| First-Year Students | Frequency Distributionsa | Statistical Comparisonsb |
| | | | K-State | HBCU | Regional | Like classification | K-State | Your first-year students compared with |
| Item wording | Variable namec | Valuesd | Response options | Count | % | Count | % | Count | % | Count | % | Mean | HBCU | Regional | Like classification |
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| or description | Effect sizee | Mean | Effect sizee | Mean | Effect sizee |
| 1. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? |
| a. Asked questions or | askquest | 1 | Never | 2 | 5 | 48 | 4 | 79 | 3 | 31 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| contributed to course | 2 | Sometimes | 16 | 36 | 411 | 34 | 1,082 | 36 | 436 | 34 | 2.8 | 2.9 | -.04 | 2.8 | -.02 | 2.9 | -.07 | |
| discussions in other ways | 3 | Often | 15 | 32 | 440 | 36 | 1,182 | 37 | 436 | 36 |
| 4 | Very often | 13 | 28 | 373 | 27 | 823 | 25 | 312 | 27 |
| | Total | 46 | 100 | 1,272 | 100 | 3,166 | 100 | 1,215 | 100 | | | | | | | | |
| b. Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in | drafts | 1 | Never | 4 | 10 | 188 | 15 | 561 | 19 | 201 | 16 | 2.5 | 2.6 | -.12 | 2.4 | .06 | 2.5 | .02 |
| 2 | Sometimes | 19 | 46 | 428 | 33 | 1,215 | 38 | 452 | 38 |
| 3 | Often | 15 | 32 | 385 | 31 | 860 | 27 | 359 | 30 |
| 4 | Very often | 6 | 13 | 269 | 21 | 505 | 17 | 197 | 16 |
| | Total | 44 | 100 | 1,270 | 100 | 3,141 | 100 | 1,209 | 100 | | | | | | | | |
| c. Come to class without completing readings or assignments | unprepared | 1 | Very often | 3 | 6 | 48 | 3 | 141 | 4 | 42 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | -.14 | 3.1 | -.13 | 3.1 | -.21 |
| (Reverse-coded version of unprepared created by NSSE.) | 2 | Often | 4 | 10 | 138 | 11 | 377 | 11 | 137 | 12 |
| 3 | Sometimes | 29 | 64 | 736 | 59 | 1,788 | 56 | 631 | 52 |
| 4 | Never | 9 | 20 | 331 | 26 | 839 | 28 | 392 | 33 |
| | Total | 45 | 100 | 1,253 | 100 | 3,145 | 100 | 1,202 | 100 | | | | | | | | |
| d. Attended an art exhibit, play, or other arts performance (dance, music, etc.) | attendart | 1 | Never | 14 | 31 | 394 | 34 | 1,328 | 44 | 354 | 30 | 2.2 | 2.1 | .12 | 1.9* | .38 | 2.1 | .11 |
| 2 | Sometimes | 15 | 35 | 440 | 34 | 1,149 | 36 | 481 | 39 |
| 3 | Often | 8 | 16 | 272 | 22 | 406 | 13 | 238 | 20 |
| 4 | Very often | 7 | 17 | 145 | 11 | 252 | 8 | 131 | 10 |
| | Total | 44 | 100 | 1,251 | 100 | 3,135 | 100 | 1,204 | 100 | | | | | ▲ | | | |
| e. Asked another student to help you understand course material | CLaskhelp | 1 | Never | 3 | 9 | 93 | 9 | 185 | 8 | 93 | 9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -.01 | 2.7 | .04 | 2.6 | .17 |
| 2 | Sometimes | 16 | 34 | 408 | 34 | 1,037 | 34 | 484 | 40 |
| 3 | Often | 14 | 33 | 408 | 32 | 1,244 | 39 | 432 | 36 |
| 4 | Very often | 12 | 24 | 340 | 25 | 668 | 19 | 190 | 16 |
| | Total | 45 | 100 | 1,249 | 100 | 3,134 | 100 | 1,199 | 100 | | | | | | | | |
| f. Explained course material to one or more students | CLexplain | 1 | Never | 2 | 6 | 47 | 4 | 108 | 4 | 53 | 5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | -.12 | 2.8 | .00 | 2.7 | .12 |
| 2 | Sometimes | 19 | 43 | 380 | 32 | 1,023 | 35 | 497 | 41 |
| 3 | Often | 9 | 19 | 460 | 37 | 1,341 | 41 | 453 | 38 |
| 4 | Very often | 14 | 32 | 350 | 27 | 665 | 20 | 194 | 17 |
| | Total | 44 | 100 | 1,237 | 100 | 3,137 | 100 | 1,197 | 100 | | | | | | | | |