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CSUS History Department Assesment Survey


  General Information
    2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
           
1 What is your Major?
           
  History 56% 65%      
  Social Science 44% 35%      
2

At what standing did you enter CSUS?
           
  Freshman 19% 18%      
  Sophmore 11% 11%      
  Junior 56% 9%      
  Senior 9% 13%      
  Graduate 3% 8%      
3

How many years have you been at CSUS?
           
  One 13% 5%      
  Two 44% 46%      
  Three 16% 16%      
  Four 14% 15%      
  Five 6% 13%      
  More than 5 4% 3%      
4

How many years have you been a History/Social Science major at CSUS?
           
  One 19% 11%      
  Two 58% 50%      
  Three 11% 26%      
  Four 6% 5%      
  Five 3% 3%      
  More than 5 1% 3%      
5

What is your overall GPA?
           
  3.5-4.0 29% 22%      
  3.0-3.49 33% 36%      
  2.5-2.99 30% 34%      
  2.0-2.49 4% 6%      
  Less than 2.0 1% 0%      
6

What is your overall History GPA?

           
  3.5-4.0 37% 29%      
  3.0-3.49 33% 36%      
  2.5-2.99 22% 27%      
  2.0-2.49 4% 4%      
  Less than 2.0 1% 1%      
7

Did you take our courses:
           
  Only in the daytime? 29% 40%      
  Only at night? 8% 4%      
  Both times? 61% 54%      
8

Did you take Intersession courses?

           
  Yes 37% 22%      
  No 63% 78%      
9

Did you work while you were attending CSUS?
           
  Yes 75% 90%      
  No 25% 10%      
10

If YES to #9
           
  Full-time 20% 37%      
  Half-time or more 49% 45%      
  Less than half-time 8% 45%      
  Not Applicable 22% 6%      

 

 

Student Self-Assesment
    2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
           
My Studies as a history/social science major have...          
           
11 made me see the world differently.
           
  Strongly agree 29% 32%      
  Agree 50% 42%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 16% 9%      
  Disagree 1% 6%      
  Strongly Disagree 1% 6%      
  Not Applicable 1% 1%      
12

made me less easily influenced by any one point of view.
           
  Strongly agree 29% 32%      
  Agree 50% 42%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 16% 9%      
  Disagree 1% 6%      
  Strongly Disagree 1% 6%      
  Not Applicable 1% 1%      
13

made me question my own assumptions.

           
  Strongly agree 14% 29%      
  Agree 64% 45%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 12% 9%      
  Disagree 6% 9%      
  Strongly Disagree 1% 4%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
14

made me aware of bias in the writing of history.
           
  Strongly agree 46% 40%      
  Agree 40% 44%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 8% 8%      
  Disagree 3% 3%      
  Strongly Disagree 1% 3%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
15

increased my knowledge of history in general.
           
  Strongly agree 53% 57%      
  Agree 46% 36%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 0% 3%      
  Disagree 0% 0%      
  Strongly Disagree 0% 3%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
16

Increased my appreciation of American history and culture.
           
  Strongly agree 29% 45%      
  Agree 41% 36%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 24% 11%      
  Disagree 4% 1%      
  Strongly Disagree 0% 4%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
17

increased my apperciation of other cultures.
           
  Strongly agree 37% 40%      
  Agree 37% 39%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 18% 13%      
  Disagree 4% 0%      
  Strongly Disagree 1% 4%      
  Not Applicable 0% 1%      
18

increased my apperciation of minority history and culture.
           
  Strongly agree 37% 39%      
  Agree 38% 36%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 20% 14%      
  Disagree 0% 3%      
  Strongly Disagree 3% 6%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
19

increased my interest in my own community.
           
  Strongly agree 6% 13%      
  Agree 29% 21%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 46% 50%      
  Disagree 11% 11%      
  Strongly Disagree 3% 1%      
  Not Applicable 3% 1%      
20

improved my critical and analytical skills.

           
  Strongly agree 30% 29%      
  Agree 53% 54%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 14% 11%      
  Disagree 1% 3%      
  Strongly Disagree 0% 1%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
21

improved my research skills.
           
  Strongly agree 33% 34%      
  Agree 50% 45%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 16% 13%      
  Disagree 0% 3%      
  Strongly Disagree 0% 1%      
  Not Applicable 30% 1%      
22

improved my writing ability.
           
  Strongly agree 32% 29%      
  Agree 50% 45%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 11% 21%      
  Disagree 6% 0%      
  Strongly Disagree 0% 3%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
23

improved my ability to think for myself.
           
  Strongly agree 30% 27%      
  Agree 41% 47%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 22% 19%      
  Disagree 4% 0%      
  Strongly Disagree 0% 4%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
24

improved my ability to express my views in writing.
           
  Strongly agree 24% 24%      
  Agree 48% 52%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 14% 19%      
  Disagree 11% 0%      
  Strongly Disagree 1% 3%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
25

improved my ability to express my views in discussion.
           
  Strongly agree 20% 21%      
  Agree 46% 52%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 19% 18%      
  Disagree 11% 3%      
  Strongly Disagree 1% 4%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
26

made me more skeptical and questioning in general.
           
  Strongly agree 29% 29%      
  Agree 53% 42%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 14% 16%      
  Disagree 0% 9%      
  Strongly Disagree 3% 1%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
27

made me more aware of the complexity of historical events.
           
  Strongly agree 48% 40%      
  Agree 40% 47%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 8% 8%      
  Disagree 3% 1%      
  Strongly Disagree 0% 1%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
28

made memore aware of the influence of history on the present.
           
  Strongly agree 35% 44%      
  Agree 48% 37%      
  Neither agree nor disagree 12% 11%      
  Disagree 1% 3%      
  Strongly Disagree 1% 3%      
  Not Applicable 0% 0%      
29

made me more interested in current events.