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ETS PROFICIENCY PROFILE - 2010 – SUMMARY REPORT (FORMERLY MAPP) MCC Research and Assessment
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ETS
PROFICIENCY PROFILE
- 2010 –
SUMMARY REPORT
(FORMERLY MAPP)
MCC Research and Assessment
ETS Proficiency Profile (formerly MAPP)
Students tested by Campus
Total N= 460
MCC Average compared to other
Community Colleges (AA)
442
430
441
453
440
427
438
452
410415420425430435440445450455
Mean Score 25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th
Percentile
MCC AA-ETS 2010
A total of 445 or 97% of students,
at MCC campuses generated valid
ETS Proficiency Profile scores.
171
85
159
45
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
BR MW LV PV
Students Tested by Campus
The majority of students
scored between 420 and 449
on a scale of 400 to 500.
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MCC Mean Scores by Gender
445 440
400
420
440
460
480
500
Male Female
Mean Score
Mean Score by Gender
161
268
Male Female
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Male Female
MCC males scored higher than
MCC females
MCC males scored slightly
higher for the Mathematics
Subscore
38% of students were male and
62% were female
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MCC Mean Scores by Age Groups
90
268
5123 13
0
<20 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Age Groups
20-29 year olds were the
largest share of age
groups tested
30-39 year olds scored
highest among all age
groups442 441 446
400
450
500
<20 20 - 29 30 - 39
Total Mean Score by Age Groups
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Mean scores by student status and GPA
77% of the students tested were
full time students
23% were part time
Full time vs. Part time GPA: 4.00 to 2.50
442 441
400
410
420
430
440
450
460
470
480
490
500
Full Time Part time
Mean Score
453442 437
400
410
420
430
440
450
460
470
480
490
500
4.00 to 3.50 3.49 to 3.00 2.99 to 2.50
Mean Score by GPA
61% of the students tested
earned between 4.00 and 3.00 GPA
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Scores increased with GPA
MCC Mean Scores by Percentage of General Education
or Core Curriculum Requirements Completed
436437438439440441442443444445446
Mean scores by General
Education Requirements
Completed
MCC
Mean
As MCC students completed a
higher percentage of general
education or core curriculum
requirements their total mean
scores increased.
MCC students who had completed
100% of their general education or
core curriculum requirements had
a total mean score close to 6 points
higher than those students who had
only completed 25% of their
requirements.
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Mean scores by Employment and Credit Hours
Successfully Completed
441 440 443 442
400
410
420
430
440
450
460
470
480
490
500
0 hrs 1-15 hrs 16-30 hrs more than
30
Mean Score by Hours of Employment
439 443 441
400410420430440450460470480490500
Fewer than
30 hours
30-60
semester
hours
61-90
semester
hours
Mean score by Credit Hours
Successfully Completed
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MCC student scores did not
appear to be adversely affected
by working longer hours.
MCC students with 30-60 credit
hours scored slightly higher than
those with fewer credit hours.
MCC Context Based Mean Scores Comparison
MCC SubScore averages compared to other Community Colleges
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108
110
112
114
116
118
120
MCC Mean
SubScores
Associate's
College Mean
SubScores
Context Based Mean Scores by Age Groups
111
117114 114 114 113 115113
120
114 113116 115 116
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
Critical
Thinking
Reading Writing Mathematics Humanities Social Sciences Natural
Sciences
<20 20 - 29 30 - 39
Context based questions were scored on a scale of 100 to 130
30 to 39 year olds scored higher than other age groups on the
context based questions.
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Proficiency classifications (proficient, marginal or not proficient) measure how well students have mastered each subject level.
There are three proficiency levels for each subject: Writing, Mathematics, and for the combined set of skills for Reading and Critical Thinking.
Proficiency Classifications10
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Reading Proficiency Classifications
64%
36%
21%
21%
15%
44%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Reading
Level 1
Reading
Level 2
Not
proficient
Marginal
Proficient
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READING
64% of MCC students were proficient in Reading, level 1 and 36% were proficient for Reading, level 2.
