NSSE 2019 Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons Kentucky State University

First-Year Students Frequency Distributionsa Statistical Comparisonsb

Item wording or description Variable namec Valuesd Response options K-State HBCU Regional Like classification K-State Your first-year students compared with

Count % Count % Count % Count % Mean HBCU Regional Like classification

0 hrs 0 0 7 1 14 1 3 0 Effect sizee Mean Effect sizee Mean Effect sizee

tmreadinghrscol 1 2 More than zero, up to 5 hrs 20 64 476 61 1,581 61 567 61

(Collapsed version of tmreadinghrs created by NSSE.) 3 More than 5, up to 10 hrs 7 24 202 24 710 25 249 24

4 More than 10, up to 15 hrs 2 7 55 6 191 7 71 8

5 More than 15, up to 20 hrs 0 0 40 5 93 3 31 3

6 More than 20, up to 25 hrs 1 3 17 2 52 2 22 3

7 More than 25 hrs 1 3 14 1 23 1 7 1

Total 31 100 811 100 2,664 100 950 100

  • Writing clearly and effectively pgwrite 1 Very little 4 15 44 5 176 7 56 7
  • 2 Some 13 38 217 27 759 28 267 27
  • How much has your experience at this institution contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas?
  • 3 Quite a bit 12 36 333 42 1,157 44 420 45 2.4 2.9** -.54 2.8* -.43 2.8* -.45
  • Speaking clearly and effectively pgspeak 1 Very little 4 15 64 8 209 9 90 10
  • 4 Very much 3 11 217 26 570 21 203 21 ▼ ▼ ▼
  • Thinking critically and analytically pgthink 1 Very little 3 11 26 3 76 3 30 4
  • Analyzing numerical and statistical information pganalyze 1 Very little 5 15 99 11 202 9 103 11

Total 32 100 811 100 2,662 100 946 100

4 Very much 8 26 216 27 628 23 177 19

3 Quite a bit 10 32 326 40 1,234 46 450 45 2.7 3.1* -.41 3.0 -.40 3.0 -.35

2 Some 14 44 268 34 779 29 335 35

2 Some 11 32 235 28 706 27 285 30

3 Quite a bit 9 28 298 37 1,120 41 395 41 2.6 2.8 -.19 2.8 -.15 2.7 -.05

Total 32 100 813 100 2,663 100 947 100

2 Some 11 32 165 22 491 20 191 21

4 Very much 8 26 298 35 864 31 279 30 ▼

Total 32 100 815 100 2,665 100 950 100

3 Quite a bit 8 24 263 33 1,076 40 337 35 2.4 2.7 -.23 2.7 -.32 2.6 -.19

4 Very much 5 17 178 22 610 22 174 19

Total 32 100 808 100 2,667 100 949 100

*p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report.

NSSE 2019 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS