There were between 69 and 70 usable NSSE responses for determining student

engagement in Class H. Twenty-four items were used from the NSSE to form three

constructs and a total student engagement score. Items were coded with one indicating

low engagement and four indicating high engagement using a 4-point scale. The total

possible range for student engagement was 24 to 96. The student least engaged in Class H

had a total engagement score of 34 while the student most engaged in the class scored 72

for total student engagement. For Class H, the total student engagement mean (M=52.28,

SD=8.59, n=69) was 11.46 points lower than the national reported mean for college

seniors (Kuh et al., 2001). Considering the constructs of student engagement measured in

this study mean scores were also lower than the national mean for college seniors (Kuh et

al.): academic challenge was 6.29 points lower, active learning was 4.38 points lower and

student faculty interaction was 0.70 points lower. Examining the standard deviation of

student engagement constructs measured in Class H, there is evidence that in Class H

there was higher levels of student-faculty interaction and lower levels of academic

challenge and academic learning. See Table 4-35 for reported student engagement mean

scores of Class H.

Table 4-35. Class H Student Mean Scores of Engagement Constructs
Construct N Mean SD Min Max
Total student engagement 69 52.28 8.59 34 72
Academic challenge 70 26.89 3.61 18 34
Active learning 70 13.54 3.28 9 23
Student-faculty interaction 69 11.94 3.60 6 21
Note. Engagement was measured by the NSSE with 24 summated items. Possible range:
Total Engagement (24-96), Academic Challenge (11-44), Active Learning (7-28),
Student-Faculty Interaction (6-24). Coded: higher score equals higher level of
engagement.