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2010 ­ 2011 senior survey university report office of assessment july 2011

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2010 ­ 2011 senior survey university summary report prepared by steven j hawks assistant director jenna rycek graduate research assistant sarah murdoch student assistant office of assessment kansas state university june 2011 ii

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executive summary 2010 ­ 2011 senior survey the senior survey is designed to give undergraduate students the opportunity to reflect upon their k-state experiences this information is used to improve the college experience for future students by identifying strengths in our programs as well as areas that need further development of the 3,029 seniors who received the survey 1,934 participated for an overall response rate of 64 down from 65 last year and 73 the previous year library staff mccain performance series and convocations/lectures at least 89 of respondents used and were satisfied with the office of the registrar access to electronic library resources and library holdings educational progress achieved at k-state at least 94 of respondents felt that they made some or very much progress in gaining a broad general education about different fields of knowledge understanding themselves and their abilities interests and personality ability to participate as a team member ability to think critically analytically and logically the ability to learn on their own pursue ideas and find information that they need and ability to locate and evaluate information sources 90 or more of respondents felt that they made some or very much progress in the following areas o understanding the ethical standards of their discipline or profession o understanding other people and their abilities interests and perspectives o ability to participate as a team member o ability to interact positively with people who are different from them o ability to put ideas together to see relationships similarities and differences between ideas response rates the colleges of engineering and education achieved the highest overall response rates 82 and 78 respectively demographics of respondents 54 of respondents were female approximately 89 of respondents were white/non-hispanic 80 of respondents were twenty-three years of age or younger 71 of respondents reported a g.p.a above 3.0 50 of respondents graduated with an undergraduate certificate and/or minor participation in major 85 of respondents strongly agreed or agreed that students in their major were career oriented at least 82 of respondents strongly agreed or agreed that in their major faculty were accessible for out-of-class assistance effective teachers and interested in the academic and professional development of students approximately 81 of respondents strongly agreed or agreed that they experienced mutual respect between undergraduate majors and professors within their program 83 of respondents strongly agreed or agreed that they found courses within their major to be academically stimulating respondents who used a particular service 92 or more of respondents used and were satisfied with the following k-state services admissions services and online application experiences and relationships at k-state more than 80 of respondents indicated that the development of academic scholarly and intellectual qualities and being critical evaluative and analytical were strongly emphasized rated 5 or greater on a 7-point scale regarding student development 86 of respondents reported that relationships with other students student groups and activities were characterized by a sense of belonging rated 5 or greater on a 7-point scale 84 of respondents indicated that faculty members were approachable understanding and helpful rated 5 or greater on a 7-point scale 97 of respondents reported that they had a very positive 63 or positive 35 experience at satisfaction with services and facilities additional information i

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k-state and indicated that they definitely 73 or probably 24 would recommend k-state to others 49 of respondents worked more than 10 hours per week off-campus 66 of respondents met occasionally or often with their faculty outside of class time approximately 90 of respondents will look for 30 continue with 8 begin employment 33 attend graduate school 19 or join the military 2 after graduation female respondents were more likely than male respondents to report a strong emphasis regarding their development of academic scholarly and intellectual qualities their development of aesthetic expressive and creative qualities on the personal relevance and practical value of their courses and their relationships with other students student groups and activities male respondents were more likely than female respondents to indicate that they would continue with their current job after graduation or had a job lined up to begin after graduation comparison by gender female respondents were more likely than male respondents to have used and been satisfied with access to recruitment materials and process dars degree audit registration system access to electronic library resources library facilities residence hall food service mccain performance series and lafene health center female respondents were more likely to report that their k-state experiences helped them make very much progress in o developing an understanding and enjoyment of the arts art music drama and literature o developing an understanding and enjoyment of the arts o becoming aware of different philosophies cultures and ways of life o developing your own values and ethical standards o understanding themselves their abilities interests and perspectives o understanding other people and their abilities interests and perspectives o ability to participate as a team member o ability to interact positively with people who are different from themselves male respondents were more likely to report that their k-state experiences helped them make very much progress in o understanding the nature of science and experimentation o understanding new scientific and technical developments o becoming aware of the consequences of new applications in science and technology o quantitative thinking ­ understanding probabilities proportions etc comparison by semester spring respondents were more likely than fall respondents to strongly agree or agree that within their major students were more academically honest and faculty listen and respond to undergraduates regarding student needs concerns and suggestions spring respondents were more likely to have used and been satisfied with the following kstate services o recruitment materials and processes o office of the registrar o residence hall facilities o k-state student union food service o recreational services o career and employment services spring respondents were more likely than fall respondents to have a very positive general attitude toward k-state fall respondents were more likely than spring respondents to enter the job market after graduation while spring respondents were more likely than fall respondents to attend graduate school after graduation comparison by year 2009-2010 respondents were more likely than 2010 2011respondents to have used and been satisfied with the following k-state services o isis kats and its many applications o office of educational support services ess o library facilities o convocations/lectures 2010-2011 respondents were more likely than 2009-2010 respondents to have a very positive general attitude toward k-state ii

