NSSE 2017
The survey instrument for 2017 was administered online to all participating Canadian Institutions. The survey can be found here. This instrument marked a major change from the 2011 iteration meaning that comparisons between 2014/2017 and 2011 results are only minimally possible.
Results at a Glance
"A pocket guide to Choosing a College: NSSE 2017 Answers from Students" - This report provides a snapshot of the level of student engagement at Memorial University.
Themes and Engagement Indicators
The Five benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice from 2011 were replaced with 4 major themes, each with their own set of engagement indicator scales.
| Theme | Engagement Indicator |
| Academic Challenge | Higher-Order Learning Reflective and Integrative Learning Learning Strategies Quantitative Reasoning |
| Learning with Peers | Collaborative Learning Discussions with Diverse Others |
| Experiences with Faculty | Student-Faculty Interaction Effective Teaching Practices |
| Campus Environment | Quality of Interactions Supportive Environment |
Individual respondent engagement scores are the student's average responses to items within each grouping, after all items have been placed on a 60-point scale. These engagement indicators are a means of assessing what students are doing (their experiences) at the university – they are not opinion or satisfaction markers. The scores that are presented for MUN in the official NSSE report is a weighted mean of these student-level scores.
Explanations for each indicator can be found in the following report. This will also detail each of the questions used to make up the scale.