Below you will find excerpts from common instruments that could be used to gain a first glimpse into the liberal arts education outcome of Well-being. 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
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 2003
HEDS: The Senior Survey
HEDS: Alumni Survey
College Student Survey (CSS) 2004
9. Please rate your satisfaction with your current (or most recent) college in each area:
- Relevance of coursework to everyday life
- Interaction with other students
15. For the activities listed below, please indicate how often you engaged in each during the past year:
- Smoked cigarettes
- Felt lonely or homesick
- Felt depressed
- Felt overwhelmed by all I had to do
18. Compared with when you first started college, how would you now describe your:
19. Indicate the importance to you personally of each of the following:
- Developing a meaningful philosophy of life
21. Since entering college, how successful have you been in:
- Getting to know faculty
- Developing close friendships with other students
23. Rate yourself on each of the following traits as compared with the average person your age:
- Emotional health
- Physical health
- Self confidence (social)
- Understanding of others
Your First College Year (YFCY) 2004
8. Since entering this college, how successful have you felt at:
9. Rate yourself on each of the following traits as compared with the average person your age:
- Emotional health
- Physical health
- Self confidence (social)
- Understanding of others
10. Since entering this college, how often have you:
- Smoked cigarettes
- Felt overwhelmed by all you had to do
- Felt depressed
12. Indicate the importance to you personally of each of the following:
- Develop a meaningful philosophy of life
13. Since entering college, how often have you felt:
- Lonely or homesick
- Unsafe on this campus
- Worried about your health
20. Compared with when you entered this college, how would you now describe your:
- Ability to get along with others
- Ability to work as part of a team
The Freshman Survey (CIRP) 2003
25. For the activities listed, indicate which ones you did during the past year, as well as how frequently you engaged in the activity:
30. Rate yourself on each of the following traits as compared with the average person your age:
- Emotional health
- Physical health
- Self confidence (social)
- Understanding of others
33. Please indicate the extent to which each of the following describes you:
- Searching for meaning/purpose in life
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 2003
8. Mark the box that best represents the quality of your relationships with people at your institution:
a. Other students
b. Faculty members
c. Administrative Personnel and Offices
11. To what extent has your experience at this institution contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas?
h. Working effectively with others
HEDS: The Senior Survey
11. Please indicate the extent to which your undergraduate experiences enhanced your ability to:
- Function effectively as a member of a team
- Understand myself; abilities, interests, limitations, and personality
- Establish a course of action to accomplish goals
- Develop self-esteem
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:
- Function effectively as a member of a team
- Understand others
3. To what extent did your undergraduate experience fulfill your original expectations in the following areas?
- Foster your personal growth
- Promote your ability to form relationships
