North Carolina State
University
2004 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
3/1
1/4
3/1
1/2
1/2
Valuing racial equity
2/10
2/8
2/15
1/7
3/10
2/9
Valuing gender equity
2/11
1/8
3/17
2/12
2/10
4/6
Learning as lifelong
4/17
4/19
4/19
5/16
4/17
8/16
Acting upon ethical principles
5/12
5/11
6/16
8/20
5/10
5/9
Function as part of a team
6/12
7/19
8/11
8/11
6/14
6/14
Being independent and self-reliant
7/5
8/4
5/5
12/16
7/5
9/5
Interact with diverse people
8/17
6/12
10/20
4/10
9/18
6/9
Understanding own abilities and
interests
9/8
10/7
9/9
7/9
8/8
15/6
Having self-discipline
10/4
13/5
12/3
15/4
11/4
12/20
Plan/carry out project indep.
10/14
9/13
19/13
19/26
10/10
10/16
Tolerance for different views
10/20
11/14
18/26
14/23
15/21
11/9
Realizing my potential for success
13/7
16/10
10/6
10/4
14/7
22/2
Good listening skills
14/22
12/23
19/21
17/16
12/22
16/15
Clarifying personal identity
15/19
15/14
13/23
13/12
15/19
24/24
Apply mathematics skills
16/25
24/31
6/10
28/31
12/24
30/26
Broad general education
17/16
16/17
21/17
17/12
17/16
12/16
Having self-confidence
18/2
20/3
15/2
11/3
20/2
27/1
Improving leadership/management
skills
18/9
19/14
24/8
16/8
18/9
17/9
Commitment to health and fitness
20/14
21/17
17/12
22/23
18/14
19/6
Understand diverse cultures
21/29
13/25
28/33
6/22
25/31
2/21
Develop computer skills
22/24
29/29
15/13
20/25
22/24
12/29
Critically analyze info.
23/28
23/27
25/25
23/28
21/27
20/30
Coping with change
23/20
25/21
22/21
21/16
23/20
27/25
Understand scientific influence
25/30
32/34
14/26
33/33
24/29
17/28
Handling stress
26/6
31/6
22/6
30/6
26/6
32/21
Appreciation of the arts
26/35
18/31
33/35
24/34
28/35
29/35
Good reading comp. skills
26/27
22/25
29/29
24/20
26/28
30/21
Communicate ideas orally
29/22
28/22
30/23
26/15
28/22
24/26
Managing my time
30/1
26/2
32/1
34/2
30/1
35/2
World problems/issues
31/26
33/24
26/28
27/27
31/26
22/16
Communicate in writing
32/32
30/30
34/34
31/29
32/34
26/31
Involved with public/community
affairs
33/30
26/27
35/32
28/29
34/30
21/31
Present as it relates to history
34/32
34/33
31/31
31/32
34/32
34/34
Apply scientific principles
35/34
35/35
26/30
35/35
33/33
33/33
For more information on the 2004
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, 2005
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