CIRP College Senior Survey 2014

2017 College Senior Survey
CIRP Theme
Academic Outcomes
Graduating Seniors

Academic Outcomes illustrates changes to academic skills and abilities during college and how students’ academic skills compare to their peers.
See also — CIRP Constructs: Civic Awareness, Academic Self-Concept, Academic Disengagement, Faculty Interaction: Mentorship.

Graduating Seniors

Men

Women

Construct

Montclair State University

Your Inst

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Comp 2

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Comp 1

Comp 2

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Comp 2

Please indicate your agreement with each of the following statements. This institution has contributed to my:

Knowledge of a particular field or discipline
Strongly agree / Agree

97.9%

97.6%

98.4%

100.0%

98.5%

97.9%

97.2%

97.3%

98.6%

Mean

3.45

3.55

3.62

3.46

3.55

3.60

3.44

3.54

3.63

Standard deviation

0.54

0.57

0.53

0.51

0.57

0.55

0.57

0.52

Significance

***

Effect size

-0.18

-0.32

-0.16

-0.25

-0.18

-0.37

Critical thinking skills
Strongly agree / Agree

91.5%

95.2%

97.3%

94.2%

94.5%

96.8%

90.6%

95.5%

97.7%

Mean

3.37

3.49

3.53

3.51

3.48

3.51

3.32

3.49

3.54

Standard deviation

0.64

0.62

0.56

0.61

0.63

0.58

0.64

0.61

0.55

Significance

***

Effect size

-0.19

-0.29

0.05

0.00

-0.28

-0.40

Problem-solving skills
Strongly agree / Agree

90.8%

93.1%

96.7%

94.2%

93.5%

96.5%

89.6%

92.9%

96.8%

Mean

3.35

3.43

3.51

3.46

3.51

3.29

3.42

3.51

Standard deviation

0.64

0.66

0.58

0.61

0.65

0.59

0.65

0.66

0.57

Significance

***

Effect size

-0.12

-0.28

0.08

0.00

-0.20

-0.39

Foreign language ability
Strongly agree / Agree

60.0%

50.3%

54.6%

68.6%

54.8%

52.9%

57.1%

48.7%

55.6%

Mean

2.69

2.53

2.57

2.71

2.54

2.53

2.69

2.52

2.59

Standard deviation

0.86

0.96

0.94

0.86

0.94

0.95

0.87

0.97

0.94

Significance

Effect size

0.17

0.13

0.18

0.19

0.18

0.11

How often in the past year did you:

Ask questions in class
Frequently / Occasionally

91.8%

92.3%

94.6%

93.0%

94.0%

91.4%

92.2%

95.1%

Habits of
Mind

Mean

2.36

2.37

2.41

2.37

2.40

2.38

2.35

2.37

2.42

Standard deviation

0.63

0.62

0.59

0.62

0.60

0.64

0.62

0.59

Significance

Effect size

-0.02

-0.08

-0.05

-0.02

-0.03

-0.12

Support your opinions with a logical argument
Frequently / Occasionally

92.9%

94.4%

98.2%

97.7%

96.5%

98.5%

91.4%

93.7%

98.1%

Habits of
Mind

Mean

2.52

2.55

2.68

2.72

2.61

2.72

2.45

2.53

2.66

Standard deviation

0.63

0.60

0.50

0.56

0.48

0.65

0.61

0.51

Significance

***

Effect size

-0.05

-0.32

0.20

0.00

-0.13

-0.41

Seek solutions to problems and explain them to others
Frequently / Occasionally

94.5%

96.8%

98.3%

97.7%

98.2%

98.1%

93.5%

96.4%

98.4%

Habits of
Mind

Mean

2.51

2.56

2.66

2.58

2.64

2.49

2.56

2.66

Standard deviation

0.60

0.56

0.51

0.54

0.53

0.52

0.62

0.56

0.50

Significance

***

Effect size

-0.09

-0.29

0.00

-0.12

-0.13

-0.34

Revise your papers to improve your writing
Frequently / Occasionally

91.1%

93.9%

90.7%

92.5%

92.0%

91.3%

94.4%

95.0%

Habits of
Mind

Mean

2.40

2.51

2.49

2.33

2.45

2.40

2.42

2.53

2.54

Standard deviation

0.65

0.61

0.64

0.63

0.65

0.60

0.59

Significance

Effect size

-0.18

-0.15

-0.19

-0.11

-0.18

-0.20

Evaluate the quality or reliability of information you received
Frequently / Occasionally

92.3%

96.1%

97.8%

95.4%

96.9%

97.9%

91.3%

95.8%

97.8%

Habits of
Mind

Mean

2.49

2.57

2.61

2.65

2.63

2.62

2.45

2.55

2.61

Standard deviation

0.64

0.57

0.53

0.57

0.54

0.53

0.65

0.58

0.53

Significance

***

Effect size

-0.14

-0.23

0.04

0.06

-0.17

-0.30

How often in the past year did you:

