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The Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) measures faculty expectations for student engagement in educational practices that are known to be empirically linked with high
levels of learning and development.
The first national administration of FSSE, including FAU, was conducted in 2004.
The FSSE was designed to parallel the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
FAU last administered the NSSE in 2001
132 four-year colleges and universities participated in FSSE in 2004
794 FAU faculty members were surveyed, 265 responded (33% response rate)
The average institutional response rate was 46%
FSSE Discipline
Arts and HumanitiesBiological ScienceBusinessEducationEngineeringPhysical ScienceProfessional (Nursing, Urban and Regional
Planning and Architecture)Social ScienceOther (Communication, Computer Science,
Criminal Justice, Public Administration)
FAU FSSE
20%3%
16%9%6%
10%6%
17%13%
_____100%
How important is it to you that undergraduates do the following?
1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Self-designed major
Study abroad
Work on a research project with you outside of course
Participation in a learning community
Community service or volunteer work
Independent study
Study a foreign language
Culminating senior experience
Practicum, internship, field experience, co-opexperience
Average rating
1=Not important, 4=Very important
To what extent does your institution emphasize each of the following?
1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Helping students cope with their non-academicresponsibilities
Providing students the support they need to thrivesocially
Encouraging students to attend campus events andactivities
Encouraging students to participate in co-curricularactivities
Encouraging contact among students from differentbackgrounds
Providing students the support they need to succeedacademically
Requiring students to spend significant amounts oftime studying
Encouraging students to use computers
Average rating
1=Very little, 4=Very much
To what extent does your institution require students to spend significant amounts of time each week studying and on academic work?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Arts & Humanities
Biological sciences
Business
Education
Engineering
Physical science
Professional
Social Science
Other
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Very little Some Quite a bit Very much
How many hours per week do you spend preparing for class?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Arts & Humanities
Biological sciences
Business
Education
Engineering
Physical science
Professional
Social Science
Other
Dis
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Zero 1-4 hours 5-8 hours 9 or more hours
How many hours per week do you spend reflecting on ways to improve your teaching?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Arts & Humanities
Biological sciences
Business
Education
Engineering
Physical science
Professional
Social Science
Other
Dis
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Zero 1-4 hours 5-8 hours 9 or more hours
How many hours per week do you spend on research and scholarly activities?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Arts & Humanities
Biological sciences
Business
Education
Engineering
Physical science
Professional
Social Science
Other
Dis
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Zero 1-4 hours 5-8 hours 9-12 hours 13 or more hours
How many hours per week do you spend working with students on activities other than coursework?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Arts & Humanities
Biological sciences
Business
Education
Engineering
Physical science
Professional
Social Science
Other
Dis
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Zero 1-4 hours 5 or more hours
How many hours per week do you spend interacting with students outside of the classroom?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Arts & Humanities
Biological sciences
Business
Education
Engineering
Physical science
Professional
Social Science
Other
Dis
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Zero 1-4 hours 5 or more hours
What percentage of your students do the following?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Frequently ask questions in class or contribute to classdiscussions
Frequently come to class without completing readings orassignments
Frequently work harder than they usually do to meet yourstandards
Occasionally use e-mail to communicate with you
Occasionally discuss grades or assignments with you
At least once, talk about career plans with you
At least once, discuss ideas from readings or classes withyou outside of class
None 1-24% 25-49% 50-74% 75% or higher
How often do your students engage in the following?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Participate in a community-based project as part of yourcourse
Use an electronic medium to discuss or complete anassignment
Have class discussions or writing assignments that includediverse perspectives
Have serious conversations in your course with studentswho are very different from them
Work with other students on projects during class
Have serious conversations in your course with students ofa different race or ethnicity
Receive prompt feedback from you on their academicperformance
Never Sometimes Often Very often
How much reading and writing do your students do?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
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In a typical week, howmany hours do youEXPECT your students tospend preparing for yourclass
In a typical week howmany hours do you thinkyour students ACTUALLYSPEND preparing for yourclass
How important is it to you that your students:
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Tutor or teach other students(paid or voluntary)
Prepare two or more drafts of apaper or assignment before
turning it in
Work with classmates outside ofclass
Discuss ideas or readings fromclass with others outside of class
Put together ideas or conceptsfrom different courses
Work on a paper or project thatrequires integrating ideas or
information from varioussources
Not important Somewhat important Important Very important
What percent of your class time is spent on
LECTURING?
4= 20-29% 5= 30-39% 6= 40-49% 7=50-74% 8= 75% +
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Biological science
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TEACHER-LED DISCUSSION?
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What percent of your class time is spent on
SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES
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How much emphasis do you place on engaging students in each of the following cognitive activities?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Memorizing facts, ideas, ormethods from your course
and readings
Making judgements aboutthe value of information,arguments or methods
Applying theories orconcepts to practicalproblems or in new
situations
Synthesizing andorganizing ideas,
information, or experiences
Analyzing the basicelements of an idea,experience or theory
Very little Some Quite a bit Very much
To what extent do you structure your course so that students learn and develop in the following areas?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Developing a deepened sense of spirituality
Understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds
Analyzing quantitative problems
Understanding themselves
Working effectively with others
Using computing and information technology
Speaking clearly and effectively
Developing a personal code of values and ethics
Acquiring a broad general education
Writing clearly and effectively
Solving complex real world problems
Acquiring job or work-related knowledge and skills
Learning effectively on their own
Thinking critically and analytically
Very little Some Quite a bit Very much
Percent “Very often” or “Often”
Faculty StudentsAsk questions in class or contribute to class discussions 31% 58%
Come to class without reading assignments 26% 20%
Worked harder than usual to meet standards 39% 51%
Discuss grades or assignments with instructor 31% 52%
Received prompt feedback from instructor on academic performance 92% 49%
Percent “Very Much”
Faculty StudentsEvaluations of performance challenge
students to do their best work 28% 19%
Coursework emphasized memorizing 29% 71%
Faculty Students
View quality of student relationships with other students as “Friendly, supportive, sense of belonging” (High end of the scale) 13% 25%
View quality of student relationships with faculty as “Available, helpful, sympathetic” (High end of the scale) 13% 13%
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