Table 1.9 Academic Rank Comparison (CBASE English) Academic Rank CBASE English Test Taker Non-Test Taker Total Freshmen 29 1149 (14.9%) 1153 (15.1%) Sophomores 30 1600 (21.4%) 1643 (21.6%) Juniors 40 2031 (27.2%) 2055 (27.0%) Seniors 25 2400 (32.2%) 2444 (32.1%) Non-Degree 3 317 (4.2%) 320 (4.2%) Total 127 (100%) 7462 (100.0%) 7615 (100.0%) 1.9 compares the number of students that took the CBASE English exam to those that did not by academic rank. Table 2.1 Gender Comparison (CBASE English) Gender English Test Taker Non-test taker N (% of test-takers) N Male (1) 29 (22.8%) 3226(43.3%) Female (2) 98 (77.2%) 4231(56.7%) Total 127 (100.0%) 7457(100%) Table 2.1 compares the number of students that took the CBASE English exam to those that did not by gender. Table 2.2 First-time and Transfer Student Comparison (CBASE English) Classification CBASE English Test Taker Non -Test Taker Total Unknown 2 (1.6%) 230 (3.1%) 232 (3.0%) First time Student 92 (72.4%) 4464 (59.8%) 4574 (60.1%) Transfer 33 (26.0%) 2768 (37.1%) 2809 (357%) Total 127 (100.0%) 7462 (100.0%) 7615 (100.0%) Table 2.2 compares the number of Gull Week test takers to non-test takers based on their first-time or transfer student status upon entry to SU.
Results Social Studies Reliability Estimates Reliability Estimates for Social Studies KR-20 .803 KR-21 .791 Performance Table 3.1 Average Scores for Social Studies CBASE by Cluster N Min Max Mean SD Cluster History 132 177 383 272.82 49.03 World Events 132 180 379 281.72 44.25 U.S. Events 132 178 370 276.38 49.21 Cluster Social Sciences 132 138 399 264.58 57.17 Geography 132 160 368 280.36 54.47 Political /Econ Structures 132 133 361 273.94 52.56 Social Science Procedures 132 165 370 270.67 49.42 Table 3.1 Social Studies (CBASE) average scores across clusters. Students performed best in the World Events cluster followed closely by Geography. Interestingly, the Geography section was noted as the least aligned with the General Education outcomes. Table 3.2 Average Score for Social Studies CBASE by Cluster and Academic Rank Academic Rank Cluster History World Events U.S. Events Cluster Social Sciences Geography Political/Econ Structures Social Science Procedures Freshmen 260.67 270.33 282.76 271.00 262.81 292.24 263.52 Sophomores 265.58 277.96 290.46 276.92 264.08 276.00 280.15 Juniors 258.18 271.96 280.26 276.92 256.18 270.04 268.76 Seniors 270.80 271.71 276.69 278.43 278.03 291.20 282.97 Table 3.2 Social Studies (CBASE) average scores across cluster by academic rank.
English Table 3.3 Average Scores for English CBASE by Cluster N Min Max Mean SD Cluster Reading & Literature 126 123 380 259.89 52.50 Critical Reading 127 140 363 265.18 51.09 Analytical Reading 127 161 367 275.73 54.03 Literature 127 188 380 275.98 37.25 Cluster Writing 127 138 386 278.58 47.90 Writing as a Process 127 171 370 284.27 42.19 Conventions of Written English 127 155 363 285.02 48.46 Table 3.1 English (CBASE) average scores across clusters. Students performed best in the Writing Cluster followed closely by both Literature Skills and the Reading & Literature Cluster. Table 3.2 Average Score for English CBASE by Cluster and Academic Rank Academic Rank Cluster Reading & Literature Critical Reading Analytical Reading Literature Cluster Writing Writing as a Process Conventions of Written English Freshmen 262.38 268.07 276.90 280.66 284.76 289.83 287.83 Sophomores 263.77 270.07 276.80 280.67 294.80 289.13 304.00 Juniors 256.75 264.50 271.65 276.23 266.08 278.10 272.67 Seniors 266.08 265.32 286.36 266.80 271.91 285.65 274.64 Table 3.2 English (CBASE) average scores across cluster by academic rank.