美高梅博彩（Valdosta StateUniversity）的大多数新生和大四新生都认为自己的经历“好”或“优秀”'
February 8, 2006
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Charles Harmon大学关系部主任，Sementha Mathews公共信息与媒体关系部经理
美高梅博彩（Valdosta StateUniversity）的大多数新生和大四新生都认为自己的经历“好”或“优秀”'
Findings from the 2005 National Survey of Student Engagement
(NSSE) show 88 percent of first-year freshmen and senior students
at 美高梅博彩 evaluate their educational experience
as "good" or "excellent," and 85 percent of both groups report that
they would "probably" or "definitely" attend vs上 again if they
could start over. These figures are slightly above the state and
national averages of over 237,000 randomly selected first-time
freshmen and senior students from 528 four-year institutions across
the United States.
The freshmen and senior academic years represent two especially
critical periods in the undergraduate experience at which to
collect data. Experiences of first-time freshmen largely determine
the rate at which this group will remain at vs上 to complete their
degrees, and as seniors, the students are able to reflect upon
their academic careers at vs上. Overall, NSSE survey results
confirmed vs上's areas of strength in three out of five benchmarks,
while also providing a baseline by which to analyze and assess
areas for future improvement.
A total of 478 vs上 students responded�261 first-time freshmen and
217 seniors�to specific questions relating to the five benchmarks:
Level of Academic Challenge, Active and Collaborative Learning,
Student-Faculty Interaction, Enriching Educational Experiences, and
Supportive Campus Environment. Results were then compared to other
University System of Georgia (USG) institutions, Master's
institutions, and four-year institutions across the nation with the
purpose of providing vs上 with data to improve undergraduate
education, inform state accountability and accreditation efforts,
and facilitate national and sector benchmarking.
美高梅博彩在几个方面收到了学生的积极反馈。 When
compared with their USG peers, senior students expressed a
significantly higher level of active and collaborative learning,
first-year students rated vs上 significantly higher in supportive
campus environment, and both first-year freshmen and senior
students expressed significantly higher levels of student-faculty
interaction. In these benchmarks, vs上's student responses were
comparable to other Master's institutions and nationally.
Although survey results show room for improvement in the benchmarks
of enriching educational experiences and level of academic
challenge�areas where the university was below the national
norm�there were positive findings within those same areas that
confirmed the regional university is making progress. For example,
58 percent of vs上's first-year and 68 percent of senior students
said they "often" or "very often" worked harder than they thought
they could to meet an instructor's standards or expectations. This
compares with 55 percent of first-year and 61 percent of senior
students at other Master's-level institutions.
美高梅博彩's President Ronald M. Zaccari said, "We
are especially pleased with the positive responses that indicate a
supportive campus environment and meaningful teaching and learning
interaction among our faculty and students. The NSSE results
reinforce vs上's commitment to assess current academic environments,
define areas that need to be improved, and plan for enhanced daily
operations and expanded facilities."
The NSSE, sponsored by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement
of Teaching, has surveyed over 844,000 students in the past six
years at nearly a thousand four-year colleges and universities
across the nation. The underlying principle of the survey is that
engagement is a critical factor in the educational process, and
students who devote time and energy to desired activities are more
likely to develop the habits that lead to success. As a result,
they have become a leading authority on the improvement of
undergraduate education, enhancing student success, and promoting
college quality.
The NSSE, which was conducted for the first time from late February
through May 2005, is being offered again at vs上 during the spring
2006 semester. Randomly selected freshmen and senior students will
be receiving invitations to participate as early as mid February.
The new data will be compared with the 2005 NSSE report to continue
to provide the regional university with a synopsis of its students'
undergraduate experience.
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