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1998 Entering Transfer Student Survey Data Tables:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
of Goals for Undergraduate Education
 

This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in the respondents' mean ratings of their current development of and importance given to general education, personal development, and world view goals. Frequency distributions of responses by gender and racial/ethnic group are provided in "1998 Entering Transfer Student Survey: Frequency Distributions of Survey Item #18". Survey results for all respondents are provided in "1998 Entering Transfer Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "1998 Entering Transfer Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
 
Note:  Due to the small number of minority respondents (30 African Americans, 49 other minorities),  apparent patterns of responses may be misleading. Caution must be taken when interpreting the survey data. Complete results of tests for statistical significance of difference between gender and racial/ethnic groups are available from UPA upon request.

General Education Goals | Personal Development Goals | World View Goals | Rank Order of Goals | Comparison of Rank Order of Goals

General Education (Current Level of Development)
 
Mean Rating*
Goal
All
Female
Male
Af. Am.
White
Other
Ability to plan and carry out projects independently
3.84
3.90
3.79
3.96
3.84
3.75
Developing good listening skills
3.82
3.93
3.72
4.10
3.81
3.73
Acquiring a broad general education
3.75
3.77
3.73
3.77
3.76
3.57
Developing good reading comprehension skills
3.70
3.83
3.57
3.97
3.71
3.43
Ability to critically analyze events, information, and ideas
3.68
3.68
3.68
4.03
3.68
3.49
Ability to communicate ideas in writing
3.61
3.71
3.52
3.83
3.62
3.39
Ability to communicate ideas orally
3.57
3.62
3.53
4.10
3.55
3.49
Understanding how science and technology influence everyday life
3.54
3.35
3.72
3.48
3.54
3.61
Ability to apply mathematics skills
3.52
3.36
3.67
3.45
3.50
3.84
Understanding diverse cultures and values
3.52
3.66
3.40
4.07
3.46
3.96
Developing computer skills
3.34
3.24
3.42
3.46
3.32
3.47
Ability to apply scientific principles
3.29
3.14
3.44
3.31
3.29
3.35
*Scale: 5=very high 4=high 3=average 2=low 1=very low
Frequency Distributions: Gender/Ethnicity
Survey item #18: General education (exact wording)

 
General Education (Goal Importance)
 
Mean Ratings*
Goal
All
Female
Male
Af. Am.
White
Other
Developing computer skills
4.52
4.52
4.52
4.85
4.50
4.59
Ability to plan and carry out projects independently
4.48
4.59
4.37
4.92
4.46
4.48
Ability to communicate ideas orally
4.45
4.52
4.38
4.86
4.43
4.43
Developing good listening skills
4.44
4.53
4.35
4.78
4.42
4.45
Developing good reading comprehension skills
4.41
4.46
4.37
4.81
4.38
4.55
Ability to critically analyze events, information, and ideas
4.29
4.30
4.28
4.67
4.27
4.39
Ability to communicate ideas in writing
4.21
4.30
4.13
4.64
4.18
4.35
Ability to apply mathematics skills
4.20
4.03
4.35
4.56
4.16
4.42
Acquiring a broad general education
4.17
4.19
4.14
4.26
4.17
4.06
Understanding how science and technology influence everyday life
4.06
3.94
4.16
4.26
4.03
4.22
Understanding diverse cultures and values
3.94
4.16
3.73
4.74
3.87
4.31
Ability to apply scientific principles
3.92
3.75
4.07
4.23
3.89
4.15
*Scale: 5=very important 4=important 3=moderately important 2=of limited importance 1=not important
Frequency Distributions: Gender/Ethnicity
Survey item #18: General education (exact wording)
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Personal Development (Current Level of Development)
 
