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CUNY* CEAFE Question Group/Learning Outcome Result Trends
Values represent the percent correct: The quotient of the number of correct responses by the number of test takers.
Question
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Learning Outcomes Heading
Group
2012
2013
2013
2014
2014
2015
1 Operations with radicals (addition and subtraction)
65%
63%
62%
65%
64%
65%
2 Operations with radicals (multiplication and division)
53%
47%
48%
51%
50%
51%
3 Operations with scientific notation
35%
29%
29%
34%
36%
37%
4 Operations with exponents
51%
50%
56%
50%
50%
51%
5 Polynomial operations (addition and subtraction)
67%
68%
66%
69%
68%
68%
6 Polynomial operations (multiplication)
76%
74%
74%
77%
75%
76%
7 Polynomial operations (division by a monomial)
73%
70%
70%
74%
74%
74%
8 Factor polynomials (difference of squares; two steps)
65%
57%
59%
62%
61%
62%
9 Factor polynomials (non-monic trinomials)
50%
49%
48%
52%
49%
49%
10 Factor polynomials (grouping; multiple variables)
57%
55%
55%
59%
58%
58%
11 Translate words into algebraic relationships
71%
71%
70%
73%
72%
73%
12 Solve a linear equation in one variable
71%
74%
72%
75%
73%
73%
13 Solve a system of linear equations
54%
55%
54%
56%
54%
55%
14 Solve literal equations
69%
71%
68%
72%
71%
72%
15 Solve factorable quadratic equations
55%
57%
54%
57%
54%
56%
16 Solve quadratic equations with no linear term
61%
56%
54%
58%
57%
59%
17 Radicals and the Pythagorean Theorem
66%
64%
62%
67%
64%
68%
18 Solve linear inequalities in 1 variable
49%
47%
48%
50%
50%
51%
19 Use function notation
80%
78%
79%
79%
79%
79%
20 Graph a line from an equation
50%
49%
48%
51%
51%
51%
21 Equation of a line from two points
58%
55%
54%
57%
56%
56%
22 Equations of vertical and horizontal lines
54%
41%
42%
47%
49%
51%
23 Slope and 𝑦𝑦-intercept of a line from an equation
53%
53%
52%
55%
55%
56%
24 Word problem: Proportions
84%
84%
84%
85%
85%
86%
25 Word problem: Percent
61%
58%
56%
57%
57%
58%
*
Results disaggregated by college are on the following pages.
ByQuestionGroupCollege.docx
CUNY Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
Fall
2015
65%
54%
48%
52%
69%
75%
75%
64%
50%
60%
74%
74%
55%
73%
55%
59%
67%
52%
80%
52%
56%
53%
57%
84%
58%
1/5/2016
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CEAFE Item Performance by Question Group
Fall 2015
Question
Group
BMCC
Bronx
Hostos
Kingsborough
Laguardia
Medgar Evers
NYCCT
Queensborough
Staten Island
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
60%
51%
45%
48%
63%
66%
69%
54%
45%
55%
66%
70%
52%
68%
50%
50%
61%
48%
75%
51%
52%
49%
51%
81%
59%
59%
52%
50%
48%
68%
74%
71%
68%
49%
61%
79%
70%
54%
75%
54%
68%
64%
55%
80%
