Major Field Report: Engagement Indicators
First-Year Students
Decades of research hold that student experiences and outcomes vary more within institutions than between institutions. Thus, NSSE urges institutions to "look within" key subpopulations such as major. The Major Field Report informs department-level improvements in teaching and learning with results that are useful for deans, department chairs, faculty, and others. Institutions had the option to customize how majors were grouped, using up to ten categories. For more details, click here.
The chart and table below summarize your Engagement Indicator results by related-major categories.
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Arts | Humanities | Soc Sci | Sci & Math | Bus | Comm | Educ | Engineering | Health Sci | Crim J & Soc Wk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Challenge | ||||||||||
| Higher-Order Learning | 40.1 | 38.8 | 40.2 | 40.1 | 35.7 | 40.3 | 38.0 | 38.8 | 38.7 | 38.2 |
| Reflective & Integrative Learning | 34.5 | 38.8 | 37.3 | 34.5 | 33.3 | 37.4 | 34.9 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 35.5 |
| Learning Strategies | 38.8 | 41.8 | 39.8 | 43.9 | 38.7 | 42.7 | 40.3 | 39.6 | 42.5 | 37.0 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 22.7 | 25.0 | 26.8 | 31.1 | 29.4 | 22.5 | 27.8 | 34.7 | 26.1 | 27.4 |
| Learning with Peers | ||||||||||
| Collaborative Learning | 29.1 | 27.1 | 30.7 | 36.4 | 31.7 | 28.8 | 31.0 | 33.2 | 33.1 | 31.7 |
| Discussions with Diverse Others | 41.4 | 36.9 | 46.0 | 46.4 | 36.2 | 47.3 | 44.2 | 38.6 | 42.4 | 41.0 |
| Experiences with Faculty | ||||||||||
| Student-Faculty Interaction | 22.0 | 18.6 | 17.8 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 20.6 | 23.6 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 23.5 |
| Effective Teaching Practices | 42.7 | 45.1 | 39.2 | 41.0 | 39.5 | 42.8 | 39.4 | 39.8 | 39.4 | 35.9 |
| Campus Environment | ||||||||||
| Quality of Interactions | 43.8 | 39.1 | 40.3 | 43.1 | 40.9 | 39.9 | 43.2 | 40.7 | 38.9 | 38.3 |
| Supportive Environment | 37.2 | 35.5 | 38.6 | 39.8 | 36.7 | 43.2 | 36.3 | 38.8 | 38.8 | 34.9 |
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