Below you will find excerpts from common instruments that could be used to gain a first glimpse into the liberal arts education outcome of Inclination to Inquire and Lifelong Learning. Questions may deal with student experiences, student priorities, or more direct indicators of the outcome. For each instrument, we note the question numbers and year (where available) for the version we reference.
College Student Survey (CSS) 2004
Your First College Year (YFCY) 2004
The Freshman Survey (CIRP) 2003
HEDS: Alumni Survey
College Student Survey (CSS) 2004
16. During the past year, how much time did you spend during a typical week doing the following activities?
19. Indicate the importance to you personally of each of the following:
- Becoming accomplished in one of the performing arts (acting, dancing, etc.)
- Becoming an authority in my field
- Making a theoretical contribution to science
23. Rate yourself on each of the following traits as compared with the average person your age:
- Drive to achieve
- Initiative
Your First College Year (YFCY) 2004
9. Rate yourself on each of the following traits as compared with the average person your age:
12. Indicate the importance to you personally of each of the following:
- Becoming accomplished in one of the performing arts (acting, dancing, etc.)
- Becoming an authority in my field
- Making a theoretical contribution to science
13. Since entering college, how often have you felt:
- That your courses inspired you to think in new ways
The Freshman Survey (CIRP) 2003
29. In deciding to go to college, how important to you was each of the following reasons?
- To gain a general education and appreciation of ideas
- To make me a more cultured person
- To learn more about things that interest me
30. Rate yourself on each of the following traits as compared with the average person your age:
- Drive to achieve
- Persistence
34. During the last year in high school, how much time did you spend during a typical week doing the following activities:
HEDS: Alumni Survey
1. Please indicate how important each of the following is in both your personal and professional life, and the extent to which each capacity was enhanced by your undergraduate experiences:
- Acquire new skills and knowledge
- Formulate creative/original ideas
- Appreciate arts/literature/music/drama
- Gain in-depth knowledge of a field
- Develop desire for continued learning
