Spring 2014

EWP Submission Report

The following table lists the ratings in this category and the number of submissions that received that rating. The percentage in parentheses after the number of submissions indicates the percentage of total submissionsthat received this score.

Rating / Number of Submissions / Increase/Decrease Previous Spring Semester
1 / 3 (<1%) / -10
1.5 / 6 (<1%) / 0
2 / 75 (3%) / +11
2.5 / 113 (4%) / -27
3 / 720 (28%) / -144
3.5 / 956 (37%) / -123
4 / 724 (28%) / -56
3.40 / 2597 / -349

The following table provides a breakdown of submissions by rating and student characteristics. Percentages are taken from the total number of submissions, which is 2597.

Student Characteristic / 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4
Female / 2 (<1%) / 3 (<1%) / 40 (2%) / 60 (2%) / 405 (16%) / 575 (22%) / 453 (18%)
Male / 1 (<1%) / 3 (<1%) / 35 (1%) / 53 (2%) / 315 (12%) / 381 (15%) / 271 (11%)
Native / 2 (<1%) / 3 (<1%) / 45 (2%) / 65(3%) / 352 (16%) / 469 (18%) / 361 (14%)
Transfer / 1 (<1%) / 3 (<1%) / 30 (1%) / 48 (2%) / 364 (13%) / 481 (19%) / 360 (14%)
Unknown / 4 (<1%) / 6 (<1%) / 3 (<1%)
American Indian/Alaskan Native / 5 (<1%) / 3 (<1%) / 2 (<1%)
Asian/Pacific Islander / 1 (<1%) / 1 (<1%) / 8 (<1%) / 11 (<1%) / 8 (<1%)
Black Non-Hispanic / 1 (<1%) / 22 (1%) / 30 (1%) / 134 (5%) / 119 (5%) / 70 (3%)
Hispanic / 4 (<1%) / 5 (<1%) / 28 (1%) / 41 (1%) / 30 (1%)
White Non-Hispanic / 1 (<1%) / 5 (<1%) / 42 (1%) / 69 (3%) / 492 (20%) / 738 (29%) / 582 (22%)
Not Reported / 1 (<1%) / 6 (<1%) / 9 (<1%) / 53 (2%) / 44 (2%) / 32 (1%)
Freshman / 3(<1%) / 1 / 10 (<1%) / 15 (1%) / 124 (4%) / 151 (5%) / 87 (3%)
Sophomore / 2(<1%) / 2 (<1%) / 17 (1%) / 28 (1%) / 133 (5%) / 165 (6%) / 124 (5%)
Junior / 4 (<1%) / 13 (1%) / 35 (1%) / 262 (9%) / 316 (11%) / 229 (9%)
Senior / 4 (<1%) / 3 (<1%) / 24 (1%) / 62 (2%) / 345 (12%) / 447 (15%) / 284(11%)
TOTAL / 13 <1%) / 6(1%) / 75 (3%) / 113 (4%) / 864 (28%) / 956 (37%) / 724 (28%)

Total Number of Students: 2,079 (1,617students, 78%, submitted one document; 406 students, 20%, submitted two documents; 56 students, 2%, submitted 3 documents.) SP14saw 293 fewer students submitting than SP13.

The following information offers a breakdown of student demographics for all students who submitted spring 2014.

Student Type

Native:1091 (53%)

Transfer: 979 (47%)

Unknown: 9 (<1%)

The following table shows the number of submissions by student type.

Student Type / 3 Submissions / 2 Submissions / 1 Submission / Total / Increase/Decrease Previous Spring
Native / 17 (1%) / 172 (8%) / 902 (43%) / 1091 (53%) / -199
Transfer / 39 (2%) / 230 (11%) / 710 (34%) / 979 (45%) / -98
Unknown / 0 (<1%) / 4 (<1%) / 5 (<1%) / 9 (<1%) / +4
Totals / 56 (2%) / 406 (20%) / 1617(78%) / 2079 / -293

Gender

Females: 1245(60%)

Males: 834 (40%)

The following table indicates the number of submissions by gender.

