CIRP College Senior Survey 2014

2017 College Senior Survey
CIRP Theme
Active and Collaborative Learning
Graduating Seniors

Active and Collaborative Learning illustrates the extent to which students are furthering their knowledge of course material through interaction with faculty and other students.
See also — CIRP Constructs: Faculty Interaction: Mentorship, Academic Disengagement.

Graduating Seniors

Men

Women

Construct

Montclair State University

Your Inst

Comp 1

Comp 2

Your Inst

Comp 1

Comp 2

Your Inst

Comp 1

Comp 2

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

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

Since entering college, indicate how often you:

Discussed course content with students outside of class
Frequently / Occasionally

98.1%

97.0%

98.4%

97.3%

94.7%

97.7%

98.4%

97.7%

98.7%

Mean

2.60

2.63

2.67

2.57

2.59

2.61

2.60

2.65

2.71

Standard deviation

0.53

0.54

0.50

0.55

0.59

0.53

0.52

0.48

Significance

Effect size

-0.06

-0.14

-0.03

-0.08

-0.10

-0.23

Studied with other students
Frequently / Occasionally

83.1%

86.5%

91.9%

89.2%

86.5%

91.0%

81.4%

86.6%

92.3%

Mean

2.14

2.20

2.32

2.22

2.21

2.31

2.12

2.20

2.32

Standard deviation

0.68

0.66

0.62

0.63

0.66

0.63

0.69

0.66

0.61

Significance

***

Effect size

-0.09

-0.29

0.02

-0.14

-0.12

-0.33

Performed community service as part of a class
Frequently / Occasionally

42.2%

59.0%

55.5%

32.4%

44.5%

50.7%

45.0%

63.6%

58.2%

Mean

1.55

1.77

1.69

1.46

1.57

1.61

1.58

1.84

1.73

Standard deviation

0.72

0.74

0.69

0.73

0.70

0.66

0.71

0.73

0.70

Significance

***

Effect size

-0.30

-0.20

-0.16

-0.23

-0.36

-0.21

Posted on a course-related online discussion board
Frequently / Occasionally

90.9%

87.1%

80.1%

89.1%

83.7%

76.4%

91.4%

88.2%

82.2%

Mean

2.45

2.36

2.10

2.30

2.23

2.00

2.50

2.41

2.15

Standard deviation

0.66

0.70

0.66

0.71

0.69

0.65

0.69

0.70

Significance

***

Effect size

0.13

0.50

0.10

0.43

0.13

0.50

Tutored another college student
Frequently / Occasionally

33.7%

43.1%

46.2%

51.3%

55.8%

50.3%

28.7%

39.2%

43.8%

Mean

1.43

1.55

1.60

1.65

1.72

1.64

1.36

1.50

1.57

Standard deviation

0.65

0.70

0.72

0.71

0.62

0.69

0.72

Significance

***

Effect size

-0.17

-0.24

-0.10

0.01

-0.20

-0.29

Challenged a professor's ideas in class
Frequently / Occasionally

45.5%

46.0%

57.0%

62.1%

62.0%

64.2%

40.7%

41.0%

52.9%

Mean

1.56

1.54

1.66

1.76

1.73

1.76

1.50

1.49

1.60

Standard deviation

0.67

0.64

0.68

0.64

0.65

0.66

0.63

0.62

Significance

Effect size

0.03

-0.16

0.05

0.00

0.02

-0.16

Since entering college, indicate how often you:

Worked with classmates on group projects
Frequently / Occasionally

98.2%

98.1%

98.0%

97.3%

97.2%

97.7%

98.4%

98.5%

98.3%

Mean

2.53

2.58

2.53

2.32

2.48

2.50

2.59

2.61

2.55

Standard deviation

0.54

0.53

0.54

0.53

0.56

0.54

0.52

0.53

Significance

Effect size

-0.09

0.00

-0.29

-0.33

-0.04

0.08

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

2.64

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

Completed a culminating experience for your degree (e.g., capstone course/project, thesis, comp exam)
Yes

31.1%

50.1%

64.1%

32.4%

56.9%

60.8%

30.7%

47.9%

66.1%

To what extent have you experienced the following with students from a racial/ethnic group other than your own?

Had meaningful and honest discussions about race/ethnic relations outside of class
Very often / Often

42.2%

48.0%

46.7%

46.4%

47.0%

45.7%

40.9%

48.3%

47.3%

Positive
Cross-Racial
Interaction

Mean

3.18

3.33

3.40

3.21

3.24

3.37

3.17

3.36

3.41

Standard deviation

1.31

1.18

1.23

1.38

1.16

1.34

1.28

1.19

Significance

Effect size

-0.11

-0.19

-0.02

-0.14

-0.15

-0.20

Had intellectual discussions outside of class
Very often / Often

47.9%

52.4%

55.6%

53.6%

54.4%

55.8%

46.1%

51.8%

55.5%

Positive
Cross-Racial
Interaction

Mean

3.35

3.48

3.59

3.61

3.54

3.60

3.27

3.46

3.59

Standard deviation

1.31

1.24

1.17

1.31

1.14

1.35

1.22

1.18

Significance

Effect size

-0.10

-0.21

0.05

0.01

-0.16

-0.27

Studied or prepared for class
Very often / Often

50.8%

59.6%

59.0%

39.3%

56.7%

57.3%

54.5%

60.6%

60.0%

Positive
Cross-Racial
Interaction

Mean

3.46

3.71

3.70

3.25

3.60

3.64

3.52

3.74

3.73

Standard deviation

1.27

1.23

1.18

1.29

1.31

1.16

1.27

1.21

1.19

Significance

Effect size

-0.20

-0.27

-0.34

-0.18

How often have professors at your college provided you with:

An opportunity to apply classroom learning to "real-life" issues
Frequently / Occasionally

90.7%

89.7%

92.1%

92.9%

91.0%

90.9%

90.0%

89.2%

92.7%

Mean

2.32

2.34

2.35

2.21

2.31

2.29

2.36

2.35

2.39

Standard deviation

0.64

0.66

0.62

0.57

0.63

0.62

0.66

0.67

0.62

Significance

Effect size

-0.03

-0.05

-0.16

-0.13

0.01

-0.05