Display 1165:  FSSE v. NSSE Survey
                         Response Comparisons (Spr, 2005)

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Faculty Responses   Student Responses
Percentage of faculty who reported that more than half of students from their courses do the following   Distribution of student responses to how often they did the following at their institution during the current school year
 
FSSE Item Variable Class 50% or  Higher   NSSE Item Variable Class Very Often  Often Sometimes Never
Frequently ask questions in class or contribute to class discussions FCLQUEST LD 31%   Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions CLQUEST FY 26% 63% 11% 0%
UD 61%   SR 58% 35% 6% 0%
Frequently come to class without completing readings or assignments FCLUNPRE LD 38%   Come to class without completing assignments CLUNPREP FY 11% 11% 53% 26%
UD 35%   SR 3% 6% 65% 26%
Frequently work harder than they usually
do to meet your  standards		 FWORKHRD LD 34%   Worked harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor's standards or expectations WORKHARD FY 32% 37% 21% 11%
UD 30%   SR 52% 26% 23% 0%
Occasionally use e-mail to communicate with you FEMAIL LD 34%   Used e-mail to communicate with an instructor EMAIL FY 42% 21% 26% 11%
UD 26%   SR 32% 32% 23% 13%
Occasionally discuss grades or assignments with you FGRADE LD 38%   Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor FACGRADE FY 37% 21% 42% 0%
UD 43%   SR 39% 42% 19% 0%
At least once, talk about career plans with you  FPLANS LD 22%   Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor FACPLANS FY 11% 26% 37% 26%
UD 35%   SR 32% 39% 26% 3%
At least once, discuss ideas from readings
or classes with you outside of class 		 FIDEAS LD 19%   Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with faculty members outside of class  FACIDEAS FY 11% 11% 47% 32%
UD 17%   SR 16% 32% 42% 10%
Percentage of faculty who reported that students from their courses do the following often or very often   Distribution of student responses to how often they did the following at their institution during the current school year
 
FSSE Item Variable Class Very Often or Often   NSSE Item Variable Class Very Often  Often Sometimes Never
Have class discussions or writing assignments that include diverse perspectives (different races, religions, genders, political beliefs, etc.)  FDIVCLAS LD 41%   Included diverse perspectives (different races, religions, genders, political beliefs, etc.) in class discussions or writing assignments DIVCLASS FY 42% 32% 26% 0%
UD 35%   SR 48% 26% 23% 3%
Work with other students on projects
during class 		 FCLASSGR LD 45%   Worked with other students on projects during class  CLASSGRP FY 5% 58% 21% 16%
UD 52%   SR 19% 42% 35% 3%
Participate in a community-based
project (e.g., service learning) as part
of your course		 FCOMMPRO LD 16%   Participated in a community-based
project (e.g., service learning) as
part of a regular course		 COMMPROJ FY 5% 21% 26% 47%
UD 22%   SR 10% 17% 37% 37%
Use an electronic medium (listserv, chat
group, Internet, instant messaging, etc.)
to discuss or complete an assignment		 FITICADE LD 47%   Used an electronic medium (listserv, chat
group, Internet, instant messaging, etc.)
to discuss or complete an assignment		 ITACADEM FY 42% 16% 26% 16%
UD 52%   SR 35% 16% 32% 16%
Receive prompt feedback (written or oral) from you on their academic performance FFEED LD 88%   Received prompt feedback from faculty
on your academic performance
(written or oral) 		 FACFEED FY 21% 42% 26% 11%
UD 91%   SR 32% 55% 13% 0%
Have serious conversations in your course with students of a different race
or ethnicity than their own		 FDIVRSTU LD 25%   Had serious conversations with students of
a different race or ethnicity than your own		 DIVRSTUD FY 37% 11% 37% 16%
UD 39%   SR 29% 39% 29% 3%
Have serious conversations in your course with students who are very different from them in terms of their religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values FDIFFSTU LD 28%   Had serious conversations with students who are very different from you in terms of their religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values DIFFSTU2 FY 32% 21% 37% 11%
UD 32%   SR 35% 32% 26% 6%
Percentage of faculty who reported that it is important or very important that their students do the following   Distribution of student responses to how often they did the following at their institution during the current school year
 
FSSE Item Variable Class Very Important or Important   NSSE Item Variable Class Very Often  Often Sometimes Never
Prepare two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in   FREWROPA LD 68%   Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in   REWROPAP FY 42%