Writing Proficiency Exam: Pass/Fail Rates for April 2005
Pass/Fail Rates Overall
Descriptive Statistics
Pass/Fail Rates by College
Pass/Fail Rates by Class Status
Pass/Fail Rates by Sex
Pass/Fail Rates by Native English Speaking Status
Pass/Fail Rates by Place Where Students Took Freshman Composition
Frequency Distribution of Scores
|
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Valid |
Pass |
1634 |
79.6 |
79.6 |
79.6 |
Fail |
419 |
20.4 |
20.4 |
100.0 |
Total |
2053 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|

|
N |
Valid |
2053 |
Missing |
0 |
Mean |
11.9420 |
Std. Deviation |
1.92122 |
Minimum |
.00 |
Maximum |
18.00 |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
College |
The Arts |
Count |
202 |
56 |
258 |
% within College |
78.3% |
21.7% |
100.0% |
Business Administration |
Count |
261 |
116 |
377 |
% within College |
69.2% |
30.8% |
100.0% |
Education |
Count |
108 |
13 |
121 |
% within College |
89.3% |
10.7% |
100.0% |
Engineering |
Count |
81 |
65 |
146 |
% within College |
55.5% |
44.5% |
100.0% |
Health and Human Services |
Count |
305 |
50 |
355 |
% within College |
85.9% |
14.1% |
100.0% |
Liberal Arts |
Count |
448 |
65 |
513 |
% within College |
87.3% |
12.7% |
100.0% |
Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
Count |
141 |
39 |
180 |
% within College |
78.3% |
21.7% |
100.0% |
University Academic Programs |
Count |
4 |
3 |
7 |
% within College |
57.1% |
42.9% |
100.0% |
Undeclared/don't know |
Count |
70 |
10 |
80 |
% within College |
87.5% |
12.5% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
1620 |
417 |
2037 |
% within College |
79.5% |
20.5% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Class status |
Undergraduate |
Count |
1495 |
355 |
1850 |
% within Class status |
80.8% |
19.2% |
100.0% |
Graduate student |
Count |
133 |
63 |
196 |
% within Class status |
67.9% |
32.1% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
1628 |
418 |
2046 |
% within Class status |
79.6% |
20.4% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Sex |
Male |
Count |
610 |
193 |
803 |
% within Sex |
76.0% |
24.0% |
100.0% |
Female |
Count |
1016 |
224 |
1240 |
% within Sex |
81.9% |
18.1% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
1626 |
417 |
2043 |
% within Sex |
79.6% |
20.4% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Is English your Native Language? |
Yes |
Count |
1164 |
69 |
1233 |
% within Is English your Native Language? |
94.4% |
5.6% |
100.0% |
No |
Count |
466 |
349 |
815 |
% within Is English your Native Language? |
57.2% |
42.8% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
1630 |
418 |
2048 |
% within Is English your Native Language? |
79.6% |
20.4% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Where did you take freshman composition? |
Community college |
Count |
729 |
278 |
1007 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
72.4% |
27.6% |
100.0% |
CSULB |
Count |
705 |
74 |
779 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
90.5% |
9.5% |
100.0% |
Another CSU |
Count |
25 |
4 |
29 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
86.2% |
13.8% |
100.0% |
Another 4-yr. college/university |
Count |
119 |
17 |
136 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
87.5% |
12.5% |
100.0% |
Non-English speaking university |
Count |
20 |
41 |
61 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
32.8% |
67.2% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
1598 |
414 |
2012 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
79.4% |
20.6% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Valid |
.00 |
1 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
5.00 |
1 |
.0 |
.0 |
.1 |
6.00 |
11 |
.5 |
.5 |
.6 |
7.00 |
16 |
.8 |
.8 |
1.4 |
8.00 |
44 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
9.00 |
189 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
12.8 |
10.00 |
157 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
20.4 |
11.00 |
237 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
32.0 |
12.00 |
695 |
33.9 |
33.9 |
65.8 |
13.00 |
313 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
81.1 |
14.00 |
210 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
91.3 |
15.00 |
135 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
97.9 |
16.00 |
26 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
99.1 |
17.00 |
10 |
.5 |
.5 |
99.6 |
18.00 |
8 |
.4 |
.4 |
100.0 |
Total |
2053 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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