Writing Proficiency Exam: Pass/Fail Rates for November 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 |
2236 |
78.3 |
78.3 |
78.3 |
Fail |
618 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
100.0 |
Total |
2854 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|

|
N |
Valid |
2854 |
Missing |
0 |
Mean |
11.8588 |
Std. Deviation |
1.98964 |
Minimum |
3.00 |
Maximum |
18.00 |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
College |
The Arts |
Count |
232 |
79 |
311 |
% within College |
74.6% |
25.4% |
100.0% |
Business Administration |
Count |
300 |
153 |
453 |
% within College |
66.2% |
33.8% |
100.0% |
Education |
Count |
170 |
23 |
193 |
% within College |
88.1% |
11.9% |
100.0% |
Engineering |
Count |
124 |
75 |
199 |
% within College |
62.3% |
37.7% |
100.0% |
Health and Human Services |
Count |
484 |
83 |
567 |
% within College |
85.4% |
14.6% |
100.0% |
Liberal Arts |
Count |
623 |
105 |
728 |
% within College |
85.6% |
14.4% |
100.0% |
Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
Count |
130 |
50 |
180 |
% within College |
72.2% |
27.8% |
100.0% |
University Academic Programs |
Count |
7 |
3 |
10 |
% within College |
70.0% |
30.0% |
100.0% |
Undeclared/don't know |
Count |
63 |
7 |
70 |
% within College |
90.0% |
10.0% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
2133 |
578 |
2711 |
% within College |
78.7% |
21.3% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Class status |
Undergraduate |
Count |
1982 |
538 |
2520 |
% within Class status |
78.7% |
21.3% |
100.0% |
Graduate student |
Count |
195 |
60 |
255 |
% within Class status |
76.5% |
23.5% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
2177 |
598 |
2775 |
% within Class status |
78.5% |
21.5% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Sex |
Male |
Count |
855 |
253 |
1108 |
% within Sex |
77.2% |
22.8% |
100.0% |
Female |
Count |
1325 |
339 |
1664 |
% within Sex |
79.6% |
20.4% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
2180 |
592 |
2772 |
% within Sex |
78.6% |
21.4% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Is English your Native Language? |
Yes |
Count |
1658 |
144 |
1802 |
% within Is English your Native Language? |
92.0% |
8.0% |
100.0% |
No |
Count |
516 |
445 |
961 |
% within Is English your Native Language? |
53.7% |
46.3% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
2174 |
589 |
2763 |
% within Is English your Native Language? |
78.7% |
21.3% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Where did you take freshman composition? |
Community college |
Count |
1127 |
425 |
1552 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
72.6% |
27.4% |
100.0% |
CSULB |
Count |
784 |
102 |
886 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
88.5% |
11.5% |
100.0% |
Another CSU |
Count |
47 |
3 |
50 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
94.0% |
6.0% |
100.0% |
Another 4-yr. college/university |
Count |
162 |
20 |
182 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
89.0% |
11.0% |
100.0% |
Non-English speaking university |
Count |
17 |
42 |
59 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
28.8% |
71.2% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
2137 |
592 |
2729 |
% within Where did you take freshman composition? |
78.3% |
21.7% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Valid |
3.00 |
1 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
6.00 |
28 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
7.00 |
33 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
8.00 |
81 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
9.00 |
249 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
13.7 |
10.00 |
226 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
21.7 |
11.00 |
382 |
13.4 |
13.4 |
35.0 |
12.00 |
845 |
29.6 |
29.6 |
64.6 |
13.00 |
529 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
83.2 |
14.00 |
254 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
92.1 |
15.00 |
146 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
97.2 |
16.00 |
48 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
98.9 |
17.00 |
15 |
.5 |
.5 |
99.4 |
18.00 |
17 |
.6 |
.6 |
100.0 |
Total |
2854 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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