CAAP Writing Skills Description
This 72-item, 40-minute test measures the student's understanding of standard written English in usage/mechanics and rhetorical skills. Spelling, vocabulary, and rote recall of grammar are not tested. The test consists of six prose passages, each of which is accompanied by a set of 12 multiple-choice items. A range of passage types is used to provide a variety of rhetorical situations.
Usage/Mechanics 44% of test 32 items
Punctuation 8% of test 6 items
Grammar & Usage 11% of test 8 items
Sentence Structure 25% of test 18 items
Rhetorical Skills 56% of test 40 items
Strategy 21% of test 15 items
Organization 14% of test 10 items
Style 21% of test 15 items

UNA / And National Norm	UNA / Mean / Score	National Norm / Mean Scores
UNA 2008 / 49th percentile*	63.9 / n=480	64.1 / n=28063
UNA 2005 / 55th percentile*	64.6 / n=338	64.3 / n=31603
UNA 2003 / 53rd percentile*	64.5 / n=440	64.5 / n=43043

Students Who Took CAAP

Student / Classification	Number of / Students	Mean / Score
Sophomores	101	64.4
Juniors	207	63.8
Seniors	170	63.7
Transfers	197	63
Non-Transfers	283	64

Self-Reported / Cumulative GPA	Number / of / Students	Mean / Score
Below 2.00	7	63
2.01 to 2.50	69	62
2.51 to 3.00	121	62
3.01 to 3.50	170	64
3.51 and above	110	66

CAAP Writing Test - Spring 2008

*National CAAP norms are developed using only rising junior scores from around the nation Prepared by Office of Research (mjv)-revised 10/14/2008