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Survey Identification
Institution
q1: Are you female
Tenured (rank recode) based on junior/senior faculty status
q7: Years Teaching in HE
q8: Including this year, years at this institution
q9a: Systematic Assessment of FYE at Institution
q9b: Institution uses results from assessments to strengthen FYE
q10: How much does institution emphasize 'doing even better'?
q11a: FY students know academic expectations.
q11b: FY students know out-of-class expectations.
q11c: Admissions professionals know my department's academic options and strengths.
q11d_1: Communicating to new students what it has to offer academically.
q11d_2: Enrolling new students who can benefit from what this institution has to offer.
q11d_3: Informing new students about the institution's history and traditions.
q11d_4: Informing new students about the values this institution considers important.
q11d_5: Informing faculty about academic support services.
q11d_6: Informing faculty about personal support services.
q11d_7: Helping new students get off to a good start academically.
q11d_8: Facilitaing new students' early involvement in the academic life of the institution.
q11d_9: Facilitating new students' early involvement in the non-academic life of the instititution.
q11d_10: Conveying to new students the sense that, if they make the effort, they can succeed here.
q11d_11: Conveying to new students the sense that they 'belong' here.
q12a: Comprehensive approach to helping FYstudents succeed.
q12b: Coherent approach to helping FY students succeed.
q12c: Clear curricular plan for FY students.
q12d: FY student success is a priority for this institution.
q12e: Student Affairs staff have the support of faculty.
q12f:Faculty and Student Affairs staff work closely together in orienting first-year students.
q12g: Faculty and Student Affairs staff work closely together in ways that promote FY students' success.
q12h: Administration provides clear leadership to faculty and staff in promoting FY students' success.
q13a: Integrated 'vertically'....To what extent are first-year courses, programs, services:
q13b: Coordinated 'horizontally'....To what extent are first-year courses, programs, services:
q13c: Intentional....To what extent are first-year courses, programs, services:
q13d: Active....To what extent are first-year courses, programs, services:
q14: Do you typically teach a first-year seminar?
q15: Do you typically teach other courses that serve primarily first-year students?
q16a: Lecture
q16b: In-class discussion
q16c: Collaborative/cooperative learning
q16d: Expereintal/problem-based learning
q16e: Group projects
q16f: Multiple drafts of written work
q16g: Community service for extra credit only
q16h: Community service as an integral part of the course
q16i: Frequent feedback to students on their progress
q16j: Detailed feedback to students on their progress
q16k: Multiple-choice tests/exams
q16l: Essay or other open-ended quizzes or exams
q16m: Papers or other open-ended assignments
q16n: Student presentations
q16o: Technology to further discussion outside of class
q16p: Case studies/real world examples
q16q: Hands-on experiences
q16r: Assignments or exercises focusing on application
q17a: How many courses do you teach that serve primarily first-year students?
q17b: Of those courses, how many are, in your view, too large to allow you to engage students individually?
q18a: FSX Times/week discuss intellectual or academic-related matters?
q18b: FSX Times/week exchange brief greetings?
q18c: FSX Times/week discuss matters related to the student's future career?
q18d: FSX Times/week work together on an institutional or professional activity?
q18e: FSX Times/week discuss a student's personal matters?
q18f: FSX Times/week have casual conversations?
q18g: FSX Times/week discuss non-academic topics of mutual interest?
q19a_1: background characteristics. Provide opportunities for first-year students in your classes to learn about people who differ from them in:
q19a_2: attitudes or values. Provide opportunities for first-year students in your classes to learn about people who differ from them in:
q19_b: Give your first-year students assignments taht require them to examine ideas/perspectives other than their own?
q19_c: Champion a less-accepted point of view for the sake of argument? (play devil's advocate)
q19d: Ask first-year students in your classes to wrestle with ideas or points of view taht differ from their own?
q19e: Encourage students to integrate into your course things they're learning in other courses?
q19f: Change course content or your teaching in response to student feedback?
q20a: During the typical academic term, how many hours /week do you devote to this institution?
q20b_a: hours/week teaching FY students?
q20b_b: hours/week advising, supervising, or otherwise helping FY students?
q20b_c: hours/week interacting with FY students outside of class?
q20b_d: hours/week administrative duties related to FY students?
q20b_e: hours/week research/scholarship in your field.
q20_total_hours: Total hours/week (sum of 20b_a thru 20b_e)
q21a: Faculty are rewarded for teaching first-year students.
q21b: Faculty are encouraged to interact with first-year students outside the classroom.
q21c: Teaching is more important than research.
q21d: When hiring new faculty members, candidates' teaching abilities are more important than their research abilities.
q21e: Faculty are assisted to learn about first-year students are how to help them succeed.
q21f: My faculty colleagues consider the first year as an important time to help students lay the foundation for the rest of their college education.
q21g: Faculty are encouraged to use the services of the on-campus instructional support center.
q22a: Institution provides adequate support for working with students who are from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
q22b: Institution provides adequate support for working with students who are underprepared for college work.
q22c: Institution provides adequate support for working with students who are gifted.
q22d: Institution provides adequate support for working with students with disabilities.
q22e: Institution provides adequate support for working with students with family or work obligations.
q22f: Institution provides adequate support for working with students who are older or returning.
q22g: Institution provides adequate support for working with students who are athletes.
q23a: placing first-year students in courses appropriate to their academic preparation. This institution does a good job in:
q23b: providing adequate support for all of the kinds of first-year students we admit. This institution does a good job in:
q24a: In past 2 years, participated in a conference that focused on teaching and learning?
q24b: In past 2 years, participated in a conference on FY students.
q24c: In past 2 years, read literature related to FY students.