Appendix 9: Data for General Education Assessment, April 2004

GE Holistic Writing Exam 2004: Item Score (Out of 4: Passing = 3)
and Total Score (Out of 36: Passing = 27)

Number of students taking exam

 

Individual Items

A Significant Topic

B Thesis Statement

C Timely Thesis

D Logical Sub-points

E Appropriate Evidence

F Objections

G Academic Format

H Diction Level

I Christian View

J PLNU Contribution

Total Student Score

43

 

Percentage of students passing

88

51

84

28

26

33

44

74

44

86

37

 

 

average score

3.33

2.95

3.54

2.46

2.47

2.50

2.68

3.20

2.62

3.51

25.74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Biology/Chemistry

75

63

88

63

50

50

63

88

88

100

75

7

 

Communications

100

43

71

14

29

29

29

71

29

71

14

5

 

Journalism

100

40

80

20

40

20

80

80

40

100

40

4

 

Psychology

100

0

50

25

0

50

25

75

25

100

25

3

 

Sociology

100

33

100

33

0

67

33

100

67

100

100

3

 

Nursing

100

67

67

0

0

0

0

100

33

100

0

4

 

Math/Physics

75

75

100

25

50

50

75

75

25

50

75

9

 

Others

78

67

100

22

11

11

33

56

33

78

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

Females  (67%)

93

45

79

24

24

34

38%

76%

48%

83%

38%

14

 

Males (33%)

79

64

93

36

29

29

57%

71%

36%

93%

36%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

All GE at PLNU

91

45

77

32

27

32

55

68

55

95

36

17

 

Most GE at PLNU

82

59

88

24

29

35

41

88

29

82

35

3

 

GE Elsewhere

100

67

100

0

0

0

0

67

67

33

33