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2008 Benchmarks
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Winthrop 2008 NSSE Results

Winthrop’s 2008 results for first-year students and/or seniors significantly exceeded those of our selected peers in the Southeast, as well as our peers nationally on the majority of NSSE items, with many differences being fairly substantial. Winthrop first-year students and seniors exceeded their national peers to the greatest extent on the following items
 
While Winthrop significantly exceeded its peers on most NSSE items in 2008, it exceeded peers to the greatest extent on the following items:

First-Year Students

• Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions
  
• Made a class presentation
  
• Worked on a paper or project that required integrating ideas or information from various sources
  
• Included diverse perspectives in class discussions or writing assignments
  
• Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments
  
• Tutored or taught students (paid or voluntary)
  
• Participated in a community-based project
  
• Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than your own, or with students of different religious beliefs
  
• Attended an art exhibit, gallery, play, dance, or other theatre performance
  
• Participated in community service or volunteer work
  
• Attended campus events and activities
  
• Put together ideas or concepts from different courses when completing assignments or during class discussions
• Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor
• Worked with faculty members on activities other than coursework (such as committees, student life activities, etc.)
• "Synthesized" new ideas and information, as well as "made judgments" and "applied theories" regarding them
• Participated in a practicum, internship, or field experience
• Believed that Winthrop provided the support needed to succeed academically
  

Seniors

• Made a class presentation
  
• Participated in a community-based project as part of a regular course
  
• Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor
  
• Received prompt written or oral feedback from faculty on your academic performance
  
• Worked with faculty members on activities other than coursework (such as committees, student life activities, etc.)
• Tutored or taught students
  
• Attended an art exhibit, gallery, play, dance, or other theatre performance
  
• Participated in community service or volunteer work
  
• Synthesized and organized ideas, information, or experiences into new, more complex interpretations and relationships
  
• Attended campus events and activities
  
• Contributed to the welfare of the community
• Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than their own, or with students of different religious beliefs
• "Synthesized" new ideas and information, as well as "made judgments" and "applied theories" regarding them
• Examined the strengths and weaknesses of their views on a topic or issue
• Participated in a practicum, internship, or field experience
• Believed that Winthrop provided the support needed to succeed academically