North Carolina State University
2007-2008 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 "2007-2008 Graduating Senior Survey." A table comparing mean ratings is available in the "2007-2008 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
| Faculty: Set high expectations for learning | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | 51.7% | 46.6% | 56.6% | 51.6% | 52.3% | 46.2% |
| 3: Good | 45.2% | 49.6% | 41.0% | 43.9% | 44.7% | 50.8% |
| 2: Fair | 2.9% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 2.5% |
| 1: Poor | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Total (N) | 2,077 | 1,016 | 1,061 | 157 | 1,721 | 199 |
| Faculty: Respect diverse talents/ways of learning | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | 37.7% | 34.9% | 40.3% | 40.8% | 37.4% | 37.2% |
| 3: Good | 50.5% | 52.3% | 48.8% | 43.3% | 51.1% | 50.8% |
| 2: Fair | 10.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% | 15.9% | 10.5% | 9.0% |
| 1: Poor | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 3.0% |
| Total (N) | 2,076 | 1,014 | 1,062 | 157 | 1,720 | 199 |
| Faculty: Encourage actively involved learning | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | 43.5% | 40.1% | 46.8% | 48.4% | 44.3% | 33.2% |
| 3: Good | 46.0% | 47.1% | 45.0% | 40.8% | 45.8% | 51.8% |
| 2: Fair | 9.5% | 11.3% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 9.0% | 13.6% |
| 1: Poor | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| Total (N) | 2,073 | 1,013 | 1,060 | 157 | 1,717 | 199 |
| Faculty: Encourage student-faculty interaction | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | 37.5% | 34.7% | 40.1% | 36.9% | 37.8% | 35.7% |
| 3: Good | 46.6% | 47.2% | 46.0% | 47.1% | 46.4% | 47.7% |
| 2: Fair | 14.3% | 16.2% | 12.6% | 13.4% | 14.4% | 14.6% |
| 1: Poor | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 2.0% |
| Total (N) | 2,072 | 1,013 | 1,059 | 157 | 1,716 | 199 |
| Faculty: Give frequent and prompt feedback | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | 34.6% | 31.2% | 37.9% | 29.3% | 34.9% | 35.9% |
| 3: Good | 53.0% | 54.0% | 52.0% | 54.8% | 53.1% | 50.5% |
| 2: Fair | 11.5% | 13.8% | 9.3% | 14.6% | 11.1% | 12.1% |
| 1: Poor | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| Total (N) | 2,072 | 1,014 | 1,058 | 157 | 1,717 | 198 |
| Faculty: Encourage devoting time/energy to coursework | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | 48.8% | 45.7% | 51.7% | 50.6% | 49.1% | 44.7% |
| 3: Good | 45.8% | 48.6% | 43.2% | 44.2% | 45.8% | 47.7% |
| 2: Fair | 5.0% | 5.3% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 7.0% |
| 1: Poor | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Total (N) | 2,073 | 1,014 | 1,059 | 156 | 1,718 | 199 |
| Faculty: Opp. to learn cooperatively with fellow students | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | 41.3% | 38.5% | 43.9% | 38.9% | 41.8% | 38.4% |
| 3: Good | 46.6% | 48.8% | 44.4% | 47.8% | 46.5% | 46.0% |
| 2: Fair | 10.9% | 11.7% | 10.2% | 13.4% | 10.5% | 13.1% |
| 1: Poor | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 2.5% |
| Total (N) | 2,075 | 1,015 | 1,060 | 157 | 1,720 | 198 |
| Faculty: Care about your academic success and welfare | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | 41.6% | 39.1% | 43.9% | 31.4% | 42.5% | 41.7% |
| 3: Good | 43.9% | 43.4% | 44.4% | 50.0% | 43.6% | 42.2% |
| 2: Fair | 12.4% | 14.7% | 10.1% | 17.3% | 12.0% | 11.6% |
| 1: Poor | 2.2% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 4.5% |
| Total (N) | 2,072 | 1,013 | 1,059 | 156 | 1,717 | 199 |
| Faculty: Evaluation on all eight measures | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Excellent | 39.4% | 35.7% | 42.9% | 33.3% | 40.5% | 34.7% |
| 3: Good | 54.3% | 57.1% | 51.7% | 57.1% | 53.9% | 56.3% |
| 2: Fair | 5.5% | 6.4% | 4.6% | 7.7% | 5.1% | 7.5% |
| 1: Poor | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.5% |
| Total (N) | 2,074 | 1,014 | 1,060 | 156 | 1,719 | 199 |
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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: April, 2009
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