This document reports survey data on differences in the responses by college to questions regarding general education goals. Specifically, development of information accessing skills, tolerance for social diversity, the utility of particular courses, preparedness for career competition, and interest in reading are considered. Survey results for all respondents are provided in Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni: All Respondents. For information about the survey and analysis methods see Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni and Employer Surveys: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile.
You can use the index below to link to web tables of college comparisons by topic.
General Education Items
General Education Preparation
|
Know How to Access and Use Information |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Mean |
4.24 |
4.25 |
3.81 |
4.34 |
4.27 |
4.41 |
4.11 |
4.19 |
4.39 |
4.30 |
|
|
1: Disagree |
% |
1.6 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
. |
2.5 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
|
2: Tend to Disagree |
% |
3.9 |
4.6 |
12.9 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
|
3: Neither A/D |
% |
9.5 |
7.9 |
14.9 |
10.3 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
12.3 |
11.2 |
6.4 |
8.8 |
|
4: Tend to Agree |
% |
39.3 |
38.3 |
30.7 |
34.4 |
42.3 |
33.3 |
37.3 |
39.7 |
43.1 |
42.8 |
|
5: Agree |
% |
45.8 |
47.5 |
36.6 |
52.2 |
45.2 |
55.6 |
42.3 |
43.5 |
48.9 |
45.3 |
|
Made Friends with Diverse Persons |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Mean |
3.93 |
3.88 |
3.95 |
3.89 |
4.00 |
3.87 |
3.87 |
3.91 |
4.20 |
3.79 |
|
|
1: Disagree |
% |
7.8 |
8.1 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
6.2 |
8.9 |
9.4 |
7.8 |
4.8 |
9.8 |
|
2: Tend to Disagree |
% |
9.0 |
10.2 |
7.7 |
10.6 |
8.2 |
8.9 |
8.6 |
9.6 |
5.3 |
11.4 |
|
3: Neither A/D |
% |
11.8 |
12.4 |
13.5 |
11.1 |
11.8 |
10.5 |
12.5 |
10.1 |
8.5 |
13.0 |
|
4: Tend to Agree |
% |
25.5 |
23.7 |
24.0 |
25.8 |
27.2 |
29.8 |
24.1 |
28.9 |
28.2 |
21.0 |
|
5: Agree |
% |
45.9 |
45.6 |
47.1 |
44.7 |
46.5 |
41.9 |
45.4 |
43.6 |
53.2 |
44.8 |
|
Social Science Courses were Useful |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Mean |
3.55 |
3.46 |
3.56 |
4.06 |
3.15 |
3.31 |
4.10 |
3.33 |
3.39 |
3.55 |
|
|
1: Disagree |
% |
8.6 |
10.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
12.4 |
12.6 |
3.9 |
12.0 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
|
2: Tend to Disagree |
% |
11.6 |
11.7 |
9.9 |
5.5 |
19.2 |
10.1 |
4.4 |
14.4 |
13.9 |
8.7 |
|
3: Neither A/D |
% |
22.6 |
23.0 |
35.2 |
13.8 |
26.3 |
28.6 |
13.2 |
20.6 |
32.8 |
26.8 |
|
4: Tend to Agree |
% |
31.0 |
31.6 |
30.8 |
37.3 |
25.1 |
31.1 |
34.7 |
34.9 |
25.0 |
33.9 |
|
5: Agree |
% |
26.2 |
23.4 |
20.9 |
40.1 |
17.0 |
17.6 |
43.9 |
18.2 |
21.1 |
22.9 |
|
Courses Encouraged Creative Thinking |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Mean |
4.12 |
4.12 |
4.69 |
4.22 |
3.97 |
4.08 |
4.28 |
3.90 |
4.16 |
4.06 |
|
|
1: Disagree |
% |
1.8 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
|
2: Tend to Disagree |
% |
5.3 |
6.4 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
7.3 |
6.3 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
