“Challenging intellectual and creative work is central to student learning and collegiate quality. Colleges and universities promote student learning by challenging and supporting them to engage in various forms of deep learning. Four Engagement Indicators are part of this theme: Higher-Order Learning, Reflective & Integrative Learning, Learning Strategies, and Quantitative Reasoning.”
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Seniors |
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Academic Challenge is expressed on a 60-point scale (e.g., Very often=60, Often=40, Sometimes=20, and Never=0) using the following questions:
| Higher-Order Learning | |
| Percentage responding "Very much" or "Quite a bit" about how much coursework emphasized… | |
| 4b. | Applying facts, theories, or methods to practical problems or new situations |
| 4c. | Analyzing an idea, experience, or line of reasoning in depth by examining its parts |
| 4d. | Evaluating a point of view, decision, or information source |
| 4e. | Forming a new idea or understanding from various pieces of information |
Reflective & Integrative Learning |
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| Percentage of students who responded that they "Very often" or "Often"… | |
| 2a. | Combined ideas from different courses when completing assignments |
| 2b. | Connected your learning to societal problems or issues |
| 2c. | Included diverse perspectives (political, religious, racial/ethnic, gender, etc.) in course discussions or assignments |
| 2d. | Examined the strengths and weaknesses of your own views on a topic or issue |
| 2e. | Tried to better understand someone else's views by imagining how an issue looks from his or her perspective |
| 2f. | Learned something that changed the way you understand an issue or concept |
| 2g. | Connected ideas from your courses to your prior experiences and knowledge |
Learning Strategies |
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| Percentage of students who responded that they "Very often" or "Often"… | |
| 9a. | Identified key information from reading assignments |
| 9b. | Reviewed your notes after class |
| 9c. | Summarized what you learned in class or from course materials |
Quantitative Reasoning |
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| Percentage of students who responded that they "Very often" or "Often"… | |
| 6a. | Reached conclusions based on your own analysis of numerical information (numbers, graphs, statistics, etc.) |
| 6b. | Used numerical information to examine a real-world problem or issue (unemployment, climate change, public health, etc.) |
| 6c. | Evaluated what others have concluded from numerical information |
Other NSSE Themes:
