Writing Proficiency Exam: Pass/Fail Rates for April 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

|
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Valid |
Pass |
1433 |
76.1 |
76.1 |
76.1 |
Fail |
450 |
23.9 |
23.9 |
100.0 |
Total |
1883 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|

|
N |
Valid |
1883 |
Missing |
0 |
Mean |
11.67 |
Std. Deviation |
1.944 |
Minimum |
3 |
Maximum |
18 |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
College |
The Arts |
Count |
130 |
74 |
204 |
% within College |
63.7% |
36.3% |
100.0% |
Business Administration |
Count |
238 |
82 |
320 |
% within College |
74.4% |
25.6% |
100.0% |
Education |
Count |
92 |
12 |
104 |
% within College |
88.5% |
11.5% |
100.0% |
Engineering |
Count |
88 |
74 |
162 |
% within College |
54.3% |
45.7% |
100.0% |
Health and Human Services |
Count |
276 |
60 |
336 |
% within College |
82.1% |
17.9% |
100.0% |
Liberal Arts |
Count |
360 |
80 |
440 |
% within College |
81.8% |
18.2% |
100.0% |
Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
Count |
102 |
26 |
128 |
% within College |
79.7% |
20.3% |
100.0% |
University Academic Programs |
Count |
11 |
0 |
11 |
% within College |
100.0% |
.0% |
100.0% |
Undeclared/don't know |
Count |
68 |
9 |
77 |
% within College |
88.3% |
11.7% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
1365 |
417 |
1782 |
% within College |
76.6% |
23.4% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Class status |
Undergraduate |
Count |
1294 |
382 |
1676 |
% within Class status |
77.2% |
22.8% |
100.0% |
Graduate Student |
Count |
124 |
57 |
181 |
% within Class status |
68.5% |
31.5% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
1418 |
439 |
1857 |
% within Class status |
76.4% |
23.6% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Sex |
Male |
Count |
568 |
206 |
774 |
% within Sex |
73.4% |
26.6% |
100.0% |
Female |
Count |
856 |
235 |
1091 |
% within Sex |
78.5% |
21.5% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
1424 |
441 |
1865 |
% within Sex |
76.4% |
23.6% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Is English your native language? |
Yes |
Count |
1076 |
74 |
1150 |
% within Is English your native language? |
93.6% |
6.4% |
100.0% |
No |
Count |
343 |
368 |
711 |
% within Is English your native language? |
48.2% |
51.8% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
1419 |
442 |
1861 |
% within Is English your native language? |
76.2% |
23.8% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
|
|
Pass or Fail |
Total |
Pass |
Fail
|
Where did you take freshman comp? |
Community college |
Count |
665 |
274 |
939 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
70.8% |
29.2% |
100.0% |
CSULB |
Count |
569 |
103 |
672 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
84.7% |
15.3% |
100.0% |
Another CSU |
Count |
32 |
3 |
35 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
91.4% |
8.6% |
100.0% |
Another 4-yr. college/university |
Count |
105 |
30 |
135 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
77.8% |
22.2% |
100.0% |
Non-English speaking university |
Count |
16 |
26 |
42 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
38.1% |
61.9% |
100.0% |
Total |
Count |
1387 |
436 |
1823 |
% within Where did you take freshman comp? |
76.1% |
23.9% |
100.0% |

|
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Valid |
3 |
4 |
.2 |
.2 |
.2 |
5 |
1 |
.1 |
.1 |
.3 |
6 |
12 |
.6 |
.6 |
.9 |
7 |
23 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
8 |
54 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
9 |
207 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
16.0 |
10 |
149 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
23.9 |
11 |
238 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
36.5 |
12 |
651 |
34.6 |
34.6 |
71.1 |
13 |
287 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
86.4 |
14 |
140 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
93.8 |
15 |
83 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
98.2 |
16 |
16 |
.8 |
.8 |
99.0 |
17 |
11 |
.6 |
.6 |
99.6 |
18 |
7 |
.4 |
.4 |
100.0 |
Total |
1883 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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