1998 Graduating Senior Survey: Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Development

1998 Graduating Senior Survey: Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Development

Graduating Seniors were asked to rate the extent to which NC State had contributed to their knowledge, skills, and personal development in terms of four areas: technical skills, attitudes and values, established goals for undergraduate education, and personal development. To measure impact in these areas, a four-point scale was used (1=not at all, 2=very little, 3=somewhat, 4=very much). A "don’t know" response was also provided.

Technical Skills

Writing skills (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	0.6	1.0	0.3	0	0.5	2.6
Very Little	7.1	5.4	8.5	1.5	7.7	5.2
Somewhat	39.9	34.4	44.2	37.3	40.8	31.2
Very Much	52.3	59.2	47.0	61.2	51.0	61.0

Speaking skills (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	0.9	0.8	1.0	0	1.0	1.3
Very Little	7.0	7.1	6.9	6.0	7.2	5.2
Somewhat	40.8	39.6	41.8	35.8	40.7	46.8
Very Much	51.3	52.5	50.3	58.2	51.2	46.8

Listening skills (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	1.4	1.3	1.5	0	1.6	0
Very Little	6.9	5.6	7.9	6.0	6.4	14.3
Somewhat	41.3	37.7	44.1	32.8	42.6	32.5
Very Much	50.5	55.4	46.5	61.2	49.5	53.2

Comprehension skills (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	0.6	0.8	0.5	0	0.7	0
Very Little	5.8	4.4	6.9	4.5	6.1	3.9
Somewhat	37.2	35.0	39.0	25.4	38.5	32.5
Very Much	56.3	59.7	53.6	70.1	54.7	63.6

Using math skills (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	1.3	1.5	1.1	1.5	1.3	1.3
Very Little	11.2	15.9	7.5	14.9	11.1	9.0
Somewhat	29.9	32.8	27.7	14.9	31.5	24.4
Very Much	57.6	49.8	63.7	68.7	56.1	65.4

Applying scientific methods (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	0.8	1.3	0.5	0	1.0	0
Very Little	7.7	11.4	4.8	7.7	7.7	7.8
Somewhat	31.2	32.4	30.2	26.2	31.5	31.2
Very Much	60.3	54.9	64.5	66.2	59.9	61.0

Enhancing analytic skills (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	0.1	0	0.2	0	0.1	0
Very Little	3.4	4.9	2.3	6.0	3.4	1.3
Somewhat	27.1	30.6	24.3	25.4	26.8	32.1
Very Much	69.4	64.6	73.2	68.7	69.7	66.7

Developing computer skills (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	1.0	1.5	0.7	0	1.0	2.6
Very Little	5.4	5.2	5.6	4.5	5.7	2.6
Somewhat	27.6	29.2	26.4	20.9	28.3	24.4
Very Much	66.0	64.2	67.4	74.6	65.0	70.5

Established Goals for Undergraduate Education

Present as it relates to history (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	4.3	4.0	4.5	0	4.6	3.9
Very Little	18.8	17.3	20.0	18.2	19.1	15.8
Somewhat	45.9	46.6	45.3	39.4	45.9	51.3
Very Much	31.1	32.1	30.3	42.4	30.4	28.9

Science, technology, and everyday life (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	0.9	0.4	1.3	0	1.0	1.3
Very Little	5.8	7.7	4.3	7.5	5.8	3.8
Somewhat	35.5	37.0	34.3	28.4	35.5	41.0
Very Much	57.8	54.8	60.2	64.2	57.7	53.8

Critical analysis of ideas/info(%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	0.2	0.2	0.2	0	0.1	1.3
Very Little	2.3	2.5	2.1	4.5	2.2	1.3
Somewhat	28.3	26.0	30.1	16.4	28.7	33.8
Very Much	69.2	71.3	67.6	79.1	69.0	63.6

Work with diverse people(%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	2.4	1.7	3.0	1.5	2.3	3.8
Very Little	8.0	5.0	10.4	6.0	8.5	3.8
Somewhat	34.5	32.1	36.5	26.9	35.3	32.1
Very Much	55.0	61.2	50.2	65.7	53.8	60.3

Lead or guide others - ability (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	2.1	1.3	2.8	1.5	2.1	2.6
Very Little	7.0	6.7	7.2	7.6	7.0	6.5
Somewhat	39.3	36.4	41.6	25.8	40.2	40.3
Very Much	51.6	55.6	48.4	65.2	50.7	50.6

Team functioning ability (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.3	2.6
Very Little	4.7	3.6	5.6	1.5	5.0	3.9
Somewhat	26.9	23.5	29.5	18.2	27.9	22.1
Very Much	67.1	71.6	63.5	78.8	65.9	71.4

Independently plan/carry-out projects (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	1.0	0.2	1.6	0	0.8	3.8
Very Little	3.6	2.9	4.1	6.0	3.6	1.3
Somewhat	27.4	22.7	31.1	22.4	28.6	17.9
Very Much	68.0	74.2	63.1	71.6	67.0	76.9

Learning as a life-long process (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	1.8	1.3	2.1	0	1.7	3.8
Very Little	6.0	2.3	8.9	6.1	6.1	5.1
Somewhat	26.9	22.7	30.2	28.8	27.0	24.4
Very Much	65.3	73.7	58.8	65.2	65.2	66.7

