Frequencies and Percentages
This section presents respondents’ evaluations of faculty in nine areas of contribution to students’ education. Respondents also evaluated the overall learning environment at NC State.
Means are based on scores from 4 ("Excellent") to 1 ("Poor").
FACULTY CONTRIBUTIONS
|
MEAN AND STD. DEV. |
ALL |
FEMALE |
MALE |
AF. AM. |
WHITE |
OTHER |
|
Set high expectations to learn ++ |
3.12 |
3.14 |
3.10 |
2.96 |
3.14 |
3.03 |
|
0.61 |
0.59 |
0.63 |
0.70 |
0.60 |
0.57 |
|
|
Respect diverse talents and learning ++ |
2.71 |
2.73 |
2.69 |
2.42 |
2.74 |
2.72 |
|
0.73 |
0.68 |
0.76 |
0.70 |
0.72 |
0.77 |
|
|
Encourage to be actively involved |
2.83 |
2.88 |
2.79 |
2.65 |
2.86 |
2.77 |
|
0.72 |
0.69 |
0.75 |
0.72 |
0.72 |
0.75 |
|
|
Encourage student-faculty interaction |
2.73 |
2.77 |
2.70 |
2.60 |
2.75 |
2.71 |
|
0.86 |
0.85 |
0.86 |
0.87 |
0.85 |
0.88 |
|
|
Give you frequent and prompt feedback |
2.85 |
2.89 |
2.82 |
2.78 |
2.87 |
2.72 |
|
0.74 |
0.72 |
0.75 |
0.73 |
0.74 |
0.74 |
|
|
Encourage to devote time to coursework |
3.09 |
3.13 |
3.05 |
2.92 |
3.11 |
2.99 |
|
0.71 |
0.70 |
0.72 |
0.78 |
0.70 |
0.73 |
|
|
Opps to learn cooperatively w/ students |
2.69 |
2.68 |
2.69 |
2.54 |
2.71 |
2.57 |
|
0.80 |
0.75 |
0.84 |
0.81 |
0.80 |
0.81 |
|
|
Care about academic success and welfare ++ |
2.64 |
2.71 |
2.59 |
2.33 |
2.67 |
2.75 |
|
0.81 |
0.77 |
0.84 |
0.80 |
0.81 |
0.80 |
|
|
Overall evaluation of instructors on 8 items ++ |
2.88 |
2.90 |
2.86 |
2.60 |
2.91 |
2.84 |
|
0.62 |
0.60 |
0.64 |
0.64 |
0.62 |
0.57 |
++ Ethnicity: p<0.01
CLASS SIZE
|
Number of classes too large to learn effectively (%) |
ALL |
FEMALE |
MALE |
AF. AM. |
WHITE |
OTHER |
|
None |
22.9 |
18.6 |
26.6 |
30.6 |
22.8 |
13.7 |
|
One |
14.2 |
15.5 |
13.1 |
13.3 |
14.0 |
17.8 |
|
Two |
27.3 |
32.7 |
22.6 |
29.6 |
26.6 |
32.9 |
|
Three |
15.9 |
17.8 |
14.3 |
8.2 |
17.0 |
12.3 |
|
Four or more |
19.7 |
15.3 |
23.4 |
18.4 |
19.5 |
23.3 |
Gender: p<0.01
SPOKEN ENGLISH OF INSTRUCTOR
|
Classes difficult understand instructor English (%) |
ALL |
FEMALE |
MALE |
AF. AM. |
WHITE |
OTHER |
|
None |
27.0 |
28.0 |
26.2 |
24.7 |
26.4 |
38.4 |
|
One |
31.4 |
33.5 |
29.6 |
34.0 |
30.8 |
35.6 |
|
Two |
23.1 |
23.9 |
22.4 |
30.9 |
23.0 |
13.7 |
|
Three |
11.8 |
9.2 |
14.0 |
8.2 |
12.2 |
11.0 |
|
Four or more |
6.7 |
5.5 |
7.8 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
1.4 |
INTELLECTUAL ENVIRONMENT
|
Intellectual environment on this campus (%) |
ALL |
FEMALE |
MALE |
AF. AM. |
WHITE |
OTHER |
|
Very weak |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
|
Weak |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
|
Average |
29.9 |
29.8 |
30.1 |
32.3 |
28.9 |
40.0 |
|
Strong |
53.1 |
53.0 |
53.3 |
50.0 |
54.3 |
42.7 |
|
Very strong |
14.9 |
15.2 |
14.7 |
14.6 |
14.9 |
16.0 |
QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION AND EDUCATION RECEIVING
|
Overall quality of instruction (%) |
ALL |
FEMALE |
MALE |
AF. AM. |
WHITE |
OTHER |
|
Poor |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
|
Fair |
14.6 |
13.6 |
15.4 |
26.0 |
12.6 |
24.3 |
|
Good |
66.5 |
66.7 |
66.4 |
62.5 |
67.7 |
56.8 |
|
Excellent |
17.7 |
19.1 |
16.5 |
9.4 |
18.6 |
17.6 |
Ethnicity: p<0.01
|
Overall education receiving at NC State (%) |
ALL |
FEMALE |
MALE |
AF. AM. |
WHITE |
OTHER |
|
Poor |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
|
Fair |
9.1 |
7.8 |
10.1 |
13.4 |
8.2 |
14.9 |
|
Good |
58.8 |
62.3 |
55.7 |
57.7 |
58.9 |
58.1 |
|
Excellent |
31.6 |
29.5 |
33.4 |
27.8 |
32.5 |
25.7 |