Academic Challenge: Seniors

Challenging intellectual and creative work is central to student learning and collegiate quality. Colleges and universities promote student learning by challenging and supporting them to engage in various forms of deep learning. Four Engagement Indicators are part of this theme: Higher-Order Learning, Reflective & Integrative Learning, Learning Strategies, and Quantitative Reasoning. Below and on the next page are three views of your results alongside those of your comparison groups.

Lean Comparisons K-State Your seniors compared with

HBCU Regional Like classification

Effect Effect Effect

Engagement Indicator Mean Mean size Mean size Mean size

Higher-Order Learning 41.7 42.8 -.08 39.5 .16 40.4 .09

Reflective & Integrative Learning 33.9 40.8** -.55 37.2 -.26 38.8* -.39

Learning Strategies 39.6 42.7 -.23 38.5 .07 38.8 .06

Quantitative Reasoning 30.2 33.1 -.19 31.1 -.06 29.7 .03

Notes: Results weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups); Effect size: Mean difference divided by pooled standard deviation; Symbols on the Overview page are based on effect size and p before rounding; *p <.05, **p <.01, ***p <.001 (2-tailed).

Score Distributions

Notes: Each box-and-whiskers chart plots the 5th (bottom of lower bar), 25th (bottom of box), 50th (middle line), 75th (top of box), and 95th (top of upper bar) percentile scores. The dot represents the mean score. Refer to Detailed Statistics for your institution's sample sizes.