North Carolina State
University
2002 First-Year Student Survey Data Tables:
Rank Ordering of Goal Development and Importance
This document contains tables depicting the rank order of goal development and importance for each of the goals, both for all respondents and by gender and race/ethnicity.
Comparison of Rank Order of Average Ratings of Current Development and Importance Level of Goals
|
GOALS |
Rank order current level of goal development/goal importance |
|||||
|
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am |
White |
Other |
|
| Taking responsibility for behavior |
1/1
|
3/1
|
1/1
|
3/1
|
1/1 | 4/2 |
| Valuing racial equity |
2/7
|
1/6
|
2/11
|
1/4
|
2/8 | 1/3 |
| Valuing gender equity |
3/10
|
1/8
|
3/18
|
2/5
|
3/12 | 2/13 |
| Learning as lifelong |
4/19
|
4/21
|
4/19
|
5/15
|
4/19 | 5/19 |
| Acting upon ethical principles |
5/12
|
5/11
|
6/16
|
10/18
|
5/12 | 6/7 |
| Function as part of a team |
6/14
|
7/19
|
8/11
|
8/15
|
6/15 | 10/16 |
| Interact with diverse people |
7/16
|
6/11
|
9/20
|
4/8
|
8/18 | 3/7 |
| Being independent and self-reliant |
8/4
|
8/4
|
7/5
|
11/9
|
6/4 | 12/6 |
| Understanding own abilities and interests |
9/9
|
10/9
|
9/9
|
9/12
|
9/8 | 11/13 |
| Tolerance for different views |
10/21
|
8/15
|
16/26
|
13/23
|
11/21 | 8/11 |
| Apply mathematics skills |
11/25
|
22/30
|
5/13
|
25/27
|
10/25 | 9/27 |
| Good listening skills |
12/21
|
11/19
|
18/22
|
15/9
|
12/21 | 14/23 |
| Having self-discipline |
13/3
|
13/3
|
14/3
|
16/2
|
13/3 | 13/3 |
| Broad general education |
14/16
|
14/17
|
16/17
|
17/20
|
14/17 | 15/10 |
| Realizing my potential for success |
14/7
|
17/9
|
12/6
|
7/7
|
16/7 | 16/11 |
| Plan/carry out project indep. |
16/12
|
12/13
|
23/13
|
18/24
|
15/10 | 18/16 |
| Clarifying personal identity |
17/20
|
16/16
|
19/23
|
14/14
|
17/20 | 24/26 |
| Having self-confidence |
18/4
|
24/5
|
14/4
|
12/5
|
20/5 | 21/3 |
| Understand scientific influence |
19/30
|
31/33
|
11/27
|
27/32
|
18/29 | 20/31 |
| Develop computer skills |
19/16
|
27/25
|
13/8
|
20/22
|
23/16 | 17/16 |
| Critically analyze info. |
19/26
|
20/28
|
23/23
|
23/28
|
20/26 | 19/28 |
| Improving leadership/management skills |
19/11
|
18/17
|
25/9
|
18/13
|
22/12 | 21/13 |
| Commitment to health and fitness |
19/14
|
20/14
|
20/13
|
21/26
|
18/10 | 26/22 |
| Understand diverse cultures |
24/29
|
15/24
|
27/31
|
6/18
|
26/30 | 6/24 |
| Coping with change |
25/24
|
25/22
|
20/25
|
22/24
|
24/24 | 23/21 |
| Good reading comp. skills |
26/27
|
23/26
|
29/29
|
27/15
|
25/28 | 30/29 |
| Handling stress |
27/6
|
32/6
|
20/7
|
24/11
|
26/6 | 28/7 |
| Appreciation of the arts |
28/35
|
19/32
|
32/35
|
26/34
|
29/35 | 25/35 |
| Communicate ideas orally |
29/23
|
29/22
|
30/21
|
29/21
|
28/21 | 33/19 |
| World problems/issues |
30/27
|
33/27
|
28/28
|
30/30
|
31/27 | 26/24 |
| Apply scientific principles |
31/33
|
34/35
|
26/30
|
35/35
|
30/32 | 29/33 |
| Communicate in writing |
32/32
|
26/31
|
34/33
|
32/28
|
33/32 | 34/30 |
| Managing my time |
32/2
|
27/2
|
33/2
|
34/2
|
32/2 | 31/1 |
| Present as it relates to history |
34/34
|
35/34
|
31/32
|
33/33
|
34/34 | 32/34 |
| Involved with public/community affairs |
35/31
|
29/29
|
35/33
|
31/31
|
35/31 | 35/32 |
For more information on the 2002
First-Year Student Survey contact:
Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu
Posted: March, 2003
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