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FSSE 2008 Codebook
Please note the following for the FSSE dataset and codebook: Invalid and nonresponses are coded as missing "."
2008 Codebook
Typical Student FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
SURVEYID Survey ID
UNITID 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
Participation 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
FFORLANG Foreign language coursework 3=Important
FSTUDYAB Study abroad 4=Very important
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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Typical Student 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
FENVNACA Helping students cope with their non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.) 1=Very little
FENVSOCA Providing students the support they need to thrive socially 2=Some
Encouraging students to participate in co-curricular activities (organizations, campus 3=Quite a bit
FENVACT publications, student government, fraternity or sorority, intercollegiate or intramural sports, 4=Very much
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
REFLECT Reflecting on ways to improve my teaching 2=1 - 4
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
1=Classroom instruction, on-campus
2=Classroom instruction, at an auxiliary location (e.g., satellite campus, rented
TTEACFOR In what format do you most often teach? facility)
3=Distance education (live or pre-recorded video/audio, Internet, CD-ROM,
correspondence, etc.)
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2008 Codebook
Typical Student FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
Please respond to the following two questions based on one particular undergraduate course section you are teaching or have taught during this academic year.
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 international relations)
2=Biological Sciences Psychology
Biology Social
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2008 Codebook
Typical Student FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
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%
7=50-74%
TESTEVAL Testing and evaluation
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=More first-year students than seniors
TCLASRAN During the current year, have you had more first-year students or seniors in your classes? 2=More seniors than first-year students
3=I have taught neither first-year students nor seniors this academic year.
TTSTDCOL - 1=9 or less 4= 30-49
Estimate the total number of [first-year students/seniors/students] you have taught during this
Created by 2=10-19 5=50-99
current academic year.
recoding 3=20-29 6=100 or more
Please respond to the following question based on the typical [first-year students/seniors/students] you have taught during this academic year.
About how often has the typical [first-year student/senior/student] done each of the following?
TCLQUEST Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions
TCLPRSNT Made a class presentation
TREWROPA Prepared two or more drafts of a paper before turning it in
Worked on a paper or project that requires integrating ideas or information from various
TINTEGRA
sources 1=Never
Included diverse perspectivs (different races, religions, genders, political beliefs, etc.) in class 2=Sometimes
TDIVCLAS
discussions or writing assignments 3=Often
TCLUNPRE Come to class without completing readings or assignments 4=Very Often
TCLASSGR Worked with other students on projects during class
TOCCGRP Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments
Put together ideas or concepts from different courses when completing assignments or during
TINTIDEA
class discussions
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Typical Student FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
About how often has the typical [first-year student/senior/student] done each of the following? (continued)
TTUTOR Tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary)
TCOMMPRO Participated in a community-based project (e.g., service learning) as part of a regular course
Used an electronic medium (listserv, chat group, Internet, instant messaging, etc.) to discuss
TITICADE
or complete an assignment
TEMAIL Used e-mail to communicate with an instructor
TGRADE Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor
TPLANS Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor
TIDEAS Discussed ideas from his or her readings or classes with facutly mambers outside of class
TFEED Received prompt written or oral feedback from faculty on his or her academic performance 1=Never
2=Sometimes
TWORKHRD Worked harder than usual to meet an instructor's standards or expectations 3=Often
Worked with faculty members on activities other than coursework (committees, orientation, 4=Very Often
TFACOTHR
student life activities, etc.)
Discussed ideas from his or her readings or classes with others outside of class (other
TOOCID05
students, family members, co-workers, etc.)
TDIVRSTU Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than his or her own
Had serious conversations with students who are very different from him or her in terms of
TDIFFSTU
their religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values
TOWNVIEW Examined the strengths and weaknesses of his or her views on a topic or issue
Tried to better understand someone else's views by imagining how an issue looks from that
TOTHRVW
person's perspective
TCHNGVW Learned something that changed the way he or she understood an issue or concept
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2008 Codebook
Typical Student FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
During the current school year, about how much reading and writing do you estimate the typical [first-year student/senior/student] has done?
