WAC ENGLISH 112 SURVEY—2016
1. Please label the following statements as Y (YES), N (NO), S (SOMEWHAT), or NA (NOT APPLICABLE).
Y N S NA
Students write clearly and smoothly. 3 3 19
They provide good supporting evidence. 3 9 10
They cite sources accurately. 2 9 10
They summarize and paraphrase well. 2 10 10 1
Their papers are organized clearly and logically. 5 3 13
They reflect well on their own writing. 2 6 11 1
They use mostly correct grammar and punctuation. 5 4 13
They are receptive to accepting feedback and criticism. 11 3 6 1
Students procrastinate a lot. 16 0 3
Students plagiarize quite often. 3 5 13
Most of the plagiarism I see is unintentional. 12 1 8 1
Students are willing to ask questions if an assignment
is not clear. 7 4 12
Students have trouble saying what they want to say. 9 12
Students summarize instead of analyze. 11 10
They do not follow directions well. 12 3 8
Students are not creative. 4 9 9
They write with an appropriate tone for assignments. 5 2 12 2
They are aware of different audiences. 3 7 13
They revise well. 3 10 9 1
They have problems getting started. 14 2 5
They are able to transfer knowledge and skills from
one task to another. 4 8 9
Students use multimodal/ digital media effectively. 5 3 12 1
Students provide good feedback to each other. 2 0 10 1
2. What assignments do your students write in your classes? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.)
23 Annotated Bibliographies
22 Reflective writing
21 Argumentative essays
18 Rhetorical analyses
17 Multi-media assignments
12 Literacy Narratives
10 Portfolios
4 Ethnographies
Other: Reports (4)/ Proposals (4) / Research (1)/ Literary analysis (4)
Business Writing (1)/ Speeches (1)
3. What writing practices do you use in your classes? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.)
21 Low-stakes assignments (journals, in-class writings, rough drafts, on-line
discussions, free writes, quizzes)
20 High-stakes assignment (essays, research papers, essay exams, exit exams,
portfolios)
20 Writing center visits/ referrals
19 Multiple drafts
19 Reflective writing
18 Scaffolding of assignments
18 One-on-one conferences with students
17 Multimodal composing/ digital media
17 Peer review workshops
15 Consultations with librarians/ class visits to the library
4. What WAC resources from wac.appstate.edu have you used or consulted? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.)
11 Writing About Guidelines (WAGs)
11 MLA vs. APA handout
10 WAC’s Intro to Writing Across the Curriculum writing assignments
8 Who Writes What chart
7 Vertical Writing Model
7 WAC Film II (English 112 and WAC)
6 WAC Film I (Vertical Writing Model)
6 Rubrics
5 Glossary of Terms
3 The WAC blog
0 ASU Library Guides
0 ASU Library videos
5. If you have other comments about writing, about WAC or WAI, please
include them below.