Making the VSA and the College Portrait Work for You
Ruth Dyer, Brian Niehoff, and Steven Hawks
Kansas State University
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Comparing All F-Y Students to a Sample of F-Y Students Taking CAAP at K-State (Fall 2008)
All First-Year Students at K-State
Gender
Male
Female
N
1,865
1,896
3,761
%
49.6
50.4
100.0
Gender
Male
Female
N
3,014
156
85
%
80.1
4.1
2.3
Total
25
54
60
52
315
3,761
0.7
1.4
1.6
1.4
8.4
100.0
Ethnicity
White
Black
Hispanic
American Indian/Alaskan
Native
Asian/Pacific Island
Mexican American
Multi-Racial
Unknown
Total
N
249
581
1,335
763
159
3,087
%
8.1
18.8
43.3
24.7
5.2
100.0
Total
Ethnicity
White
Black
Hispanic
American Indian/Alaskan
Native
Asian/Pacific Island
Mexican American
Multi-Racial
Unknown
ACT Composite^
Less than 19
19 - 21
22 - 26
27 - 31
32 & Above
Notes:
First-Year Students Completing CAAP*
N
316
440
756
%
41.8
58.2
100.0
N
612
41
22
%
81.1
5.4
2.9
Total
5
7
7
15
47
756
0.7
1.0
1.0
2.0
6.2
100.0
Total
N
104
113
177
168
66
628
%
16.6
18.0
28.2
26.8
10.5
100.0
Total
ACT Composite
Less than 19
19 - 21
22 - 26
27 - 31
32 & Above
^A total of 3,761 first-time first-year students were enrolled at K-State during Fall 2008.
*A total of 758 first-year students completed the CAAP exam in Fall 2008
Values omitted from sample demographics:
23 non-first-year students completed CAAP (removed for VSA purposes)
2 students had missing data on “gender” and “ethnicity”
ACT Composite scores were not available for 128 students
Prepared by the Office of Assessment
March 24, 2010
Kansas State University
Senior CAAP Testing by College
SPRING 2009
College
Agriculture
Architecture
Arts & Sciences
Business
Education
Engineering
Human Ecology
Tech. & Aviation
Total
Reading
N
%
42
20.3
1
0.5
46
22.2
85
41.1
0
0.0
0
0.0
33
15.9
0
0.0
207
100.0
CAAP Module
Critical Thinking
N
%
53
22.2
0
0.0
44
18.4
29
12.1
0
0.0
0
0.0
101
42.3
12
5.0
239
100.0
Writing
N
%
1
0.4
0
0.0
0
0.0
40
15.3
0
0.0
167
63.7
54
20.6
0
0.0
262
100.0
Total Tested
708
*Note: The College of Engineering requested that the Writing Module be given to its
students to assess their writing abilities for ABET accreditation purposes
SPRING 2010
College
Agriculture
Architecture
Arts & Sciences
Business
Education
Engineering
Human Ecology
Tech. & Aviation
Total
Reading
Natural Senior
N
%
21
8.2
0
0.0
45
17.5
75
29.2
29
11.3
44
17.1
26
10.1
17
6.6
257
100.0
CAAP Module
Critical Thinking
Natural Senior
N
%
24
8.5
0
0.0
41
14.6
77
27.4
37
13.2
59
21.0
25
8.9
18
6.4
281
100.0
Writing
Natural Senior
N
%
22
8.7
0
0.0
49
19.4
55
21.7
36
14.2
39
15.4
42
16.6
10
4.0
253
100.0
Total Tested
*Note: Nearly 1,200 students were tested to achieve K-State's goal of 750 'Natural' Seniors
791