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 "1999 Sophomore Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "1999 Sophomore Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
Intellectual Enviroment |
Overall Instruction and Education |
Classroom Environment |
Faculty Contributions
Intellectual Environment
|
Mean Rating (Based on a scale where 5=’very strong’ 4=’strong’ 3=’average’ 2=’weak’ and 1=’very weak’) |
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|
All |
Female |
Male |
Af.Am. |
White |
Other |
|
|
How do you characterize the intellectual environment on this campus? |
3.73 |
3.72 |
3.74 |
3.78 |
3.72 |
3.79 |
Overall Instruction and Education
|
Mean Rating (Based on a scale where 4=’excellent’ 3=’good’ 2=’fair’ and 1=’poor’) |
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|
|
All |
Female |
Male |
Af.Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Overall quality of instruction |
2.95 |
2.99 |
2.92 |
2.90 |
2.96 |
2.87 |
|
Overall education receiving at NC State |
3.15 |
3.18 |
3.12 |
3.13 |
3.15 |
3.08 |
Number of Classes Too Large to Learn Effectively
|
Classes too large to learn effectively (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Four or more |
15.7% |
14.0% |
17.1% |
6.7% |
16.6% |
17.7% |
|
Three |
19.0% |
19.5% |
18.6% |
20.0% |
19.3% |
13.9% |
|
Two |
24.9% |
25.8% |
24.2% |
30.5% |
24.4% |
24.1% |
|
One |
15.9% |
17.8% |
14.5% |
20.0% |
15.1% |
20.3% |
|
None |
24.4% |
22.9% |
25.6% |
22.9% |
24.6% |
24.1% |
Number of Classes had Difficulty Understanding the Instructor’s English
|
Classes difficult to understand instructors English (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af.Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Four or more |
5.8% |
3.9% |
7.2% |
3.8% |
6.2% |
3.8% |
|
Three |
9.9% |
8.1% |
11.2% |
1.9% |
11.0% |
6.3% |
|
Two |
23.7% |
22.3% |
24.8% |
15.4% |
24.2% |
28.8% |
|
One |
31.2% |
34.5% |
28.7% |
39.4% |
30.7% |
27.5% |
|
None |
29.4% |
31.2% |
28.0% |
39.4% |
28.0% |
33.8% |
|
(Based on a scale where 4=’excellent’ 3=’good’ 2=’fair’ and 1=’poor’) |
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|
How well do faculty members… |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af.Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Set high expectations to learn |
3.16 |
3.16 |
3.16 |
3.05 |
3.17 |
3.13 |
|
Encourage you to devote time to coursework |
3.15 |
3.15 |
3.15 |
3.12 |
3.16 |
3.05 |
|
Give you frequent and prompt feedback |
2.85 |
2.85 |
2.85 |
2.80 |
2.87 |
2.75 |
|
Encourage you to be actively involved |
2.84 |
2.87 |
2.82 |
2.86 |
2.84 |
2.82 |
|
Encourage student – faculty interaction |
2.79 |
2.79 |
2.79 |
2.91 |
2.78 |
2.70 |
|
Develop opportunities to learn cooperatively with other students |
2.76 |
2.75 |
2.77 |
2.78 |
2.76 |
2.76 |
|
Respect diverse talents and learning |
2.74 |
2.74 |
2.75 |
2.63 |
2.75 |
2.77 |
|
Care about your academic success and welfare |
2.69 |
2.70 |
2.68 |
2.58 |
2.71 |
2.59 |
|
General evaluation of instructors |
2.94 |
2.93 |
2.95 |
2.89 |
2.95 |
2.82 |
For more information on the 1999 Sophomore Student Survey contact:
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: February, 2000
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