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NSSE Publishes Engagement Insights: Annual Results 2022

In early-May, NSSE completed its rollout of three stories informed by data collected from the NSSE 2022 administration cycle. These stories, along with a message from NSSE interim co-directors Jillian Kinzie and Cindy Ann Kilgo, comprise the 2022 edition of Engagement Insights, NSSE’s annual dissemination of selected research findings and institutional stories that have broad relevance to the improvement of undergraduate education. 

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Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Engagement Insights: NSSE Annual Results 2022

The latest findings from NSSE, FSSE, and BCSSE in 2022

  • A Message From the Interim Co-Directors
  • Rebounding Engagement: Has Higher Education Returned to "Normal"?
  • Digging Deeper Into the Quality of High-Impact Practices
  • Hot Topics in Higher Education: Mental Well-Being, Affordability, and Transferable Skills

Read 2022 Annual Results

Examining Response Rates of Racial/Ethnic Minoritized Students

Wednesday, May 31 
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 
Meeting Room 15 

Christen Priddie
Postdoctoral Scholar, Indiana University Bloomington

Robert Gonyea
Senior Research Scientist, Indiana University Bloomington

Shimon Sarraf
Asst. Director for Survey Operations and Project Services, Indiana University Bloomington

Considerations for Measuring Students’ Socioeconomic Status

Thursday, June 1 
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. 
Meeting Room 24 

Allison BrckaLorenz
Associate Research Scientist, Indiana University Bloomington

Tien-Ling Hu
Research Project Associate, Indiana University Bloomington

NSSE and FSSE Launch 2023 Surveys

NSSE 2023

As noted in the February newsletter, NSSE’s 2023 survey launched Feb. 22 and is being administered by 543 institutions, the most since 2020. New to the survey this year are edits to the core survey, a Mental Health and Well-Being Topical Module, three experimental efforts, and more. The survey administration will close May 14.

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FSSE 2023

The Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) launched its 2023 administration cycle March 14. Since 2003, more than 900 institutions have used FSSE for faculty insight on student engagement, and in 2023, 83 institutions are participating. This year, FSSE updated its core survey for inclusivity, enhanced dashboards through Qualtrics, introduced new data visualizations, and more. 

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BCSSE 2023 Registration Open!

Discover how first-year and transfer students are transitioning to life at your institution.

Common content regarding:

  • students' academic expectations
  • students' expectations to work collaboratively with peers
  • students' expectations regarding academic help-seeking
  • much, much more!

Learn more about BCSSE, like how much it costs, how data is reported, and where to register by visit the BCSSE webpage on our website.

Visit the BCSSE landing page

BCSSE results aid institutions in improvement efforts, such as:

  • academic advising
  • retention efforts
  • first-year program design and evaluation
  • accreditation self-studies
  • recruitment

Early Raw Data Available to Participating Institutions

On Thursday, May 11, NSSE announced that, for the second consecutive year, early raw data is available to participating institutions. Those administering the 2023 survey now have early access to raw data files downloaded from our online survey facility in a simple CSV format. This is intended to allow institutions to get a jump on assessment, planning, and internal reporting during the spring and summer months before the insights from NSSE Institutional Reports are delivered in August.

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Blog: NSSE Sightings

Mercer University

Using Effect Coding to Study Minoritized Populations
Steven Feldman | April 28, 2023

Put simply, effect coding allows researchers to compare groups of data to the average (mean) of the sample, as opposed to another group of data (Mayhew & Simonoff, 2015). This contrasts with indicator (dummy) coding, which uses a single group as a reference group. This is particularly useful when comparing groups of participants, separated by identity.

California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Is Achievement Goal Orientation Related to HIP Participation?
Angie L. Miller | February 28, 2023

This study used NSSE data to explore achievement goal orientation as a predictor of participation in high-impact practices for first-year and senior students, using binary logistic regression models that also controlled for other student identities and experiences.

Lesson from the Field

Using NSSE to Increase Conversations Among Campus Partners (Marian University)

"We setup an internal Canvas shell and gave access to relevant stakeholders on campus, so they could access the various reports and data before we had the roundtable data share meeting," said, Dr. Ribera.

The Canvas shell was designed three weeks in advance of this meeting, which allowed enough time for all participants across campus to review the reports and data before the meeting. They also utilized the discussion feature on Canvas to allow for conversations and interactions prior to their meeting. At the campus event, they began by discussing the general overview and then divided everyone into smaller groups and discussed areas that had their strengths and needed improvements as well the ideas that were shared through the online Canvas shell. The in-person meeting brough together over 40 faculty, staff members, alumni and students from their campus.

To learn more about Marian’s case, visit the NSSE Lessons from the Field webpage.

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