2003 First-Year Student Survey: Rank Ordering of Goal Development and Importance

North Carolina State University
2003 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 AfAm White Other

Taking responsibility for behavior 1/2 1/3 1/2 3/4 1/2 4/6

Valuing racial equity 2/9 3/7 2/13 1/1 2/9 1/6

Valuing gender equity 3/13 2/9 3/18 2/5 2/15 2/6

Learning as lifelong 4/17 4/18 4/19 4/14 4/17 3/6

Acting upon ethical principles 5/15 5/13 6/17 8/21 5/14 7/4

Function as part of a team 6/11 6/18 8/12 6/15 7/13 8/15

Being independent and self-reliant 7/5 8/2 5/5 15/11 6/4 8/6

Interact with diverse people 8/18 7/13 10/21 5/9 8/20 19/11

Understanding own abilities and interests 9/8 12/10 9/7 9/8 8/8 8/2

Realizing my potential for success 10/6 15/8 10/6 7/5 11/7 4/15

Having self-discipline 11/3 13/4 13/3 14/7 11/2 32/14

Tolerance for different views 11/22 10/17 18/23 12/25 15/22 21/4

Good listening skills 11/23 9/23 19/23 16/18 10/23 8/21

Plan/carry out project indep. 14/13 11/12 20/14 20/23 11/11 14/23

Clarifying personal identity 14/19 13/13 16/21 13/12 15/20 14/26

Apply mathematics skills 16/25 25/31 7/10 25/27 14/25 8/30

Broad general education 17/16 17/20 16/15 18/19 17/16 8/23

Having self-confidence 18/4 21/5 13/4 11/2 18/4 14/1

Commitment to health and fitness 19/11 20/11 21/15 22/20 19/11 25/11

Improving leadership/management skills 20/10 18/16 25/8 17/9 20/9 19/11

Develop computer skills 21/19 29/27 15/10 20/24 21/18 4/32

Understand diverse cultures 22/29 16/24 28/32 9/25 27/30 18/20

Coping with change 22/23 23/21 22/25 19/22 24/23 25/15

Critically analyze info. 24/26 24/28 24/27 24/29 21/26 23/28

Understand scientific influence 25/30 32/34 12/25 30/32 21/29 33/35

Handling stress 26/7 31/6 22/8 27/12 25/6 30/15

Good reading comp. skills 26/27 22/26 27/28 23/15 25/28 22/15

Communicate ideas orally 28/21 26/21 30/20 25/15 28/19 28/21

Appreciation of the arts 29/35 19/32 32/35 29/34 29/35 14/23

World problems/issues 30/27 33/24 28/28 32/31 30/27 34/28

Managing my time 31/1 28/1 33/1 33/2 31/1 30/2

Communicate in writing 32/31 30/30 33/33 30/28 33/31 25/26

Apply scientific principles 32/34 35/35 26/30 35/35 32/33 24/34

Present as it relates to history 34/33 34/33 31/31 33/33 34/33 35/33

Involved with public/community affairs 35/32 27/29 35/34 27/29 35/32 28/30

Goals	Rank Order Current level of goal development/goal importance
Taking responsibility for behavior	1/2	1/3	1/2	3/4	1/2	4/6
Valuing racial equity	2/9	3/7	2/13	1/1	2/9	1/6
Valuing gender equity	3/13	2/9	3/18	2/5	2/15	2/6
Learning as lifelong	4/17	4/18	4/19	4/14	4/17	3/6
Acting upon ethical principles	5/15	5/13	6/17	8/21	5/14	7/4
Function as part of a team	6/11	6/18	8/12	6/15	7/13	8/15
Being independent and self-reliant	7/5	8/2	5/5	15/11	6/4	8/6
Interact with diverse people	8/18	7/13	10/21	5/9	8/20	19/11
Understanding own abilities and interests	9/8	12/10	9/7	9/8	8/8	8/2
Realizing my potential for success	10/6	15/8	10/6	7/5	11/7	4/15
Having self-discipline	11/3	13/4	13/3	14/7	11/2	32/14
Tolerance for different views	11/22	10/17	18/23	12/25	15/22	21/4
Good listening skills	11/23	9/23	19/23	16/18	10/23	8/21
Plan/carry out project indep.	14/13	11/12	20/14	20/23	11/11	14/23
Clarifying personal identity	14/19	13/13	16/21	13/12	15/20	14/26
Apply mathematics skills	16/25	25/31	7/10	25/27	14/25	8/30
Broad general education	17/16	17/20	16/15	18/19	17/16	8/23
Having self-confidence	18/4	21/5	13/4	11/2	18/4	14/1
Commitment to health and fitness	19/11	20/11	21/15	22/20	19/11	25/11
Improving leadership/management skills	20/10	18/16	25/8	17/9	20/9	19/11
Develop computer skills	21/19	29/27	15/10	20/24	21/18	4/32
Understand diverse cultures	22/29	16/24	28/32	9/25	27/30	18/20
Coping with change	22/23	23/21	22/25	19/22	24/23	25/15
Critically analyze info.	24/26	24/28	24/27	24/29	21/26	23/28
Understand scientific influence	25/30	32/34	12/25	30/32	21/29	33/35
Handling stress	26/7	31/6	22/8	27/12	25/6	30/15
Good reading comp. skills	26/27	22/26	27/28	23/15	25/28	22/15
Communicate ideas orally	28/21	26/21	30/20	25/15	28/19	28/21
Appreciation of the arts	29/35	19/32	32/35	29/34	29/35	14/23
World problems/issues	30/27	33/24	28/28	32/31	30/27	34/28
Managing my time	31/1	28/1	33/1	33/2	31/1	30/2
Communicate in writing	32/31	30/30	33/33	30/28	33/31	25/26
Apply scientific principles	32/34	35/35	26/30	35/35	32/33	24/34
Present as it relates to history	34/33	34/33	31/31	33/33	34/33	35/33
Involved with public/community affairs	35/32	27/29	35/34	27/29	35/32	28/30

For more information on the 2003 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: January, 2004

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