This report describes the results of the ninth annual National Student Satisfaction Study conducted to determine the level of importance that students place on areas of their student experience and how satisfied students are that institutions are meeting their expectations. This two-dimensional approach uses the Student Satisfaction Inventory…

A survey instrument was developed to identify sources of mathematics anxiety among undergraduate business students in a statistics class. A number of statistics classes were selected at two colleges in Long Island, New York. A final sample of n=102 respondents indicated that there was a relationship between the mathematics grade in prior…

This paper describes and evaluates a program designed to help first-year students make the transition from high school to college, first through a description by a teacher using this program in a class for freshmen and then through responses to a survey about the experience completed by some freshmen who had participated. Classes in the program,…

Uses the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI) to identify and describe better primary science teachers. With a sample of 753 science students, the reliability of the QTI scales ranged from 0.61 to 0.85. The better teachers were identified as those whose students' perceptions were more than one standard deviation above the mean on the scales…

This document asks further education colleges in England to complete a survey of students in recognized courses of higher education. The data are intended to provide an early indication of the number of students in recognized courses of higher education in 2003-04, enable monitoring of the achievement of funding agreement targets for 2003-04, and…

This document describes the findings of a 1997 sexual harassment student opinion survey conducted at City College of San Francisco. Survey questions were jointly developed by the Sexual Harassment Prevention Sub-Committee of the Diversity Advisory Committee and the Office of Research and Planning, approved by the College Advisory Council, and…

Reports a study that examined the average number of alcoholic drinks that college students (N=44,433) consumed per week. Surveys indicated that most students drank little or no alcohol on an average weekly basis. Only about 10% of the students reported consuming an average of 15 drinks or more per week. (SM)

Surveyed over 25 years first-year students entering college undecided about a major. Entering students' responses were consistent in terms of their demographic characteristics, reasons for attending college, and levels of undecidedness. Their levels of anxiety about choosing a major increased only slightly. They did not differ significantly from a…

Parents and matriculating students responded to identical survey items about the college selection process. Analysis of paired responses indicated that parent and student perceptions of the college selection process were too inconsistent to conclude that parents' information would be useful in understanding their children's decision to attend…

In this national study on the impact of the Clery Campus Crime Disclosure and Reporting Act, 305 college administrators distributed questionnaires to 9,150 undergraduate students. Student knowledge of the Act and changes in student behavior were minimal and varied by gender, victim status, institution type, and institution size. (Author)

Discusses the assessment movement in higher education. Notes that effective, systematic assessments require a commitment of time. (SR)

In 1997, Philomath (Oregon) High School acted to change a school culture that allowed older students to treat rising ninth-graders and each other disrespectfully. A 4-year journey by the school, students, and community (spurred by unfavorable asset-development scores) led to lasting collaboration and improved climate and achievement. (MLH)

College seniors (N=204) responded to a survey that identifies what it takes to attract college job seekers and sustain their interest beyond a signing bonus. Questions concerned: college recruiting; advertising; what sparks interest in employers; interviewing; and what college job seekers want from employers. (Author/MKA)

Surveyed first-year students at four Southeastern medical schools about diversity issues. Found that perceptions of diversity were influenced by students' own demographic characteristics and those of their medical school. The more diverse the class, the more comfortable students were with diversity and the more they valued its contribution to…

Examines the relationship between basic counselor training skills and cognitive complexity levels using data obtained from graduate counseling trainees (N=72). The Role Category Questionnaire was used to measure cognitive complexity levels. Participants exposed to a basic skills training course showed significantly higher cognitive complexity…