Writing Proficiency Exam: Pass/Fail Rates July 2004
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 |
474 |
59.3 |
59.3 |
59.3 |
Fail |
325 |
40.7 |
40.7 |
100.0 |
Total |
799 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|

|
N |
Valid |
799 |
Missing |
0 |
Mean |
11.1101 |
Std. Deviation |
2.21928 |
Minimum |
5.00 |
Maximum |
18.00 |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
College |
The Arts |
Count |
42 |
34 |
76 |
% within College |
55.3% |
44.7% |
100.0% |
Business Administration |
Count |
66 |
89 |
155 |
% within College |
42.6% |
57.4% |
100.0% |
Education |
Count |
33 |
9 |
42 |
% within College |
78.6% |
21.4% |
100.0% |
Engineering |
Count |
41 |
74 |
115 |
% within College |
35.7% |
64.3% |
100.0% |
Health and Human Services |
Count |
85 |
27 |
112 |
% within College |
75.9% |
24.1% |
100.0% |
Liberal Arts |
Count |
96 |
29 |
125 |
% within College |
76.8% |
23.2% |
100.0% |
Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
Count |
30 |
18 |
48 |
% within College |
62.5% |
37.5% |
100.0% |
University Academic Programs |
Count |
3 |
1 |
4 |
% within College |
75.0% |
25.0% |
100.0% |
Undeclared/don't know |
Count |
22 |
0 |
22 |
% within College |
100.0% |
.0% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
418 |
281 |
699 |
% within College |
59.8% |
40.2% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Class status |
Undergraduate |
Count |
394 |
257 |
651 |
% within Class status |
60.5% |
39.5% |
100.0% |
Graduate student |
Count |
63 |
47 |
110 |
% within Class status |
57.3% |
42.7% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
457 |
304 |
761 |
% within Class status |
60.1% |
39.9% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Sex |
Male |
Count |
190 |
152 |
342 |
% within Sex |
55.6% |
44.4% |
100.0% |
Female |
Count |
272 |
151 |
423 |
% within Sex |
64.3% |
35.7% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
462 |
303 |
765 |
% within Sex |
60.4% |
39.6% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Is English your Native Language? |
Yes |
Count |
278 |
23 |
301 |
% within Is English your Native Language? |
92.4% |
7.6% |
100.0% |
No |
Count |
179 |
282 |
461 |
% within Is English your Native Language? |
38.8% |
61.2% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
457 |
305 |
762 |
% within Is English your Native Language? |
60.0% |
40.0% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Where did you take freshman composition? |
Community college |
Count |
226 |
217 |
443 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
51.0% |
49.0% |
100.0% |
CSULB |
Count |
165 |
53 |
218 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
75.7% |
24.3% |
100.0% |
Another CSU |
Count |
3 |
0 |
3 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
100.0% |
.0% |
100.0% |
Another 4-yr. college/university |
Count |
51 |
12 |
63 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
81.0% |
19.0% |
100.0% |
Non-English speaking university |
Count |
6 |
21 |
27 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
22.2% |
77.8% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
451 |
303 |
754 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
59.8% |
40.2% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Valid |
5.00 |
1 |
.1 |
.1 |
.1 |
6.00 |
13 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
7.00 |
20 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
8.00 |
49 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
10.4 |
9.00 |
146 |
18.3 |
18.3 |
28.7 |
10.00 |
96 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
40.7 |
11.00 |
88 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
51.7 |
12.00 |
184 |
23.0 |
23.0 |
74.7 |
13.00 |
94 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
86.5 |
14.00 |
52 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
93.0 |
15.00 |
40 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
98.0 |
16.00 |
12 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
99.5 |
17.00 |
2 |
.3 |
.3 |
99.7 |
18.00 |
2 |
.3 |
.3 |
100.0 |
Total |
799 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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