54%
55%
60%
60%
82%
52%
68%
54%
55%
57%
74%
77%
81%
71%
45%
66%
74%
69%
55%
77%
49%
58%
63%
51%
79%
49%
55%
51%
52%
86%
63%
73%
63%
62%
61%
70%
82%
81%
76%
55%
65%
78%
74%
59%
78%
59%
66%
76%
55%
82%
55%
60%
64%
60%
88%
67%
73%
59%
44%
59%
74%
80%
76%
63%
54%
59%
71%
81%
63%
78%
61%
67%
68%
56%
84%
56%
65%
52%
66%
87%
60%
53%
52%
47%
54%
76%
83%
77%
63%
47%
58%
71%
70%
45%
70%
49%
54%
62%
57%
82%
49%
49%
52%
53%
83%
51%
69%
53%
43%
50%
72%
79%
78%
68%
53%
58%
75%
79%
59%
75%
63%
61%
75%
53%
86%
53%
54%
41%
62%
85%
56%
67%
52%
48%
52%
70%
78%
78%
67%
54%
63%
77%
77%
57%
73%
56%
59%
68%
53%
79%
51%
60%
57%
59%
83%
56%
71%
53%
43%
53%
71%
74%
78%
65%
49%
63%
81%
74%
49%
73%
50%
61%
77%
54%
83%
50%
53%
50%
53%
88%
59%
ByQuestionGroupCollege.docx
CUNY Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
1/5/2016
3
CEAFE Item Performance by Question Group
Spring 2015
Question
Group
BMCC
Bronx
Hostos
Kingsborough
Laguardia
Medgar Evers
NYCCT
Queensborough
Staten Island
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
61%
53%
29%
49%
62%
68%
67%
56%
48%
51%
64%
68%
49%
65%
50%
52%
60%
47%
76%
51%
55%
51%
50%
82%
60%
64%
53%
39%
48%
68%
75%
70%
66%
49%
58%
76%
69%
51%
70%
54%
67%
66%
49%
80%
52%
58%
60%
53%
85%
59%
63%
53%
40%
55%
68%
78%
72%
71%
53%
61%
72%
64%
49%
68%
49%
64%
65%
43%
78%
43%
55%
54%
45%
82%
61%
71%
58%
49%
55%
67%
78%
78%
75%
52%
63%
72%
71%
56%
72%
58%
68%
71%
49%
83%
50%
60%
61%
52%
88%
70%
69%
53%
31%
51%
67%
82%
68%
61%
52%
55%
71%
73%
58%
67%
64%
70%
65%
53%
83%
50%
67%
50%
52%
83%
61%
63%
55%
33%
51%
68%
80%
79%
74%
44%
60%
65%
67%
52%
65%
53%
60%
62%
44%
80%
51%
51%
52%
54%
85%
57%
71%
53%
28%
55%
69%
83%
83%
70%
54%
60%
75%
84%
63%
75%
61%
62%
79%
60%
85%
56%
54%
43%
67%
84%
54%
65%
47%
38%
51%
70%
79%
77%
69%
50%
60%
76%
72%
59%
70%
54%
57%
67%
50%
84%
51%
59%
58%
57%
85%
61%
69%
58%
30%
52%
72%
76%
76%
63%
50%
54%
76%
73%
44%
69%
55%
64%
75%
53%
78%
48%
58%
50%
47%
81%
60%
ByQuestionGroupCollege.docx
CUNY Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
1/5/2016
4
CEAFE Item Performance by Question Group
Fall 2014
Question
Group
BMCC
Bronx
Hostos
Kingsborough
Laguardia
Medgar Evers
NYCCT
Queensborough
Staten Island
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
60%
49%
32%
47%
66%
71%
69%
54%
49%
54%
66%
72%
53%
70%
54%
53%
65%
49%
75%
51%
54%
51%
53%
85%
59%
57%
47%
38%
50%
64%
72%
67%
62%
43%
53%
77%
70%
53%
70%
52%
61%
62%
49%
78%
51%
53%
56%
53%
83%
54%
67%
56%
48%
50%
67%
77%
79%
69%
50%
64%
77%
72%
46%
72%
49%
58%
63%
49%
78%
48%
53%
47%
51%
85%
58%
72%
62%
52%
57%
70%
82%
79%
71%
54%
65%
79%
73%
57%
76%
55%
66%
74%
56%
83%
52%
60%
63%
58%
90%
67%
71%
56%
29%
56%
71%
81%
75%
60%
52%
57%
76%
77%
64%
74%
61%
66%
