Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
| Mean statistics | Percentiled scores | Comparison results | ||||||||||
| Mean | SDb | SEc | 5th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 95th | Deg. of freedome | Mean diff. | Sig.f | Effect sizeg | |
| Academic Challenge | ||||||||||||
| Higher-Order Learning | ||||||||||||
| K-State (N = 37) | 31.0 | 16.1 | 2.65 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 60 | ||||
| HBCU | 37.4 | 14.7 | .48 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 981 | -6.4 | .011 | -.430 |
| Regional | 38.4 | 12.9 | .31 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 60 | 37 | -7.4 | .009 | -.571 |
| Like classification | 35.9 | 13.1 | .51 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 60 | 38 | -4.8 | .082 | -.363 |
| Top 50% | 39.3 | 13.0 | .05 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 36 | -8.3 | .003 | -.638 |
| Top 10% | 41.0 | 13.0 | .10 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 36 | -10.0 | .001 | -.768 |
| Reflective & Integrative Learning | ||||||||||||
| K-State (N = 40) | 31.2 | 13.8 | 2.19 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 40 | 60 | ||||
| HBCU | 35.8 | 12.6 | .39 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 60 | 1,105 | -4.6 | .025 | -.364 |
| Regional | 35.1 | 11.7 | .28 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 57 | 1,846 | -3.9 | .038 | -.334 |
| Like classification | 33.6 | 11.6 | .43 | 17 | 26 | 31 | 40 | 54 | 757 | -2.4 | .211 | -.204 |
| Top 50% | 36.8 | 11.8 | .05 | 17 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 63,845 | -5.6 | .003 | -.475 |
| Top 10% | 38.8 | 11.8 | .10 | 20 | 31 | 40 | 46 | 60 | 13,251 | -7.6 | .000 | -.644 |
| Learning Strategies | ||||||||||||
| K-State (N = 32) | 32.3 | 13.9 | 2.47 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 60 | ||||
| HBCU | 37.9 | 14.3 | .49 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 47 | 60 | 881 | -5.7 | .028 | -.397 |
| Regional | 38.8 | 13.8 | .34 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 47 | 60 | 1,660 | -6.5 | .009 | -.472 |
| Like classification | 37.2 | 13.7 | .54 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 47 | 60 | 675 | -5.0 | .046 | -.363 |
| Top 50% | 39.9 | 13.7 | .06 | 20 | 33 | 40 | 53 | 60 | 54,802 | -7.6 | .002 | -.555 |
| Top 10% | 42.5 | 14.0 | .12 | 20 | 33 | 40 | 53 | 60 | 12,742 | -10.2 | .000 | -.727 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||||||||||||
| K-State (N = 31) | 24.6 | 16.0 | 2.87 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 60 | ||||
| HBCU | 28.9 | 16.2 | .54 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 60 | 923 | -4.4 | .140 | -.269 |
| Regional | 30.0 | 15.3 | .38 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 60 | 1,677 | -5.4 | .051 | -.353 |
| Like classification | 27.5 | 15.1 | .59 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 60 | 682 | -3.0 | .288 | -.195 |
| Top 50% | 29.3 | 15.2 | .06 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 60 | 66,455 | -4.7 | .086 | -.308 |
| Top 10% | 30.8 | 15.2 | .11 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 40 | 60 | 17,814 | -6.2 | .023 | -.407 |
| Learning with Peers | ||||||||||||
| Collaborative Learning | ||||||||||||
| K-State (N = 43) | 33.2 | 14.8 | 2.25 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 45 | 60 | ||||
| HBCU | 35.2 | 14.4 | .41 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 60 | 1,276 | -2.0 | .361 | -.142 |
| Regional | 34.1 | 14.1 | .32 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 60 | 1,949 | -.9 | .671 | -.065 |
| Like classification | 31.6 | 13.7 | .50 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 798 | 1.6 | .461 | .115 |
| Top 50% | 35.4 | 13.7 | .05 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 60 | 69,266 | -2.3 | .281 | -.164 |
| Top 10% | 37.7 | 13.6 | .11 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 14,932 | -4.5 | .030 | -.331 |
| Discussions with Diverse Others | ||||||||||||
| K-State (N = 33) | 32.9 | 15.7 | 2.75 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 60 | ||||
| HBCU | 33.3 | 15.7 | .53 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 898 | -.4 | .877 | -.028 |
| Regional | 40.5 | 14.6 | .36 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 55 | 60 | 1,669 | -7.6 | .003 | -.522 |
| Like classification | 37.1 | 15.5 | .61 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 679 | -4.2 | .129 | -.273 |
| Top 50% | 41.3 | 14.9 | .06 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 55 | 60 | 65,783 | -8.4 | .001 | -.564 |
| Top 10% | 43.2 | 14.4 | .12 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 14,781 | -10.3 | .000 | -.717 |