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2006 Codebook
Course Based FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
IPEDS Institutional IPEDS Number
How important is it to you that undergraduates at your institution do the following?
FINTERN Practicum, internship, field experience, co-op experience, or clinical assignment
FVOLUNTR Community service or volunteer work
Participate in a learning community or some other formal program where groups of students
FLERNCOM
take two or more classes together
1=Not important
FIMPR05 Work on a research project with a faculty member outside of course or program requirements 2=Somewhat important
3=Important
FFORLANG Foreign language coursework
4=Very important
FSTUDYAB Study abroad
FINDST06 Independent study or self-designed major
Culminating senior experience (capstone course, senior project or thesis, comprehensive
FSENIOR
exam, etc.)
Select the response that you believe best represents the quality of student relationships with people at your institution.
1=Unfriendly, unsupportive, sense of alienation
2=
3=
FENVSTU Student relationships with other students 4=
5=
6=
7=Friendly, supportive, sense of belonging
1=Unavailable, unhelpful, unsympathetic
2=
3=
FENVFAC Student relationships with faculty members 4=
5=
6=
7=Available, helpful, sympathetic
1=Unhelpful, inconsiderate, rigid
2=
3=
FENVADM Student relationships with administrative personnel and offices 4=
5=
6=
7=Helpful, considerate, flexible
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Course Based FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
To what extent does your institution emphasize each of the following?
FENVSCHO Requiring students to spend significant amounts of time studying and on academic work
FENVSUPR Providing students support they need to help them succeed academically
Encouraging contact among students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic
FENVDIVR
backgrounds
1=Very little
FENVNACA Helping students cope with their non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)
2=Some
FENVSOCA Providing students the support they need to thrive socially
3=Quite a bit
Encouraging students to participate in co-curricular activities (organizations, campus 4=Very much
FENVACT publications, student government, fraternity or sorority, intercollegiate or intramural sports,
etc.)
Encouraging students to attend campus events and activities (special speakers, cultural
FENVEVEN
performances, athletic events, etc.)
FENVCOMP Encouraging students to use computers in their academic work
About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week doing each of the following?
UGTEACH Teaching undergraduate students in class
GRADEPAP Grading papers and exams
GRADEBCK Giving other forms of written and oral feedback to students
CLASSPRP Preparing for class 1=0
2=1 - 4
REFLECT Reflecting on ways to improve my teaching
3=5 - 8
SCHOLAR Research and scholarly activities
4=9 - 12
FRESEARC Working with undergraduates on research 5=13 - 16
ADVISE Advising undergraduate students 6=17 - 20
FIELDEXP Supervising internships or other field experiences 7=21 - 30
Working with students on activities other than coursework (committees, orientation, student 8=More than 30
FFACOTHR
life activities, etc.)
FINTERAC Other interactions with students outside of the classroom
SERVICE Conducting service activities
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Course Based FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
Please respond to the following questions based on one particular undergraduate course section you are teaching or have taught during this academic year.
1=Lower division (mostly first-year students and sophomores)
CRSLEVEL Level of students in your selected course section: 2=Upper division (mostly juniors and seniors)
3=Other (please describe) _____
1=Classroom instruction, on-campus
2=Classroom instruction, at an auxiliary location (e.g., satellite campus, rented
TEACFORM In what format do you teach your selected course section? facility)
3=Distance education (live or pre-recorded video/audio, Internet, CD-ROM,
correspondence, etc.)
1=No
GENEDREQ Does your selected course section fulfill a general education requirement on your campus?
2=Yes
CS05 - 1=9 or less 4=30 - 49
Created by How many students are enrolled in your selected course section? 2=10 - 19 5=50 - 99
recoding 3=20 - 29 6=100 or more
0=0
CT05 - 1=1 - 2
Created by Prior to this semester, how many times have you taught your selected course? 2=3 - 9
recoding 3=10 - 19
4=20 or more
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Course Based FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
What is the general area of your selected course? (Please specify an academic discipline, e.g., Chemistry, Psychology, Theater)
1=Arts and Humanities Physical education or recreation Nursing
Art, fine and applied Secondary education Pharmacy
English (language and literature) Special education Allied health/other medical
History Other education Therapy (occupational, physical, speech)
Journalism 5=Engineering Other professional
Language and literature (except English) Aero-/astronautical engineering 8=Social Science
Music Civil engineering Anthropology
Philosophy Chemical engineering Economics
Speech Electrical or electronic engineering Ethnic studies
Theater or drama Industrial engineering Geography
Theology or religion Materials engineering Political science (including government,
Other arts & humanities Mechanical engineering international relations)
2=Biological Sciences General/other engineering Psychology
Biology (general) 6=Physical Science Social work
Biochemistry or biophysics Astronomy Sociology
CSDISCOL - Botany Atmospheric science (including meteorology) Gender studies
Created by Environmental science Chemistry Other social science
recoding Marine (life) science Earth science (including geology) 9=Other
Microbiology or bacteriology Mathematics Agriculture
Zoology Physics Communications
Other biological science Statistics Computer science
3=Business Other physical science Family Studies
Accounting 7=Professional Natural resources and conservation
Business administration (general) Architecture Kinesiology
Finance Urban planning Criminal justice
International business Health technology (medical, dental, laboratory) Military science
Marketing Law Parks, recreation, leisure studies, sports
Management Library/archival science management
Other business Medicine Public administration
4=Education Dentistry Other field
Business education Veterinarian Technical/vocational
Elementary/middle school education
Music or art education
About what percent of students in your selected course section do the following?
