About you:
1. Year in college?
Choose one
[ ] F
[ ] S
[ ] J
[ ] Sr.
2. Sex
Choose one
[ ] Male
[ ] Female
3. Where are you from?
Choose one.
[ ] North Dakota
[ ] Minnesota
[ ] Other
4. Which best represents the size of the community you grew up in?
Choose one.
[ ] Town under 300
[ ] Town 300-3000
[ ] Town 3,000-10,000
[ ] Town 10,000-30,000
[ ] City 30,000-100,000
[ ] City over 100,000
About your family:
5. Which best describes your family's income?
Choose one
[ ] 0-$14,999
[ ] $15,000-$29,999
[ ] $30,000-$44,999
[ ] $45,000-$64,999
[ ] $65,000-$99,999
[ ] $100,000-$199,999
[ ] Above $200,000
About school:
6. How many times have you been enrolled in a composition course (including 110, 120, and comp at all other schools, whether you finished these course of not):
Choose one
[ ] 1
[ ] 2
[ ] 3
[ ] 4
[ ] 5
[ ] 6
[ ] 7 or more
7. What is your GPA?
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8. What grade did you receive in English 110 or its equivalent at another school (the last time you took it)?
Choose one
[ ] A
[ ] B
[ ] C
[ ] D
[ ] I tested out of 110.
What qualities in a class most determine your success in it? (Rate each item on a scale of 1-10, 1 being least important, 10 being most important.)
9. Interest in subject matter
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10. Interest in course materials
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11. Desire to be better educated
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
12. Desire to develop skills needed for future career
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
13. Teacher's personality
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14. Availability of tutoring/outside help
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
15. Size of class
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
16. People in class
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
17. Which of the following things have you done in a comp class at NDSU (check all that apply):
Check all that apply
[ ] Studied grammar
[ ] Studied approaches to writing
[ ] Read essays
[ ] Discussed essays in discussion led by teacher
[ ] Discussed essays in small groups with materials developed by teacher
[ ] Presented material orally
[ ] Turned in a draft to teacher for feedback
[ ] Conferenced with teacher
[ ] Peer reviewed papers
[ ] Revised papers for an improved grade
[ ] Other (please explain)
What have you most liked about comp classes you've taken at NDSU? (Rate each item from 1-10; 1 being least important, 10 being most important.)
18. subject matter
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
19. teachers
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20. other students
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
21. course materials (readings, handbooks, etc.)
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
22. conferences with teacher
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
23. paper topics
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
24. peer reviewing papers
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
25. feedback from teacher about writing
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
26. feedback from other students about writing
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
27. revising papers
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rate each of the following statements in terms of its accuracy in describing you and your experience in a comp class at NDSU? (Rate each item from 1-10; 1 being least important, 10 being most important.)
28. I liked my experience in my comp classes.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
29. I learned a lot in my comp classes.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
30. I worked hard in my comp classes.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
31. I found my comp classes intellectually challenging.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
32. I found my comp classes boring.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
33. I was interested in the course materials.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
34. I received negative feedback about my writing.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
35. The teacher spent too much time lecturing.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
36. The class was focused on grammar and correctness.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
37. I was interested in the topics I wrote my papers on.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
38. I had a good teacher.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
39. I had a nice teacher.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
40. I liked my classmates.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
41. I was not well prepared for each class period.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
42. I write better because I have taken a composition course.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
43. I take responsibility for my own learning experiences.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
44. What things do you think would make your comp experience better? List up to three things that you think would have improved you experience in your first year composition course:
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45. List up to three things that you think were good about your experience or things you would not change about composition:
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Finally, would you be interested in doing something with the research we compile? (Rate the following possibilities from 1-10, ; 1 being least interested, 10 being most interested.)
46. Present material at an open forum to all interested parties
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
47. Serve on a student advisory board providing input into NDSU's first year comp program
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
48. Present material at an English department seminar
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
49. Make our survey/interview/research finding available on-line
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
50. Attempt to publish our work in a peer reviewed professional journal
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
51. Ask the Spectrum to do a story about our class's research
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
52. I would prefer to finish this unit, begin work on my own research, and write up that research.
Rate from 1 to 10, with 10 the highest value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Thank you for you time in completing this survey. We will look at the results and try to figure out which sort of questions worked best and which did not work so that we can write better surveys for our class.
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