Survey Welcome

 
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Hey there! Thanks for participating in our project, "National Trends in First-Year Writing." This survey is intended for administrators of first-year writing programs. If you are an instructor of a first-year writing course, please follow this link to find the appropriate survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NX7ZD55

The purpose of this survey is simple: We hope to get a snapshot of FYW courses across regions and institution types, specifically the reading and assignments instructors give students in FYW. In short, we want this project to be a way for instructors to share the cool things they’re doing in their classrooms so we can learn from one another.

Before you begin the survey, we wanted to clarify a few points:

  • When we say “administrator,” we are referring to the coordinator of FYW courses and curriculum at an institution.
  • When we say “FYW,” we are referring to first-year writing or first-year composition courses that are required for all students at an institution or that must be substituted by an equivalent requirement (e.g., AP credit). This excludes courses such as many “Basic Writing” or “Advanced Composition” courses, which not all students are required to take.
  • You will be asked to upload a syllabus and schedule representative of FYW writing courses at your institution, so you might get those handy before you begin. (If you’d rather not upload materials, you will also have the option to answer questions about your curriculum.)
  • You have the option to remain anonymous in the survey. All identifying and demographic questions are optional. If you choose to self-identify, you will not be identified in any scholarship resulting from this survey.
  • If your FYW program includes more than one required course in its sequence, we are only collecting data regarding the first two courses in any FYW sequence. You will be given the opportunity to share information about each required course one at a time.

We hope that answers the questions most likely to arise while you take the survey, but if there’s anything else we can clarify, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Enrique Paz, enrique.paz@siu.edu, and Cynthia Johnson, cynthiajohnson@missouristate.edu.

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