Writing Proficiency Exam: Pass/Fail Rates for September 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 |
825 |
74.6 |
74.6 |
74.6 |
Fail |
281 |
25.4 |
25.4 |
100.0 |
Total |
1106 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|

|
N |
Valid |
1106 |
Missing |
0 |
Mean |
11.8047 |
Std. Deviation |
2.15167 |
Minimum |
3.00 |
Maximum |
18.00 |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
College |
The Arts |
Count |
81 |
27 |
108 |
% within College |
75.0% |
25.0% |
100.0% |
Business Administration |
Count |
103 |
48 |
151 |
% within College |
68.2% |
31.8% |
100.0% |
Education |
Count |
48 |
8 |
56 |
% within College |
85.7% |
14.3% |
100.0% |
Engineering |
Count |
35 |
52 |
87 |
% within College |
40.2% |
59.8% |
100.0% |
Health and Human Services |
Count |
212 |
40 |
252 |
% within College |
84.1% |
15.9% |
100.0% |
Liberal Arts |
Count |
186 |
41 |
227 |
% within College |
81.9% |
18.1% |
100.0% |
Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
Count |
54 |
15 |
69 |
% within College |
78.3% |
21.7% |
100.0% |
University Academic Programs |
Count |
9 |
1 |
10 |
% within College |
90.0% |
10.0% |
100.0% |
Undeclared/don't know |
Count |
29 |
6 |
35 |
% within College |
82.9% |
17.1% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
757 |
238 |
995 |
% within College |
76.1% |
23.9% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Class status |
Undergraduate |
Count |
705 |
219 |
924 |
% within Class status |
76.3% |
23.7% |
100.0% |
Graduate Student |
Count |
88 |
45 |
133 |
% within Class status |
66.2% |
33.8% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
793 |
264 |
1057 |
% within Class status |
75.0% |
25.0% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Sex |
Male |
Count |
312 |
117 |
429 |
% within Sex |
72.7% |
27.3% |
100.0% |
Female |
Count |
487 |
150 |
637 |
% within Sex |
76.5% |
23.5% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
799 |
267 |
1066 |
% within Sex |
75.0% |
25.0% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Is English your native language? |
Yes |
Count |
611 |
53 |
664 |
% within Is English your native language? |
92.0% |
8.0% |
100.0% |
No |
Count |
185 |
206 |
391 |
% within Is English your native language? |
47.3% |
52.7% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
796 |
259 |
1055 |
% within Is English your native language? |
75.5% |
24.5% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Where did you take freshman comp? |
Community college |
Count |
462 |
166 |
628 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
73.6% |
26.4% |
100.0% |
CSULB |
Count |
214 |
56 |
270 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
79.3% |
20.7% |
100.0% |
Another CSU |
Count |
15 |
2 |
17 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
88.2% |
11.8% |
100.0% |
Another 4-yr. college/university |
Count |
83 |
17 |
100 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
83.0% |
17.0% |
100.0% |
Non-English speaking university |
Count |
5 |
19 |
24 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
20.8% |
79.2% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
779 |
260 |
1039 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
75.0% |
25.0% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Valid |
3.00 |
1 |
.1 |
.1 |
.1 |
6.00 |
11 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
7.00 |
20 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
8.00 |
42 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
6.7 |
9.00 |
110 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
16.6 |
10.00 |
97 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
25.4 |
11.00 |
123 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
36.5 |
12.00 |
314 |
28.4 |
28.4 |
64.9 |
13.00 |
169 |
15.3 |
15.3 |
80.2 |
14.00 |
99 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
89.2 |
15.00 |
86 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
96.9 |
16.00 |
25 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
99.2 |
17.00 |
5 |
.5 |
.5 |
99.6 |
18.00 |
4 |
.4 |
.4 |
100.0 |
Total |
1106 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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