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National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)

Since 2004, Illinois Wesleyan has participated in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), a project developed and administered by researchers at Indiana University in cooperation with leading experts in student learning across the country.

NSSE is targeted to first-year students and seniors, allowing comparison between the experiences of those two groups on a given campus. Although it asks about student experiences outside the classroom, its primary focus is on the assignments and activities students have encountered in the year of the survey and on their interactions with each other, with faculty, and with staff. It complements other instruments used in IWU's assessment plan and can be used to confirm or enrich findings from other sources.

For more information on the University's assessment program, contact Dr. Michael D. Thompson, Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness at mthomps4@iwu.edu.

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NSSE Reports

NSSE 2019 Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons: Seniors (18 pages)

NSSE 2019 Frequencies and Statictical Comparisons: First-Years (18 pages)

NSSE 2016 Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons:  Seniors (18 pages)

NSSE 2016 Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons:  First-Years (18 pages)
NSSE 2013 Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons:  Seniors (17 pages)
NSSE 2013 Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons:  First-Years (17 pages)
NSSE 2010 Engagement Item Frequency Distributions: First-Years and Seniors (14 pages)
NSSE 2007 Engagement Item Frequency Distributions: First-Years and Seniors (14 pages)

Michael Thompson - Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness

Department - Institutional Effectiveness