|
3: Neither A/D |
% |
12.4 |
9.1 |
1.9 |
10.8 |
16.0 |
14.3 |
9.0 |
17.1 |
11.7 |
15.8 |
|
4: Tend to Agree |
% |
40.4 |
42.2 |
14.4 |
44.1 |
42.3 |
41.3 |
37.8 |
42.3 |
41.0 |
41.5 |
|
5: Agree |
% |
40.1 |
40.2 |
79.8 |
41.4 |
32.6 |
37.3 |
48.0 |
31.1 |
41.5 |
36.2 |
|
Prepared to be Competitive |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Mean |
4.36 |
4.35 |
4.15 |
4.46 |
4.45 |
4.34 |
4.17 |
4.33 |
4.61 |
4.42 |
|
|
1: Disagree |
% |
2.0 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
. |
1.6 |
|
2: Tend to Disagree |
% |
3.5 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
|
3: Neither A/D |
% |
7.9 |
7.1 |
10.9 |
7.7 |
5.8 |
11.2 |
12.3 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
|
4: Tend to Agree |
% |
29.3 |
27.5 |
28.7 |
27.0 |
29.4 |
18.4 |
32.3 |
34.8 |
25.1 |
30.8 |
|
5: Agree |
% |
57.3 |
58.4 |
50.5 |
61.7 |
60.5 |
63.2 |
47.7 |
53.4 |
68.4 |
58.5 |
|
Foreign Language Courses Helped Appreciation of Other Cultures |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Mean |
3.71 |
3.58 |
3.38 |
3.80 |
3.72 |
3.62 |
3.86 |
3.68 |
3.67 |
3.60 |
|
|
1: Disagree |
% |
7.9 |
8.3 |
6.9 |
3.4 |
8.9 |
17.2 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
12.7 |
9.4 |
|
2: Tend to Disagree |
% |
7.7 |
10.9 |
17.2 |
9.0 |
4.8 |
3.4 |
6.7 |
7.5 |
5.1 |
8.7 |
|
3: Neither A/D |
% |
21.3 |
23.9 |
34.5 |
23.6 |
23.3 |
17.2 |
18.6 |
24.5 |
13.9 |
21.9 |
|
4: Tend to Agree |
% |
31.0 |
28.7 |
13.8 |
32.6 |
31.5 |
24.1 |
31.2 |
30.2 |
39.2 |
32.3 |
|
5: Agree |
% |
32.1 |
28.3 |
27.6 |
31.5 |
31.5 |
37.9 |
37.1 |
30.2 |
29.1 |
27.8 |
|
I Read Newspapers and Magazines |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Mean |
4.27 |
4.31 |
4.11 |
4.22 |
4.19 |
4.27 |
4.36 |
4.24 |
4.28 |
4.31 |
|
|
1: Disagree |
% |
4.6 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
|
2: Tend to Disagree |
% |
6.0 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
3.2 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
6.9 |
|
3: Neither A/D |
% |
6.2 |
5.3 |
7.2 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
5.3 |
|
4: Tend to Agree |
% |
24.2 |
27.4 |
35.1 |
24.3 |
23.2 |
23.9 |
22.7 |
21.5 |
26.0 |
22.3 |
|
5: Agree |
% |
59.0 |
58.3 |
46.4 |
58.3 |
57.6 |
58.7 |
62.7 |
58.9 |
57.2 |
61.6 |
|
Leisure Reading |
|
How Frequently do you Read for Leisure |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Over 3 times/wk |
% |
35.4 |
39.1 |
45.2 |
36.4 |
27.8 |
31.0 |
46.8 |
37.4 |
23.0 |
30.7 |
|
1-3 times/week |
% |
26.4 |
26.1 |
27.9 |
23.2 |
28.0 |
29.4 |
21.0 |
33.8 |
32.6 |
25.2 |
|
1-3 times/month |
% |
17.1 |
15.5 |
9.6 |
22.7 |
18.5 |
14.3 |
15.4 |
14.0 |
17.1 |
20.5 |
|
Under once a mth |
% |
7.9 |
7.0 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
9.1 |
12.7 |
7.7 |
5.0 |
10.2 |
8.1 |
|
Seldom |
% |
10.9 |
9.5 |
10.6 |
10.9 |
14.3 |
11.9 |
6.9 |
9.0 |
10.2 |
13.4 |
|
Not at all |
% |
2.4 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
7.0 |
2.2 |
For more information on the Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni contact:
Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
NCSU
Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu
Posted: September, 2000
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