Gender / 3 Submissions / 2 Submissions / 1 Submission / Total / Increase/Decrease Previous Spring
Male / 31 (2%) / 163 (8%) / 640(30%) / 834 (40%) / -127
Female / 25 (1%) / 243 (12%) / 977(47%) / 1245(60%) / -166
Totals / 56(2%) / 406 (20%) / 1617 (78%) / 2079 / -293

Ethnicity

American Indian/Alaskan Native:10 (<1%)

Asian/Pacific Islander:23 (1%)

Black Non-Hispanic:303 (15%)

Hispanic:87 (4%)

White Non-Hispanic:1540 (74%)

Not reported:116 (6%)

The following table indicates the number of submissions by ethnicity.

Ethnicity / 3 Submissions / 2 Submissions / 1 Submission / Total / Increase/Decrease Previous Spring
American Indian/Alaskan Native / 10 (<1%) / 10 (<1%) / -2
Asian/Pacific Islander / 2 (<1%) / 2(<1%) / 19 (1%) / 23 (1%) / -4
Black Non-Hispanic / 6 (<1%) / 61 (3%) / 236 (11%) / 303 (15%) / -59
Hispanic / 1 (<1%) / 19 (1%) / 67 (3%) / 87 (4%) / -9
White Non-Hispanic / 46 (2%) / 297 (13%) / 1197 (57%) / 1540 (74%) / -238
Not Reported / 1(<1%) / 27 (1%) / 88 (4%) / 116 (6%) / +19
Totals / 56 (2%) / 406 (20%) / 1617 (78%) / 2079 / -293

Hours Completed[1]

1-29:282 (14%)

30-59:346 (17%)

60-89:590 (29%)

90+:861 (39%)

The following table shows the number of submissions by hours completed at time of submission; this includes transfer credit hours.

Hours Completed / 3 Submissions / 2 Submissions / 1 Submission / Total / Increase/
Decrease Previous Spring
1-29 hours / 2 (<1%) / 46 (2%) / 234 (11%) / 282 (14%) / -71
30-59 hours / 2 (<1%) / 57 (3%) / 287 (14%) / 346 (17%) / -59
60-89 hours / 8 (1%) / 115 (6%) / 467 (22%) / 590 (28%) / -92
90+ hours / 44 (2%) / 188 (9%) / 629 (30%) / 861 (41%) / -71
Totals / 56 (2%) / 406(20%) / 1617 (78%) / 2079 / -293

Course levels for which the submissions were written are given in the table that follows.

Course Level / Total Number of Courses / Number of Submissions / WI/WC Courses / WI/WC Submissions
1000 Level General Education / 24 / 348 / 3 / 204
1000 Level Major / 7 / 20 / 0 / 0
Total 1000 Level / 31 / 368 / 3 / 204
2000 Level General Education / 26 / 267 / 12 / 172
2000 Level Major / 52 / 372 / 17 / 132
Total 2000 Level / 78 / 639 / 29 / 304
3000 Level General Education / 14 / 75 / 13 / 64
3000 Level Major / 161 / 837 / 55 / 305
Total 3000 Level / 175 / 912 / 68 / 369
4000 Level General Education / 16 / 247 / 16 / 247
4000 Level Major / 122 / 431 / 30 / 136
Total 4000 Level / 138 / 678 / 46 / 383
5000 Level Major / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
TOTALS / 422 / 2597 / 146
(57% of courses used for submission) / 1260
(49% of total)
  • In SP13, a total of 446 courses were represented in the EWP submissions; SP13 shows adecrease of 24 courses from which students chose to submit.
  • In SP13, 1576 of the 2946submissions were from WI/WC courses or 54% of the total submissions. In SP14, 1260submissions of the 2946 total submissions came from WI/WC courses (43% of the submissions for the semester); this percentage shows a 11% decrease from the previous spring in WI/WC submissions.
  • Only one submission was received from 118 courses (-9 courses from SP13). The most submissions came from ENG 1002G with 158 submissions followed by EDF 2555 with 79 submissions and EIU 4101 with 70 submissions. A total of 243 submissions were received from the 15 senior seminar courses.

