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Office of Institutional Research


Institutional Report for Indiana University South Bend

The Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) is a survey administered to pre-freshmen at IU South Bend at orientation or in the first two weeks of classes. The BCSSE was pilot tested by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) in 2005 and 2006 and offically launched in 2007 (BCSSE 2007 Institutions) .

BCSSE Official Launch 2007 - "As a companion to the NSSE, BCSSE measures entering first-year students' high school academic and co-curricular involvement, as well as the importance that these students place on their participation in educationally purposeful activities during college..." - National Survey of Student Engagement (NCSSE) read more..

Please feel free to examine the documentation and reports provided below. Questions regarding this information may be directed to the IR Office.

BSSE Results  ( Beginning College Survey for Student Engagement )

  Overview
  2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
  Respondent Characteristics
  2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
  Means Comparison Report
  2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
  Frequency Distributions
  2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
  Selected Results
  2005 | 2006 | 2007
  Survey Instrument
  2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008

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