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Analyzing Student Writing Characteristics from Initial ROAD Results

This initial report presents findings from the Repository Of Assessment Documents (ROAD) process. Students upload writing samples, which are then randomly selected and scored by reviewers based on a rubric. The report examines characteristics such as age, GPA, completed hours, ACT scores, ethnicity, and gender in relation to rubric scores. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate relationships between scores and student characteristics, revealing insights on age, gender, and ACT scores. Additionally, the report discusses rubric item scores, course grades, and correlations between rubric scores and final course grades. The YSU Writing Center introduces a new online scheduling system for students' convenience and enhanced distance education support. Visit the General Education website for updated information.

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Analyzing Student Writing Characteristics from Initial ROAD Results

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  1. Initial Results from the ROAD(Repository Of Assessment Documents)

  2. Step 1: Student Submits File to ROAD Each student will upload two writing samples: one from ENGL 1551 and one from an upper-division course in their major

  3. Step 2: Random Sample Selected

  4. Step 3: Reviewers Score Using Rubric

  5. Student Characteristics All Students in ENGL Sample 1551, Spring 2011 Characteristic N MeanMean Age 193 22.322.8 High School GPA 165 3.363.10 YSU GPA* 193 3.162.79 Hours Completed* 193 43.241.1 ACT English Score 157 21.921.1 *After completion of Spring, 2011

  6. Student Characteristics, cont. All Students in ENGL Sample 1551, Spring 2011 Ethnicity Freq. %% Asian 5 2.6 1.3 Black 18 9.3 12.4 Hispanic 4 2.1 2.1 White 157 81 78.9 Other 0 0 0.9 Unknown 9 4.7 4.4

  7. Student Characteristics, cont. All Students in ENGL Sample 1551, Spring 2011 Gender Freq. %% Female 110 57 54 Male 83 43 46

  8. Items with Highest Rubric Scores Context and Purpose (Item #1) Mean = 1.90 Syntax and Mechanics (Item #5) Mean = 2.03

  9. Items with Lowest Rubric Scores Writing Conventions (Item #3) Mean = 1.62 Student’s Position (Item #6) Mean = 1.68

  10. Scores and Student Characteristics • For each of the seven rubric items logistic regression analysis was conducted to see if there was a relationship between the rubric score and: • Age • Gender • Ethnicity (white/nonwhite) • ACT English Score

  11. Scores and Student Characteristics, cont. • Age • No relationship for 5 of the 7 items (The exceptions were Sources and Evidence, item #4, and Conclusion, item #7. Younger students had higher scores.) • White/Nonwhite • No relationship for any of the 7 items

  12. Scores and Student Characteristics, cont. • Gender • No relationship for 6 of the 7 items (The exception was Conclusions, item #7. Men had higher scores.) • English ACT Score • Positive relationship for 6 of the 7 items (The exception was Writing Conventions, item #3.)

  13. Scores and Student Characteristics, cont. English ACT and Sources and Evidence (Item #4)

  14. Scores and Course Grades • All Students in ENGL • Sample 1551, Spring 2011 • Grade Freq. %% A 107 57.5 44.2 B 49 26.3 28.1 C 15 8.1 11.7 CR 2 1.1 7.9 NC 13 7.0 15.2

  15. Scores and Course Grades, cont. • Rank (Spearman) Correlation Results: • No evidence of a relationship between the rubric scores and the final grade in the course with two exceptions: • Sources and Evidence • (item #4, 0.1 significance level) • Conclusions • (item #7, 0.1 significance level)

  16. Shameless Advertisements The YSU Writing Center launched a new online scheduling system at ysu.mywconline.com. The new site allows students to upload files and offers a better platform for synchronous online consultations to better meet the needs of distance education. The General Education website has been updated to include the new general education model. Please visit the site at: http://web.ysu.edu/ger/

  17. Acknowledgements

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