Item Comparisons

First-Year Students

By examining individual NSSE questions, you can better understand what contributes to your institution's performance on Engagement Indicators and High-Impact Practices. This section displays the five questions on which your first-year and senior students scored the highest and the five questions on which they scored the lowest, relative to students in your Snapshot comparison group. Parenthetical notes indicate whether an item belongs to a specific Engagement Indicator or is a High-Impact Practice. While these questions represent the largest differences (in percentage points), they may not be the most important to your institutional mission or current program or policy goals. For additional results, see your Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons report.


Highest Performing Relative to UMD Competitors
Created with Highcharts 4.2.5+5+4+3+3Combined ideas from different courses when completingassignments¹ (RI)Given a course presentationReached conclusions based on your own analysis ofnumericalinformation¹ (QR)Reached conclusions based on your own analysis of numerical information¹ (QR) Discussions with: People with political views other thanyour own¹ (DD)-30-20-100102030

Lowest Performing Relative to UMD Competitors
Created with Highcharts 4.2.5-8-8-9-10-10Inst. emphasizes: Events that address importantsocial/econ./polit. issues² (SE)Connected your learning to societal problems or issues¹(RI)Connected your learning to societal problems or issues¹ (RI) Talked about career plans with a faculty member¹ (SF)Evaluating a point of view, decision, or informationsource²(HO)Evaluating a point of view, decision, or information source² (HO) Included diverse perspectives (...) in course discussionsorassignments¹ (RI)Included diverse perspectives (...) in course discussions or assignments¹ (RI) -30-20-100102030
Percentage Point Difference with UMD Competitors

Notes:
1. Combination of students responding "Very often" or "Often."
2. Combination of students responding "Very much" or "Quite a bit."
3. Rated at least 6 on a 7-point scale.
4. Combination of students responding “Strongly agree” or “Agree.”

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