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National Survey of Student Engagement: CU-Boulder 2000
Scale names and descriptions
| Scale Name | Description |
| Academic emphasis | Extent to which UCB emphasizes academic rigor including reading, writing, preparing for class, working hard, and studying. |
| Advising | Students' perceptions about the quality and availability of academic advising. |
| Cognitive skills | Extent to which course work emphasizes thinking skills including critical thinking, analysis, quantitative reasoning, synthesis, and judging. |
| Community engagement | Extent to which students volunteer, tutor, or otherwise participate in the larger campus and Boulder community. |
| Computer/IT use | Use of email and other computer and information technologies for academic purposes. |
| Course availability | Students' assessment of the availability of major and general education classes. |
| Experiences with diversity | Extent to which students explore experiences with those who are members of different social groups; extent to which UCB supports and encourages such activity. |
| Faculty engagement | Assessment of student/faculty interaction, getting prompt feedback from faculty, engaging in collaborative research, and talking about career plans. |
| General education | Extent to which UCB contributes to acquiring a broad general education and developing writing and speaking skills. |
| General satisfaction | Students' general feelings of satisfaction with the university's academics, administration, and faculty |
| Personal development | Extent to which UCB contributed to students' ability to understand themselves, learn on their own, and become active citizens. |
| Practical academics | Skills and experiences gained in the classroom, such as the ability to work in groups, make presentations, acquire work-related knowledge, and contribute to a community based class project. |
| Satisfaction with class size | Satisfaction with upper and lower division class size. |
| Study abroad | Percentage of students that have studied abroad, or plan to study abroad before they graduate. |
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