Thurgood Marshall School of Law data reports are housed in the
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database. A few of the
report references are given below, but complete reports can be retrieved
at http://www.eric.ed.gov/.
Rudley, D., Garrison, P., Mathews, S., Kadhi, T., & Holley,
D. (2012). Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings:
Statistics for the ABEST Report (On file with Office of the Dean)
Summary: As part of the annual report for the Texas
Legislative Budget Board (LBB) ABEST (Automated Data Budget Entry
System), the Office of Assessment reports values for TMSL graduate bar
passage to the office of the Dean. These statistics summarize the
8th version of the raw data file, displaying a thorough evaluation of
the Texas bar passage rate for TMSL bar takers twelve months out from
graduation.
Rudley, D., Kadhi, T., & Holley, D. (2012). Thurgood
Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: Response to AALS
Questionnaire (On file with Office of the Dean)
Summary: In response to the 2012 AALS questionnaire (re:
TMSL’s membership application to AALS) Office of Assessment report
provides bar examination statistics for years 2007 to 2010, indicating
the pass rates for first time takers and for repeat takers.
Rudley, D., Johnson, M., Duruigbo, E., Kadhi, T., & Holley,
D. (2012). Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings:
Analysis of Second Year MPT Data and a Comparative Analysis of the MPT
data for 2011 and 2012. (On file with Office of Assessment)
Summary: As part of an ongoing evaluation of the
foundational skills, professors in the TMSL Business Associations
course, with the assistance of the Office of Assessment, administered
the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) to the entire cohort of second
year students. Office of Assessment conducted a statistical
analysis of test results and compared the performance data with MPT data
collected during the spring semester of the students’ first year.
Rudley, D., Kadhi, T., & Holley, D. (2012). Thurgood
Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A Study of the Impact
of the Bar Scholarships during the years 2005-2009. (On file with the
Office of the Dean)
Summary: This follow-up study to the previous bar scholarship
study evaluated the impact of bar scholarships on the first-time bar passing rate.
This study focused on a yearly comparison of the bar pass rate of those
who received the bar scholarship and those who did not.
Rudley, D., Kadhi, T., & Holley, D. (2012). Thurgood
Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A Categorical Analysis
of the February 2012 Bar Results. (on file with the Office of the Dean)
Summary: As part of the ongoing systematic analysis by
the Office of the Dean of TMSL student performance on the Texas bar
examination, this report provides a statistical analysis of TMSL
bar taker performance on the February, 2012 Texas bar examination, by
subject matter category.
Rudley, D., Kadhi, T., & Holley, D. (2012). A
Comparative Analysis of the February 2011 and February 2012 Bar Results
and Test Takers. (On file with the Office of the Dean)
Summary: In an effort to further evaluate the changes in bar
scores for the Texas Bar examination between February 2011 and February
2012, the Office of Assessment provided descriptive statistical
comparisons of the sub scores and differences, reporting significant
changes. In addition, this study evaluated admissions values,
student performance in law school, and curricula differences as factors.
Rudley, D., & Kadhi, T. (2011). The Thurgood Marshall
School of Law Empirical Findings: The Analysis of the 2011 LSSSE
Survey Results. Houston, TX: Thurgood Marshall School of Law –
Assessment. (On file with the Office of Assessment)
Summary: This study provides a more focused evaluation of Law
School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) results. Faculty and
administrators were asked to respond to a series of questions from the
LSSSE survey regarding students’ classroom experiences and experiences
with administration by predicting the students’ responses to those
questions. The students’ actual responses were then compared with
the predicted responses. A chart showing the comparison between the
student and faculty/administrator responses was included. The purpose of
the study was to engage faculty and administrators with the LSSSE data
and to provide a snapshot of student perceptions about the law school
experience at TMSL.
Rudley, D., Kadhi, T., & Holley, D. (2011). Thurgood
Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A Comparative Analysis of the
July 2010 and July 2011 Bar Results and Test Takers. (on file with the
Office of the Dean)
Summary: In an effort to further evaluate the changes in
bar scores for the Texas Bar examination between July 2010 and July
2011, the Office of Assessment provided descriptive statistical
comparisons of the sub scores and differences, reporting significant
changes. In addition, this study evaluated admissions values,
student performance in law school, and curricula differences as factors.
Rudley, D., Kadhi, T., & Holley, D. (2011). The
Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: The Analysis
of the 2010-2011 Pre-Post MPT Test Results. Houston, TX: Thurgood
Marshall School of Law – Assessment. (On file)
Summary: This initial study provides data on student
performance and growth during the 2010-2011 academic years on a range of
foundational skills measured by the Multi-State Performance test.
1L students were given an MPT pre-test during 1L orientation and results
were compared with results from a post test given in the spring of the
1L year. In an effort to normalize grading, the MPTs were graded
by a team of practicing attorneys who were taken through a norming
process, using standardized scoring rubrics.
Descriptive statistics were reported and a paired sample test of
significance showed significant change in organization and format and in
overall scores.
