North Carolina State University
2008 First-Year Student Survey:
Rank Ordering of Goal Development and Importance
This document contains tables depicting the rank order of development and importance ratings for each general education, personal development, and world view goal, both for all respondents and by gender and race/ethnicity.
| Goals | Rank Order: Current level of development/goal importance |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Appreciating gender equity | 1/13 | 1/7 | 1/19 | 2/9 | 1/13 | 2/19 |
| Appreciating racial equity | 2/10 | 2/7 | 2/16 | 1/1 | 2/13 | 1/10 |
| Taking responsbility for my own behavior | 3/1 | 3/1 | 3/1 | 3/2 | 3/1 | 4/1 |
| Value lifelong learning | 4/15 | 4/16 | 6/16 | 5/12 | 4/19 | 5/7 |
| Ability to work in teams | 5/10 | 7/17 | 4/8 | 6/17 | 5/9 | 9/10 |
| Recognize and act on ethical principles | 6/15 | 6/12 | 9/19 | 7/19 | 6/17 | 6/10 |
| Ability to work with diverse people | 6/21 | 5/14 | 10/28 | 4/9 | 8/22 | 3/15 |
| Understand my own abilities and interests | 8/8 | 8/10 | 8/11 | 8/11 | 7/8 | 10/7 |
| Independence and self reliance | 9/4 | 8/4 | 14/4 | 10/7 | 10/4 | 16/5 |
| Sense of personal identity | 10/13 | 12/10 | 13/15 | 9/12 | 11/12 | 14/20 |
| Logical reasoning skills | 10/15 | 19/24 | 4/8 | 24/28 | 9/15 | 15/15 |
| Broad general education | 12/23 | 11/20 | 19/25 | 17/23 | 12/21 | 12/23 |
| Listening skills | 12/20 | 13/17 | 17/22 | 14/12 | 13/20 | 16/21 |
| Ability to adapt to changing technologies | 12/28 | 25/33 | 7/19 | 21/35 | 14/26 | 10/27 |
| Problem solving skills | 15/15 | 27/23 | 10/8 | 30/22 | 15/15 | 18/17 |
| Tolerance for divergent views | 15/31 | 13/24 | 25/34 | 10/29 | 22/31 | 8/31 |
| Realizing my potential for success | 15/9 | 19/12 | 17/11 | 10/5 | 18/9 | 20/17 |
| Ability to organize successful group project | 15/29 | 13/29 | 25/30 | 17/31 | 17/29 | 23/32 |
| Maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle | 19/7 | 23/6 | 16/7 | 26/17 | 16/6 | 31/10 |
| Taking initiative to improve work | 20/10 | 17/14 | 24/11 | 19/19 | 18/9 | 22/7 |
| Ability to plan and carry out projects independently | 21/21 | 16/20 | 30/25 | 23/21 | 18/22 | 27/22 |
| Appreciation for the arts, music, and literature | 22/40 | 8/37 | 32/41 | 19/39 | 25/39 | 13/40 |
| Self discipline | 22/2 | 22/3 | 21/2 | 15/3 | 22/3 | 28/3 |
| Comprehension skills | 22/15 | 26/19 | 20/14 | 29/12 | 21/17 | 23/10 |
| Math skills | 25/33 | 33/38 | 10/18 | 37/36 | 22/31 | 20/33 |
| Ability to lead others | 26/26 | 23/28 | 30/27 | 22/29 | 26/26 | 34/27 |
| Understanding influence of science/technology | 27/35 | 35/40 | 14/32 | 38/40 | 27/35 | 19/38 |
| Self-confidence | 28/5 | 28/7 | 23/4 | 16/5 | 28/5 | 33/6 |
| Exercising public responsiblity and community | 28/34 | 19/29 | 33/35 | 28/34 | 28/34 | 28/35 |
| Critical analysis of ideas | 30/26 | 31/29 | 21/24 | 32/26 | 28/28 | 30/24 |
| Computer skills | 31/30 | 30/34 | 28/22 | 25/31 | 31/29 | 25/34 |
| Coping with change | 32/24 | 31/20 | 29/28 | 27/23 | 32/22 | 25/25 |
| Understanding of diverse cultures and values | 32/35 | 18/32 | 37/39 | 13/23 | 33/38 | 7/27 |
| Ability to handle stress | 34/5 | 38/5 | 25/6 | 34/7 | 33/6 | 36/4 |
| Understanding world issues | 35/25 | 37/24 | 34/30 | 33/33 | 35/25 | 32/27 |
| Using resources for research | 36/37 | 28/36 | 39/37 | 31/37 | 36/37 | 35/36 |
| Speaking skills | 37/31 | 36/27 | 38/33 | 35/16 | 36/33 | 40/25 |
| Writing skills | 38/39 | 34/34 | 40/40 | 39/26 | 38/39 | 39/37 |
| Understanding the present as it relates to history | 39/38 | 40/39 | 35/36 | 36/38 | 39/36 | 38/39 |
| Apply scientific methods of inquiry | 40/41 | 41/41 | 36/38 | 41/41 | 40/41 | 37/41 |
| Time management | 41/2 | 39/1 | 41/3 | 40/3 | 41/2 | 41/2 |
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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: March, 2009
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