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NSSE 2001 Institutional Benchmark Report
Central Connecticut State
University
The NSSE survey, The College Student Report, measures student engagement in many important activities that research
studies show are positively related to learning and personal development. Forty-one questions from the survey are assigned to five
clusters of similar activities and conditions to make up the national benchmarks of effective educational practice. The benchmarks
are created on 100-point scales to make it easier to compare performance within and across sectors and institutional types.
These benchmarks are: (1) level of academic challenge, (2) active and collaborative learning, (3) student interactions with
faculty members, (4) enriching educational experiences, and (5) supportive campus environment. The NSSE benchmark analysis is
based on more than 105,000 randomly selected students at 467 four-year colleges and universities that participated in the spring of
2000 or 2001. The students represent a broad cross-section of first-year and senior students from every region of the country. The
institutions are similar in most respects to the universe of four-year schools. More detailed information about the benchmarks can
be found in the national report that was sent with this mailing and on the NSSE website at www.iub.edu/~nsse.
This report summarizes your institution’s performance in these five areas of effective educational practice. Your institution’s
benchmark scores are presented and compared to schools in your consortium, your Carnegie Classification, and the NSSE national
norms. Page 4 provides some additional information, including a standard score that represents the magnitude of the difference
between your institution's score and the respective comparison group, and page 5 presents a table of National and Carnegie
classification deciles against which you can gauge the relative performance of your institution on each of the benchmarks.
Level of Academic Challenge Level of Academic Challenge Items:
Central Connecticut State
80 Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing,
Connecticut State System
rehearsing, and other activities related to your
Master's academic program)
National
70 Number of assigned textbooks, books, or book-length
packs of course readings
Number of written papers or reports of 20 pages or
60 more
Number of written papers or reports of between 5 and
19 pages
50
Number of written papers or reports of fewer than 5
pages
40 Coursework emphasizes: Analyzing the basic elements
of an idea, experience or theory
Coursework emphasizes: Synthesizing and organizing
30 ideas, information, or experiences into new, more
complex interpretations and relationships
Coursework emphasizes: Making judgments about the
20
value of information, arguments, or methods
First-Year Senior
Coursework emphasizes: Applying theories or
concepts to practical problems or in new situations
Benchmark Scores
Worked harder than you thought you could to meet an Institution Consortium Carnegie Classification All NSSE Institutions
instructor's standards or expectations
Central Connecticut
Master's National Campus environment emphasizes spending significant
Connecticut State State System amounts of time studying and on academic work
First-Year 50.6 50.7 51.6 52.9
Senior 52.9 54.4 55.8 56.6Active and Collaborative Learning Items:Active and Collaborative Learning
Central Connecticut State
Asked questions in class or contributed to class
80 Connecticut State System discussions
Master's
Made a class presentationNational70
Worked with other students on projects during class
60 Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare
class assignments
50 Tutored or taught other students
Participated in a community-based project as part of
40 a regular course
Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with
30 others outside of class (students, family members, co-
workers, etc.)
20
First-Year Senior
Benchmark Scores
Institution Consortium Carnegie Classification All NSSE Institutions
Central Connecticut
Master's National
Connecticut State State System
First-Year 36.0 36.8 40.5 40.9
Senior 43.6 46.2 50.2 49.7
Student Interactions with Faculty Members
Student Interactions with Faculty Members
Items:
Central Connecticut State
80 Discussed grades or assignments with an instructorConnecticut State System
Master's
Talked about career plans with a faculty member or
National70 advisor
Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with
faculty members outside of class60
Worked with faculty members on activities other
than coursework (committees, orientation, student-50
life activities, etc.)
Received prompt feedback from faculty on your 40
academic performance (written or oral)
Worked or planned to work with a faculty member 30
on a research project outside of course or program
requirements
20
First-Year Senior
Benchmark Scores
Institution Consortium Carnegie Classification All NSSE Institutions
Central Connecticut
Master's National
Connecticut State State System
First-Year 30.9 32.2 34.2 35.1
Senior 36.0 37.6 41.7 42.9
page 2Enriching Educational Experiences Items:Enriching Educational Experiences
Central Connecticut State Participating in co-curricular activities (organizations,
80
Connecticut State System publications, student government, sports, etc.)
Master's
Practicum, internship, field experience, co-op 70 National
experience, or clinical assignment
Community service or volunteer work60
Foreign language coursework & study abroad
50
Independent study or self-designed major
Culminating senior experience (comprehensive exam,
40
capstone course, thesis, project, etc.)
Had serious conversations with students that have
30
different religious beliefs, political opinions, or
personal values
20
Had serious conversations with students of a different
First-Year Senior race or ethnicity
Used electronic technology (list-serve, chat group, Benchmark Scores
internet, etc.) to discuss or complete an assignment
Institution Consortium Carnegie Classification All NSSE Institutions
Campus environment encourages contact among Central Connecticut
Master's National students from different economic, social, and racial or Connecticut State State System
ethnic backgrounds
First-Year 45.9 50.0 52.9 55.4
Senior 38.7 41.2 45.5 47.6
Supportive Campus Environment Items:Supportive Campus Environment
Central Connecticut State
Campus environment provides the support you need 80 Connecticut State System
to help you succeed academically
Master's
National Campus environment helps you cope with your non-70
academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)60
to thrive socially
Quality of relationships with other students50
Quality of relationships with faculty members
40
Quality of relationships with administrative
personnel and offices
30
20
First-Year Senior
Benchmark Scores
Institution Consortium Carnegie Classification All NSSE Institutions
Central Connecticut
Master's National
Connecticut State State System
First-Year 50.6 52.6 59.8 60.2
Senior 49.5 51.6 56.8 56.8
page 3NSSE 2000-2001 National Benchmark Summary Statistics
Central Connecticut State University
Explanation of StatisticsFirst-Year
Comparison Group Statistics Benchmark Score: The institutional
Connecticut Central Connecticut benchmark score is the weighted arithmetic Benchmark
State Benchmark State average (mean) of the corresponding survey
System Master'sScore National items, calculated by dividing the sum of
Benchmark Score 50.7 51.6 52.9 values for each item by the total number of
students responding to that item. Each Level of Academic Score Difference -0.1 -1.0 -2.3
50.6 benchmark was put on a 100-point scale. Challenge Standard Deviation 0.7 3.8 4.5
Comparison group benchmark scores are
aStandard Score -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 the average of all institutional benchmark
Benchmark Score 36.8 40.5 40.9 scores within the group.
Active and Score Difference -0.8 -4.5 -4.9 Score Difference: The result of subtracting 36.0
Collaborative Learning Standard Deviation 2.1 4.3 4.7 the comparison group score (consortium,
a Carnegie Classification, or national) from Standard Score -0.4 -1.0 -1.0
your institution’s score on each benchmark.
Benchmark Score 32.2 34.2 35.1
Standard Deviation: The average amount Student Interactions Score Difference -1.3 -3.3 -4.2
30.9 each institution's benchmark score deviates With Faculty Members Standard Deviation 1.5 4.6 5.3
from the mean of all benchmark scores in
aStandard Score -0.9 -0.7 -0.8 the comparison group. The greater the
Benchmark Score 50.0 52.9 55.4 dispersion of scores the larger the standard
deviation.Enriching Educational Score Difference -4.1 -7.0 -9.5
45.9
Experiences Standard Deviation 3.1 6.4 7.8 Standard Score (SS): In statistical terms,
a this is a z score - the standardized Standard Score -1.3 -1.1 -1.2
magnitude of the difference between your
Benchmark Score 52.6 59.8 60.2
school's benchmark score and the mean of
Supportive Camp