The MCC proficiency percentages were slightly higher than the Comparative Data Group (Reading, level 1, 61% and Reading, level 2, 28%).
Proficiency compared to other Community Colleges
Critical Thinking Proficiency Classifications
3% of MCC students were proficient in Critical Thinking.
Although this number appears low it is equal to the percentage of proficiency in Critical Thinking for the national Comparison Group (3%).
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CRITICAL THINKING
3%
18%
78%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Critical
Thinking
Not
proficient
Marginal
Proficient
Proficiency compared to other Community Colleges
Writing Proficiency Classifications
54%
11%3%
36%
36%
21%
10%
53%
76%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Writing
Level 1
Writing
Level 2
Writing
Level 3
Not
proficient
Marginal
Proficient
54% of MCC students were proficient in Writing, level 1, 11% were proficient in Writing, level 2 and 3% were proficient in Writing, level 3.
MCC student percentages were less proficient across all three levels of Writing, than the Comparative Data Group (59% level 1, 13% level 2, 6% level 3).
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WritingProficiency compared to other Community Colleges
Mathematics Proficiency Classifications
48%
23%
7%
28%
25%
13%
24%
52%
80%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Not
proficient
Marginal
Proficient
48% of MCC students were proficient in Mathematics, level 1, 23% were proficient in Mathematics, level 2 and 7% were proficient in Mathematics, level 3.
MCC students had slightly higher percentages of proficiency in all levels of Mathematics than the comparison group (46% level 1, 20% level 2, 4% level 3).
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MathematicsProficiency compared to other Community Colleges
Mathematics
Student means and the classifications of students’ proficiency in Reading, Critical Thinking, Writing and Mathematics is broken out by campus.
** There is no individual campus data reported for the students taking the ETS Proficiency Profile at Penn Valley. ETS requires a minimum of 50 valid student responses to provide this data. Penn Valley had 45 students participate in the ETS Proficiency Profile during the Spring 2010 semester.
Campus Means and Proficiency
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MCC-Blue River
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
Mean
Blue
River
MCC
AA-ETS
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Blue River Student Means
171 MCC- Blue River students took the ETS Proficiency Profile.
A total of 167 or 98% of students, generated valid scores.
MCC-Blue River
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Blue River Proficiency Classifications
56%
31%
5%
53%
10%4%
42%
18% 2%
25%
17%
14%
35%
35%
16%
31%
24%
11%
19%
52%
81%
13%
55%
80%
28%
58%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Not Proficient
Marginal
Proficient
Dimension Levels
MCC-Longview
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
Mean
Longview
MCC
AA-ETS
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Longview Student Means
159 MCC- Longview students took the ETS Proficiency Profile.
A total of 155 or 97% of students, generated valid scores.
MCC-Longview
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Longview Proficiency Classifications
70%
39%
4%
58%
13%4%
59%
34%
12%
17%
25%
21%
36%
41%
26%
25%
25%
20%
13%
36%
75%
6%
46%
70%
17%
41%
68%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Not Proficient
Marginal
Proficient
Dimension Levels
MCC-Maple Woods
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
Mean
Maple
Woods
MCC
AA-ETS
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Maple Woods Student Means
85 MCC- Maple Woods students took the ETS Proficiency Profile.
A total of 83 or 98% of students, generated valid scores.
MCC-Maple Woods
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Maple Woods Proficiency Classifications
73%
40%
0%
53%
10%4%
48%
19%6%
18%
23%
24%
41%
36%
19%
27%
29%
10%
8%
37%
76%
6%
54%
77%
25%
52%
84%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Not Proficient
Marginal
Proficient
Dimension Levels
Metropolitan Community College
Office of Research and Assessment
3200 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111
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MCC research and assessment.
Additional copies of this report and the detailed technical report
entitled: General Education Assessment – ETS Proficiency Profile
Results – Spring 2010 - can be obtained from our website:
http://www.mcckc.edu/main.asp?P=SResearchPubReports
Prepared by:
Melissa Giese M.A.
