National Survey of Student Engagement

For the purpose of these questions, a writing assignment is broadly defined to include not only written papers, but also lab reports, multimedia projects, blogs, online discussions, posters, PowerPoint presentations, and so on.

During the current school year, for how many writing assignments have you done the following?

All writing
assignmentsMost writing
assignmentsSome writing
assignmentsFew writing
assignmentsNo writing
assignments

Talked with a classmate, friend, or family member to develop your ideas before starting your assignment All writing
assignments Most writing
assignments Some writing
assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
assignments

Received feedback from a classmate, friend, or family member about a draft before turning in your final assignment All writing
assignments Most writing
assignments Some writing
assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
assignments

Given feedback to a classmate about a draft or outline All writing
assignments Most writing
assignments Some writing
assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
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Summarized material you read such as articles, books, or online publications All writing
assignments Most writing
assignments Some writing
assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
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Analyzed or evaluated something you read, researched, or observed All writing
assignments Most writing
assignments Some writing
assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
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Described your methods or findings related to data you collected in lab or field work, a survey project, etc. All writing
assignments Most writing
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assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
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Argued a position using evidence and reasoning All writing
assignments Most writing
assignments Some writing
assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
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Explained in writing the meaning of numerical or statistical data All writing
assignments Most writing
assignments Some writing
assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
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Written in the style and format of a specific field (engineering, history, psychology, etc.) All writing
assignments Most writing
assignments Some writing
assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
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Addressed a real or imagined audience such as your classmates, a politician, non-experts, etc. All writing
assignments Most writing
assignments Some writing
assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
assignments

During the current school year, for how many of your writing assignments have your instructors done the following?

All writing
assignmentsMost writing
assignmentsSome writing
assignmentsFew writing
assignmentsNo writing
assignments

Provided clear instructions describing what they wanted you to do All writing
assignments Most writing
assignments Some writing
assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
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Explained in advance what they wanted you to learn All writing
assignments Most writing
assignments Some writing
assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
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Explained in advance the criteria they would use to grade your assignment All writing
assignments Most writing
assignments Some writing
assignments Few writing
assignments No writing
assignments

National Survey of Student EngagementThe College Student Report

For the purpose of these questions, a writing assignment is broadly defined to include not only written papers, but also lab reports, multimedia projects, blogs, online discussions, posters, PowerPoint presentations, and so on.