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Findings from the 2005 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) show 88 percent of first-year freshmen and senior students at 365bet中文 evaluate their educational experience as "good" or "excellent," and 85 percent of both groups report that they would "probably" or "definitely" attend bet365亚洲官网 again if they 可以重新开始. These figures are slightly above the state and national averages of over 237,000 randomly selected first-time freshmen and senior students from 528 four-year institutions across 美国.

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A total of 478 bet365亚洲官网 students responded�261 first-time freshmen and 217 seniors�to specific questions relating to the five benchmarks: Level of Academic Challenge, Active and Collaborative Learning, Student-Faculty Interaction, Enriching Educational Experiences, and 支持性校园环境. 然后将结果与其他结果进行比较 University System of Georgia (USG) institutions, Master's institutions, and four-year institutions 全国范围内 with the purpose of providing bet365亚洲官网 with data to improve undergraduate education, inform state accountability and accreditation efforts, and facilitate national and sector benchmarking.

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Although survey results show room for improvement in the benchmarks of enriching educational experiences and level of academic challenge�areas where the university was below the national norm�there were positive findings within those same areas that confirmed the regional university is making progress. 例如, 58 percent of bet365亚洲官网's first-year and 68 percent of senior students said they "often" or "very often" worked harder than they thought they could to meet an instructor's standards or expectations. 这 compares with 55 percent of first-year and 61 percent of senior students at other Master's-level institutions.

365bet中文's President Ronald M. 扎卡里说:“我们 are especially pleased with the positive responses that indicate a supportive campus environment and meaningful teaching and learning 交互 among our faculty and students. NSSE结果 reinforce bet365亚洲官网's commitment to assess current academic environments, define areas that need to be improved, and plan for enhanced daily 营运及扩建设施."

The NSSE, sponsored by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, has surveyed over 844,000 students in the past six years at nearly a thousand four-year colleges and universities 全国范围内. The underlying principle of the survey is that engagement is a critical factor in the educational process, and students who devote time and energy to desired activities are more likely to develop the habits that lead to success. 因此， they have become a leading authority on the improvement of undergraduate education, enhancing student success, and promoting 大学质量.

The NSSE, which was conducted for the first time from late February through May 2005, is being offered again at bet365亚洲官网 during the spring 2006年学期. Randomly selected freshmen and senior students will be receiving invitations to participate as early as mid February. The new data will be compared with the 2005 NSSE report to continue to provide the regional university with a synopsis of its students' 本科的经验.

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