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about the senior survey the senior survey is designed to give undergraduate students the opportunity to reflect upon their k-state experiences this information is used to improve the college experience for future students by identifying strengths in our programs as well as areas that need further development this report is a summary of student responses from the 2010 2011 graduating seniors the senior survey was offered electronically via email to students who had been approved for graduation by their respective colleges the overall university response rate for fall and summer graduates was 61.2 613 out of 1,002 participated in the survey and 65.2 1,321 out of 2,027 participated in the survey for spring for an overall response rate of 63.9 1,934 out of 3,029 for the 2010 2011 academic year note all responses are included in the results even if a student did not complete the entire survey for comparison the overall university response rate for the 2009-2010 academic year was 65.1 at the end of this report we have provided summaries on items for which there was a statistically significant difference in responses between gender semester of graduation and academic year if you would like additional analyses executed by gender ethnicity program/discipline etc results by department if enough respondents participated comparisons with other measures alumni survey national survey of student engagement {nsse or longitudinal comparisons or have any questions or comments regarding the senior survey or summary report please contact steven hawks assistant director office of assessment at 532-5712 or sjhawks2@k-state.edu iii

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table of contents page response rates 1 introduction 2 participation in major 4 satisfaction with services and facilities 9 educational progress achieved at k-state 15 experiences and relationships at k-state 18 additional information 20 significant differences in responses by gender 23 significant differences in responses by semester 35 significant differences in responses by academic year 43 iv

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list of tables page table 1 table 2 table 3 table 4 table 5 table 6 table 7 table 8 table 9 table 10 table 11 table 12 table 13 table 14 table 15 table 16 table 17 table 18 graduates by colleges for fall and spring semester 1 demographic information 2 type of institution transferred from number of credits transferred 3 graduated with an undergraduate certificate and/or minors 3 respondent s rating fellow students in major 4 respondent s educational experiences within major 5 encouragement within major 7 student s rating of major 8 satisfaction of k-state services 9 progress made at k-state 15 regards toward k-state 20 reasons for choosing major 20 hours spent working 21 interactions with faculty 21 switch majors 21 plans after graduation 22 significant differences in demographics by gender 23 significant differences in type of institution transferred from number of credits transferred by gender 24 table 19 significant differences in respondent s rating fellow students in major by gender 24 table 20 significant differences in respondent s educational experiences within major by gender 25 table 21 table 22 table 23 significant differences in satisfaction of k-state services by gender 26 significant differences in progress made at k-state by gender 30 significant differences in experiences and relationships by gender 33 v

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list of tables cont page table 24 table 25 table 26 significant differences in plans after graduation by gender 34 significant differences in demographics by semester 35 significant differences in respondent s educational experiences within major by semester 36 table 27 table 28 table 29 table 30 table 31 table 32 table 33 significant differences in satisfaction of k-state services by semester 37 significant differences in progress made at k-state by semester 40 significant differences in academic emphasis by semester 41 significant differences in student relationships by semester 41 significant differences in attitudes toward k-state by semester 42 significant differences in plans after graduation by semester 42 significant differences respondent s rating of other students within major by academic year 43 table 34 significant differences in respondent s educational experiences within major by academic year 44 table 35 significant differences in encouragement within major by academic year 45 table 36 significant differences in satisfaction of k-state services by academic year 46 table 37 table 38 appendix a significant differences in attitude toward k-state by academic year 47 significant differences in plans after graduation by academic year 48 2010 ­ 2011 senior survey 49 vi

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list of figures page figure 1 figure 2 figure 3 developmental emphasis 18 student relationships 19 professional relationships 19 vii

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response rates 1 table 1 graduates by college for fall and spring semester began colleges agriculture architecture planning design arts sciences business administration education engineering human ecology technology aviation overall fall 2010 offered began spring 2011 offered 287 0 691 290 145 281 298 35 2,027 began total offered 90 0 150 92 98 105 56 22 613 136 0 303 157 114 152 108 32 1,002 66.2 0 49.5 58.6 86.0 69.1 51.9 68.8 61.2 208 0 391 194 119 218 172 19 1,321 72.5 0 56.6 66.9 82.1 77.6 57.7 54.3 65.2 298 0 541 286 217 323 228 41 1,934 423 0 994 447 259 433 406 67 3,029 70.4 0 54.4 64.0 83.8 74.6 56.2 61.2 63.8 the office of assessment receives a list of approved graduates on the day graduation applications are due from the registrar s office we can not account for all graduates within a college 1 the percentages listed are not based on the number of seniors who actually completed the survey a small minority of students left before completing the survey however we felt that their responses were just as valuable to improve the college experience for future k-state students therefore their responses have been included in our analyses students are not included in the senior survey due to the fact that the college of architecture planning and design has switched to master s degree programs only the survey was written for undergraduate students a new survey is being created specifically for the college and will be implemented in spring 2011 1

