NSSE 2016 Topical Module Report
Civic Engagement
University of Houston-Downtown
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About This Topical Module
NSSE 2016 Civic Engagement Administration
Summary University of Houston-Downtown
Adapted from a pilot survey that was developed by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, this module asks students to assess their conflict resolution skills and examines how often students have engaged with local or campus and state/national/global issues. The module complements questions on the core survey about service-learning, community service or volunteer work, and becoming an informed and active citizen. Complementary FSSE set available.
Comparison Group
This section summarizes how this module's comparison group was identified, including selection criteria and whether the default option was taken. This is followed by the resulting list of institutions represented in the 'Civic Engagement' column of this report.
Group label Civic Engagement
Date submitted 5/20/16
How was this comparison group constructed?
Group description
Civic Engagement (N=84)
Auburn University (Auburn University, AL)
Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN)
Bard College (Annandale-On-Hudson, NY)
Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN)*
Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH)
Your institution retained the default comparison group (all module participants).
All other current- and prior-year NSSE institutions who administered module "Civic Engagement"
Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT)*
Claflin University (Orangeburg, SC)
Clayton State University (Morrow, GA)
Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH)*
Colby-Sawyer College (New London, NH)*
Coleman University (San Diego, CA)
College of Wooster, The (Wooster, OH)*
DePaul University (Chicago, IL)*
Dominican University (River Forest, IL)
Dominican University of California (San Rafael, CA)
Earlham College (Richmond, IN)*
Framingham State University (Framingham, MA)
Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA)
George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)*
Governors State University (University Park, IL)
Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)
Hiram College (Hiram, OH)*
Kean University (Union, NJ)*
Keene State College (Keene, NH)
LaGrange College (Lagrange, GA)
Lindenwood University (Saint Charles, MO)*
Long Island University - Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)*
Long Island University - Post (Brookville, NY)*
Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)*
Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA)
Manhattan College (Bronx, NY)
Marshall University (Huntington, WV)
Marygrove College (Detroit, MI)*
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (North Adams, MA)*
Mercer University (Macon, GA)
Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, NY)
Mercyhurst University (Erie, PA)
Metropolitan State University of Denver (Denver, CO)*
Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, TX)
Montana State University Billings (Billings, MT)
Mount Aloysius College (Cresson, PA)
Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago, IL)
Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ)*
Olivet College (Olivet, MI)
Pennsylvania College of Technology (Williamsport, PA)*
Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS)*
Pitzer College (Claremont, CA)
Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX)*
Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC)
Ramapo College of New Jersey (Mahwah, NJ)
Rhode Island College (Providence, RI)*
Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL)*
Rutgers University-Camden (Camden, NJ)*
Salem State University (Salem, MA)
Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)
San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)*
Stockton University (Galloway, NJ)
Sul Ross State University (Alpine, TX)
Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
Texas A&M University - Texarkana (Texarkana, TX)
Civic Engagement (N=84),
Tulane University of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA)*
University of Alaska Anchorage (Anchorage, AK)
University of Houston-Victoria (Victoria, TX)*
University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)*
University of Maine at Presque Isle (Presque Isle, ME)
University of Missouri-St. Louis (Saint Louis, MO)*
University of Nebraska at Omaha (Omaha, NE)
University of North Carolina at Asheville (Asheville, NC)*
University of North Carolina Wilmington (Wilmington, NC)*
University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
University of Pikeville (Pikeville, KY)
University of San Diego (San Diego, CA)*
University of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, SC)
Utah Valley University (Orem, UT)
Valley City State University (Valley City, ND)*
Virginia Wesleyan College (Norfolk, VA)
Wabash College (Crawfordsville, IN)
Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC)*
Westfield State University (Westfield, MA)
Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)*
William Paterson University of New Jersey (Wayne, NJ)
Wingate University (Wingate, NC)
Wright State University (Dayton, OH)*
First-Year Students
NSSE 2016 Civic Engagement
Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons
University of Houston-Downtown
1. Select the response that best represents your ability to do the following: Help people resolve their disagreements with each other CIV01a
Resolve conflicts that involve bias, discrimination, and prejudice
CIV01b
Lead a group where people from different backgrounds feel welcomed and included
CIV01c
Contribute to the well‐being of your community CIV01d
2. During the current school year, whether course‐related or not, about how often have you done the following?
Informed yourself about local or campus issues CIV02a
Informed yourself about state, national, or global issues
CIV02b
First-Year Students
Discussed local or campus issues with others
Discussed state, national, or global issues with others
Raised awareness about local or campus issues
CIV02c
NSSE 2016 Civic Engagement
Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons
University of Houston-Downtown
Raised awareness about state, national, or global issues
CIV02d
Asked others to address local or campus issues
CIV02e
Asked others to address state, national, or global issues
CIV02f
Organized others to work on local or campus issues
CIV02g
Organized others to work on state, national, or global issues
CIV02h
CIV02i
CIV02j
3. Think about the experiences you may have had with local, campus, state, national, or global issues. What about these experiences has been most meaningful to you?