Rudley, D., Hill, C., & Kadhi, T. (2011). The Thurgood
Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: An Analysis of
Lawyering Process Client Letter. (On file with the Office of
Assessment)
Summary: As part of an ongoing evaluation of the foundational
lawyering skills of TMSL students, Office of Assessment conducted a
programmatic evaluation of student performance in Lawyering Process.
Using a spring semester writing assignment (a client letter), the
project measured the students’ skills in the following areas: legal
analysis, factual analysis, organization and format. Lawyering Process
professors from each section participated in the process, which involved
developing a norm-referenced letter (an anchor letter) to be used as a
grading standard. The letters were graded by three outside
evaluators, all of whom were practicing attorneys. The project was
presented at the Conference on Law School Teaching at New York Law
School in June, 2011.
Kadhi, T., & Holley, D., (2010). The Thurgood Marshall
School of Law Empirical Findings: A Report of the Statistical Analysis
of the July 2010 TMSL Texas Bar Results. Houston, TX: Thurgood
Marshall School of Law – Assessment. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service
No. ED519811)
Summary: The following report gives descriptive statistical
findings of the July 2010 TMSL Bar results. The report sought to address
the following research questions: 1. What are the statistical
descriptors of the July 2010 overall TMSL bar students? a. What was the
difference in scoring of the overall versus the First-Time Bar students?
2. What is the relationship of the subcategories, Times Taken the Bar,
and Final Bar Score for the July 2010 TMSL Bar test takers? 3. What five
subcategories were the best predictors of the July 2010 TMSL overall bar
test scores? 4. What were the statistical descriptors of the July 2010
TMSL First-Time Bar students (FTBs)? a. What was the difference in
scoring of the Overall versus the First-Time Bar students? 5. What is
the relationship of the subcategories and the Final Bar Score for the
TMSL FTBs? 6. What five subcategories were the best predictors of the
July 2010 TMSL bar test scores for the FTBs? The findings are used
as part of continual analysis of TMSL bar scores.
Kadhi, T., Holley, D., & Beard, J. (2010). The Thurgood
Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A Six-Year Study of the
First-Time and Ultimate Bar Exam Results of Students According to Law
School Admission Council (LSAC) Index. Houston, TX: Thurgood
Marshall School of Law – Assessment. (Eric Document Reproduction Service
No. ED515213)
Summary: This report focused on the matriculating classes of
2001-2007 according to their Law School Admission Council (LSAC) index.
It offered information on the first time bar and ultimate performance on
the Bar Exam of these TMSL students, grouping them according to their
graduating GPA and LSAC index. This report addresses the following
research questions: 1. What are the bar pass percentages of a normal
sample of the matriculating classes of 2001-2007 according to their LSAC
index and their first-time and ultimate performance on the bar
examination? a. What was the lowest LSAC index that produced a 75% first
time bar pass rate? 2. What are the descriptive statistics of a normal
sample of the matriculating classes of 2001-2007 according to their LSAC
index and their graduating GPA? a. What percentage of students admitted
with an index of below 2.5 finished with a graduating GPA of less than
2.5? 3. What is the statistical relationship between below 2.5 index
scores and below 2.5 graduates to the bar passage? Data has
implications for decision-making in TMSL admissions.
Kadhi, T., Palasota, A., Holley, D., & Rudley, D. (2010). The
Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A Report of the
Waston-Glaser for the 2009-2010 Test Takers. Houston, TX: Thurgood
Marshall School of Law – Assessment. (Eric Document Reproduction Service
No. ED513411)
Summary: This report gives statistical findings of the
2009-2010 Watson-Glaser test. We addressed the following research
questions: 1. What are the statistical descriptors of the Watson-Glaser
results of student Pre-Test and Post-Test (Within and Between)? 2. What
is the relationship of the categories (Inference Making -- IM,
Assumption Recognition -- AR, Deductive Reasoning -- DR, Interpretation
-- IN, and Argument Evaluation -- AE) of the Watson-Glaser Pre and Post
Test data? 3. What categories indicated statistically significant
differences from Pre to Post Test? Statistical evaluation of this
examination allows for Assessment to report on the cognitive growth of
our students in these reasoning skills.
Kadhi, T., Rudley, D., Holley, D., Krishna, K., Ogolla, C.,
Rene, E., & Green, T. (2010). The Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Empirical Findings: A Report of the 2012 Friday Academy Attendance
and Statistical Comparisons of 1L GPA (Predicted and Actual). Houston,
TX: Thurgood Marshall School of Law – Assessment. (Eric Document
Reproduction Service No. ED513410)
Summary: These descriptive statistics focused on the attendance
of the 2012 class and the average actual and predicted 1L grade point
averages (GPAs). We addressed the following research questions: 1. What
are the attendance and GPA statistical characteristics of the students
who were targeted by the Friday Academy at TMSL for the class of 2012?