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introduction table 2 demographic information all respondents n percentage gender male female total are you a u.s citizen yes no total ethnicity/race american indian/alaskan native asian or pacific islander black non-hispanic hispanic/spanish/latin american white/non-hispanic multiracial other i prefer not to respond total age under 22 22 23 24 26 over 26 total g.p.a less than 2.5 2.50 ­ 2.99 3.00 ­ 3.49 3.50 ­ 4.00 i prefer not to respond total any student with 90 or more credit hours 284 755 485 233 160 1,917 14.8 39.4 25.3 12.2 8.3 100.0 1992 2018 950 718 760 6438 30.9 31.4 14.8 11.2 11.8 100.0 883 1,041 1,924 45.9 54.1 100.0 n all seniors percentage 51.7 48.3 100.0 3329 3109 6438 1,874 43 1,917 97.8 2.2 100.0 6161 277 6438 95.7 4.3 100.0 12 29 32 62 1,702 21 13 46 1,917 0.6 1.5 1.7 3.3 88.8 1.1 0.7 2.4 100.0 26 297 207 300 5398 116 94 0 6438 0.4 4.6 3.2 4.7 83.9 1.8 1.5 0.0 100.0 79 446 647 709 36 1,917 4.1 23.3 33.8 37.0 1.9 100.0 1075 1660 1899 1774 0 6438 16.8 25.9 29.6 27.7 0.0 100.0 2

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table 3 type of institution transferred from number of credits transferred 0 a two year college another kansas 4 year public university an out-of-state 4 year public university a private 4 year college or university other 611 1,649 1,773 1,782 1,638 1-20 782 186 92 78 227 21-30 n 189 38 17 21 33 88 15 12 15 12 123 17 7 12 4 124 11 16 9 3 31-40 41-60 61 table 4 graduated with an undergraduate certificate and/or minors did you graduate with an undergraduate certificate or minors yes no total n 957 977 1,934 percentage 49.5 50.5 100.0 3

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participation in major table 5 respondent s rating fellow students in major students in my major are competitive with each other strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge career oriented strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge with can t judge n percentage excluding can t judge revised percentage 69 264 456 685 322 102 3.6 13.9 24.0 36.1 17.0 5.4 3.8 14.7 25.4 38.1 17.9 16 55 197 690 816 120 0.8 2.9 10.4 36.4 43.1 6.3 0.9 3.1 11.1 38.9 46.0 supportive and helpful to each other in meeting the academic demands of the program strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge 25 56 180 694 839 100 1.3 3.0 9.5 36.6 44.3 5.3 1.4 3.1 10.0 38.7 46.8 interested in a broad range of ideas from many disciplines strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge 31 126 353 724 558 102 1.6 6.7 18.6 38.2 29.5 5.4 1.7 7.0 19.7 40.4 31.1 serious about their studies strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge 25 86 311 768 617 87 1.3 4.5 16.4 40.5 32.6 4.6 1.4 4.8 17.2 42.5 34.1 4

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table 5 cont respondent s rating fellow students in major students in my major are academically honest do not cheat plagiarize strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge with can t judge n percentage excluding can t judge revised percentage 21 49 205 654 802 163 1.1 2.6 10.8 34.5 42.3 8.6 1.2 2.8 11.8 37.8 46.3 find value in working in groups strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge 67 196 330 595 588 118 3.5 10.3 17.4 31.4 31.0 6.2 3.8 11.0 18.6 33.5 33.1 table 6 respondent s educational experiences within major in my major i received high-quality advising strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge with can t judge n percentage excluding can t judge revised percentage 110 222 287 488 723 64 5.8 11.7 15.2 25.8 38.2 3.4 6.0 12.1 15.7 26.7 39.5 i received support in finding appropriate employment or pursuing graduate study strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge 129 272 441 469 448 135 6.8 14.4 23.3 24.8 23.7 7.1 7.3 15.5 25.1 26.7 25.5 faculty are accessible for out-of-class assistance strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge 21 55 184 762 796 76 1.1 2.9 9.7 40.2 42.0 4.0 1.2 3.0 10.1 41.9 43.8 5

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table 6 cont respondent s educational experiences within major in my major faculty are effective teachers strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge faculty are interested in the personal development of students strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge with can t judge n percentage excluding can t judge revised percentage 27 74 233 796 712 52 1.4 3.9 12.3 42.0 37.6 2.7 1.5 4.0 12.6 43.2 38.7 31 86 241 746 719 71 1.6 4.5 12.7 39.4 38.0 3.7 1.7 4.7 13.2 40.9 39.4 faculty are interested in the academic and professional development of students strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge 24 57 188 813 757 55 1.3 3.0 9.9 42.9 40.0 2.9 1.3 3.1 10.2 44.2 41.2 faculty introduced students to a broad range of ideas perspectives and worldviews strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge 31 94 281 777 660 51 1.6 5.0 14.8 41.0 34.8 2.7 1.7 5.1 15.2 42.2 35.8 faculty listen and respond to undergraduates regarding student needs concerns and suggestions strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree can t judge 35 105 290 767 627 70 1.8 5.5 15.3 40.5 33.1 3.7 1.9 5.8 15.9 42.1 34.4 6

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