Students interact, use tech more than peers
Emily Luty
Issue date: 2/9/09 Section: News
The National Survey of Student Engagement, which Benedictine University was a part of, surveyed first-year and senior students on five levels of educational practices to conclude how satisfied students are at the college level.
NSSE is conducted yearly by the Indiana Center for Postsecondary Research to assess student engagement for seniors and freshmen in colleges throughout the United States. The 2008 report included 722 four-year colleges and almost 380,000 students.
"Benedictine University students have responded well to the many opportunities our institution provides for them to become engaged with their own education. Our campus's high scores indicate that we compare very favorably to most other institutions in this regard," said Jonathan Lewis, professor of psychology and sociology, about the survey. According to Lewis, Catherine Arnold, the department chair of nutrition, did much
work to lead to Benedictine's participation in the survey.
Focusing on five areas of educational practices, the survey measured the levels of "academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational experiences and supportive campus environments."
In the five areas measured by the NSSE "students scored Benedictine higher than the average score for 171 comparable institutions," according to Phil Brozynski, media relations manager at Benedictine.
Findings from the survey showed that Benedictine University first-year students use computers and other technology much more frequently than first-year students at other universities and that Benedictine students also work with other students outside of the classroom more often than students from other universities.
Another quality that Benedictine has is its diversity. Students reported engaging with students from different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds more than at other colleges. Seniors at Benedictine also reported being more "spiritually deepened" than seniors at different universities.
NSSE is conducted yearly by the Indiana Center for Postsecondary Research to assess student engagement for seniors and freshmen in colleges throughout the United States. The 2008 report included 722 four-year colleges and almost 380,000 students.
"Benedictine University students have responded well to the many opportunities our institution provides for them to become engaged with their own education. Our campus's high scores indicate that we compare very favorably to most other institutions in this regard," said Jonathan Lewis, professor of psychology and sociology, about the survey. According to Lewis, Catherine Arnold, the department chair of nutrition, did much
work to lead to Benedictine's participation in the survey.
Focusing on five areas of educational practices, the survey measured the levels of "academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational experiences and supportive campus environments."
In the five areas measured by the NSSE "students scored Benedictine higher than the average score for 171 comparable institutions," according to Phil Brozynski, media relations manager at Benedictine.
Findings from the survey showed that Benedictine University first-year students use computers and other technology much more frequently than first-year students at other universities and that Benedictine students also work with other students outside of the classroom more often than students from other universities.
Another quality that Benedictine has is its diversity. Students reported engaging with students from different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds more than at other colleges. Seniors at Benedictine also reported being more "spiritually deepened" than seniors at different universities.
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