This final question asked students to respond in an open text box. Comments were recorded for 20 first-year students and 97 seniors. Responses are provided in your "NSSE16 Topical Module - Civic Engagement Student Comments" report and in a separate SPSS data file.
These open-ended responses appear exactly as respondents entered them and may not be suitable for distribution without prior review.
Seniors
NSSE 2016 Civic Engagement
Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons
University of Houston-Downtown
1. Select the response that best represents your ability to do the following: Help people resolve their disagreements with each other CIV01a
Frequency Distributionsa Statistical Comparisonsb
UHD Civic Engagement Civic Engagement
Resolve conflicts that involve bias, discrimination, and prejudice
Lead a group where people from different backgrounds feel welcomed and included
CIV01b
Contribute to the well‐being of your community
CIV01c
CIV01d
2. During the current school year, whether course‐related or not, about how often have you done the following?
Informed yourself about local or campus issues
CIV02a
Informed yourself about state, national, or global issues
CIV02b
Seniors
Discussed local or campus issues with others
Discussed state, national, or global issues with others
Raised awareness about local or campus issues
CIV02c
NSSE 2016 Civic Engagement
Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons
University of Houston-Downtown
Raised awareness about state, national, or global issues
CIV02d
Asked others to address local or campus issues
CIV02e
Asked others to address state, national, or global issues
CIV02f
Organized others to work on local or campus issues
CIV02g
Organized others to work on state, national, or global issues
CIV02h
CIV02i
CIV02j
3. Think about the experiences you may have had with local, campus, state, national, or global issues. What about these experiences has been most meaningful to you?
This final question asked students to respond in an open text box. Comments were recorded for 20 first-year students and 97 seniors. Responses are provided in your "NSSE16 Topical Module - Civic Engagement Student Comments" report and in a separate SPSS data file.
These open-ended responses appear exactly as respondents entered them and may not be suitable for distribution without prior review.
First-Year Students
NSSE 2016 Civic Engagement
Detailed Statisticse University of Houston-Downtown
Seniors
NSSE 2016 Civic Engagement
Detailed Statisticse University of Houston-Downtown
Endnotes
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NSSE 2016 Civic Engagement
Endnotes
University of Houston-Downtown
Column percentages are weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups). Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Counts are unweighted; column percentages cannot be replicated from counts.
All statistics are weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups). Unless otherwise noted, statistical comparisons are two-tailed independent t -tests. Items with categorical response sets are left blank.
These are the values used to calculate means. For the majority of items, these values match the codes in the data file and codebook.
Effect size for independent t- tests uses Cohen's d ; z- tests use Cohen's h
Statistics are weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups). Categorical items are not listed.
f. The 95% confidence interval for the population mean is equal to the sample mean plus or minus 1.96 times the standard error of the mean.
g. A measure of the amount individual scores deviate from the mean of all the scores in the distribution.
h. Degrees of freedom used to compute the t -tests. Values differ from Ns due to weighting and whether equal variances were assumed.
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Statistical comparisons are two-tailed independent t -tests or z -tests. Statistical significance represents the probability that the difference between your students' mean and that of the students in the comparison group is due to chance.
Statistical comparison uses z- test to compare the proportion who responded (depending on the item) "Done or in progress" or "Yes" with all who responded otherwise.
Mean represents the proportion who responded (depending on the item) “Done or in progress” or "Yes."
This was a new item in 2016, comparison group results do not include 2015 institutions. May not apply to all modules.
Key to symbols:
▲ Your students’ average was significantly higher (p < .05) with an effect size at least .3 in magnitude.
△ Your students’ average was significantly higher (p < .05) with an effect size less than .3 in magnitude.
▽ Your students’ average was significantly lower (p < .05) with an effect size less than .3 in magnitude.
▼ Your students’ average was significantly lower (p < .05) with an effect size at least .3 in magnitude.
Note: It is important to interpret the direction of differences relative to item wording and your institutional context.