The following table indicates the average ratings by major and college.

Major / Average Rating / Number of Submissions / Increase/
Decrease Previous Spring / Previous Spring Average
All Submissions / 3.40 / 2597 / -349 / 3.39
College of Arts & Humanities / 3.39 / 467 / -39 / 3.40
African American Studies / 3.16 / 3 / +1 / 3.25
Art / 3.28 / 57 / -19 / 3.21
Communication Studies / 3.34 / 205 / -18 / 3.38
English / 3.58 / 68 / -4 / 3.48
Foreign Languages / 3.25 / 16 / +5 / 3.50
History / 3.48 / 48 / -11 / 3.47
Journalism / 3.40 / 37 / -8 / 3.36
Music / 3.26 / 19 / -21 / 3.65
Philosophy / 3.50 / 5 / +3 / 3.25
Theater Arts / 3.11 / 9 / 0 / 3.05
College of Education & Professional Studies / 3.40 / 596 / -83 / 3.41
Early Childhood/Elementary/Middle Level Education / 3.35 / 162 / -29 / 3.44
Health Studies / 3.45 / 68 / +3 / 3.48
Kinesiology & Sports Studies / 3.38 / 244 / -47 / 3.33
Recreation Administration / 3.40 / 37 / +11 / 3.40
Special Education / 3.48 / 85 / -41 / 3.50
College of Sciences / 3.45 / 615 / -137 / 3.40
Biological Sciences / 3.49 / 188 / +16 / 3.39
Chemistry / 3.54 / 11 / -6 / 3.54
Communication Disorders & Sciences / 3.55 / 48 / -16 / 3.47
Economics / 3.62 / 16 / +5 / 3.36
Geology/Geography / 3.27 / 18 / -28 / 3.41
Mathematics & Computer Sciences / 3.53 / 27 / -8 / 3.64
Nursing / 3.62 / 8 / -4 / 3.33
Physics / 3.64 / 14 / 0 / 3.14
Political Science / 3.44 / 29 / -7 / 3.48
Psychology / 3.29 / 140 / -34 / 3.34
Sociology / 3.49 / 116 / -67 / 3.35
College of Continuing Education—Bachelor of General Studies / 3.52 / 248 / +28 / 3.46
Major / Average Rating / Number of Submissions / Increase/
Decrease Previous Spring / Previous Spring Average
LumpkinCollege of Business & Applied Sciences / 3.35 / 650 / -143 / Not Available
School of Business / 3.36 / 346 / -105 / 3.33
Accounting / 3.42 / 44 / -21 / 3.51
Business Administration / 3.57 / 16 / +9 / 3.35
Finance / 3.42 / 35 / -4 / 3.40
Management / 3.43 / 53 / -15 / 3.33
Management Information Systems / 3.33 / 12 / -3 / 3.33
Marketing / 3.23 / 52 / +8 / 3.36
Pre-Business / 3.34 / 134 / -25 / 3.36
School of Family & Consumer Sciences / 3.30 / 182 / -25 / 3.24
Apparel/Consumer Affairs/Hospitality Management/Merchandising / 3.31 / 48 / -9 / 3.24
Dietetics / 3.09 / 22 / +1 / 3.19
Family Services / 3.34 / 112 / -2 / 3.24
School of Technology / 3.41 / 122 / +10 / 3.33
Organizational & Professional Development / 3.45 / 61 / 0 / 3.35
Career & Technical Education / 3.40 / 5 / -4 / 3.44
Applied Engineering Technology / 3.37 / 56 / -14 / 3.29
Center for Academic Support & Assessment—Undeclared / 3.14 / 21 / -9 / 3.15

Prepared by Center for Academic Support and Assessment, June2014, p. 1

[1] Some students transferred in hours at different points in the semester, so if they submitted more than once in the semester, the number of hours earned are different for submissions from the same student (for example, one student submitted two papers this semester, one when she had zero hours, and one when she has 43 hours). Therefore, these totals will vary slightly from the other demographic categories.