Click on image to enlarge Survey Results Respondents to the student survey report participating in various structured teaching activities. In the chart here, the responses for students at the dissertation stage reveal that students are least likely to use a teaching and learning center. Workshops are used most often for students in chemistry, education, and, to some degree, neuroscience. As in other responses to teaching questions, students in English report the highest levels across all activities. Students in history and math, two other disciplines with heavy teaching loads, also report higher levels. The dissertators' responses are similar to the aggregate population, except the dissertators are more likely to have had their teaching observed. Chart: Student Participation in Teaching Activities

The next two charts highlight students' teaching confidence and proficiency. In general, students in English and history were most confident across all categories. As in other responses, chemistry and neuroscience students had lower responses. The math students did not align as closely with English and history as they did when asked about participation. The greatest convergence in students' confidence was in their ability to explain basic concepts, suggesting that there may be opportunities other than the classroom to using teaching skills. The faculty were asked to offer their perception of their advisees' teaching proficiency in several areas. Overall, faculty in all disciplines had similar opinions about their students' ability to give lectures. The greatest divergence was in ability to prepare a syllabus, something that may not be asked of all students. English and history faculty had the greatest confidence in their students' abilities; chemistry faculty the least. Math faculty had less confidence in their students' proficiency than the other teaching-heavy disciplines. Chart: Faculty Perceptions of Student Teaching Proficiency Chart: Student Confidence in Teaching

Survey Overview As part of the research strand of the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate (CID), two surveys -- one each to graduate students and faculty -- were administered by Carnegie staff to doctoral students and graduate faculty in the participating departments of the CID (84 departments and programs at 44 universities). Graduate Student Survey The Carnegie Graduate Student Survey was administered to all doctoral students in participating departments. In all, 2,176 students from 76 departments at 40 universities responded. Graduate Faculty Survey The Carnegie Graduate Faculty survey was administered to faculty in participating departments. In all, 668 faculty members in 63 departments at 32 universities completed the survey. Overview of surveys Summary of survey goals and overview of tables and graphs. Snapshot of Survey Data This snapshot includes several graphs and tables of data from the CID faculty and student surveys.

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