The National Study of Writing Instruction - University at Albany

Writing and Learning Activities 2009-10: Form 2 Page 117 of 122
To provide practice in spelling, punctuation, and other aspects of
correct usage
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To provide practice with particular types of writing 1 0
To consolidate new understandings 1 0
To apply concepts to new situations 1 0
11. Will this course have a final exam? □ yes □ no
If there is a final exam, approximately what percent of the exam grade will be based on
responses of at least paragraph length? _____ %
Do you assign writing of at least paragraph-length to students in this class?
□ yes □ no (Skip to question 15.)
The questions in this section are concerned with the kinds of activities that surround any
writing that students may do for this class.
11. To what extent do you use the following
instructional techniques when students are asked to
write in this class?
Spend class time generating and organizing ideas or
information before writing
Provide models of effective responses for students to
read, analyze, and emulate
Clearly specify the specific parts that must be included
Never/
Hardly
ever
Sometimes
Frequently
Almost
always
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