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10 No. 2
October/November 2007
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Measuring Up
Quantifying the quality of an Emory education
Selected Results from the National Survey of Student Engagement
“Our goals are so complex that learning outcomes assessment will measure only a small part of what takes place while our students are with us.”
“I think it’s important for students to know a lot of facts [and] figures. . . . If you haven’t acquired that basic, empirical knowledge, the structure of reflection you build upon collapses.”
The New Curriculum
Medical student education in the twenty-first century
The Transforming Community Project
Practicing Diversity in the Academy
Uncovering and engaging Emory’s racial past and present
Uncovering the Past, Looking to the Future
Experiencing a community dialogue at Emory
Endnotes |
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First-years |
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Seniors |
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Emory % |
Carnegie
Peers* % |
NSSE % |
Emory % |
Carnegie
Peers* % |
NSSE % |
Discussed ideas
with faculty
outside class |
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very Often |
35
47
12
6 |
46
38
11
5 |
43
39
13
5 |
18
51
20
11 |
33
45
15
7 |
28
45
17
9 |
No. of books read
on your own for personal enjoyment/enrichment |
None
1-4
5-10
11-20
20+ |
16
62
17
2
3 |
25
56
12
4
3 |
25
55
13
4
3 |
15
57
17
8
4 |
19
54
16
5
5 |
20
54
16
5
5 |
| Coursework emphasizes memorizing facts, ideas, methods |
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much |
5
27
38
30 |
5
26
42
28 |
6
27
41
26 |
10
33
37
20 |
9
30
37
24 |
9
31
37
23 |
Coursework emphasizes analyzing basic
elements of an idea, experience, or theory |
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much |
1
14
44
40 |
2
18
46
34 |
2
21
45
31 |
1
8
47
45 |
2
15
44
39 |
2
15
43
40 |
Time spent studying
& on academic work |
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much |
2
12
42
44 |
2
18
46
34 |
2
19
47
31 |
3
12
49
36 |
3
20
45
32 |
2
19
46
32 |
Attends campus events & activities (speakers,
cultural events, athletic events) |
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much |
6
27
40
27 |
7
26
41
25 |
11
28
37
24 |
7
35
40
18 |
11
33
38
18 |
15
33
35
18 |
Votes in local, state,
or national elections |
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much |
56
26
12
6 |
42
30
18
9 |
43
30
17
9 |
43
28
20
9 |
33
33
20
13 |
36
32
19
13 |
* Nineteen public and private universities that share Emory’s 2005 basic Carnegie classification
Emory responses:
First-years 300; Seniors 140
Carnegie Peer responses:
First-years 9,500; Seniors 10,000
NSSE total responses:
First-years 118,000; Seniors 120,000
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