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Understanding Student Learning

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2022 NSSE Student Data is Available!

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Results from the 2022 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 2022 have arrived and are ready to share.

Why This is Important

NSSE surveys undergraduate students in their first and final years to assess their levels of engagement and related information about their experience at Missouri State.

Student responses measure:​

  • The amount of time and effort students put into their studies and other educationally purposeful activities ​
  • How institutional resources, courses, and other learning opportunities facilitate student participation in activities that matter to student learning. 

NSSE allows Missouri State to view itself in comparison to over 600 other institutions across the US and Canada. ​

Snapshot

First-year

Highest Performing Relative to Plains Public

  • Bar graph showing highest and lowest performance data of First-Year Missouri State Students compared to Plains Public comparison groupAbout how many courses have included a community-based project (service-learning)? (HIP)
  • Discussions with…People with a sexual orientation other than your own
  • Included diverse perspectives (…) in course discussions or assignments (RI)
  • Institution emphasis on attending events that address important social/econ./polit. issues (SE)
  • Institution emphasis on providing support for your overall well-being… (SE)

Lowest Performing Relative to Plains Public

  • Participated in a learning community or some other formal program where… (HIP)
  • Instructors provided prompt and detailed feedback on tests or completed assignments (ET)
  • Assigned more than 50 pages of writing
  • Extent to which courses challenged you to do your best work
  • Spent more than 15 hours per week preparing for class

Senior

Highest Performing Relative to Plains Public

  • About how many courses have included a community-based project (service-learning)? (HIP)Bar graph showing highest and lowest performance data of Senior Missouri State Students compared to Plains Public comparison group
  • Talked about career plans with a faculty member (SF)
  • Institution emphasis on providing opportunities to be involved socially (SE)
  • Institution emphasis on attending campus activities and events (…) (SE)
  • Institution emphasis on providing support for your overall well-being… (SE)

Lowest Performing Relative to Plains Public

  • Reached conclusions based on your own analysis of numerical information (…) (QR)
  • Completed a culminating senior experience (…) (HIP)
  • Extent to which courses challenged you to do your best work
  • Spent more than 15 hours per week preparing for class
  • Assigned more than 50 pages of writing

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