Tables 3 and 4 show the engagement indicators for AU and for similar universities, scaled to compare with the Top 10% of all NSSE institutions on each benchmark.
Table 3. NSSE 2013 Engagement Indicators: Auburn University first-year students compared with peer universities' first-year students
| Auburn | Doc/Highest & Higher | NSSE Top 10% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement Indicator | Indexed Meana | Indexed Meana | Sig.b | Effect sizec | Indexed Meana | Sig.b | Effect sizec |
| Higher-Order Learning | 87 | 90 | * | -0.10 | 100 | *** | -0.40 |
| Reflective & Integrative Learning | 82 | 89 | *** | -0.23 | 100 | *** | -0.58 |
| Learning Strategies | 89 | 87 | 0.04 | 100 | *** | -0.36 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 88 | 92 | -0.08 | 100 | *** | -0.23 | |
| Collaborative Learning | 91 | 88 | 0.07 | 100 | *** | -0.24 | |
| Discussions with Diverse Others | 86 | 90 | * | -0.12 | 100 | *** | -0.43 |
| Student-Faculty Interaction | 67 | 72 | * | -0.09 | 100 | *** | -0.54 |
| Effective Teaching Practices | 87 | 87 | -0.03 | 100 | *** | -0.44 | |
| Quality of Interactions | 93 | 89 | ** | 0.16 | 100 | *** | -0.28 |
| Supportive Environment | 96 | 91 | *** | 0.17 | 100 | * | -0.12 |
Table 4. NSSE 2013 Engagement Indicators: Auburn University seniors compared with peer universities' seniors
| Auburn | Doc/Highest & Higher | NSSE Top 10% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement Indicator | Indexed Meana | Indexed Meana | Sig.b | Effect sizec | Indexed Meana | Sig.b | Effect sizec |
| Higher-Order Learning | 89 | 88 | 0.03 | 100 | *** | -0.36 | |
| Reflective & Integrative Learning | 84 | 88 | ** | -0.11 | 100 | *** | -0.54 |
| Learning Strategies | 85 | 86 | -0.04 | 100 | *** | -0.48 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 96 | 93 | 0.05 | 100 | * | -0.08 | |
| Collaborative Learning | 98 | 88 | *** | 0.26 | 100 | -0.05 | |
| Discussions with Diverse Others | 90 | 91 | -0.04 | 100 | *** | -0.29 | |
| Student-Faculty Interaction | 77 | 66 | *** | 0.24 | 100 | *** | -0.51 |
| Effective Teaching Practices | 91 | 88 | *** | 0.12 | 100 | *** | -0.37 |
| Quality of Interactions | 91 | 87 | *** | 0.18 | 100 | *** | -0.37 |
| Supportive Environment | 92 | 85 | *** | 0.20 | 100 | *** | -0.24 |
Notes:
a Means weighted by gender, enrollment status, and institutional size, then scaled (Mean of Top 10% = 100).
b * p<.05, **p<.01, *** p<.001 (2-tailed).
c Effect size is Cohen’s d, the standardized difference between the institution’s mean and the comparison group’s mean, calculated by dividing the mean difference by the pooled standard deviation.
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