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2017 College Senior Survey
CIRP Theme
Written and Oral Communication
Graduating Seniors
Written and Oral Communication illustrates to what extent written and oral communication skills change during college and how students’ skills compare to their peers.
See also — CIRP Themes: Academic Outcomes, Academic Enhancement Experiences.
Graduating Seniors Men Women Construct
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Since entering college, indicate how often you:

Took a class that required one or more 10+ page papers
   Frequently / Occasionally
84.3% 89.2% 90.5% 75.7% 86.1% 89.3% 86.8% 90.1% 91.1%  
Mean 2.21 2.37 2.32 2.00 2.30 2.25 2.27 2.39 2.36  
Standard deviation 0.69 0.67 0.64 0.71 0.70 0.64 0.68 0.66 0.64  
Significance - ** * - * * -      
Effect size - -0.24 -0.17 - -0.43 -0.39 - -0.18 -0.14  
Took a class that required multiple short papers
   Frequently / Occasionally
99.4% 98.7% 98.9% 97.2% 96.6% 98.6% 100.0% 99.4% 99.0%  
Mean 2.68 2.75 2.69 2.47 2.61 2.62 2.74 2.79 2.73  
Standard deviation 0.48 0.46 0.49 0.56 0.55 0.51 0.44 0.42 0.46  
Significance -     -     -      
Effect size - -0.15 -0.02 - -0.25 -0.29 - -0.12 0.02  
Made a presentation in class
   Frequently / Occasionally
100.0% 98.8% 99.3% 100.0% 97.1% 99.0% 100.0% 99.3% 99.5%  
Mean 2.73 2.73 2.69 2.57 2.63 2.64 2.78 2.76 2.71  
Standard deviation 0.44 0.47 0.48 0.50 0.54 0.50 0.41 0.44 0.46  
Significance -     -     -      
Effect size - 0.00 0.08 - -0.11 -0.14 - 0.05 0.15  
Contributed to class discussions
   Frequently / Occasionally
97.0% 97.4% 98.2% 100.0% 97.1% 97.9% 96.1% 97.5% 98.3%  
Mean 2.62 2.62 2.64 2.51 2.58 2.60 2.65 2.64 2.66  
Standard deviation 0.55 0.54 0.52 0.51 0.55 0.53 0.55 0.53 0.51  
Significance -     -     -      
Effect size - 0.00 -0.04 - -0.13 -0.17 - 0.02 -0.02  
How often in the past year did you:

Revise your papers to improve your writing
   Frequently / Occasionally
91.1% 93.9% 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 0.61 0.64 0.63 0.63 0.65 0.60 0.59
Significance - * * -     -   *
Effect size - -0.18 -0.15 - -0.19 -0.11 - -0.18 -0.20
Rate yourself on each of the following traits as compared with the average person your age:

Public speaking ability
   Highest 10% / Above average
48.1% 48.2% 51.9% 56.0% 57.6% 61.5% 45.6% 45.1% 46.5%  
Mean 3.42 3.45 3.53 3.56 3.67 3.73 3.37 3.38 3.42  
Standard deviation 1.08 1.02 0.96 1.39 0.98 0.95 0.97 1.02 0.95  
Significance -     -     -      
Effect size - -0.03 -0.11 - -0.11 -0.18 - -0.01 -0.05  
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 3.79 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 -0.07 - 0.05 0.10 - -0.12 -0.13