North Carolina State University
2008 Sophomore Student Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
in Assessment of Academic Environment
This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents’ assessment of the academic environment at NC State. Specifically, results are presented for respondents’ assessments of the intellectual environment on campus, the overall quality of instruction and the overall education they are receiving, the classroom environment, and faculty contributions. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2008 Sophomore Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2008 Sophomore Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." For exact question wording, see the survey instrument, or click on the "Q" in the table headers below.
Intellectual Enviroment | Overall Instruction and Education | Classroom Environment | Faculty Contributions | Faculty Mentoring Experiences
Q Intellectual Environment
| Mean Rating (Based on a scale where 4='very strong' 3='strong' 2='weak') |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Intellectual environment on this campus | 3.19 | 3.25 | 3.13 | 3.24 | 3.22 | 3.01 |
Back to Top Q Overall Instruction and Education
| Mean Rating (Based on a scale where 4='very strong' 3='strong' 2='weak') |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Women | Men | Af. Am | White | Other | |
| Overall quality of instruction | 3.12 | 3.13 | 3.10 | 3.14 | 3.08 | 3.02 |
| Overall education at NC State | 3.35 | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.38 | 3.30 | 3.23 |
Back to Top Q Number of Classes Too Large to Learn Effectively
| # Classes too large to learn effectively | NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | % | 28.6 | 26.8 | 30.5 | 35.4 | 28.2 | 26.8 |
| One | % | 22.2 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 27.1 | 21.8 | 22.3 |
| Two | % | 27.1 | 29.4 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 26.9 | 30.6 |
| Three | % | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 6.3 | 14.5 | 12.1 |
| Four or more | % | 8.5 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Total | N | 1345 | 712 | 633 | 96 | 1092 | 157 |
| # Classes difficulty understand instructor's English | NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | % | 23.4 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 31.3 | 21.8 | 29.9 |
| One | % | 31.6 | 35.0 | 27.7 | 31.3 | 30.9 | 36.3 |
| Two | % | 25.9 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 30.2 | 26.1 | 21.7 |
| Three | % | 12.2 | 10.7 | 14.0 | 5.2 | 13.7 | 6.4 |
| Four or more | % | 6.9 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 5.7 |
| Total | N | 1347 | 711 | 636 | 96 | 1094 | 157 |
| How well do faculty members... | Mean Rating (Based on a scale where 4='excellent' 3='good' 2='fair' and 1='poor') |
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| NCSU | Women | Men | White | AfAm | Other | |
| Set high expectations to learn | 3.33 | 3.36 | 3.29 | 3.34 | 3.28 | 3.26 |
| Respect diverse talents/ways of learning | 3.03 | 3.04 | 3.01 | 3.04 | 2.92 | 3.01 |
| Encourage you to be actively involved | 3.07 | 3.09 | 3.04 | 3.08 | 3.05 | 2.99 |
| Encourage student-faculty interaction | 2.96 | 2.95 | 2.98 | 2.97 | 2.90 | 2.95 |
| Give you frequent and prompt feedback | 3.03 | 3.01 | 3.05 | 3.03 | 3.05 | 2.96 |
| Encourage devoting time/energy to coursework | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.30 | 3.21 | 3.21 |
| Opp. to learn cooperatively w/ students | 2.89 | 2.90 | 2.87 | 2.89 | 2.87 | 2.85 |
| Care about academic success and welfare | 2.95 | 2.97 | 2.93 | 2.96 | 2.86 | 2.93 |
| General eval of instructors on 8 items | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.12 | 3.02 | 3.06 |
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Q Faculty Mentoring Experiences
| Had experience at NC State | NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work on ind study w/ faculty | % | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 3.6 |
| Work on non-course rsch w/ faculty | % | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 5.9 | 2.2 |
| Work on extension/pub svc proj w/ faculty | % | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| Assist teaching class/lab w/ fac guidance | % | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Reg met w/ faculty for academic guidance | % | 32.3 | 36.1 | 28.0 | 57.5 | 30.2 | 33.1 |
| Reg met w/ faculty for prof guidance | % | 22.1 | 25.1 | 18.7 | 46.2 | 20.0 | 23.9 |
| Reg met w/ faculty for non-acad guidance | % | 11.0 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 35.0 | 9.1 | 10.0 |
| Work w/ faculty on campus activities | % | 15.0 | 18.2 | 11.4 | 28.4 | 14.0 | 14.4 |
| Experience's contribution to growth | Mean Rating (Scale: 4='A Great Deal' 3='Some' 2='A Little' and 1='Not At All') |
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| NCSU | Women | Men | White | AfAm | Other | |
| Contrib to grwth: ind study w/ faculty | 3.58 | 3.61 | 3.54 | 3.59 | 3.60 | 3.40 |
| Contrib to grwth: Non-course rsch w/ faculty | 3.37 | 3.53 | 3.18 | 3.37 | 3.43 | 3.33 |
| Contrib to grwth: Extension/pub svc proj | 3.39 | 3.47 | 3.30 | 3.40 | 3.20 | 3.43 |
| Contrib to grwth: Assist teaching | 3.30 | 3.44 | 3.15 | 3.21 | 3.57 | 3.60 |
| Contrib to grwth: reg mtg w/ faculty-acad | 3.57 | 3.59 | 3.53 | 3.59 | 3.61 | 3.41 |
| Contrib to grwth: reg mtg w/ faculty-prof | 3.58 | 3.63 | 3.52 | 3.61 | 3.65 | 3.39 |
| Contrib to grwth: reg mtg w/ fac-nonacad | 3.63 | 3.75 | 3.50 | 3.65 | 3.62 | 3.50 |
| Contrib to grwth: work w/ fac on campus activities | 3.42 | 3.54 | 3.22 | 3.43 | 3.42 | 3.37 |
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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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