2. What are the relationships between attendance in the Friday Academy
at TMSL and their GPAs? 3. Is there a statistically significant
difference between the targeted 2012 class students who attended and
those who did not? 4. What is the relationship between attendance in the
Friday Academy at TMSL and the GPAs of students attending at least half
the time vs. those who did not. This type of statistical analysis
helps in evaluating the efficacy of academic support and academic
programming initiatives.
Kadhi, T., Holley, D., Rudley, Garrison, P., & T. Green
(2010). The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A
Report of the Statistical Analysis of the February 2010 TMSL Texas Bar
Results. Houston, TX: Thurgood Marshall School of Law – Assessment.
(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED511342)
Summary: This report gives the statistical findings of the
February 2010 Thurgood Marshall School of Law (TMSL) Texas Bar results.
The following research questions were addressed: 1. What are the
statistical descriptors of the February 2010 TMSL Bar students? 2. What
is the relationship of the subcategories, Times Taken the Bar, and Final
Bar Score in the February 2010 TMSL Bar test takers? 3. What subcategory
served as the best predictor of the February 2010 TMSL Bar test taking
students to their Final Bar Score?
Kadhi, T., Holley, D., Palasota, A., Garrison, P., & T. Green
(2010). The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A
Report of the Correlational Analysis of Bar Passing Rates and Final GPA
of Years 2005-2009. Houston, TX: Thurgood Marshall School of Law –
Assessment. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED511344)
Summary: This report gives the Correlational Relationship (R)
between the bar pass rates and GPAs for the years 2005-2009. This report
of findings was done to see if there are any significant relationships
between the three variables (Bar Pass/Fail/Unknown, Overall GPA, and Bar
GPA).
Kadhi, T., Holley, D., Garrison, P., & T. Green (2010).
The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A Report of Bar
Passing Percentages of Years 2005-2009--Updated May 2010. Houston, TX:
Thurgood Marshall School of Law – Assessment. (ERIC Document
Reproduction Service No. ED511348)
Summary: These descriptive statistics give the overall passing
percentages of the bar examination for the Thurgood Marshall School of
Law (TMSL) for the calendar years of 2005-2009. This report serves as a
continual update of the progress of the Law School’s American Bar
Association (ABA) Accreditation standards.
Kadhi, T., Holley, D., Garrison, P., & T. Green (2010).
The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A Report of
Differences of Texas Bar Passing Percentages of Students Receiving the
TMSL Scholarship during the Years 2005-2009 versus Those Not Receiving
the TMSL Scholarship. Houston, TX: Thurgood Marshall School of Law –
Assessment. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED511343)
Summary: This report of descriptive/inferential statistics
provides information concerning students receiving the Thurgood Marshall
School of Law (TMSL) scholarship and those who did not, focusing on the
relationship between their bar passing rates and GPAs. The timeline
observed are the calendar years of 2005-2009.
Those students who received the scholarship passed at a rate 11.9%
higher than those who did not. Although these descriptive stats
support an initial idea of giving scholarships produces better results,
inferential statistics show that there is no statistical significance
found between the two groups. Implications for this study were in
administrative decision-making.
Kadhi, T., Holley, D., Garrison, P., Green, T., & A. Palasota
(2010). The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: An
Updated Report of the Bar Passing Percentages of Years 2005-2009.
Houston, TX: Thurgood Marshall School of Law – Assessment. (ERIC
Document Reproduction Service No. ED511347)
Summary: The second report of the descriptive statistics of the
overall passing percentages of the bar examination for the Thurgood
Marshall School of Law (TMSL) for the calendar years of 2005-2009.
There are updates to this report on file or published.
There were implications in academics and accreditation.
Kadhi, T., Holley, D., Garrison, P., Green, T., & A. Palasota
(2010). The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A
Report of the Bar Passing Percentages of Years 2005-2009. Houston, TX:
Thurgood Marshall School of Law – Assessment. (ERIC Document
Reproduction Service No. ED511346)
Summary: The second report of the descriptive statistics of the
overall passing percentages of the Bar examination for the Thurgood
Marshall School of Law (TMSL) for the calendar years of 2005-2009.
There are updates to this report on file or published.
There were implications in academics and accreditation.
Kadhi, T., Holley, D., & A. Palasota (2010). The
Thurgood Marshall School of Law Empirical Findings: A Report of the
Relationship between Graduate GPAs and First-Time Texas Bar Scores of
February 2010 and July 2009. Houston, TX: Thurgood Marshall School of
Law – Assessment. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED511345)
Summary: The following report gives statistical findings
concerning the graduating Grade Point Averages (GPAs) of the February
2010 and July 2009 TMSL First Time Texas Bar Test Takers and their Bar
scores. We researched these questions: 1) What are the statistical
descriptors of the first-time February 2010 and July 2009 TMSL Bar
students' GPAs in conjunction with their Bar scores? and 2) What is the
relationship of the final GPA of the first time bar test Takers and
their GPAs?