Take a risk because you feel you have more to gain
Frequently / Occasionally

85.0%

87.2%

93.8%

100.0%

92.5%

95.2%

80.4%

85.6%

93.1%

Habits of
Mind

Mean

2.29

2.28

2.38

2.49

2.39

2.42

2.22

2.24

2.35

Standard deviation

0.71

0.68

0.60

0.51

0.62

0.58

0.75

0.69

0.60

Significance

Effect size

0.01

-0.15

0.16

0.12

-0.03

-0.22

Seek alternative solutions to a problem
Frequently / Occasionally

96.7%

96.4%

98.3%

100.0%

98.2%

98.1%

95.6%

95.9%

98.4%

Habits of
Mind

Mean

2.56

2.51

2.57

2.67

2.58

2.57

2.52

2.49

2.57

Standard deviation

0.56

0.57

0.53

0.47

0.53

0.58

0.53

Significance

Effect size

0.09

-0.02

0.17

0.19

0.05

-0.09

Look up scientific research articles and resources
Frequently / Occasionally

84.5%

92.5%

91.6%

79.1%

91.1%

91.0%

86.3%

93.0%

91.9%

Habits of
Mind

Mean

2.35

2.57

2.48

2.16

2.49

2.42

2.41

2.60

2.51

Standard deviation

0.74

0.63

0.65

0.75

0.65

0.72

0.62

0.64

Significance

***

Effect size

-0.35

-0.20

-0.51

-0.40

-0.31

-0.16

Explore topics on your own, even though it was not required for a class
Frequently / Occasionally

87.7%

90.6%

93.7%

90.5%

93.3%

94.3%

86.9%

89.8%

93.4%

Habits of
Mind

Mean

2.41

2.40

2.44

2.52

2.49

2.48

2.38

2.41

Standard deviation

0.70

0.65

0.61

0.67

0.62

0.60

0.71

0.66

0.61

Significance

Effect size

0.02

-0.05

0.05

0.07

0.00

-0.05

How often in the past year did you:

Accept mistakes as part of the learning process
Frequently / Occasionally

96.2%

98.1%

98.4%

97.7%

98.7%

97.9%

95.7%

97.8%

98.6%

Habits of
Mind

Mean

2.67

2.66

2.72

2.69

2.66

2.65

2.66

Standard deviation

0.55

0.51

0.50

0.49

0.52

0.56

0.52

0.50

Significance

Effect size

0.02

0.06

0.12

0.00

-0.02

Seek feedback on your academic work
Frequently / Occasionally

94.0%

94.8%

96.5%

100.0%

95.5%

95.1%

92.1%

94.6%

97.4%

Habits of
Mind

Mean

2.61

2.55

2.67

2.53

2.47

2.59

2.56

2.60

Standard deviation

0.60

0.59

0.56

0.47

0.58

0.59

0.64

0.60

0.54

Significance

Effect size

0.10

0.11

0.24

0.34

0.05

-0.02

Integrate skills and knowledge from different sources and experiences
Frequently / Occasionally

98.9%

99.1%

99.5%

100.0%

99.1%

98.6%

99.1%

99.6%

Mean

2.73

2.75

2.76

2.77

2.72

2.71

2.75

2.79

Standard deviation

0.47

0.45

0.44

0.43

0.47

0.49

0.45

0.42

Significance

Effect size

-0.04

-0.07

0.11

0.13

-0.09

-0.19

Rate yourself on each of the following traits as compared with the average person your age:

Academic ability
Highest 10% / Above average

68.9%

74.6%

78.9%

68.0%

80.4%

80.6%

69.1%

72.8%

77.9%

Academic
Self-
Concept

Mean

3.89

4.01

4.08

3.88

4.12

4.15

3.89

3.98

4.05

Standard deviation

0.76

0.75

0.73

0.78

0.77

0.73

Significance

Effect size

-0.16

-0.25

-0.33

-0.35

-0.12

-0.22

Mathematical ability
Highest 10% / Above average

30.2%

32.8%

41.9%

40.0%

43.6%

54.2%

27.2%

29.3%

34.9%

Academic
Self-
Concept

Mean

3.93

3.86

3.90

4.04

4.01

4.03

3.90

3.81

3.83

Standard deviation

0.84

0.89

0.84

0.81

0.82

0.85

0.86

0.90

0.83

Significance

Effect size

0.08

0.04

0.01

0.10

0.08

Self-confidence (intellectual)
Highest 10% / Above average

59.4%

65.1%

65.5%

68.0%

78.5%

76.1%

56.8%

60.8%

59.3%

Academic
Self-
Concept

Mean

3.75

3.80

3.79

3.96

4.09

4.01

3.69

3.70

3.66

Standard deviation

0.90

0.87

0.86

1.06

0.83

0.85

0.86

0.85

Significance

Effect size

-0.06

-0.05

-0.16

-0.06

-0.01

0.04

Writing ability
Highest 10% / Above average

53.7%

62.6%

64.8%

60.0%

67.1%

64.5%

51.8%

61.2%

65.0%

Mean

3.73

3.79

3.88

3.84

3.79

3.68

3.78

3.79

Standard deviation

0.90

0.83

0.84

0.93

0.84

0.88

0.89

0.83

0.82

Significance

Effect size

-0.07

0.05

0.10

-0.12

-0.13