The following tables summarize responses to a survey administered to all SAU first year students enrolled in NSS 101 (n = 209) in Fall 1999. Individual question responses that do not total 209 reflect missing data.
Course Activities
How often did you participate in class discussions?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 1 (0.5%) | 81 (38.9%) | 94 (45.2%) | 31 (14.9%) |
How often did you work on a paper or project that combined ideas from different sources?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 7 (3.4%) | 72 (34.6%) | 95 (45.7%) | 33 (15.9%) |
How often did you summarize major points and information from readings and notes?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 4 (1.9%) | 60 (28.8%) | 102 (49%) | 42 (20.2%) |
How often did you try to explain material to another student?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 12 (5.8%) | 92 (44.2%) | 73 (35.1%) | 31 (14.9%) |
How often did you do additional readings on topics that were introduced and discussed in class?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 45 (21.6%) | 116 (55.8%) | 35 (16.8%) | 11 (5.3%) |
How often did you ask questions about points made in class?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 20 (9.6%) | 106 (51.0%) | 66 (31.7%) | 15 (15 %) |
How often did you study class materials with other students?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 24 (11.5%) | 76 (36.5%) | 74 (35.6%) | 34 (16.3%) |
How often did you apply principles and concepts learned in class to understand other problems or situations?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 10 (4.8%) | 101 (48.6%) | 78 (37.5%) | 19 (9.1%) |
How often did you compare and contrast different points of view presented in a class?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 11 (5.3%) | 94 (45.2%) | 88 (42.3%) | 15 (7.2%) |
How often did you consider the accuracy and credibility of information from different sources?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 28 (13.5%) | 103 (49.5%) | 58 (27.9%) | 18 (8.7%) |
How often did you participate in activities that helped you understand your abilities and interests?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 6 (2.9%) | 68 (32.7%) | 102 (49.0%) | 32 (15.4%) |
How often did you participate in classes in which course content and curriculum were coordinated with that of other classes? Note that 75 of the 209 (35.8%) total respondents were participants in Learning Communities. Learning Community registration accounted for between six and eight semester hours of such students' academic loads.
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 36 (17.3%) | 80 (38.5%) | 69 (33.2%) | 21 (10.1%) |
Library Activities
Please note that all 209 survey respondents were enrolled in a section of New Student Seminar. NSS 101 includes a mandatory Library Workshop experience.
How often did you use the library as a quiet place to read or study material that you brought with you?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 28 (13.5%) | 74 (35.6%) | 58 (27.9%) | 48 (23.1%) |
How often did you read newspapers, magazines, or journals located in the library?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 106 (51.0%) | 67 (32.2%) | 29 (13.9%) | 6 (2.9%) |
How often did you check out books to read at home?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 126 (60.6%) | 62 (29.8%) | 17 (8.2%) | 3 ((1.4%) |
How often did you use the computer to find materials the library had a topic on?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 17 (8.2%) | 78 (37.5%) | 72 (34.6%) | 41 (19.7%) |
How often did you prepare a bibliography or set of references for a term paper or report?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 52 (25%) | 80 (38.5%) | 58 (27.9%) | 18 (8.7%) |
How often did you ask a librarian for help in finding materials on some topic?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 32 (15.4%) | 93 (44.7%) | 61 (29.3%) | 22 (10.6%) |
How often did you find some interesting material to read just by browsing in the stacks?
| Never | Occasionally | Often | Very Often |
| 112 (53.8%) | 60 (28.8%) | 26 (12.5%) | 4 (1.9%) |