Office of Institutional Research & EffectivenessApril 25, 2011

QEP DATA ANALYSIS

Trait 1 Trait 2 Trait 3 Trait 4 Trait 5 Trait 6

Summer '09 3.44 2.61 2.71 3.09 2.66 2.96

Fall '09 3.54 2.97 3.08 3.16 2.89 2.96

Summer '10 3.05 2.38 2.52 3.12 2.49 2.57

Fall '10 3.89 3.09 3.35 3.37 3.2 3.24

00.5

11.5

22.5

33.5

44.5

UNIVERSAL WRITING PROMPTSUMMER 2009 – FALL 2010

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

1

2

3

4

5

Fall '10 Summer '10 Fall '09 Summer '09

UNIVERSAL WRITING PROMPT SUMMER 2010TRAIT 1: ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTSRELATIVE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

UNIVERSAL WRITING PROMPT SUMMER 2010TRAIT 2: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

RELATIVE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

1

2

3

4

5

Fall '10 Summer '10 Fall '09 Summer '09

UNIVERSAL WRITING PROMPT SUMMER 2010TRAIT 3: UNITY

RELATIVE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

1

2

3

4

5

Fall '10 Summer '10 Fall '09 Summer '09

UNIVERSAL WRITING PROMPT SUMMER 2010TRAIT 4: PRESENTATION

RELATIVE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

0 10 20 30 40 50

1

2

3

4

5

Fall '10 Summer '10 Fall '09 Summer '09

UNIVERSAL WRITING PROMPT SUMMER 2010TRAIT 5: ARRANGEMENT

RELATIVE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

0 10 20 30 40 50

1

2

3

4

5

Fall '10 Summer '10 Fall '09 Summer '09

UNIVERSAL WRITING PROMPT SUMMER 2010TRAIT 6: AUDIENCE AWARENESS

RELATIVE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

0 10 20 30 40 50

1

2

3

4

5

Fall '10 Summer '10 Fall '09 Summer '09

During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done?1=None, 2=1-4, 3=5-10, 4=11-20, 5=More than 20

Number of written papers or reports of 20 pages or more

NSSE 2005 & 2008

1.33 1.271.39

1.51

1.771.63

2004 2005 2008

FY SR

During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done?1=None, 2=1-4, 3=5-10, 4=11-20, 5=More than 20

Number of written papers or reports between 5 and 19 pages

NSSE 2005 & 2008

1.942.08 1.98

2.38 2.47 2.45

2004 2005 2008

FY SR

During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done?1=None, 2=1-4, 3=5-10, 4=11-20, 5=More than 20

Number of written papers or reports of fewer than 5 pages

NSSE 2005 & 2008

2.942.88 2.87

2.54 2.53

2.67

2004 2005 2008

FY SR

In your experience at your institution during the current school year, about how often have you done each of the following? 1=Never, 2=Sometimes, 3=Often, 4=Very often

Made a class presentation

NSSE 2005 & 2008

2.3 2.39 2.32

2.84 2.93 3.08

2004 2005 2008

FY SR

Which of the following have you done or do you plan to do before you graduate from your institution? (Recoded: 0=Have not decided, Do not plan to do, Plan to do; 1=Done. Thus, the mean is the proportion responding "Done" among all valid respondents.)

Participate in a learning community or some other formal program where groups of students take two or more classes together

NSSE 2005 & 2008

0.08

0.13 0.12

0.19 0.18

0.26

2004 2005 2008

FY SR

About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week doing each of the following? 1=0 hrs/wk, 2=1-5 hrs/wk, 3=6-10 hrs/wk, 4=11-15 hrs/wk, 5=16-20 hrs/wk, 6=21-25 hrs/wk, 7=26-30 hrs/wk, 8=More than 30 hrs/wk

Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing data, rehearsing, and other academic activities).

NSSE 2005 & 2008

3.27 3.363.59

3.684.01 4.18

2004 2005 2008

FY SR

To what extent has your experience at this institution contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas? 1=Very little, 2=Some, 3=Quite a bit, 4=Very much

Analyzing quantitative problems

NSSE 2005 & 2008

2.74

2.82

2.932.87

2.99

3.09

2004 2005 2008

FY SR

During the current school year, how much has your coursework emphasized the following mental activities? 1=Very little, 2=Some, 3=Quite a bit, 4=Very much

Memorizing facts, ideas, or methods from your courses and readings so you can repeat them in a pretty much the same form

NSSE 2005 & 2008

3.13

3.15

2.95

2.91

3.1

2.89

2004 2005 2008

FY SR

Select the circle that best represents the quality of your relationships with people at your institution. 1=Unfriendly, Unsupportive, Sense of alienation to 7=Friendly, Supportive, Sense of belonging

Relationships with administrative personnel and offices

NSSE 2005 & 2008

5.22

5.1

4.69

4.95

5.16

4.76

2004 2005 2008

FY SR