Variable  First-year Students Seniors Virginia AAU National Virginia AAU National Count Col% Count Col% Count Col% Count Col%  Count Col% Count Col% Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions Never 7 4.0% 90 7.3% 1068 3.5% 4 2.8% 63 5.5% 583 1.8% Occasionally 66 38.2% 643 52.2% 12446 41.0% 54 37.2% 468 40.8% 9358 28.7% Often 71 41.0% 329 26.7% 9873 32.6% 43 29.7% 330 28.7% 10314 31.6% Very Often 29 16.8% 170 13.8% 6942 22.9% 44 30.3% 287 25.0% 12402 38.0% Total 173 100.0% 1232 100.0% 30329 100.0% 145 100.0% 1148 100.0% 32657 100.0% Used e-mail to communicate with an instructor or other students Never 0 .0% 25 2.0% 3040 10.0% 1 .7% 30 2.6% 3020 9.2% Occasionally 47 27.2% 411 33.3% 10076 33.2% 23 15.9% 260 22.7% 10038 30.7% Often 73 42.2% 438 35.5% 8894 29.3% 40 27.6% 371 32.3% 8867 27.2% Very Often 53 30.6% 359 29.1% 8324 27.4% 81 55.9% 486 42.4% 10726 32.9% Total 173 100.0% 1233 100.0% 30334 100.0% 145 100.0% 1147 100.0% 32651 100.0% Made a class presentation Never 45 26.0% 415 33.8% 5705 18.9% 8 5.5% 121 10.6% 1439 4.4% Occasionally 112 64.7% 624 50.9% 16372 54.2% 77 53.1% 560 49.0% 12263 37.7% Often 12 6.9% 153 12.5% 6241 20.7% 39 26.9% 300 26.2% 11564 35.5% Very Often 4 2.3% 34 2.8% 1865 6.2% 21 14.5% 162 14.2% 7281 22.4% Total 173 100.0% 1226 100.0% 30183 100.0% 145 100.0% 1143 100.0% 32547 100.0% Rewrote a paper or assignment several times Never 44 25.4% 344 28.0% 5846 19.3% 50 34.5% 367 32.0% 9627 29.6% Occasionally 73 42.2% 488 39.8% 11586 38.3% 65 44.8% 493 43.0% 14255 43.8% Often 36 20.8% 257 20.9% 7979 26.4% 17 11.7% 185 16.1% 5438 16.7% Very Often 20 11.6% 138 11.2% 4817 15.9% 13 9.0% 101 8.8% 3191 9.8% Total 173 100.0% 1227 100.0% 30228 100.0% 145 100.0% 1146 100.0% 32511 100.0% Came to class unprepared Never 37 21.4% 374 30.4% 11430 37.8% 32 22.1% 261 22.8% 9338 28.7% Occasionally 111 64.2% 721 58.6% 16359 54.1% 82 56.6% 681 59.6% 19911 61.2% Often 19 11.0% 108 8.8% 1943 6.4% 25 17.2% 154 13.5% 2590 8.0% Very Often 6 3.5% 28 2.3% 495 1.6% 6 4.1% 47 4.1% 707 2.2% Total 173 100.0% 1231 100.0% 30227 100.0% 145 100.0% 1143 100.0% 32546 100.0% Worked with other students on projects during class Never 28 16.2% 196 15.9% 3054 10.1% 27 18.6% 141 12.3% 2935 9.0% Occasionally 91 52.6% 613 49.7% 14436 47.6% 70 48.3% 550 48.0% 14944 45.8% Often 39 22.5% 321 26.0% 9890 32.6% 29 20.0% 313 27.3% 10357 31.8% Very Often 15 8.7% 103 8.4% 2916 9.6% 19 13.1% 142 12.4% 4359 13.4% Total 173 100.0% 1233 100.0% 30296 100.0% 145 100.0% 1146 100.0% 32595 100.0% Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments Never 30 17.3% 166 13.5% 4020 13.3% 13 9.0% 87 7.6% 2179 6.7% Occasionally 72 41.6% 589 47.8% 13842 45.7% 55 37.9% 377 32.9% 12074 37.0% Often 54 31.2% 352 28.6% 9182 30.3% 37 25.5% 397 34.6% 11335 34.8% Very Often 17 9.8% 125 10.1% 3264 10.8% 40 27.6% 286 24.9% 7026 21.5% Total 173 100.0% 1232 100.0% 30308 100.0% 145 100.0% 1147 100.0% 32614 100.0% Tutored or taught other students Never 76 43.9% 549 44.5% 14408 47.6% 58 40.0% 470 41.2% 12582 38.7% Occasionally 77 44.5% 517 41.9% 11986 39.6% 60 41.4% 459 40.2% 13554 41.7% Often 16 9.2% 131 10.6% 2882 9.5% 18 12.4% 137