64%
57%
83%
52%
63%
45%
61%
87%
58%
64%
51%
36%
51%
67%
78%
71%
60%
48%
63%
63%
67%
51%
69%
51%
56%
67%
54%
82%
46%
54%
49%
49%
83%
56%
71%
52%
34%
54%
71%
80%
80%
69%
53%
60%
75%
79%
57%
77%
62%
64%
78%
53%
83%
53%
56%
47%
64%
86%
58%
65%
47%
39%
49%
70%
77%
76%
63%
51%
61%
74%
74%
57%
71%
55%
55%
66%
49%
80%
51%
58%
54%
54%
85%
58%
69%
54%
32%
51%
69%
72%
76%
58%
42%
56%
79%
72%
53%
72%
57%
60%
76%
47%
77%
47%
53%
48%
52%
84%
56%
ByQuestionGroupCollege.docx
CUNY Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
1/5/2016
5
CEAFE Item Performance by Question Group
Spring 2014
Question
Group
BMCC
Bronx
Hostos
Kingsborough
Laguardia
Medgar Evers
NYCCT
Queensborough
Staten Island
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
57%
50%
33%
50%
64%
69%
69%
55%
46%
55%
66%
71%
52%
69%
54%
51%
59%
47%
74%
52%
55%
48%
51%
83%
57%
60%
46%
32%
46%
66%
68%
64%
55%
44%
53%
71%
70%
49%
70%
50%
57%
57%
47%
76%
51%
53%
49%
54%
82%
54%
60%
49%
47%
54%
68%
71%
81%
68%
47%
56%
71%
67%
44%
70%
44%
53%
56%
47%
80%
45%
46%
51%
46%
86%
54%
70%
57%
51%
55%
70%
78%
79%
71%
54%
61%
79%
72%
56%
72%
56%
65%
73%
53%
80%
52%
59%
58%
56%
89%
66%
67%
54%
25%
50%
71%
81%
72%
56%
53%
58%
75%
77%
64%
72%
60%
66%
62%
57%
84%
51%
64%
39%
61%
86%
57%
62%
40%
34%
47%
68%
75%
76%
67%
44%
54%
64%
72%
42%
65%
46%
53%
56%
46%
80%
36%
52%
43%
43%
86%
54%
72%
53%
37%
55%
71%
82%
81%
74%
55%
62%
79%
80%
58%
78%
65%
64%
75%
55%
85%
60%
56%
44%
68%
86%
56%
66%
46%
40%
48%
70%
79%
77%
65%
51%
64%
75%
73%
59%
71%
52%
55%
67%
48%
82%
49%
57%
54%
59%
86%
56%
68%
49%
28%
48%
69%
71%
73%
48%
44%
57%
74%
71%
53%
69%
52%
57%
74%
48%
77%
52%
53%
44%
50%
85%
56%
ByQuestionGroupCollege.docx
CUNY Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
1/5/2016
6
CEAFE Item Performance by Question Group
Fall 2013
Question
Group
BMCC
Bronx
Hostos
Kingsborough
Laguardia
Medgar Evers
NYCCT
Queensborough
Staten Island
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
59%
49%
30%
49%
67%
71%
69%
53%
48%
54%
65%
73%
55%
70%
54%
52%
65%
48%
73%
52%
55%
46%
48%
84%
58%
58%
46%
32%
49%
70%
74%
67%
58%
50%
55%
71%
73%
55%
72%
52%
55%
61%
50%
76%
55%
55%
46%
59%
85%
54%
63%
48%
41%
53%
70%
78%
79%
65%
45%
58%
71%
72%
48%
72%
50%
54%
61%
46%
75%
46%
49%
45%
46%
86%
54%
72%
57%
46%
54%
67%
80%
77%
73%
59%
66%
76%
72%
57%
74%
57%
64%
69%
51%
81%
50%
58%
58%
54%
88%
64%
68%
55%
21%
49%
72%
82%
75%
58%
53%
58%
78%
80%
61%
74%
64%
71%
63%
54%
85%
50%
65%
39%
60%
85%
57%
57%
46%
32%
49%
65%
78%
68%
57%
45%
56%
67%
69%
46%
65%
49%
49%
58%
44%
77%
39%
47%
38%
45%
80%
57%
66%
52%
31%
52%
70%
80%
79%
68%
55%
56%
77%
79%
58%
76%
64%
63%
75%
52%
84%
54%
56%
41%
63%
86%
55%
69%
53%
43%
48%
71%
80%
79%
66%
54%
65%
77%
75%
59%
72%
