The Most Positive Controversial Behaviors Survey 1
Student respondents to our initial campus-wide survey were asked to rate each behavior as positive or negative (1=very negative, 5=very positive), to indicate how often each occurs in campus conversations (1=almost never, 5=almost always), and to indicate how often they personal engage in each (1=almost never, 5=almost always).
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Dialogue Component |
Ideal Mean |
Real Mean |
Personal Mean |
|
Participants listen attentively. |
Civility |
4.8118 |
3.6888 |
4.5294 |
|
Everyone has a chance to speak. |
Civility |
4.6824 |
3.2721 |
n/a |
|
Participants make logical arguments. |
Objectivity |
4.6460 |
3.7493 |
4.2059 |
|
Participants share factual information. |
Objectivity |
4.5765 |
3.7441 |
4.0735 |
|
Participants ask clarifying questions of those with whom they disagree. |
Objectivity |
4.5632 |
3.6853 |
4.1353 |
|
Participants try to see the issue from the perspective of oppressed persons. |
n/a |
4.5324 |
3.1382 |
4.1088 |
|
A wide range of viewpoints are expressed. |
Common Ground |
4.5147 |
3.5723 |
n/a |
|
Participants gain a deeper understanding of one another’s perspectives. |
Common Ground |
4.4897 |
3.7271 |
n/a |
|
Participants address challenging issues directly. |
Common Ground |
4.4604 |
3.5265 |
3.8118 |
|
Participants gain a deeper understanding of objective truth. |
Values |
4.3935 |
3.3580 |
n/a |