Mean Rating*
Goal 
All
Female
Male
Af. Am.
White
Other
Taking responsibility for behavior
4.53
4.57
4.50
4.70
4.52
4.51
Viewing learning as a lifelong process
4.29
4.39
4.19
4.60
4.29
4.10
Recognizing and acting upon ethical principles
4.17
4.25
4.09
4.24
4.17
4.04
Being independent and self-reliant
4.13
4.18
4.08
4.59
4.11
4.12
Ability to function as part of a team
4.06
4.08
4.05
4.55
4.04
4.04
Understanding my own abilities and interests
3.99
3.99
4.00
4.43
3.96
4.10
Clarifying personal identity
3.89
3.91
3.87
4.28
3.87
3.86
Realizing my potential for success
3.85
3.76
3.92
4.57
3.81
3.80
Coping with change
3.85
3.81
3.90
4.07
3.83
4.02
Having self-discipline
3.83
3.80
3.87
4.29
3.80
3.98
Having self-confidence
3.79
3.65
3.91
4.30
3.76
3.82
Developing a commitment to personal health and fitness
3.71
3.70
3.71
4.10
3.68
3.71
Improving leadership and management skills
3.68
3.67
3.68
3.93
3.66
3.67
Handling stress
3.62
3.44
3.80
4.03
3.60
3.65
Managing my time
3.49
3.50
3.49
3.79
3.48
3.51
Being involved with public and community affairs
3.10
3.20
3.01
3.00
3.10
3.10
*Scale: 5=very high 4=high 3=average 2=low 1=very low
Frequency Distributions: Gender/Ethnicity
Survey item #18: Personal Development (exact wording)

Personal Development (Goal Importance)
 
Mean Rating*
Goal
All
Female
Male
Af. Am.
White
Other
Taking responsibility for behavior
4.69
4.70
4.67
4.93
4.67
4.73
Having self-confidence
4.68
4.74
4.62
4.96
4.67
4.65
Realizing my potential for success
4.63
4.69
4.57
5.00
4.62
4.55
Having self-discipline
4.63
4.68
4.59
4.96
4.63
4.51
Managing my time
4.62
4.66
4.59
4.85
4.62
4.53
Handling stress
4.56
4.62
4.50
4.88
4.55
4.50
Being independent and self-reliant
4.55
4.62
4.49
4.93
4.54
4.50
Understanding my own abilities and interests
4.53
4.59
4.47
4.93
4.51
4.53
Viewing learning as a lifelong process
4.48
4.53
4.42
4.75
4.46
4.55
Ability to function as part of a team
4.46
4.49
4.43
4.96
4.44
4.38
Developing a commitment to personal health and fitness
4.45
4.54
4.37
4.70
4.44
4.45
Improving leadership and management skills
4.43
4.41
4.45
4.74
4.42
4.41
Recognizing and acting upon ethical principles
4.42
4.48
4.36
4.63
4.42
4.31
Clarifying personal identity
4.38
4.49
4.28
4.67
4.37
4.35
Coping with change
4.36
4.40
4.31
4.74
4.35
4.16
Being involved with public and community affairs
3.85
4.03
3.67
4.07
3.83
3.96
*Scale: 5=very important 4=important 3=moderately important 2=of limited importance 1=not important
Frequency Distributions: Gender/Ethnicity
Survey item #18: Personal Development (exact wording)
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World View Goals (Current Level of Development)
 
Mean Rating*
Goal
All
Female
Male
Af. Am.
White
Other
Valuing gender equity
4.23
4.38
4.08
4.57
4.21
4.23
Valuing racial equity
4.22
4.36
4.09
4.76
4.18
4.38
Being able to interact and work with people from diverse backgrounds
3.92
4.03
3.82
4.59
3.87
4.10
Having a tolerance for different points of view
3.85
3.98
3.74
4.32
3.82
3.96
Understanding issues and problems facing the world
3.48
3.40
3.57
3.83
3.46
3.63
Advancing my appreciation of the arts, music, and literature
3.48
3.70
3.28
3.93
3.44
3.67
Understanding the present as it relates to historical events/processes
3.40
3.33
3.48
3.90
3.37
3.54
 *Scale: 5=very high 4=high 3=average 2=low 1=very low
Frequency Distributions: Gender/Ethnicity
Survey item #18: World views (exact wording)
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World View (Goal Importance)
 
