Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE)
This survey collects information about faculty perceptions of the experiences of undergraduate students from institutions across the US and Canada. Respondents are asked to share their perceptions related to their interactions with undergraduate students at Wake Forest University. The findings from this survey are intended to complement the data gathered in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), which was administered earlier this year. The FSSE focuses on:
- Faculty perceptions of how often students engage in different activities.
- The importance faculty place on various areas of learning and development.
- The nature and frequency of faculty-student interactions.
- How faculty organize their time, both in and out of the classroom.
The findings from the FSSE will be used at Wake Forest to better understand and improve the student learning experience.
Participation in this survey is completely voluntary. All responses to the survey will be kept confidential and the data collected will be reported in the aggregate.
The 2024 FSSE Survey will be administered between April 2 and May 13, 2024. Faculty and instructors with a 50% appointment or greater are invited to participate.
This is the second time that Wake Forest University has administered the FSSE. Results from the first FSSE administered in April 2022 can be viewed here. FSSE is being conducted by Wake Forest and the Center for Postsecondary Research (CPR) at Indiana University at Bloomington. The CPR is a national organization that has conducted the FSSE survey since 2003. CPR reports the results of the survey in its own publications, as well as in other venues, such as the Chronicle of Higher Education.
If you have any questions about Wake Forest’s participation in this survey, please contact Institutional Research at 336.758.5244 or oir@wfu.edu
FAQs
The FSSE is a vital component of the most important student survey in higher education: the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), which is administered to undergraduates. It is designed to measure faculty perceptions of student engagement in educational practices that are known to be empirically linked with high levels of learning and development.
At Wake Forest, many Spring 2024 full and part-time teaching faculty are being invited to complete the survey. An invitation message from Provost Michele Gillespie will be emailed to each potential participant on April 2.
Faculty should search their wfu.edu email account for the keyword “FSSE” on or after April 2. If you are included in the survey sample, you will have received an email invitation from Provost Michele Gillespie containing a personalized link to complete the survey online. Please also check your spam folder, just in case it has been filtered out of your inbox.
The survey administration period begins April 2, with the final invitation to participate going out April 17. The survey will remain open until May 13.
The online survey takes about 18-25 minutes to complete.
Including the faculty perspective in this major survey will give the University a more accurate picture of teaching methods, engagement with students, and the time faculty spends preparing for classes. The aim is for the results to provide a catalyst for productive discussions related to teaching, learning and the quality of undergraduates’ experience.
Completion of the survey is entirely voluntary, and there will be no consequences for those who do not take part.
Yes, your responses will be confidential and no identifying information will be provided to Wake Forest.
You can check out the FSSE website. You may also view the results from Wake Forest’s 2022 FSSE here.
You can check it out here.
That’s ok! We hope you will still take a few minutes to complete the survey. When you indicate that you do not currently teach undergraduates, you will automatically skip over a significant number of questions, but there are still a few relevant questions we’d like everyone to answer.
When answering the survey questions, please focus on your undergraduate teaching experience.