Student Engagement Surveys

In order to engage individual colleges and university departments in meaningful conversations about student academic engagement, the University Assessment Office (UAO) administers a trio of student engagement surveys to ISU first-year and senior students. These surveys include the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE), and the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE).

What are these surveys and what are their purposes?

Brief History

The University Assessment Office began collecting NSSE data in 2001, one year after the NSSE became available to American Institutions of Higher Education. It also supplemented the NSSE data with enhancing surveys such as the FSSE and BCSSE in 2006.

When and how has ISU conducted the surveys?

How have the results been used?

In past years, the UAO has made use of NSSE data to support a multitude of educational and instructional activities on campus. Initiatives which were supported through the surveys include:

• The General Education Program
• Council for the First Year Experience
• Faculty Development Seminars and Teaching Excellence Series
• The FOCUS Initiative

• Progressive Measures - Diverse and Global Perspectives
  

Where can I find reports on the ISU survey results?

All requests for reports on student engagement data should be forwarded to the UAO Director.

The following codebooks are intended to support discussions about the types of reports available to ISU faculty and administrative personnel from the University Assessment Office.