Student attitudes and awareness of the health services program at Salem State College were studied. A questionnaire was administered to 312 randomly selected students, or 7 percent of the school population. Ninety percent of the respondents were between 16 and 25 years old. Findings indicate that although nearly 90 percent of the respondents were…

It is hypothesized that students who have a high regard for higher education and whose family and peer group echo this sentiment will be less likely to drop out than those with less regard. To test this hypothesis, 147 students entering Grand Valley State Colleges for fall 1977 were surveyed. The survey instrument consisted of 28 statements to…

A 10 percent random sample of the 1972 senior class was requested to respond to an 11 page, 90-item questionnaire concerning their educational experiences at the six state Regents' institutions. Replies were received from 62.5 percent of Fort Hays Kansas State College (FHKSC) seniors and 58.0 percent from five other institutions. The data were…

Student attitudes and awareness of the placement services at Salem State College were studied. A questionnaire was administered to 300 randomly selected students, or 6 percent of the school population. Ninety percent of the respondents were between 16 and 25 years old. There were twice as many freshmen as seniors in the study sample (and the…

The perceptions of 163 Bowie State College students concerning differences in people based on race, gender, and physical disability were studied during fall 1987. While the majority of respondents perceived discrimination in the United States and in Prince George's County, Maryland, a minority believed that there was discrimination on the Bowie…

A survey of freshmen students who applied for admission to Grand Valley State Colleges (GVSC) for fall term 1976 was conducted to explore the factors that affect the choice of GVSC. A survey instrument was used that asked for one response out of several alternatives to nine questions dealing with factors affecting the following four decisions:…

A survey of 1,697 students enrolled at Grand Valley State Colleges (GVSC) in off-campus courses and on-campus evening courses during Winter of 1976 was conducted to obtain information about the students taking these courses. The results of the survey are broken out and reported under the location in which the course was taken - Grand Rapids…

Factors that might enable students with minimal basic skills deficiencies to succeed at Jersey City State College (JCSC) were studied. On the basis of students' performance on the New Jersey Basic Skills Placement Test, it was possible to identify those students with minimal skills deficiencies in English, mathematics, and reading. Data were…

This sixth annual report contains information on student assessment programs at each of Oklahoma's 27 state colleges and universities, including community colleges. An introductory section offers background on state policy and requirements concerning student assessment at five levels: college entry, mid-program, program exit, student satisfaction,…

Full-time freshmen at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) were compared with their counterparts at public four-year colleges, predominantly black four-year colleges, and four-year colleges with low selectivity. Similarities and dissimilarities of the groups were measured for the following areas: options of high school preparation,…

The University New Student Census (UNSC) for 1988 was completed by 546 freshmen entering the University of Maryland, College Park. Of the students sampled, 55% were male and 45% female. The majority of students polled were white (76%), 12% were Black, 10% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 0.2% American Indian/Native Alaskan, and 0.6% other. Student attitudes…

Students who were enrolled at the Grand Valley State Colleges (GVSC) during fall 1977 but did not re-enroll winter 1978 were surveyed. The results showed that (1) 75 percent probably left for reasons the college could not expect to affect; (2) most complimented the college; (3) almost half had not expected to get a degree there to begin with; (4)…

An Institutional Goals Inventory at Frostburg State College presents respondents with 90 prestructured goal statement questions and twenty-six locally prepared questions. The 90 goal statement questions compose twenty goal areas. Goals areas are: academic development, intellectual orientation, individual personal development, humanism/altruism,…

This report contains information on student assessment programs at each of Oklahoma's 27 state colleges and universities, including community colleges. An introductory section offers background on state policy and requirements concerning student assessment at five levels: college entry; mid-program; program exit; student satisfaction; and graduate…

Results of a lower division program evaluation questionnaire administered to freshmen and sophomores at the University of California at Berkeley are presented. Major areas of the survey were: departmental course evaluations; advising; faculty and their teaching; curriculum, courses, and content; competition, testing, grading, and student workload…