Commitment to personal health/fitness (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	6.5	6.3	6.8	6.1	6.9	2.6
Very Little	21.3	17.4	24.4	22.7	21.3	20.8
Somewhat	37.4	39.1	36.0	27.3	38.0	37.7
Very Much	34.8	37.2	32.8	43.9	33.8	39.0

Personal Development

Taking responsibility for behavior (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	4.4	4.2	4.6	4.5	4.4	5.1
Very Little	10.6	8.2	12.5	11.9	11.2	2.6
Somewhat	30.8	28.5	32.6	25.4	30.6	37.2
Very Much	54.2	59.2	50.2	58.2	53.8	55.1

Self-confidence (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	3.1	2.5	3.6	4.5	3.0	3.8
Very Little	9.8	7.3	11.7	15.2	9.5	7.7
Somewhat	36.6	35.1	37.8	36.4	37.0	32.1
Very Much	50.5	55.1	46.9	43.9	50.5	56.4

Sense of personal identity (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	4.2	3.4	4.8	3.0	4.0	7.8
Very Little	10.1	6.3	13.1	16.7	10.0	6.5
Somewhat	33.5	30.3	35.9	27.3	33.5	37.7
Very Much	52.2	60.0	46.1	53.0	52.5	48.1

Independence and self-reliance (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	2.5	1.3	3.5	1.5	2.6	2.6
Very Little	6.6	4.8	8.1	9.0	6.5	6.5
Somewhat	26.7	22.8	29.9	25.4	26.5	31.2
Very Much	64.1	71.2	58.6	64.2	64.5	59.7

Potential for success (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	1.1	0.4	1.6	0	1.1	2.6
Very Little	4.1	2.1	5.6	4.5	4.2	2.6
Somewhat	27.5	22.9	31.1	22.4	27.4	33.3
Very Much	67.3	74.6	61.6	73.1	67.4	61.5

Coping with change (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	2.5	2.3	2.6	0	2.6	3.8
Very Little	7.6	6.1	8.7	10.4	7.6	5.1
Somewhat	33.9	29.8	37.1	31.3	34.5	29.5
Very Much	56.0	61.8	51.5	58.2	55.4	61.5

Ability to handle stress (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	3.7	3.8	3.6	3.0	3.5	6.5
Very Little	10.2	9.3	10.9	7.5	10.5	9.1
Somewhat	31.6	29.3	33.5	22.4	32.4	29.9
Very Much	54.5	57.7	52.0	67.2	53.6	54.5

Personal growth (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	0.9	0.6	1.2	1.5	0.7	2.6
Very Little	4.3	3.8	4.6	4.5	4.1	6.4
Somewhat	28.2	23.4	31.9	25.4	29.2	17.9
Very Much	66.6	72.2	62.3	68.7	66.0	73.1

Attitudes and Values

Developing tolerance for divergent views (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	2.9	2.5	3.2	1.5	2.9	4.1
Very Little	10.3	7.8	12.2	9.0	10.8	4.1
Somewhat	40.6	35.8	44.4	43.3	40.0	45.9
Very Much	46.3	53.9	40.2	46.3	46.3	45.9

Understand diverse cultures/values (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	3.6	3.2	4.0	4.5	3.5	3.9
Very Little	13.7	10.1	16.5	13.4	14.2	7.8
Somewhat	41.7	37.8	44.7	38.8	42.1	39.0
Very Much	41.0	48.9	34.7	43.3	40.2	49.4

Recognizing/acting on ethical principles (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	4.9	3.4	6.1	3.1	5.0	5.3
Very Little	15.5	12.7	17.7	15.4	15.8	11.8
Somewhat	41.7	39.5	43.5	32.3	41.6	51.3
Very Much	37.8	44.4	32.7	49.2	37.5	31.6

Community svc/public responsibility (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	8.4	5.8	10.4	1.6	8.9	8.1
Very Little	23.7	21.2	25.6	18.8	23.8	27.0
Somewhat	41.0	42.4	40.0	37.5	41.0	44.6
Very Much	26.9	30.5	24.1	42.2	26.4	20.3

Appreciating racial equity (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	8.4	6.4	10.0	9.1	8.6	5.3
Very Little	19.7	17.6	21.4	24.2	20.2	10.5
Somewhat	38.4	36.3	40.1	21.2	38.6	51.3
Very Much	33.4	39.7	28.4	45.5	32.6	32.9

Appreciating gender equity (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	7.5	5.9	8.8	7.6	7.7	5.3
Very Little	18.7	16.7	20.4	22.7	19.0	11.8
Somewhat	40.1	38.9	41.1	24.2	40.8	46.1
Very Much	33.6	38.5	29.7	45.5	32.5	36.8

Appreciation of the arts (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	12.4	9.0	15.0	10.6	13.0	6.5
Very Little	29.6	25.2	33.1	25.8	30.3	24.7
Somewhat	35.9	40.4	32.4	40.9	35.1	41.6
Very Much	22.1	25.4	19.5	22.7	21.6	27.3

Understanding world issues/problems (%)	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other Min.
Not at All	3.9	3.3	4.3	0	4.2	3.8
Very Little	16.8	13.8	19.2	16.7	17.2	12.8
Somewhat	42.9	41.6	43.9	42.4	42.6	46.2
Very Much	36.4	41.2	32.6	40.9	36.0	37.2

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