutions represented in the ' ' column of this report. Group label Date submitted How was this comparison group constructed? Not applicable; comparison group not customized. Your institution did not customize this comparison group; the default group (all module participants) was used. Group description Default comparison group ' ' institutions (N=114) Acadia University (Wolfville, NS) Adventist University of Health Sciences (Orlando, FL) Alabama State University (Montgomery, AL) Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN) Barton College (Wilson, NC) Belmont Abbey College (Belmont, NC) Biola University (La Mirada, CA) Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH) Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) Bryn Athyn College of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, PA) Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, IA) Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) Capella University (Minneapolis, MN) Catholic University of America, The (Washington, DC) Chadron State College (Chadron, NE) Chatham University (Pittsburgh, PA) Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY) Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, CO) Columbia College (Columbia, SC) Concordia University (Montreal, QC) Coppin State University (Baltimore, MD) CUNY Herbert H. Lehman College (Bronx, NY) Drake University (Des Moines, IA) Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL) Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL) Elon University (Elon, NC) Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL) Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL) Francis Marion University (Florence, SC) Franklin College (Franklin, IN) Fresno Pacific University (Fresno, CA) Golden Gate University-San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA) Houston Baptist University (Houston, TX) Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA) Huron University College (London, ON) Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN) Kaplan University (Davenport, IA) Kean University (Union, NJ) King's University College at the University of Western Ontario (London, ON) Lawrence University (Appleton, WI) Lees-McRae College (Banner Elk, NC) Lindsey Wilson College (Columbia, KY) Lubbock Christian University (Lubbock, TX) Mars Hill University (Mars Hill, NC) Marygrove College (Detroit, MI) Metropolitan State University of Denver (Denver, CO) Miami University-Oxford (Oxford, OH) Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) Mount Olive College (Mount Olive, NC) Mount Royal University (Calgary, AB) Mount St. Mary's University (Emmitsburg, MD) New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL) New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Socorro, NM) North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND) Northeastern University (Boston, MA) Northwest University (Kirkland, WA) Oakland University (Rochester Hills, MI) Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH) ' ' institutions (N=114), continued NSSE 2013 TOPICAL MODULE REPORT 3
Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK) Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS) Quest University Canada (Squamish, BC) Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA) Rivier University (Nashua, NH) Roanoke College (Salem, VA) Rocky Mountain College (Billings, MT) Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI) Saint John Fisher College (Rochester, NY) Saint Michael's College (Colchester, VT) Saint Thomas University (Miami Gardens, FL) Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ) Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (Oakville, ON) Simmons College (Boston, MA) Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, BC) Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT) Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL) St. Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, NS) St. Mary's College of Maryland (Saint Mary's City, MD) St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX) State University of New York at Potsdam, The (Potsdam, NY) Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN) Texas A&M International University (Laredo, TX) Texas A&M University - Kingsville (Kingsville, TX) University of Colorado Boulder (Boulder, CO) University of Dallas (Irving, TX) University of Houston-Downtown (Houston, TX) University of Mississippi (University, MS) University of Mount Union (Alliance, OH) University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, NV) University of New England (Biddeford, ME) University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) University of Northern British Columbia (Prince George, BC) University of St. Francis (Joliet, IL) University