FCLQUEST Frequently ask questions in class or contribute to class discussion
FCLUNPRE Frequently come to class without completing readings or assignments 1=None
FWORKHRD Frequently work harder than they usually do to meet your standards 2=1 24%
FEMAIL Occasionally use e-mail to communicate with you 3=25 49%
FGRADE Occasionally discuss grades or assignments with you 4=50 74%
FPLANS At least once, talk about career plans with you 5=75% or higher
FIDEAS At least once, discuss ideas from readings or classes with you outside of class
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Course Based FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
How often do students in your selected course section engage in the following?
Have class discussions or writing assignments that include diverse perspectives (different
FDIVCLAS
races, religions, genders, political beliefs, etc.)
FCLASSGR Work with other students on projects during class
FCOMMPRO Participate in a community-based project (e.g., service learning) as part of your course
1=Never
Use an electronic medium (listserv, chat group, Internet, instant messaging, etc.) to discuss
FITICADE 2=Sometimes
or complete an assignment
3=Often
FFEED Receive prompt written or oral feedback from you on their academic performance 4=Very often
Have serious conversations in your course with students of a different race or ethnicity than
FDIVRSTU
their own
Have serious conversations in your course with students who are very different from them in
FDIFFSTU
terms of their religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values
In your selected course section, about how much reading and writing do you assign students?
FREADASG Number of assigned textbooks, books, or book length packs of course readings 1=None
FWRTMR05 Number of written papers or reports of 20 pages or more 2=1
3=2 - 3
FWRTMD05 Number of written papers or reports between 5 and 19 pages 4=4 - 6
FWRITSML Number of written papers or reports of fewer than 5 pages 5=More than 6
In a typical week , how many homework problem sets do you require students in your selected course section to complete?
1=None
FPROBSTA Number of problem sets that take your students more than one hour to complete 2=1 - 2
3=3 - 4
FPROBSTB Number of problem sets that take your students less than one hour to complete 4=5 - 6
5=More than 6
Time students spend preparing for your selected course section:
1=0
In a typical 7-day week, about how many hours do you expect your students to spend
2=1 - 2
FEXPREP preparing for your class (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing
3=3 - 4
data, rehearsing, and other academic activities)
4=5 - 6
5=7 - 8
In a typical 7-day week, about how many hours do you think your students actually spend 6=9 - 10
FACTPREP preparing for your class (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing 7=11 - 12
data, rehearsing, and other academic activities) 8=More than 12
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Course Based FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
In your selected course section, how important to you is it that your students do the following?
FREWROPA Prepare two or more drafts of a paper before turning it in
Work on a paper or project that requires integrating ideas or information from various
FINTEGRA
sources
FOCCGRP Work with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments
Put together ideas or concepts from different courses when completing assignments or
FINTIDEA 1=Not important
during class discussions
2=Somewhat important
Discuss ideas from your readings or classes with others outside of class (other students,
FOOCID05 3=Important
family members, co-workers, etc.)
4=Very important
FTUTOR Tutor or teach other students (paid or voluntary)
FOWNVIEW Examine the strengths and weaknesses of their views on a topic or issue
Try to better understand someone else's views by imagining how an issue looks from that
FOTHRVW
person's perspective
FCHNGVW Learn something that changes the way they understand an issue or concept
In your selected course section, on average, what percent of class time is spent on the following?
