Display 2003: Perceived Importance of IRP for Understanding SSU
SSU's office of Institutional Research and Planning conducts an annual "IRP General Effectiveness Survey" of its users and customers of record in the Spring term. Results that follow are drawn from that survey. In May, 2000, 103 surveys were distributed and 27 were returned within 90 days, constituting a 26% response rate. [ 1= "Not very useful"; 5 = "Very useful" ]
| Q: How important is IRP to improving your own understanding of SSU affairs? | ||||||
| [Five point Likert scale: 1 = "not very useful"; 5 = "very useful" ] | ||||||
| SSU Affairs | n | Mean | S.D. | |||
| Enrollment patterns. | 25 | 4.76 | 0.44 | |||
| Program review activity. | 24 | 4.62 | 0.65 | |||
| Strategic planning functions. | 23 | 4.57 | 0.66 | |||
| Attrition & Withdrawl patterns. | 23 | 4.52 | 0.67 | |||
| Student attitudes. | 23 | 4.43 | 0.73 | |||
| Ordganizational/institutional issues. | 23 | 4.39 | 0.72 | |||
| Completing degree programs. | 23 | 4.35 | 0.93 | |||
| Student grade patterns. | 23 | 4.13 | 0.97 | |||
| Completing developmental courses. | 24 | 3.96 | 1.08 | |||
| Regents' Test success patterns. | 23 | 3.91 | 1.08 | |||
| Participation in graduate studies. | 23 | 3.91 | 1.28 | |||
| Student goal achievement. | 23 | 3.74 | 1.25 | |||
| Student living arrangements. | 23 | 3.65 | 1.15 | |||
| SSU Employee attitudes. | 23 | 3.61 | 1.25 | |||
| Student career development. | 23 | 3.52 | 1.31 | |||
| Student employment. | 23 | 3.48 | 1.24 | |||
| Attending college functions. | 23 | 3.35 | 1.37 | |||