North Carolina State University
2012 Incoming Freshmen Survey:
Rank Ordering of Goal Development and Importance

Goals	Rank Order: Current level of development/Goal importance
	All	Women	Men	AsianAm	BlackAfAm	Hispanic	White	Other
Potential for success	1_ 1	1_ 2	1_ 1	9_ 3	3_ 1	2_ 1	1_ 1	4_ 2
Taking responsibility for my own behavior	2_ 3	2_ 4	2_ 3	7_ 7	1_ 4	3_ 4	2_ 3	2_ 3
Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds	3_11	3_10	3_15	1_ 6	2_ 4	1_ 8	3_12	1_ 8
Working effectively as part of a team	4_ 6	6_ 7	6_ 5	10_11	9_12	11_11	4_ 6	13_ 7
Sensitivity to issues associated with racial equity	5_25	5_20	8_27	3_23	5_16	4_16	9_25	3_22
Recognizing and acting on ethical principles	6_13	6_13	8_16	4_14	6_15	6_ 6	5_14	12_14
Experiencing personal growth	7_ 5	9_ 5	7_ 4	11_ 2	11_ 3	10_ 1	6_ 5	7_ 5
Listening attentively	8_ 8	9_ 7	10_ 9	14_ 9	15_ 7	7_ 5	6_ 8	14_ 6
Using technology appropriately	9_16	14_22	4_12	4_12	12_20	14_15	10_15	10_27
Ability to plan/carry out projects independently	9_11	4_11	17_12	17_15	13_11	13_14	8_11	10_10
Creating and being open to new and worthwhile ideas and perspectives	9_17	12_16	10_20	13_ 9	8_20	11_19	11_18	6_18
Sensitivity to issues associated with gender equity	9_28	8_27	13_30	7_27	7_27	9_26	12_29	7_30
Understanding/respecting diverse cultures, values, and perspectives	13_17	11_14	13_24	2_12	4_ 8	5_12	14_20	5_15
Appreciating differences in sexual orientation	14_33	13_31	23_33	6_30	10_30	8_32	18_33	9_32
Using mathematical skills	14_15	20_25	5_ 8	11_23	20_26	19_18	13_15	15_18
Comprehending written and oral information	16_ 9	15_ 7	15_11	20_ 3	16_13	16_ 9	15_ 8	17_ 8
Finding information using technology and evaluating it	16_23	17_23	12_18	15_20	14_22	15_20	16_22	15_25
Developing leadership skills	18_10	16_11	21_10	31_15	19_10	17_12	19_10	18_10
Developing and sustaining active and healthy lifestyle	19_ 6	19_ 6	16_ 6	28_ 3	31_ 8	23_10	17_ 6	21_10
Ability to reflect, review, self-regulate, and self-examine	20_22	18_21	23_22	24_20	16_17	22_22	20_23	24_15
Effectively analyzing/evaluating evidence, arguments, claims, and beliefs	21_27	24_30	18_25	23_29	24_31	17_27	21_26	22_27
Identifying a problem/concept and articulating its components	22_24	23_25	20_20	22_26	27_23	21_24	21_23	19_23
Understanding the commonality of human problems globally	23_26	25_28	26_25	16_25	23_28	20_28	25_26	20_27
Understanding the present as it relates to historical events	24_30	30_32	19_29	25_34	22_31	25_33	23_30	23_31
Viewing failure as an opportunity to learn	25_13	29_15	23_14	21_15	18_14	30_16	26_13	27_15
Solving real world problems in ways that demonstrate imagination/creativity	25_19	26_19	28_17	27_22	29_23	28_25	23_17	24_18
Creating/distributing information using multiple communication forms	27_34	28_34	30_33	19_35	25_33	29_33	28_34	28_34
Understanding issues and problems facing the world	28_19	31_18	29_19	25_15	26_19	25_23	28_19	30_18
Being involved in public and community affairs	28_28	20_23	33_31	30_27	27_29	27_28	28_28	31_25
Capacity to engage with/respond to creative works and evaluate significance	30_35	22_35	34_35	18_33	20_35	24_35	33_35	24_35
Applying scientific methods of inquiry	30_32	33_33	27_27	28_30	34_34	31_30	27_31	29_33
Writing effectively	32_30	27_28	31_32	33_32	30_25	33_30	28_32	32_24
Ability to handle stress	33_ 4	35_ 3	22_ 6	32_ 7	32_ 6	32_ 6	32_ 4	33_ 4
Time management	34_ 1	32_ 1	35_ 2	35_ 1	35_ 2	35_ 3	34_ 2	35_ 1
Speaking effectively	34_19	34_16	32_23	34_15	33_18	34_20	35_20	34_13

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For more information on the 2012 Incoming Freshmen Survey 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: October 2012

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