The National Study of Writing Instruction - University at Albany

Writing and Learning Activities 2009-10: Form 1 Page 104 of 122
4. How many weeks are there in a full grading period for this class (e.g., in a quarter,
trimester, semester)? _________
During the full grading period, how many papers of the following lengths will you assign?
A page or less ______ per grading period
One to two pages ______ per grading period
Three pages or more ______ per grading period
5. What is the general subject area of this class? □ English □ Social science/history
□ Science □ Math □ Other (please specify) _____________________
6. If this is an English class, approximately what percent of the writing students do in this class
is writing about literature? ________ %
7. How important do you think the following
kinds of writing are for students in this class (set
1)?
(Circle one response in each row.)
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Not
important
Somewhat
important
Important
Very
important
Response logs or journals 1 2 3 4
Recording observations 1 2 3 4
Explanations of problem-solving procedures or
strategies
1 2 3 4
Explanations of subject-area concepts 1 2 3 4
Reflective writing (“This is what I learned”) 1 2 3 4
Precis or summary writing 1 2 3 4
Written definitions of concepts or terminology 1 2 3 4