Mean Rating*
Goal
All
Female
Male
Af. Am.
White
Other
Valuing racial equity
4.39
4.53
4.26
4.82
4.36
4.51
Valuing gender equity
4.35
4.49
4.23
4.74
4.33
4.38
Having a tolerance for different points of view
4.33
4.47
4.21
4.73
4.31
4.44
Being able to interact and work with people from diverse backgrounds
4.30
4.46
4.16
4.86
4.26
4.48
Understanding issues and problems facing the world
4.13
4.24
4.03
4.39
4.10
4.35
Understanding the present as it relates to historical events/processes
3.87
3.90
3.84
4.33
3.83
4.13
Advancing my appreciation of the arts, music, and literature
3.77
4.01
3.55
4.15
3.73
4.06
*Scale: 5=very important 4=important 3=moderately important 2=of limited importance 1=not important
Frequency Distributions: Gender/Ethnicity
Survey item #18: World views (exact wording)
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Rank Order of Average Ratings for Current Level of Development
 
Rank Order of Average Rating of Current Development
Goal
All
Female
Male
Af. Am
White
Other
Taking responsibility for behavior
1
1
1
2
1
1
Viewing learning as a lifelong process
2
2
2
3
2
5
Valuing gender equity
3
3
5
6
3
3
Valuing racial equity
4
4
3
1
4
2
Recognizing and acting upon ethical principles
5
5
4
14
5
8
Being independent and self-reliant
6
6
6
4
6
4
Ability to function as part of a team
7
7
7
8
7
9
Understanding my own abilities and interests
8
9
8
9
8
6
Being able to interact and work with people from diverse backgrounds
9
8
14
5
9
7
Clarifying personal identity
10
12
12
13
10
14
Realizing my potential for success
11
18
9
7
14
17
Coping with change
12
15
11
18
12
10
Having a tolerance for different points of view
13
10
17
10
13
12
Ability to plan and carry out projects independently
14
13
16
23
11
18
Having self-discipline
15
16
13
12
16
11
Developing good listening skills
16
11
19
15
15
19
Having self-confidence
17
25
10
11
17
16
Acquiring a broad general education
18
17
18
30
18
26
Developing a commitment to personal health and fitness
19
20
21
16
20
20
Developing good reading comprehension skills
20
14
25
22
19
32
Ability to critically analyze events, information, and ideas
21
22
22
21
21
29
Improving leadership and management skills
22
23
23
24
22
21
Handling stress
23
28
15
20
24
23
Ability to communicate ideas in writing
24
19
28
28
23
33
Ability to communicate ideas orally
25
26
27
17
25
30
Understanding how science and technology influence everyday life
26
31
20
31
26
25
Ability to apply mathematics skills
27
30
24
33
27
15
Understanding diverse cultures and values
28
24
33
19
29
13
Managing my time
29
27
29
29
28
28
Understanding issues and problems facing the world
30
29
26
27
30
24
Advancing my appreciation of the arts, music, and literature
31
21
34
25
31
22
Understanding the present as it relates to historical events/processes
32
32
30
26
32
27
Developing computer skills
33
33
32
32
33
31
Ability to apply scientific principles
34
35
31
34
34
34
Being involved with public and community affairs
35
34
35
35
35
35

Rank Order of Average Ratings for Importance of Goal
 
Rank Order of Average Rating of Importance
Goal
All
Female
Male
Af. Am
White
Other
Taking responsibility for behavior
1
2
1
5
2
1
Having self-confidence
2
1
2
2
1
2
Realizing my potential for success
3
3
5
1
5
4
Having self-discipline
4
4
3
3
3
9
Managing my time
5
5
4
13
4
7
Handling stress
6
6
7
9
6
11
Being independent and self-reliant
7
7
8
7
7
12
Understanding my own abilities and interests
8
9
9
6
8
8
Developing computer skills
9
14
6
12
9
3
Ability to plan and carry out projects independently
10
8
14
8
10
13
Viewing learning as a lifelong process
11
12
12
17
11
5
Ability to function as part of a team
12
16
11
4
12
22
Ability to communicate ideas orally
13
15
13
10
14
18
Developing a commitment to personal health and fitness
14
10
15
23
13
15
Developing good listening skills
15
11
18
16
15
16
Improving leadership and management skills
16
23
10
19
16
20
Recognizing and acting upon ethical principles
17
19
17
27
17
27
Developing good reading comprehension skills
18
21
16
15
18
6
Valuing racial equity
19
13
27
14
20
10
Clarifying personal identity
20
17
21
25
19
24
Coping with change
21
24
20
20
21
30
Valuing gender equity
22
18
26
21
22
23
Having a tolerance for different points of view
23
20
29
22
23
17
Being able to interact and work with people from diverse backgrounds
24
22
30
11
25
14
Ability to critically analyze events, information, and ideas
25
25
22
24
24
21
Ability to communicate ideas in writing
26
26
25
26
26
25
Ability to apply mathematics skills
27
30
19
28
28
19
Acquiring a broad general education
28
28
24
32
27
33
Understanding issues and problems facing the world
29
27
33
29
29
26
Understanding how science and technology influence everyday life
30
33
23
31
30
29
Understanding diverse cultures and values
31
29
31
18
32
28
Ability to apply scientific principles
32
35
28
33
31
31
Understanding the present as it relates to historical events/processes
33
34
35
30
33
32
Being involved with public and community affairs
34
31
32
35
34
35
Advancing my appreciation of the arts, music, and literature
35
32
34
34
35
34
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Comparison of Rank Order of Average Ratings of Current Development and Importance of Goals
 