TREADASG Number of assigned textbooks, books, and/or book length packs of course readings
Number of books read on his or her own (not assigned) for personal enjoyment or academic 1=None
TREADOWN 2=Between 1 and 4
enrichment
3=Between 5 and 10
TWRTMR05 Number of written papers or reports of 20 pages or more
4=Between 11 and 20
TWRTMD05 Number of written papers or reports between 5 and 19 pages 5=More than 20
TWRITSML Number of written papers or reports of fewer than 5 pages
In a typical week , how many homework problem sets does the typical [first-year student/senior/student] complete overall?
1=None
TPROBSTA Number of problem sets that take the typical student more than one hour to complete 2=1 - 2
3=3 - 4
TPROBSTB Number of problem sets that take the typical student less than one hour to complete 4=5 - 6
5=More than 6
About how many hours do you think the typical [first-year student/senior/student] should spend in a typical 7-day week doing each of the following?
Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing data,
TEXPREP
rehearsing, and other academic activities) 1=0
TEXWRKON Working for pay on campus 2=1 - 5
TEXWRKOF Working for pay off campus 3=6 - 10
4=11 - 15
Participating in co-curricular activities (organizations, campus publications, student
TEXCOCUR 5=16 - 20
government, fraternity or sorority, intercollegiate or intramural sports, etc.)
6=21 - 25
TEXSOCIA Relaxing and socializing (watching TV, partying, etc.) 7=26 - 30
TEXCARED Providing care for dependents living with him or her (parents, children, spouse, etc.) 8=More than 30
TEXCOMMU Commuting to class (driving, walking, etc.)
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2008 Codebook
Typical Student FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
About how many hours do you think the typical [first-year student/senior/student] actually spends in a typical 7-day week doing each of the following?
Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing data,
TACTPREP
rehearsing, and other academic activities) 1=0
TACTWKON Working for pay on campus 2=1 - 5
TACTWKOF Working for pay off campus 3=6 - 10
4=11 - 15
Participating in co-curricular activities (organizations, campus publications, student
TACTCOCU 5=16 - 20
government, fraternity or sorority, intercollegiate or intramural sports, etc.)
6=21 - 25
TACTSOCI Relaxing and socializing (watching TV, partying, etc.) 7=26 - 30
TACTCARE Providing care for dependents living with him or her (parents, children, spouse, etc.) 8=More than 30
TACTCOMM Commuting to class (driving, walking, etc.)
1=Very little
2=
Select the box that represents the extent to which the typical [first-year 3=
TEXAMS student/senior/student]'s examinations have challenged that student to do his or her best 4=
work. 5=
6=
7=Very much
During the current school year, how much do you believe the typical [first-year student/senior/student]'s coursework has emphasized the following mental activities?
Memorizing facts, ideas, or methods from his or her courses and readings so he or she can
TMEMORIZ
repeat them pretty much in the same form
Analyzing the basic elements of an idea, experience or theory, such as examining a particular
TANALYZE
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
TSYNTHES
interpretations and relationships 3=Quite a bit
4=Very much
Making judgments about the value of information, arguments or methods such as examining
TEVALUAT
how others gathered and interpreted data and assessing the soundness of their conclusions
TAPPLYIN Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations
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Typical Student FSSE
Variable Description Response Values
To what extent has the typical [first-year student/senior/student]'s experience at this instituion contributed to his or her knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas?
TGNWRITE Writing clearly and effectively
TGNSPEAK Speaking clearly and effectively
TGNANALY Thinking critically and analytically
TGNQUANT Analyzing quantitative problems
TGNCMPTS Using computing and information technology
TGNOTHER Working effectively with others
TGNINQ Learning effectively on his or her own 1=Very little
TGNSELF Understanding himself or herself 2=Some
TGNDIVER Understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds 3=Quite a bit
4=Very much
TGNPROBS Solving complex real-world problems
TGNETHIC Developing a personal code of values and ethics
TGNSPIRI Developing a deepened sense of spirituality
TGNGENLE Acquiring a broad general education
TGNWORK Acquiring job or work-related knowledge and skills
TGNCITZN Voting in local, state, or national elections
TGNCOMMU Contributing to the welfare of his or her community
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2008 Codebook
Typical Student 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 international relations)
2=Biological Sciences Psychology
Biology Social
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recoding
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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