Definition - KPI 1
Providing students with the opportunity to take on intellectually challenging coursework as well as encouraging faculty to raise performance expectations of students promotes higher levels of academic success and increases overall collegiate quality.
The measure of students' perceptions regarding their academic expectations was created from a combined series of 11 questions found on a nationally-normed survey. Using the average score taken in fiscal year 2005 as a baseline, CMU's composite scores (FY05 and FY06 only) and our targets for senior and first-year students are shown below. The increase illustrated in both graphs gives evidence of progress; in other words, CMU senior and first-year students’ positive change in perception of their academic expectations.
In fact, first-year respondents reported statistically significantly higher levels of academic expectations in 2006 than 2005, whereas results from senior respondents displayed no meaningful differences between years.
Sample of Items Measured:
1. Student surpasses personal expectations to accomplish an academic goal.
2. Student integrates ideas from other courses to complete current assignments.
3. Student arrives to class prepared and completes assignments.
Additional Clarifications:
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This survey was not conducted in FY07; therefore, no data will be added for this measure at this time. The sample is randomly selected.
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The weighting system used allows for comparability between years and class rank, as it controls for N-size, enrollment status, and gender.
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New Data should be available in Nov./Dec. of each participating year.