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2008 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is one of the most widely used instruments assessing key aspects of the undergraduate student experience and provides information to colleges, universities, and states for improving undergraduate education and meeting accountability expectations.

By asking students about campus experiences that are linked to learning and personal development - from meetings with professors to participation in extra-curricular activities - we gain a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of the campus educational environment on the quality of students' undergraduate learning experience.

NSSE results are one source for measuring the extent to which UMD actively engages students in effective educational practices. The data point to actions faculty, staff and administrators can take to enhance student engagement and improve institutional performance.

NSSE Overview:

• NSSE's 5 Benchmarks of Effiective Educational Practice
• 2008 NSSE Survey
• NSSE Conceptual Framework and Overview of Psychometric Properties

UMD Results:

• Respondent Characteristics (UMD)
• Summary of UMD Findings: What Students are Saying about their UMD Experience
• Benchmark Comparisons Report (UMD)

Related Resources:

• UMD Assessment of Student Learning
• What Matters To Student Success: Full Report
• Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education
• Promoting Student Success: What Faculty Members Can Do
• From Teaching To Learning: A New Paradigm For Undergraduate Education
• Engaged Learning and Core Principles of Liberal Education
• Student Success Strategies: Ideas for empowering students to become active, responsible learners
• Learning to Learn
• Faculty Do Matter: The Role of College Faculty in Student Learning and Engagement

For additional information, contact
Mary Keenan
Coordinator, UMD Student Success Initiatives
mkeenan@d.umn.edu
218-726-7009
420 Darland Administration Building