Rank Order of Current Development / Importance
Goal
All
Female
Male
Af. Am
White
Other
Taking responsibility for behavior
1/1
1/2
1/1
2/5
1/2
1/1
Viewing learning as a lifelong process
2/11
2/12
2/12
3/17
2/11
5/5
Valuing gender equity
3/22
3/18
5/26
6/21
3/22
3/23
Valuing racial equity
4/19
4/13
3/27
1/14
4/20
2/10
Recognizing and acting upon ethical principles
5/17
5/19
4/17
14/27
5/17
8/27
Being independent and self-reliant
6/7
6/7
6/8
4/7
6/7
4/12
Ability to function as part of a team
7/12
7/16
7/11
8/4
7/12
9/22
Understanding my own abilities and interests
8/8
9/9
8/9
9/6
8/8
6/8
Being able to interact and work with people from diverse backgrounds
9/24
8/22
14/30
5/11
9/25
7/14
Clarifying personal identity
10/20
12/17
12/21
13/25
10/19
14/24
Realizing my potential for success
11/3
18/3
9/5
7/1
14/5
17/4
Coping with change
12/21
15/24
11/20
18/20
12/21
10/30
Having a tolerance for different points of view
13/23
10/20
17/29
10/22
13/23
12/17
Ability to plan and carry out projects independently
14/10
13/8
16/14
23/8
11/10
18/13
Having self-discipline
15/4
16/4
13/3
12/3
16/3
11/9
Developing good listening skills
16/15
11/11
19/18
15/16
15/15
19/16
Having self-confidence
17/2
25/1
10/2
11/2
17/1
16/2
Acquiring a broad general education
18/28
17/28
18/24
30/32
18/27
26/33
Developing a commitment to personal health and fitness
19/14
20/10
21/15
16/23
20/13
20/15
Developing good reading comprehension skills
20/18
14/21
25/16
22/15
19/18
32/6
Ability to critically analyze events, information, and ideas
21/25
22/25
22/22
21/24
21/24
29/21
Improving leadership and management skills
22/16
23/23
23/10
24/19
22/16
21/20
Handling stress
23/6
28/6
15/7
20/9
24/6
23/11
Ability to communicate ideas in writing
24/26
19/26
28/25
28/26
23/26
33/25
Ability to communicate ideas orally
25/13
26/15
27/13
17/10
25/14
30/18
Understanding how science and technology influence everyday life
26/30
31/33
20/23
31/31
26/30
25/29
Ability to apply mathematics skills
27/27
30/30
24/19
33/28
27/28
15/19
Understanding diverse cultures and values
28/31
24/29
33/31
19/18
29/32
13/28
Managing my time
29/5
27/5
29/4
29/13
28/4
28/7
Understanding issues and problems facing the world
30/29
29/27
26/33
27/29
30/29
24/26
Advancing my appreciation of the arts, music, and literature
31/35
21/32
34/34
25/34
31/35
22/34
Understanding the present as it relates to historical events/processes
32/33
32/34
30/35
26/30
32/33
27/32
Developing computer skills
33/9
33/14
32/6
32/12
33/9
31/3
Ability to apply scientific principles
34/32
35/35
31/28
34/33
34/31
34/31
Being involved with public and community affairs
35/34
34/31
35/32
35/35
35/34
35/35
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For more information on the 1998 Entering Transfer 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: December, 1999

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