of St. Thomas (Houston, TX) University of Texas at Brownsville, The (Brownsville, TX) University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The (Odessa, TX) University of the Cumberlands (Williamsburg, KY) University of the Fraser Valley (Abbotsford, BC) University of Tulsa (Tulsa, OK) University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA) University of Wisconsin-Platteville (Platteville, WI) University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Whitewater, WI) Utah Valley University (Orem, UT) Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN) Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (Flushing, NY) Virginia Wesleyan College (Norfolk, VA) West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) Westminster College (Salt Lake City, UT) Wheaton College (Norton, MA) Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) Winston-Salem State University (Winston-Salem, NC) York College of Pennsylvania (York, PA) 4 NSSE 2013 TOPICAL MODULE REPORT
NSSE 2013 with Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons University First-Year Students Frequency Distributions a Item wording or description name Values c Response options Count % Count % Mean 1. During the current school year, for how many writing assignments have you done the following? a. Talked with a classmate, friend, or WRI01a 1 No writing assignments 49 23 2,865 13 family member to develop your 2 Few writing assignments 49 25 5,399 21 ideas before starting your assignment 3 Some writing assignments 45 22 7,986 31 2.7 3.0 *** -.26 4 Most writing assignments 41 20 6,574 24 5 All writing assignments 23 10 2,651 11 Total 207 100 25,475 100 b. Received feedback from a WRI01b 1 No writing assignments 31 15 2,687 11 classmate, friend, or family 2 Few writing assignments 45 23 4,283 17 member about a draft before turning in your final assignment 3 Some writing assignments 45 22 7,044 27 3.0 3.2 -.13 4 Most writing assignments 51 25 7,707 30 5 All writing assignments 35 15 3,718 15 Total 207 100 25,439 100 c. Gave feedback to a classmate WRI01c 1 No writing assignments 33 17 3,014 13 about a draft or outline he or she 2 Few writing assignments 42 21 4,920 19 had written 3 Some writing assignments 57 27 8,594 33 2.9 3.0 -.06 4 Most writing assignments 44 22 6,555 26 5 All writing assignments 30 13 2,307 10 Total 206 100 25,390 100 d. Summarized material you read, WRI01d 1 No writing assignments 23 11 1,422 6 such as articles, books, or online 2 Few writing assignments 42 21 3,735 15 publications 3 Some writing assignments 49 24 8,447 33 3.2 3.3 * -.16 4 Most writing assignments 59 29 8,444 33 5 All writing assignments 33 15 3,351 14 Total 206 100 25,399 100 e. Analyzed or evaluated something WRI01e 1 No writing assignments 15 7 874 4 you read, researched, or observed 2 Few writing assignments 35 18 2,336 10 3 Some writing assignments 45 21 6,718 27 3.4 3.6 * -.19 4 Most writing assignments 62 30 10,404 40 5 All writing assignments 49 23 5,060 20 Total 206 100 25,392 100 f. Described your methods or WRI01f 1 No writing assignments 54 26 5,378 20 findings related to data you 2 Few writing assignments 42 21 5,224 20 collected in lab or field work, a survey project, etc. 3 Some writing assignments 55 28 7,120 28 2.6 2.8 -.13 4 Most writing assignments 34 17 5,517 22 5 All writing assignments 19 9 2,133 9 Total 204 100 25,372 100 g. Argued a position using evidence WRI01g 1 No writing assignments 41 20 1,803 8 and reasoning 2 Few writing assignments 30 15 3,122 13 3 Some writing assignments 49 25 6,997 28 3.0 3.4 *** -.36 4 Most writing assignments 58 29 8,951 34 5 All writing assignments 25 12 4,496 18 Total 203 100 25,369 100 h. Explained in writing the meaning of WRI01h 1 No writing assignments 86 42 7,676 30 numerical or statistical data 2 Few writing assignments 51 25 6,070 23 3 Some writing assignments 37 19 6,042 24 2.1 2.5 *** -.28 4 Most writing assignments 19 10 3,819 16 5 All writing assignments 10 5 1,514 7 Statistical Comparisons b Mean size d NSSE 2013 TOPICAL MODULE REPORT 5
