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Table 6-28 Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) Results 2003-2009
Institutional Summary Report Mean Score Results
Test Area 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Writing Skills 62.4 62.1 62.5 62.8 62.3 62.1 62.0
Mathematics 56.1 56.0 56.5 57.1 56.5 56.7 56.3
Reading 60.5 60.8 61.0 60.6 59.1 60.3 61.0
Critical Thinking 60.6 60.6 59.9 59.8 58.6 59.7 60.3
The CAAP results from 2003-2009 are presented again below, in linear graphic form:
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Figure 6-29 CAAP Results 2003-2009
Mean Score
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Writing Skills 62.4 62.1 62.5 62.8 62.3 62.1 62.0
Mathematics 56.1 56.0 56.5 57.1 56.5 56.7 56.3
Reading 60.5 60.8 61.0 60.6 59.1 60.3 61.0
Critical Thinking 60.6 60.6 59.9 59.8 58.6 59.7 60.3
(RR 55)
Although student achievement scores are normally fairly consistent with the national norms, the
student effort, as self-reported, has at times been low. Prior to the spring 2009 CAAP exam
administration, a message was sent by the Institutional Researcher to faculty members requesting
that they encourage students to “do their best” when taking the CAAP test. A comparison of
student effort at the “Tried My Best” (TMB) level, shown below, appears to indicate that faculty
encouragement positively impacted the student effort level.
Table 6-30 Effort Rate on CAAP Test
Test Area Spring 2008 Spring 2009
Writing Skills 63.08 63
Mathematics 40.77 58
Reading 46.15 63
Critical Thinking 36.15 63
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