WCU’s NSSE Highlights
Item: Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussion
Response options: Often or Very Often
- WCU FY - 75%
- Peer FY - 57%
- Nat'l FY - 57%
- WCU SR – 80%
- Peer SR – 72%
- Nat'l SR – 69%
Item: Made a class presentation
Response options: Often or Very Often
- WCU FY - 56%
- Peer FY - 34%
- Nat'l FY - 30%
- WCU SR – 71%
- Peer SR – 65%
- Nat'l SR – 59%
Item: Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in
Response options: Often or Very Often
- WCU FY – 78%
- Peer FY - 59%
- Nat'l FY - 55%
Item: Worked on a paper or project that required integrating ideas or information from various sources
Response options: Often or Very Often
- WCU FY – 90%
- Peer FY – 76%
- Nat'l FY - 75%
Item: Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments
Response options: Often or Very Often
- WCU FY – 45%
- Peer FY – 38%
- Nat'l FY - 41%
- WCU SR – 61%
- Peer SR – 58%
- Nat'l SR – 58%
Item: Participated in a community-based project (e.g. service learning) as part of a regular course
Response options: Often or Very Often
- WCU FY – 20%
- Peer FY – 13%
- Nat'l FY - 12%
- WCU SR – 24%
- Peer SR – 20%
- Nat'l SR – 17%
Item: Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor
Response options: Often or Very Often
- WCU FY – 44%
- Peer FY – 32%
- Nat'l FY - 29%
- WCU SR – 50%
- Peer SR – 45%
- Nat'l SR – 40%
Item: Received prompt written or oral feedback from faculty on your academic performance
Response options: Often or Very Often
- WCU FY – 66%
- Peer FY – 54%
- Nat'l FY - 53%
- WCU SR – 71%
- Peer SR – 66%
- Nat'l SR – 62%
Item: Worked with faculty members on activities other than coursework (committees, orientation, student life activities, etc.)
Response options: Often or Very Often
- WCU FY – 21%
- Peer FY – 14%
- Nat'l FY - 14%
- WCU SR – 29%
- Peer SR – 23%
- Nat'l SR – 21%
Item: Attended an art exhibit, play, dance, music, theater, or other performance
Response options: Often or Very Often
- WCU FY – 46%
- Peer FY – 31%
- Nat'l FY - 30%
Item: Worked on a research project with a faculty member outside of course or program requirements
Response option: Plan to do
- WCU FY – 26%
- Peer FY – 27%
- Nat'l FY - 30%
Item: Worked on a research project with a faculty member outside of course or program requirements
Response option: Done
- WCU FY – 11%
- Peer FY – 5%
- Nat'l FY - 5%
Item: Quality of relationships with faculty members
Response options: 5, 6 or 7 on a scale of 1-7 with 1 being unavailable, unhelpful, unsympathetic and 7 being available, helpful, sympathetic
- WCU FY – 79%
- Peer FY – 70%
- Nat'l FY - 73%
- WCU SR – 82%
- Peer SR – 80%
- Nat'l SR – 78%
Item: Working for pay off campus
Response options: 0 hours
- WCU FY – 79%
- Peer FY – 58%
- Nat'l FY - 65%