1998 Sophomore Survey: Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Development

This section presents sophomore students' ratings of the extent NC State had contributed to their knowledge, skills, and personal development on a set of goals held by NC State for undergraduate preparation.

Means are based on scores from 4 ("Very much") to 1 ("Not at all").

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MEAN AND STD. DEV.

ALL

FEMALE

MALE

AF. AM.

WHITE

OTHER

NCSU contrib. to writing skills

3.12

3.15

3.09

3.14

3.11

3.18

0.77

0.73

0.80

0.76

0.78

0.61

NCSU contrib. to speaking skills

2.90

2.93

2.87

3.04

2.87

3.01

0.88

0.88

0.88

0.83

0.89

0.77

NCSU contrib. to listening skills

3.21

3.24

3.19

3.26

3.20

3.26

0.78

0.78

0.78

0.84

0.78

0.72

NCSU contrib. to comprehension skills

3.33

3.30

3.35

3.29

3.33

3.33

0.70

0.70

0.71

0.81

0.70

0.65

NCSU contrib. to using math skills +

3.42

3.27

3.55

3.53

3.41

3.40

0.74

0.79

0.67

0.67

0.75

0.71

NCSU contrib. to applying scientific inquiry +

3.35

3.26

3.43

3.43

3.35

3.25

0.74

0.79

0.68

0.72

0.74

0.72

NCSU contrib. to develop computer skills

3.60

3.59

3.61

3.72

3.59

3.55

0.64

0.65

0.63

0.54

0.64

0.74

+ Gender: p<0.01

 

ATTITUDES AND VALUES

MEAN AND STD. DEV.

ALL

FEMALE

MALE

AF. AM.

WHITE

OTHER

NCSU contrib. to develop tolerance for divergent views +

3.19

3.33

3.07

3.24

3.19

3.17

0.81

0.73

0.85

0.83

0.81

0.80

NCSU contrib. to understand diverse values +,++

3.10

3.22

3.00

3.26

3.07

3.32

0.82

0.75

0.87

0.80

0.83

0.75

NCSU contrib. to recognize and act upon ethics +

2.96

3.08

2.86

3.11

2.94

3.00

0.85

0.80

0.87

0.89

0.84

0.80

NCSU contrib. to public respons and comm. service +

2.81

2.91

2.72

3.04

2.79

2.74

0.87

0.87

0.87

0.84

0.88

0.85

NCSU contrib. to appreciating racial equity +

2.95

3.09

2.83

3.03

2.93

3.08

0.91

0.86

0.94

1.01

0.90

0.86

NCSU contrib. to appreciating gender equity +

2.99

3.09

2.90

2.95

2.98

3.13

0.91

0.87

0.92

0.98

0.90

0.90

NCSU contrib. to advancing appreciation of arts +

2.64

2.79

2.51

2.84

2.63

2.51

0.99

0.97

0.99

0.94

0.99

1.04

NCSU contrib. to understanding world issues +

2.96

3.04

2.88

3.01

2.96

2.86

0.82

0.79

0.85

0.86

0.82

0.76

+ Gender: p<0.01; ++ Ethnicity: p<0.01

 

ESTABLISHED GOALS FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

MEAN AND STD. DEV.

ALL

FEMALE

MALE

AF. AM.

WHITE

OTHER

NCSU contrib. to understanding present as relates to history

2.85

2.88

2.83

2.94

2.85

2.80

0.84

0.84

0.84

0.82

0.85

0.76

NCSU contrib. to understand sci/tech influence everyday life

3.47

3.44

3.49

3.42

3.48

3.42

0.68

0.69

0.68

0.71

0.68

0.76

NCSU contrib. to ability to critically analyze ideas/info

3.43

3.44

3.43

3.51

3.44

3.28

0.65

0.63

0.67

0.57

0.66

0.68

NCSU contrib. to ability to work w diverse backgrounds +

3.29

3.39

3.21

3.39

3.27

3.41

0.78

0.71

0.82

0.76

0.78

0.67

NCSU contrib. to ability to lead or guide others +

3.10

3.16

3.04

3.23

3.09

3.03

0.79

0.75

0.82

0.76

0.79

0.75

NCSU contrib. to ability to function as part of a team +

3.33

3.40

3.28

3.50

3.32

3.25

0.75

0.71

0.78

0.52

0.76

0.84

NCSU contrib. to ability to carry out projects indeply +

3.44

3.52

3.38

3.41

3.45

3.41

0.68

0.65

0.71

0.60

0.69

0.77

NCSU contrib. to valuing learning as a lifelong +

3.40

3.48

3.33

3.42

3.40

3.32

0.73

0.68

0.76

0.73

0.72

0.75

NCSU contrib. to commitment to health and fitness +

3.08

3.15

3.01

3.25

3.05

3.17

0.87

0.84

0.89

0.82

0.88

0.83

+ Gender: p<0.01

 

STUDENT’S PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

MEAN AND STD. DEV.

ALL

FEMALE

MALE

AF. AM.

WHITE

OTHER

NCSU contrib. to taking responsibility for behavior +

3.42

3.53

3.32

3.46

3.41

3.39

0.80

0.70

0.86

0.83

0.79

0.81

NCSU contrib. to self-confidence +

3.20

3.27

3.14

3.13

3.21

3.21

0.84

0.77

0.88

0.85

0.83

0.85

NCSU contrib. to sense of personal identity +

3.24

3.36

3.14

3.14

3.26

3.17

0.85

0.78

0.89

0.89

0.84

0.83

NCSU contrib. to independence and self-reliance +

3.54

3.63

3.46

3.42

3.56

3.40

0.72

0.65

0.78

0.79

0.71

0.80

NCSU contrib. to potential for success

3.52

3.55

3.49

3.67

3.51

3.40

0.67

0.61

0.72

0.58

0.68

0.67

NCSU contrib. to coping with change +

3.41

3.52

3.32

3.52

3.41

3.29

0.73

0.66

0.78

0.69

0.73

0.83

NCSU contrib. to ability to handle stress

3.17

3.20

3.14

3.28

3.18

2.93

0.86

0.81

0.90

0.86

0.85

0.87

NCSU contrib. to time management skills

3.26

3.30

3.22

3.35

3.26

3.14

0.79

0.74

0.83

0.69

0.80

0.75

+ Gender: p<0.01

Frequencies and Percentages


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