North Carolina State University
2005-2006 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Faculty Contributions
(Frequency Distributions)
This document reports frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity of survey items #1-9 of the "2005-2006 Graduating Senior Survey." A table comparing mean ratings is available in the "2005-2006 Graduating Senior Survey: Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Academic Environment."
Exact wording of question: Please evaluate how well faculty members in your major department do each of the following.
Faculty Contributions
| Set high expectations for learning | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 47.5 | 43.3 | 51.5 | 37.6 | 49.0 | 41.5 |
| 3: Good | % | 49.0 | 52.5 | 45.5 | 56.4 | 47.8 | 53.5 |
| 2: Fair | % | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| 1: Poor | % | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | . | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Total | N | 2,136 | 1,051 | 1,085 | 181 | 1,796 | 159 |
| Respect diverse talents/ways of learning | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 32.6 | 30.6 | 34.6 | 28.7 | 33.2 | 30.8 |
| 3: Good | % | 54.4 | 56.1 | 52.7 | 55.2 | 54.3 | 54.7 |
| 2: Fair | % | 11.9 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 12.6 |
| 1: Poor | % | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| Total | N | 2,135 | 1,051 | 1,084 | 181 | 1,795 | 159 |
| Encourage actively involved learning | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 40.4 | 37.4 | 43.3 | 35.8 | 41.3 | 35.2 |
| 3: Good | % | 49.2 | 49.5 | 49.0 | 54.2 | 48.2 | 55.3 |
| 2: Fair | % | 9.8 | 12.2 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 8.2 |
| 1: Poor | % | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | . | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Total | N | 2,131 | 1,049 | 1,082 | 179 | 1,793 | 159 |
| Encourage student-faculty interaction | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 35.5 | 32.0 | 38.9 | 33.1 | 36.1 | 31.4 |
| 3: Good | % | 46.9 | 48.4 | 45.5 | 47.0 | 46.9 | 47.2 |
| 2: Fair | % | 15.8 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 18.2 | 15.3 | 18.9 |
| 1: Poor | % | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Total | N | 2,135 | 1,050 | 1,085 | 181 | 1,795 | 159 |
| Give frequent and prompt feedback | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 30.2 | 26.2 | 34.0 | 29.8 | 30.8 | 24.1 |
| 3: Good | % | 55.0 | 56.1 | 53.9 | 52.5 | 55.2 | 55.7 |
| 2: Fair | % | 14.2 | 16.8 | 11.7 | 16.6 | 13.6 | 19.0 |
| 1: Poor | % | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Total | N | 2,132 | 1,048 | 1,084 | 181 | 1,793 | 158 |
| Encourage devoting time/energy to coursework | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 46.0 | 43.0 | 49.0 | 41.3 | 47.3 | 37.1 |
| 3: Good | % | 48.5 | 50.2 | 46.9 | 49.2 | 48.1 | 52.2 |
| 2: Fair | % | 5.3 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 10.7 |
| 1: Poor | % | 0.2 | 0.4 | . | . | 0.2 | . |
| Total | N | 2,133 | 1,050 | 1,083 | 179 | 1,795 | 159 |
| Opp. to learn cooperatively with fellow students | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 40.1 | 38.8 | 41.3 | 34.3 | 41.5 | 30.8 |
| 3: Good | % | 48.1 | 48.9 | 47.3 | 51.9 | 47.9 | 46.5 |
| 2: Fair | % | 10.8 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 13.3 | 9.6 | 22.0 |
| 1: Poor | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Total | N | 2,135 | 1,051 | 1,084 | 181 | 1,795 | 159 |
| Care about your academic success and welfare | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 36.7 | 33.4 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 37.5 | 32.1 |
| 3: Good | % | 47.1 | 48.1 | 46.1 | 43.9 | 47.6 | 45.3 |
| 2: Fair | % | 13.9 | 15.3 | 12.5 | 21.7 | 12.8 | 17.0 |
| 1: Poor | % | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 5.7 |
| Total | N | 2,128 | 1,049 | 1,079 | 180 | 1,789 | 159 |
| Evaluation on all eight measures | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 34.3 | 32.6 | 36.0 | 26.7 | 35.8 | 25.9 |
| 3: Good | % | 59.1 | 59.7 | 58.4 | 62.8 | 58.3 | 63.9 |
| 2: Fair | % | 6.3 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 10.1 |
| 1: Poor | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | . | 0.3 | . |
| Total | N | 2,130 | 1,047 | 1,083 | 180 | 1,792 | 158 |
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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: October, 2006
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