Writing Proficiency Exam: Pass/Fail Rates for November 2006
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

WPE November 2006 Pass/Fail Rates Overall |
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Valid |
Pass |
2823 |
82.4 |
82.4 |
82.4 |
Fail |
601 |
17.6 |
17.6 |
100.0 |
Total |
3424 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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WPE November 2006 Descriptive Statistics
TOTAL SCORE |
N |
Valid |
3424 |
Missing |
0 |
Mean |
12.04 |
Std. Deviation |
1.875 |
Minimum |
0 |
Maximum |
18 |

WPE November 2006 Pass/Fail Rates by College |
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail |
Pass |
College |
The Arts |
Count |
285 |
70 |
355 |
% within College |
80.3% |
19.7% |
100.0% |
Business Administration |
Count |
396 |
137 |
533 |
% within College |
74.3% |
25.7% |
100.0% |
Education |
Count |
149 |
17 |
166 |
% within College |
89.8% |
10.2% |
100.0% |
Engineering |
Count |
161 |
80 |
241 |
% within College |
66.8% |
33.2% |
100.0% |
Health and Human Services |
Count |
533 |
76 |
609 |
% within College |
87.5% |
12.5% |
100.0% |
Liberal Arts |
Count |
693 |
82 |
775 |
% within College |
89.4% |
10.6% |
100.0% |
Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
Count |
213 |
40 |
253 |
% within College |
84.2% |
15.8% |
100.0% |
University Academic Programs |
Count |
12 |
4 |
16 |
% within College |
75.0% |
25.0% |
100.0% |
Undeclared/don't know |
Count |
114 |
13 |
127 |
% within College |
89.8% |
10.2% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
2556 |
519 |
3075 |
% within College |
83.1% |
16.9% |
100.0% |

WPE November 2006 Pass/Fail Rates by Class Status |
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail |
Pass |
Class status |
Undergraduate |
Count |
2485 |
495 |
2980 |
% within Class status |
83.4% |
16.6% |
100.0% |
Graduate Student |
Count |
236 |
81 |
317 |
% within Class status |
74.4% |
25.6% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
2721 |
576 |
3297 |
% within Class status |
82.5% |
17.5% |
100.0% |

WPE November 2006 Pass/Fail Rates by Sex |
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail |
Pass |
Sex |
Male |
Count |
1057 |
232 |
1289 |
% within Sex |
82.0% |
18.0% |
100.0% |
Female |
Count |
1669 |
337 |
2006 |
% within Sex |
83.2% |
16.8% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
2726 |
569 |
3295 |
% within Sex |
82.7% |
17.3% |
100.0% |

WPE November 2006 Pass/Fail Rates by Native English Speaking Status |
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail |
Pass |
Is English your native language? |
Yes |
Count |
1944 |
131 |
2075 |
% within Is English your native language? |
93.7% |
6.3% |
100.0% |
No |
Count |
773 |
438 |
1211 |
% within Is English your native language? |
63.8% |
36.2% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
2717 |
569 |
3286 |
% within Is English your native language? |
82.7% |
17.3% |
100.0% |

WPE November 2006 Pass/Fail Rates by Where Students Took Freshman Composition |
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail |
Pass |
Where did you take freshman comp? |
Community college |
Count |
1557 |
405 |
1962 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
79.4% |
20.6% |
100.0% |
CSULB |
Count |
788 |
80 |
868 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
90.8% |
9.2% |
100.0% |
Another CSU |
Count |
78 |
7 |
85 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
91.8% |
8.2% |
100.0% |
Another 4-yr. college/university |
Count |
233 |
35 |
268 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
86.9% |
13.1% |
100.0% |
Non-English speaking university |
Count |
27 |
38 |
65 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
41.5% |
58.5% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
2683 |
565 |
3248 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
82.6% |
17.4% |
100.0% |

WPE November 2006 Frequency Distribution of Scores |
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Valid |
0 |
1 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
3 |
3 |
.1 |
.1 |
.1 |
4 |
1 |
.0 |
.0 |
.1 |
5 |
1 |
.0 |
.0 |
.2 |
6 |
16 |
.5 |
.5 |
.6 |
7 |
35 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
8 |
59 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
9 |
248 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
10.6 |
10 |
237 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
17.6 |
11 |
423 |
12.4 |
12.4 |
29.9 |
12 |
1119 |
32.7 |
32.7 |
62.6 |
13 |
634 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
81.1 |
14 |
350 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
91.3 |
15 |
222 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
97.8 |
16 |
53 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
99.4 |
17 |
12 |
.4 |
.4 |
99.7 |
18 |
10 |
.3 |
.3 |
100.0 |
Total |
3424 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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