First-Year Students NSSE 2013 with Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons University Frequency Distributions a Item wording or description name Values c Response options Count % Count % Mean Total 203 100 25,121 100 Statistical Comparisons b i. Wrote in the style and format of a WRI01i 1 No writing assignments 75 37 4,789 19 specific field (engineering, history, 2 Few writing assignments 52 26 4,617 18 psychology, etc.) 3 Some writing assignments 39 19 6,314 25 2.3 3.0 *** -.53 4 Most writing assignments 25 13 5,947 23 5 All writing assignments 13 6 3,684 15 Total 204 100 25,351 100 j. Addressed a real or imagined WRI01j 1 No writing assignments 50 25 4,655 19 audience such as your classmates, 2 Few writing assignments 42 21 4,724 18 a politician, non experts, etc. 3 Some writing assignments 41 20 6,950 27 2.8 2.9 -.11 4 Most writing assignments 32 16 5,605 22 5 All writing assignments 38 18 3,382 14 Total 203 100 25,316 100 2. During the current school year, for how many of your writing assignments has your instructor done the following? a. Provided clear instructions WRI02a 1 No writing assignments 11 6 475 2 describing what he or she wanted 2 Few writing assignments 18 9 1,107 5 you to do 3 Some writing assignments 42 21 3,632 14 3.8 4.1 *** -.31 4 Most writing assignments 66 33 11,633 43 5 All writing assignments 68 32 8,631 36 Total 205 100 25,478 100 b. Explained in advance what he or WRI02b 1 No writing assignments 21 10 909 4 she wanted you to learn 2 Few writing assignments 26 12 2,500 9 3 Some writing assignments 39 19 6,105 23 3.6 3.8 -.16 4 Most writing assignments 50 25 8,856 33 5 All writing assignments 69 33 7,051 30 Total 205 100 25,421 100 c. Explained in advance the criteria he WRI02c 1 No writing assignments 13 7 688 3 or she would use to grade your 2 Few writing assignments 25 12 1,682 7 assignment 3 Some writing assignments 27 13 4,460 17 3.8 4.0 -.14 4 Most writing assignments 53 27 8,991 33 5 All writing assignments 87 41 9,592 40 Total 205 100 25,413 100 Mean size d 6 NSSE 2013 TOPICAL MODULE REPORT
NSSE 2013 with Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons University Seniors Frequency Distributions a Item wording or description name Values c Response options Count % Count % Mean 1. During the current school year, for how many writing assignments have you done the following? a. Talked with a classmate, friend, or WRI01a 1 No writing assignments 57 20 5,015 15 family member to develop your 2 Few writing assignments 71 24 8,345 23 ideas before starting your assignment 3 Some writing assignments 81 27 11,418 31 2.8 2.8 -.07 4 Most writing assignments 60 18 8,344 22 5 All writing assignments 34 11 2,885 8 Total 303 100 36,007 100 b. Received feedback from a WRI01b 1 No writing assignments 60 21 6,120 18 classmate, friend, or family 2 Few writing assignments 73 24 8,274 23 member about a draft before turning in your final assignment 3 Some writing assignments 76 25 10,443 29 2.8 2.8 -.03 4 Most writing assignments 64 20 7,925 21 5 All writing assignments 31 10 3,176 9 Total 304 100 35,938 100 c. Gave feedback to a classmate WRI01c 1 No writing assignments 88 31 7,225 22 about a draft or outline he or she 2 Few writing assignments 69 22 9,283 26 had written 3 Some writing assignments 90 29 11,774 32 2.4 2.6 * -.15 4 Most writing assignments 40 13 5,879 16 5 All writing assignments 16 5 1,661 5 Total 303 100 35,822 100 d. Summarized material you read, WRI01d 1 No writing assignments 25 9 2,445 8 such as articles, books, or online 2 Few writing assignments 44 16 5,042 14 publications 3 Some writing assignments 88 29 11,309 31 3.3 3.3 -.03 4 Most writing assignments 93 29 11,855 32 5 All writing assignments 52 17 5,195 15 Total 302 100 35,846 100 e. Analyzed or evaluated something WRI01e 1 No writing assignments 22 8 1,560 5 you read, researched, or observed 2 Few writing assignments 33 11 2,971 9 3 Some writing assignments 78 26 8,533 24 3.5 3.7 * -.15 4 Most writing assignments 102 33 14,657 40 5 All writing assignments 67 22 8,136 23 Total 302 100 35,857 100 f. Described your methods or WRI01f 1 No writing assignments 63 22 6,443 18 findings related to data you 2 Few writing assignments 60 19 6,684 18 collected in lab or field work, a survey project, etc. 3 Some writing assignments 79 26 9,964 27 2.8 2.9 -.09 4 Most writing assignments 64 21 8,862 25 5 All writing assignments 35 12 3,886 11 Total 301 100 35,839 100 g. Argued a position using evidence WRI01g 1 No writing assignments 57 19 3,732 11 and reasoning 2 Few writing assignments 62 20 5,033 14 3 Some writing assignments 83 27 9,721 27 2.9 3.3 *** -.33 4 Most writing assignments 63 21 11,121 30 5 All writing assignments 38 13 6,217 17 Total 303 100 35,824 100 h. Explained in writing the meaning of WRI01h 1 No writing assignments 99 32 8,278 23 numerical or statistical data 2 Few writing assignments 71 23 8,161 22 3 Some writing assignments 67 22 9,301 26 2.4 2.7 ** -.19 4 Most writing assignments 38 13 6,955 20 5 All writing assignments 26 9 2,836 9 Statistical Comparisons b Mean size d NSSE 2013 TOPICAL MODULE REPORT 7