56%
54%
70%
51%
81%
50%
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53%
59%
86%
56%
75%
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55%
73%
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59%
51%
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79%
75%
55%
73%
59%
59%
78%
53%
82%
57%
55%
51%
57%
83%
61%
ByQuestionGroupCollege.docx
CUNY Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
1/5/2016
7
CEAFE Item Performance by Question Group
Spring 2013
Question
Group
BMCC
Bronx
Hostos
Kingsborough
Laguardia
Medgar Evers
NYCCT
Queensborough
Staten Island
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
56%
42%
19%
57%
63%
68%
61%
53%
42%
48%
61%
70%
53%
68%
51%
48%
56%
45%
75%
52%
51%
36%
48%
83%
56%
58%
47%
32%
61%
68%
74%
69%
62%
48%
53%
73%
70%
52%
69%
52%
56%
60%
47%
79%
51%
53%
43%
54%
82%
53%
60%
49%
37%
70%
62%
73%
73%
60%
46%
53%
71%
67%
49%
67%
44%
46%
55%
46%
75%
47%
48%
45%
48%
83%
55%
68%
57%
40%
49%
65%
77%
72%
68%
54%
60%
73%
69%
51%
71%
54%
62%
67%
46%
80%
43%
56%
50%
50%
87%
62%
68%
57%
24%
50%
71%
79%
74%
63%
55%
60%
78%
77%
62%
72%
61%
68%
60%
58%
86%
50%
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36%
56%
86%
61%
59%
42%
33%
47%
74%
76%
71%
58%
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74%
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50%
65%
74%
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56%
49%
58%
68%
71%
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43%
49%
84%
55%
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48%
29%
62%
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54%
76%
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45%
67%
56%
50%
67%
44%
81%
49%
51%
46%
57%
84%
56%
ByQuestionGroupCollege.docx
CUNY Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
1/5/2016
8
CEAFE Item Performance by Question Group
Fall 2012
Question
Group
BMCC
Bronx
Hostos
Kingsborough
Laguardia
Medgar Evers
NYCCT
Queensborough
Staten Island
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
57%
41%
21%
48%
63%
68%
61%
49%
43%
46%
61%
72%
54%
69%
53%
51%
58%
45%
75%
52%
53%
33%
50%
82%
55%
62%
48%
30%
48%
68%
74%
69%
58%
47%
58%
76%
73%
56%
71%
55%
58%
62%
45%
76%
50%
54%
45%
55%
85%
56%
59%
48%
35%
56%
67%
73%
77%
60%
50%
53%
77%
70%
47%
70%
46%
47%
57%
44%
76%
43%
54%
43%
46%
85%
59%
68%
51%
40%
50%
67%
73%
74%
64%
53%
58%
72%
71%
52%
69%
56%
62%
67%
44%
77%
43%
55%
50%
50%
88%
66%
69%
55%
20%
51%
73%
81%
74%
56%
57%
60%
78%
80%
65%
74%
67%
69%
62%
57%
83%
51%
65%
37%
61%
85%
60%
60%
45%
31%
46%
69%
78%
70%
50%
43%
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ByQuestionGroupCollege.docx
CUNY Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
1/5/2016