Appendix F: Student WRITD-Post-Course Survey
Completed, Fall 2010
*Remove the Learner Outcomes Before Posting the Survey Online
Thank you for participating in the assessment of our WRITD requirement. Your responses within this survey will help us learn more about how well WRITD courses across the curriculum benefit student writing.
Your input is an extremely important part of this process. Only composite data will be used as part of the assessment process; individual student names will not be included in any reports. We ask that you complete all questions within the survey to the best of your ability. It won’t take much of your time!
Your Name__________________________________________________
Major _____________________ Second Major_____________________
Minor (if any) ________________
Year in School: ____ First Year Student ____Sophomore ____Junior ____Senior
WRITD Course Completed (Departmental designation and course number…For example, REL 113): _________________________________________
Name of Course Instructor: ______________________________________
1. When you completed high school and began your FTS college level writing course, how well prepared did you feel for college-level writing?
1=Not Prepared
2=Somewhat Prepared
3=Prepared
4=Well-Prepared
2. As you complete this WRITD course, what do you now view as STRENGTHS of your writing?
_____ State a clear thesis and properly develop an argument
_____ Write clearly and concisely
_____ Find, evaluate, select, and use quality primary and secondary sources
_____ Use appropriate writing conventions (grammar, punctuation, etc.)
_____ Write a quality descriptive or persuasive paper
_____ Write effective sentences and paragraphs
_____ Effectively structure a paper to enhance clarity
_____ Avoid use of clichés and phrases that generalize
_____ Consistently use correct tense; past, present, future
_____ Voice and language is appropriate for intended audience
Other Strengths of My Writing:
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3. As you complete this WRITD course, what do you view as the major AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT within your writing? (Please describe below.)
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Learning Outcome
1A: Students can make consistent, appropriate choices regarding purpose, context, form, and style when they write.
4. After completing this WRITD course, my ability to recognize different kinds of writing (informative, creative, scholarly, etc.) within this discipline has…
1=decreased
2=stayed about the same
3=improved
4=significantly improved
5. After completing this WRITD course, my ability to make appropriate choices in purpose, context, and style of writing within this discipline has…
1=decreased
2=stayed about the same
3=improved
4=significantly improved
2A: Does Not Apply to WRITD Courses.
Learning Outcome
3A: Students effectively use writing to analyze and create arguments, explain, and persuade.
6. After completing this WRITD course, my ability to analyze and create arguments, explain, and persuade within this discipline has…
1=decreased
2=stayed about the same
3=improved
4=significantly improved
4A: Through WRITD courses, students complete assignments that exemplify the structures, genre, and conventions within their discipline.
7. After completing this WRITD course, my knowledge and understanding of styles of writing within this discipline has…
1=decreased
2=stayed about the same
3=improved
4=significantly improved
8. After completing this WRITD course, my ability to read and interpret professional discipline-specific articles and literature has…
1=decreased
2=stayed about the same
3=improved
4=significantly improved
9. After completing this WRITD course, my ability to find, evaluate, and incorporate appropriate resources to support the thesis/premise/points of view within a paper has…
1=decreased
2=stayed about the same
3=improved
4=significantly improved
10. After completing this WRITD course, my ability to use discipline-specific conventions (structure, style of writing, grammar, etc.) has…
1=decreased
2=stayed about the same
3=improved
4=significantly improved
5A: Students have opportunities to explore the writing process by writing drafts of papers, receiving peer and faculty comments, utilizing services within the Writing Center, and engaging in revision and editing of assignments.
11. Having completed this WRITD course, my ability to write a good first draft of a paper has…
1=decreased
2=stayed about the same
3=improved
4=significantly improved
12. Having completed this WRITD course, my ability to incorporate faculty/peer feedback when revising a paper has…
1=decreased
2=stayed about the same
3=improved
4=significantly improved
13. Within this WRITD course, I received either faculty and/or peer feedback on ____ number of writing assignments…
1
2
3
4 or more
14. For writing assignments within this WRITD course, I used services provided by the Writing Center…
1=Did Not Use Services Provided by WC
2=Once
3=Twice
4=Three or More Times
15. If you did not use services provided by the Writing Center, why did you choose not to visit the Writing Center? (Please check any that apply.)
______ Did not know what services they provide
______ Felt confident about my writing without assistance outside of class
______ Thought it would take too much time to use services provided by the WC
______ Would have felt embarrassed about going to the WC
______ Other Reasons: Please list below…
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6A: Students demonstrate the ability to negotiate meaning for diverse audiences and explore multiple rhetorical and disciplinary contexts across the curriculum.
16. Having completed this WRITD course, my ability to write for multiple audiences across disciplines has…
1=decreased
2=stayed about the same
3=improved
4=significantly improved
17. Having completed this WRITD course, my ability to write for audiences within my discipline has…
1=decreased
2=stayed about the same
3=improved
4=significantly improved
7A: As students complete the WRITI and WRITD requirement at Gustavus, overall improvement in quality of writing based on Learning Outcomes 1A-6A should occur.
18. Having completed this WRITD course, my ability to write clearly and concisely has…
1=decreased
2=stayed about the same
3=improved
4=significantly improved
19. This WRITD course helped me….
1=address one of the areas for improvement needed within my writing
2= address two of the areas for improvement needed within my writing
3=make significant improvement in my writing
4=make very little improvement in my writing
20. Having completed this WRITD course, I know that I…
1=Do not enjoy writing.
2=Don’t mind writing within a college course such as this one provided topics are of interest.
3=Enjoyed the writing projects and assignments.
4=Improved and feel pretty good about my writing.
Other Comments:
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