LECTURE Lecture
TEACHLED Teacher-led discussion
1=0%
TEACHSTU Teacher-student shared responsibility (seminar, discussion, etc.) 2=1-9%
COMPMED Student computer use 3=10-19%
GROUPSML Small group activities 4=20-29%
STUPRES Student presentations 5=30-39%
CLSWRITE In-class writing 6=40-49%
TESTEVAL Testing and evaluation 7=50-74%
8=75% or more
PERFORM Performances in applied and fine arts (e.g., dance, drama, music)
EXPERIEN Experiential (labs, field work, art exhibits, etc.)
1=Very little
Select the box that represents the extent to which your evaluations of student performance 5=
2=
FEXAMS (e.g., examinations, portfolio) challenge students in your selected course section to do their 6=
3=
best work? 7=Very much
4=
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Course Based FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
In your selected course section, how much emphasis do you place on engaging students in each of these mental activities?
Memorizing facts, ideas, or methods from your course and readings so students can repeat
FMEMORIZ
them pretty much in the same form
Analyzing the basic elements of an idea, experience or theory, such as examining a
FANALYZE
particular case or situation in depth, and considering its components 1=Very little
Synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experiences into new, more complex 2=Some
FSYNTHES
interpretations and relationships 3=Quite a bit
Making judgments about the value of information, arguments or methods such as 4=Very much
FEVALUAT examining how others gathered and interpreted data and assessing the soundness of their
conclusions
FAPPLYIN Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations
To what extent do you structure your selected course section so that students learn and develop in the following areas?
FGNWRITE Writing clearly and effectively
FGNSPEAK Speaking clearly and effectively
FGNANALY Thinking critically and analytically
FGNQUANT Analyzing quantitative problems
FGNCMPTS Using computing and information technology
FGNOTHER Working effectively with others 1=Very little
FGNINQ Learning effectively on their own 2=Some
FGNSELF Understanding themselves 3=Quite a bit
FGNDIVER Understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds 4=Very much
FGNPROBS Solving complex real-world problems
FVALUES Developing a personal code of values and ethics
FSPIRIT Developing a deepened sense of spirituality
FGNGENLE Acquiring a broad general education
FGNWORK Acquiring job or work-related knowledge and skills
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Course Based FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
What is the general discipline of your academic appointment? (Please specify an academic discipline)
1=Arts and Humanities Physical education or recreation Nursing
Art, fine and applied Secondary education Pharmacy
English (language and literature) Special education Allied health/other medical
History Other education Therapy (occupational, physical, speech)
Journalism 5=Engineering Other professional
Language and literature (except English) Aero-/astronautical engineering 8=Social Science
Music Civil engineering Anthropology
Philosophy Chemical engineering Economics
Speech Electrical or electronic engineering Ethnic studies
Theater or drama Industrial engineering Geography
Theology or religion Materials engineering Political science (including government,
Other arts & humanities Mechanical engineering international relations)
2=Biological Sciences General/other engineering Psychology
Biology (general) 6=Physical Science Social work
Biochemistry or biophysics Astronomy Sociology
APDISCOL - Botany Atmospheric science (including meteorology) Gender studies
Created by Environmental science Chemistry Other social science
recoding Marine (life) science Earth science (including geology) 9=Other
Microbiology or bacteriology Mathematics Agriculture
Zoology Physics Communications
Other biological science Statistics Computer science
3=Business Other physical science Family Studies
Accounting 7=Professional Natural resources and conservation
Business administration (general) Architecture Kinesiology
Finance Urban planning Criminal justice
International business Health technology (medical, dental, laboratory) Military science
Marketing Law Parks, recreation, leisure studies, sports
Management Library/archival science management
Other business Medicine Public administration
4=Education Dentistry Other field
Business education Veterinarian Technical/vocational
Elementary/middle school education
Music or art education
1=Ended submission on a page prior to demographics (empstat)
SURSUB Amount of survey submitted
2=Submitted all pages prior to demographics
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Course Based FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
2006 FSSE Experimental items
During the current academic year, about how many times have you participated in teaching improvement activities of the following types?
EXP1A Individual consultations 1=0
EXP1B Classroom observations with feedback 2=1
EXP1C Meetings with a small group of colleagues 3=2
EXP1D Workshops 4=3
EXP1E Web-based instructional programs 5=4
EXP1F Campus-wide forums 6=5 or more
EXP1G Conference sessions
How important is it that your institution provides services for you to improve your teaching in the following areas?
EXP2A Incorporating active learning strategies
EXP2B Developing students' critical thinking/problem-solving skills
1=Not important
EXP2C Improving student-faculty interactions
2=Somewhat important
EXP2D Facilitating classroom experiences with diversity
3=Important
EXP2E Using technology to improve student learning 4=Very important
EXP2F Creating a supportive classrooom environment
EXP2G Assessing student engagement and learning
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