NSSE 2006 Benchmark ComparisonsWayne State CollegeLevel of Academic Challenge (LAC)Benchmark ComparisonsWSC compared with:WSC Selected Peers Carnegie Peers NSSE 2006Effect Effect Effect a b c a b c a b c a Mean Sig Size Mean Sig Size Mean Sig Size Class MeanFirst-Year 49.5 50.4 51.8 51.8Senior 52.0 55.1 * -.22 56.0 ** -.28 55.8 ** -.27First-Year Senior100 10075 7556.0 55.855.55.152.051.8 51.850.449.550 5025 250 0WSC Selected Peers Carnegie Peers NSSE 2006 WSC Selected Peers Carnegie Peers NSSE 2006Level of Academic Challenge (LAC) ItemsChallenging intellectual and creative work is central to student learning and collegiate quality. Colleges and universities promote high levels of student achievement by emphasizing the importance of academic effort and setting high expectations for student performance.● Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, rehearsing, etc. related to academic program) ● Number of assigned textbooks, books, or book-length packs of course readings● Number of written papers or reports of 20 pages or more; number of written papers or reports of between 5 and 19 pages; and number of written papers or reports of fewer than 5 pages● Coursework emphasizing analysis of the basic elements of an idea, experience or theory ● Coursework emphasizing synthesis and organizing of ideas, information, or experiences into new, more complex interpretationsand relationships● Coursework emphasizing the making of judgments about the ...