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Writing needs assessment
Your responses will help determine the customized content of your institution's upcoming writing course or workshop.
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Name of University
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Please state the name of the university offering you this writing instruction.
Please select whether you are a student or faculty
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Student
Faculty
What is your current comfort level with professional/scholarly/scientific writing?
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Extremely comfortable
Comfortable
Uncomfortable
Extremely uncomfortable
How would you rate your current professional/scholarly/scientific writing ability?
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High ability
Moderate ability
Low ability
When was the last time you participated in a general writing or English grammar class?
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Less than 1 year ago
1 to 4 years ago
5 to 10 years ago
11 or more years ago
When was the last time you participated in a professional/scholarly/scientific writing course?
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Less than 1 year ago
1 to 4 years ago
5 to 10 years ago
11 or more years ago
I have never attended such a course
Is English your native/first language?
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Yes
No
Please check all items you have been told (by faculty, supervisors, peer reviewers, editors) you need to work on or improve:
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subject-verb agreement
passive voice
sentence structure
paragraph development
organization of my paper
following assignment instructions
spelling and/or word choice
punctuation
other (explain below)
nothing I can recall
Both students and faculty must answer this question.
If you chose "other" above, explain here:
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Complete the following two sentences:
When I think about writing a professional/scholarly/scientific paper, I feel...
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My biggest obstacle when it comes to writing is...
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How important is it to you to improve your writing skills?
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Extremely important
Somewhat important
Not that important
Extremely unimportant
Is writing an important skill to have in your professional life?
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Yes
No
Not sure
What would you like the outcome of a writing program to be for you, personally?
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FOR STUDENTS ONLY:
Has a faculty member or professor ever recommended that you seek writing assistance outside of your academic program?
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Yes
No
N/A, I am Faculty
FOR FACULTY ONLY:
How comfortable do you feel instructing your students on writing mechanics (e.g., grammar, sentence structure, argument structure)?
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N/A, I am a student
Extremely comfortable
Somewhat comfortable
OK/Neutral
Somewhat uncomfortable
Extremely uncomfortable
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