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 |
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Individual Items
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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 |
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Percentage of students passing |
88 |
51 |
84 |
28 |
26 |
33 |
44 |
74 |
44 |
86 |
37 |
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average score |
3.33 |
2.95 |
3.54 |
2.46 |
2.47 |
2.50 |
2.68 |
3.20 |
2.62 |
3.51 |
25.74 |
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8 |
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Biology/Chemistry |
75 |
63 |
88 |
63 |
50 |
50 |
63 |
88 |
88 |
100 |
75 |
7 |
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Communications |
100 |
43 |
71 |
14 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
71 |
29 |
71 |
14 |
5 |
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Journalism |
100 |
40 |
80 |
20 |
40 |
20 |
80 |
80 |
40 |
100 |
40 |
4 |
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Psychology |
100 |
0 |
50 |
25 |
0 |
50 |
25 |
75 |
25 |
100 |
25 |
3 |
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Sociology |
100 |
33 |
100 |
33 |
0 |
67 |
33 |
100 |
67 |
100 |
100 |
3 |
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Nursing |
100 |
67 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
33 |
100 |
0 |
4 |
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Math/Physics |
75 |
75 |
100 |
25 |
50 |
50 |
75 |
75 |
25 |
50 |
75 |
9 |
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Others |
78 |
67 |
100 |
22 |
11 |
11 |
33 |
56 |
33 |
78 |
0 |
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29 |
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Females (67%) |
93 |
45 |
79 |
24 |
24 |
34 |
38% |
76% |
48% |
83% |
38% |
14 |
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Males (33%) |
79 |
64 |
93 |
36 |
29 |
29 |
57% |
71% |
36% |
93% |
36% |
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22 |
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All GE at PLNU |
91 |
45 |
77 |
32 |
27 |
32 |
55 |
68 |
55 |
95 |
36 |
17 |
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Most GE at PLNU |
82 |
59 |
88 |
24 |
29 |
35 |
41 |
88 |
29 |
82 |
35 |
3 |
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GE Elsewhere |
100 |
67 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
67 |
67 |
33 |
33 |