The ModernThink Higher Education Insight Survey©

The ModernThink Higher Education Insight Survey© is a faculty/staff survey derived in part from the ModernThink Insight Survey©, an assessment tool that has been used in over 55 “Best Place to Work” programs with more than 4,000 organizations. The ModernThink Insight Survey© was developed after a meta-analysis of “best workplaces” and engagement surveys and our ongoing research studying organizations that have been successful in building workplace cultures that enhance performance. The survey instrument measures the extent to which employees are involved and engaged in the organization and ultimately, the quality of the workplace engagement.

  • 55

    Core Survey Statements on a five-point agreement scale

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    Strongly Agree, Agree, Sometimes Agree/Sometimes Disagree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree, with Not Applicable Option.
  • 5

    Faculty Experience Statements on a five-point agreement scale

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    Strongly Agree, Agree, Sometimes Agree/Sometimes Disagree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree, with Not Applicable Option.
  • 20

    Benefit Satisfaction questions on a five-point satisfaction scale

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    Very Satisfied, Satisfied, Neutral, Dissatisfied, Very Dissatisfied, with Not Applicable Option
  • 2

    Open-ended Questions

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    1. What do you appreciate most about working at this institution?
    2. What would make this institution a better place to work?
  • 8

    Voluntary Demographic Questions

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    Years at Institution, Remote Work, College/School or Division/Department, Gender Identity, Age, Race/Ethnicity, Academic Role (For Faculty Only), Tenure Status (For Faculty at 4-year Colleges Only).
  • 2

    Pre-loaded Demographic Questions

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    Job Category, Employment Status (Part-time or Full-time).

There are eight voluntary demographic questions at the end of the survey. There are also two pre-loaded demographics, that is, employees are tagged with these demographic choices.

The survey measures 10 core dimensions reflecting managerial and organizational competencies. The survey also includes a Faculty Experience dimension, comprising statements posed to Faculty and Adjuncts only. These dimensions were determined and confirmed through a series of factor analyses and provide the basis for the recognition categories.

The ModernThink Institution Questionnaire© (“IQ”)

The ModernThink Institution Questionnaire© is an audit of policies and management practices. It captures important demographic data as well as details on a wide variety of topics including compensation, benefits, policies, practices, communication techniques, training and development, and much more. This information enables us to examine which benefits and programs are most effective, identify best practices and compile benchmark data based on different categorizations of the program participants.

The information collected through the Institution Questionnaire© is reviewed and analyzed to support both the recognition analysis and our continuing research.