North Carolina State University
2006-2007 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 "2006-2007 Graduating Senior Survey." A table comparing mean ratings is available in the "2006-2007 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 | % | 48.7 | 43.6 | 54.3 | 43.7 | 49.8 | 41.9 |
| 3: Good | % | 47.4 | 50.9 | 43.5 | 51.6 | 46.5 | 52.5 |
| 2: Fair | % | 3.6 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 5.6 |
| 1: Poor | % | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Total | N | 2407 | 1264 | 1143 | 190 | 2019 | 198 |
| Respect diverse talents/ways of learning | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 35.7 | 32.9 | 38.9 | 27.4 | 36.8 | 32.8 |
| 3: Good | % | 51.4 | 54.5 | 47.9 | 56.8 | 50.8 | 52.0 |
| 2: Fair | % | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 13.1 |
| 1: Poor | % | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Total | N | 2404 | 1262 | 1142 | 190 | 2016 | 198 |
| Encourage actively involved learning | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 40.5 | 36.4 | 45.0 | 35.8 | 41.2 | 37.4 |
| 3: Good | % | 48.1 | 50.0 | 46.0 | 51.6 | 47.8 | 48.0 |
| 2: Fair | % | 10.2 | 11.8 | 8.5 | 12.1 | 9.7 | 13.6 |
| 1: Poor | % | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Total | N | 2401 | 1259 | 1142 | 190 | 2013 | 198 |
| Encourage student-faculty interaction | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 35.6 | 31.9 | 39.8 | 29.6 | 36.8 | 29.8 |
| 3: Good | % | 47.0 | 48.8 | 45.0 | 48.1 | 46.8 | 48.5 |
| 2: Fair | % | 14.9 | 16.0 | 13.8 | 21.2 | 14.0 | 18.2 |
| 1: Poor | % | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| Total | N | 2397 | 1259 | 1138 | 189 | 2010 | 198 |
| Give frequent and prompt feedback | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 31.8 | 27.8 | 36.1 | 30.0 | 32.4 | 26.7 |
| 3: Good | % | 55.3 | 56.9 | 53.4 | 58.4 | 54.7 | 57.9 |
| 2: Fair | % | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 13.8 |
| 1: Poor | % | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Total | N | 2398 | 1258 | 1140 | 190 | 2013 | 195 |
| Encourage devoting time/energy to coursework | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 46.5 | 42.4 | 51.0 | 44.2 | 47.4 | 38.9 |
| 3: Good | % | 46.9 | 50.2 | 43.1 | 52.1 | 45.9 | 52.0 |
| 2: Fair | % | 6.1 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 9.1 |
| 1: Poor | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Total | N | 2403 | 1262 | 1141 | 190 | 2015 | 198 |
| Opp. to learn cooperatively with fellow students | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 40.8 | 38.3 | 43.5 | 34.2 | 41.7 | 37.9 |
| 3: Good | % | 46.6 | 47.5 | 45.5 | 54.2 | 46.4 | 40.9 |
| 2: Fair | % | 11.4 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 19.7 |
| 1: Poor | % | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Total | N | 2399 | 1259 | 1140 | 190 | 2011 | 198 |
| Care about your academic success and welfare | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 38.8 | 34.9 | 43.1 | 34.7 | 40.0 | 30.6 |
| 3: Good | % | 45.9 | 47.4 | 44.2 | 43.2 | 45.5 | 52.6 |
| 2: Fair | % | 13.0 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 17.9 | 12.5 | 13.3 |
| 1: Poor | % | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| Total | N | 2396 | 1259 | 1137 | 190 | 2010 | 196 |
| Evaluation on all eight measures | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | % | 35.8 | 32.1 | 39.8 | 27.0 | 37.2 | 29.9 |
| 3: Good | % | 56.8 | 59.3 | 54.0 | 60.8 | 56.3 | 58.4 |
| 2: Fair | % | 6.6 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 11.6 | 5.7 | 11.7 |
| 1: Poor | % | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Total | N | 2396 | 1259 | 1137 | 189 | 2010 | 197 |
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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: December, 2007. Updated: September, 2008.
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