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Wwu 1996 Survey Of Recent Graduates (Class Of '95), Western Washington University. Office Of Survey Research
Wwu 1996 Survey Of Recent Graduates (Class Of '95), Western Washington University. Office Of Survey Research
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
A survey of the 1995 graduates of Western Washington University.
Wwu Follow-Up Survey Of Fall, 1994 Entrants, Western Washington University. Office Of Survey Research
Wwu Follow-Up Survey Of Fall, 1994 Entrants, Western Washington University. Office Of Survey Research
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
A survey of the 1994 fall freshmen conducted in the spring of 1996.
Faculty Judgments Concerning Expanding Western Washington University's Summer Session, Linda D. (Linda Darlene) Clark, Joseph E. Trimble, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Carl Simpson
Faculty Judgments Concerning Expanding Western Washington University's Summer Session, Linda D. (Linda Darlene) Clark, Joseph E. Trimble, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Carl Simpson
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
During the Winter quarter, 1996, nearly three-quarters of the faculty (70.4%) responded to a questionnaire concerning the advisability of expanding the WWU Summer Session to constitute "year-round" operation. Generally, the faculty supports the idea, although only if the program is high-quality and fully supported, if the program operates with few temporary Summer-only faculty, and if pay for Summer Session increases. Most faculty, 71.7%, say Western "definitely" or "probably" should pursue an enlarged Summer Session, while only 16.4% oppose such a move. Support for expanding Summer Session is, however, limited by two concerns. First, only about 45% of academic year faculty …
Profile Of The 1995 Freshman Class At Western Washington University: Comparative Trends And Patterns With A National Sample, Joseph E. Trimble, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney
Profile Of The 1995 Freshman Class At Western Washington University: Comparative Trends And Patterns With A National Sample, Joseph E. Trimble, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
A brief profile of 1995 Western freshmen contrasted to previous classes of Western freshmen, as well as sections that contrast and compare Western freshmen with freshmen nationally.
Wwu Faculty Survey Concerning Semester Versus Quarter Schedules, Linda D. (Linda Darlene) Clark, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Carl Simpson
Wwu Faculty Survey Concerning Semester Versus Quarter Schedules, Linda D. (Linda Darlene) Clark, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Carl Simpson
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Should Western change to some form of semester system? At the request of the Faculty Senate, this question, among many others, was asked of Western faculty in the Faculty Survey Concerning Semester versus Quarter Schedules, administered by the Office of Survey Research and analyzed in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Assessment and Testing. This Focus publication reports findings from that survey, conducted during the fall quarter of 1995.
Where Western Students Live And Study, Linda D. (Linda Darlene) Clark, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Carl Simpson
Where Western Students Live And Study, Linda D. (Linda Darlene) Clark, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Carl Simpson
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
During fall quarter, 1994, the Office of Survey Research conducted a telephone survey of in-coming freshmen and new transfers. A total of 322 freshmen and 270 new transfers participated. Among the survey's items, students were asked to describe the courses in which they were registered, as well as their use of and satisfaction with academic advising for their major, their transition to Western, and their living and studying arrangements. The topic of this issue of Focus is where students live and study, and their levels of satisfaction with those living and studying conditions.
A Comparative Profile Of Enrollment Characteristics Of University 101 Students, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Joseph E. Trimble, Jacqueline M. Andrieu-Parker
A Comparative Profile Of Enrollment Characteristics Of University 101 Students, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Joseph E. Trimble, Jacqueline M. Andrieu-Parker
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
This study was conducted to determine what, if any, impact the course University 101 may have had on the students who took it. In this study, for each year that University.101 was offered two matched and proportionally sampled groups were created from Registrar files: students who took University 101 and students who did not. Only students with native admit status were included; in other words, only students who had entered Western as first-time, in-coming freshmen. In each year sampled, there was no statistical difference. By age, gender, or ethnicity. As much as possible, descriptive variables such as high school grade …
Institutional Assessment At Western Washington University For The 1995-1997 Biennium (January, 1996), Joseph E. Trimble
Institutional Assessment At Western Washington University For The 1995-1997 Biennium (January, 1996), Joseph E. Trimble
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
In identifying and organizing its research, program evaluation, and outcomes assessment activities Western Washington University's Office of lnstitutional Assessment and Testing (OIAT) strives to obtain and generate data and information that attempts to provide answers to the following fundamental questions: 1) What do we look like as an institution and how can we improve the quality of the academic and sociocultural climate? 2) What factors contribute to general and specific changes in Western students' attitudes, knowledge, and skills? 3) How can we enrich classroom and instructional experiences to advance and promote effective learning? 4) How successful is each component of …