Seniors NSSE 2013 with Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons University Frequency Distributions a Item wording or description name Values c Response options Count % Count % Mean Total 301 100 35,531 100 Statistical Comparisons b i. Wrote in the style and format of a WRI01i 1 No writing assignments 62 21 4,594 14 specific field (engineering, history, 2 Few writing assignments 39 13 4,433 12 psychology, etc.) 3 Some writing assignments 42 14 6,906 19 3.3 3.4 -.10 4 Most writing assignments 63 21 10,181 28 5 All writing assignments 95 31 9,666 27 Total 301 100 35,780 100 j. Addressed a real or imagined WRI01j 1 No writing assignments 76 26 6,616 20 audience such as your classmates, 2 Few writing assignments 55 18 6,755 19 a politician, non experts, etc. 3 Some writing assignments 80 26 9,842 27 2.7 2.9 * -.14 4 Most writing assignments 52 17 7,797 21 5 All writing assignments 38 12 4,773 13 Total 301 100 35,783 100 2. During the current school year, for how many of your writing assignments has your instructor done the following? a. Provided clear instructions WRI02a 1 No writing assignments 7 2 918 3 describing what he or she wanted 2 Few writing assignments 18 6 1,650 5 you to do 3 Some writing assignments 45 15 5,280 15 4.1 4.0.09 4 Most writing assignments 109 35 16,978 45 5 All writing assignments 125 41 11,145 32 Total 304 100 35,971 100 b. Explained in advance what he or WRI02b 1 No writing assignments 19 7 1,629 5 she wanted you to learn 2 Few writing assignments 26 9 3,718 10 3 Some writing assignments 57 19 8,668 24 3.8 3.7 *.13 4 Most writing assignments 82 26 12,582 34 5 All writing assignments 120 39 9,332 27 Total 304 100 35,929 100 c. Explained in advance the criteria he WRI02c 1 No writing assignments 9 3 1,194 4 or she would use to grade your 2 Few writing assignments 18 6 2,277 6 assignment 3 Some writing assignments 45 16 6,113 17 4.1 4.0 *.12 4 Most writing assignments 93 30 13,477 36 5 All writing assignments 137 45 12,814 37 Total 302 100 35,875 100 Mean size d 8 NSSE 2013 TOPICAL MODULE REPORT
NSSE 2013 with Detailed Statistics e University First-Year Students name N Mean Standard error f deviation g DF h Sig. i size d Standard Comparisons with: WRI01a 203 2.7 3.0.09.01 1.3 1.2 205.001 -.26 WRI01b 203 3.0 3.2.09.01 1.3 1.2 22,758.066 -.13 WRI01c 202 2.9 3.0.09.01 1.3 1.2 204.429 -.06 WRI01d 202 3.2 3.3.09.01 1.2 1.1 204.044 -.16 WRI01e 202 3.4 3.6.09.01 1.2 1.0 203.029 -.19 WRI01f 200 2.6 2.8.09.01 1.3 1.3 22,699.059 -.13 WRI01g 199 3.0 3.4.09.01 1.3 1.1 201.000 -.36 WRI01h 199 2.1 2.5.08.01 1.2 1.3 202.000 -.28 WRI01i 200 2.3 3.0.09.01 1.2 1.3 22,676.000 -.53 WRI01j 199 2.8 2.9.10.01 1.4 1.3 201.176 -.11 WRI02a 201 3.8 4.1.08.01 1.2 0.9 202.001 -.31 WRI02b 201 3.6 3.8.09.01 1.3 1.1 203.065 -.16 WRI02c 201 3.8 4.0.09.01 1.3 1.1 203.096 -.14 NSSE 2013 TOPICAL MODULE REPORT 9
NSSE 2013 with Detailed Statistics e University Seniors name N Mean Standard error f deviation g DF h Sig. i size d Standard Comparisons with: WRI01a 301 2.8 2.8.07.01 1.3 1.2 307.293 -.07 WRI01b 302 2.8 2.8.07.01 1.3 1.2 21,983.596 -.03 WRI01c 301 2.4 2.6.07.01 1.2 1.1 307.015 -.15 WRI01d 300 3.3 3.3.07.01 1.2 1.1 21,919.580 -.03 WRI01e 299 3.5 3.7.07.01 1.2 1.1 305.019 -.15 WRI01f 299 2.8 2.9.08.01 1.3 1.3 21,919.104 -.09 WRI01g 301 2.9 3.3.07.01 1.3 1.2 21,912.000 -.33 WRI01h 299 2.4 2.7.08.01 1.3 1.3 21,729.001 -.19 WRI01i 298 3.3 3.4.09.01 1.5 1.4 304.126 -.10 WRI01j 298 2.7 2.9.08.01 1.3 1.3 21,882.017 -.14 WRI02a 302 4.1 4.0.06.01 1.0 1.0 308.124.09 WRI02b 302 3.8 3.7.07.01 1.2 1.1 308.036.13 WRI02c 300 4.1 4.0.06.01 1.1 1.1 21,930.047.12 10 NSSE 2013 TOPICAL MODULE REPORT
NSSE 2013 with Endnotes University Endnotes a. b. c. These are the values used to calculate means. For the majority of items, these values match the codes in the data file and codebook. d. size for independent t-tests uses Cohen's d. e. Statistics are weighted by gender and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups). Categorical items are not listed. f. The 95% confidence interval for the population mean is equal to the sample mean plus or minus 1.96 times the standard error of the mean. g. A measure of the amount individual scores deviate from the mean of all the scores in the distribution. h. Degrees of freedom used to compute the t-tests. Values differ from Ns due to weighting and whether equal variances were assumed. i. Column percentages are weighted by gender and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups). Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Counts are unweighted; column percentages cannot be replicated from counts. All statistics are weighted by gender and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups). Unless otherwise noted, statistical comparisons are two-tailed independent t-tests. Items with categorical response sets are left blank. Statistical comparisons are two-tailed independent t-tests. Statistical significance represents the probability that the difference between your students' mean and that of the comparison group is due to chance. NSSE 2013 TOPICAL MODULE REPORT 11