Writing Proficiency Exam: Pass/Fail Rates for November 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 |
3072 |
78.7 |
78.7 |
78.7 |
Fail |
830 |
21.3 |
21.3 |
100.0 |
Total |
3902 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|

|
N |
Valid |
3902 |
Missing |
0 |
Mean |
11.90 |
Std. Deviation |
2.050 |
Minimum |
0 |
Maximum |
18 |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
College |
The Arts |
Count |
364 |
133 |
497 |
% within College |
73.2% |
26.8% |
100.0% |
Business Administration |
Count |
442 |
204 |
646 |
% within College |
68.4% |
31.6% |
100.0% |
Education |
Count |
202 |
27 |
229 |
% within College |
88.2% |
11.8% |
100.0% |
Engineering |
Count |
221 |
135 |
356 |
% within College |
62.1% |
37.9% |
100.0% |
Health and Human Services |
Count |
621 |
98 |
719 |
% within College |
86.4% |
13.6% |
100.0% |
Liberal Arts |
Count |
849 |
142 |
991 |
% within College |
85.7% |
14.3% |
100.0% |
Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
Count |
218 |
62 |
280 |
% within College |
77.9% |
22.1% |
100.0% |
University Academic Programs |
Count |
19 |
2 |
21 |
% within College |
90.5% |
9.5% |
100.0% |
Undeclared/don't know |
Count |
85 |
12 |
97 |
% within College |
87.6% |
12.4% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
3021 |
815 |
3836 |
% within College |
78.8% |
21.2% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Class status |
Undergraduate |
Count |
2708 |
714 |
3422 |
% within Class status |
79.1% |
20.9% |
100.0% |
Graduate Student |
Count |
328 |
109 |
437 |
% within Class status |
75.1% |
24.9% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
3036 |
823 |
3859 |
% within Class status |
78.7% |
21.3% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Sex |
Male |
Count |
1211 |
394 |
1605 |
% within Sex |
75.5% |
24.5% |
100.0% |
Female |
Count |
1834 |
427 |
2261 |
% within Sex |
81.1% |
18.9% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
3045 |
821 |
3866 |
% within Sex |
78.8% |
21.2% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Is English your native language? |
Yes |
Count |
2313 |
179 |
2492 |
% within Is English your native language? |
92.8% |
7.2% |
100.0% |
No |
Count |
731 |
643 |
1374 |
% within Is English your native language? |
53.2% |
46.8% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
3044 |
822 |
3866 |
% 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 |
1690 |
558 |
2248 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
75.2% |
24.8% |
100.0% |
CSULB |
Count |
910 |
144 |
1054 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
86.3% |
13.7% |
100.0% |
Another CSU |
Count |
68 |
6 |
74 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
91.9% |
8.1% |
100.0% |
Another 4-yr. college/university |
Count |
305 |
43 |
348 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
87.6% |
12.4% |
100.0% |
Non-English speaking university |
Count |
34 |
66 |
100 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
34.0% |
66.0% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
3007 |
817 |
3824 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
78.6% |
21.4% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Valid |
0 |
1 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
3 |
2 |
.1 |
.1 |
.1 |
4 |
1 |
.0 |
.0 |
.1 |
5 |
3 |
.1 |
.1 |
.2 |
6 |
31 |
.8 |
.8 |
1.0 |
7 |
60 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
8 |
123 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
9 |
307 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
13.5 |
10 |
302 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
21.3 |
11 |
515 |
13.2 |
13.2 |
34.5 |
12 |
1136 |
29.1 |
29.1 |
63.6 |
13 |
694 |
17.8 |
17.8 |
81.4 |
14 |
365 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
90.7 |
15 |
245 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
97.0 |
16 |
71 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
98.8 |
17 |
28 |
.7 |
.7 |
99.5 |
18 |
18 |
.5 |
.5 |
100.0 |
Total |
3902 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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