Goal 3: Encourage Greater Student Engagement with Ideas

A23. In your opinion, the typical student is engaged with ideas: MEAN = 3.0
  1. Never (2)
  2. Rarely (18)
  3. Sometimes (57)
  4. Frequently (24)
  5. Always (0)

A24-32. I encourage students to engage ideas by: A24. Asking questions of students. MEAN = 4.2
  1. Never (1)
  2. Rarely (2)
  3. Sometimes (12)
  4. Frequently (48)
  5. Always (37)

A25. Challenging their assumptions. MEAN = 3.7
  1. Never (0)
  2. Rarely (5)
  3. Sometimes (32)
  4. Frequently (45)
  5. Always (17)

A26. Presenting conflicting theories & contending interpretations of facts in my field. MEAN = 3.7
  1. Never (3)
  2. Rarely (8)
  3. Sometimes (33)
  4. Frequently (33)
  5. Always (23)

A27. Asking them to work with primary sources. MEAN = 3.4
  1. Never (7)
  2. Rarely (13)
  3. Sometimes (33)
  4. Frequently (30)
  5. Always (18)

A28. Asking them to do original research. MEAN = 3.0
  1. Never (16)
  2. Rarely (12)
  3. Sometimes (37)
  4. Frequently (30)
  5. Always (6)

A29. Prompting them to relate knowledge from disparate fields of study. MEAN = 3.4
  1. Never (7)
  2. Rarely (13)
  3. Sometimes (33)
  4. Frequently (32)
  5. Always (16)

A30. Requiring a comprehensive final exam. MEAN = 3.6
  1. Never (11)
  2. Rarely (9)
  3. Sometimes (22)
  4. Frequently (23)
  5. Always (35)

A31. Expecting a rigorous term paper. MEAN = 3.2
  1. Never (15)
  2. Rarely (14)
  3. Sometimes (26)
  4. Frequently (30)
  5. Always (16)

A32. Expecting original creative or artistic works. MEAN = 2.6
  1. Never (30)
  2. Rarely (24)
  3. Sometimes (18)
  4. Frequently (16)
  5. Always (12)