What is your current rank?
3.15%
13.29%
32.87%
24.13%
26.57%
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Instructor
Other
How many years have you taught at the
collegiate level (here and elsewhere)?
70
64
60
50
51
48
37
40
36
27
30
23
20
10
>3
0
30
26
to
25
21
to
20
16
to
15
to
11
5
to
10
<5
0
How many years have you been a faculty member at
Kansas State University?
120
101
100
80
60
40
20
53
38
26
25
19
13
8
2
0
0-5
6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41 or
Years Years Years Years Years Years Years Years More
What is your highest degree?
250
220
200
150
Doctorate
Masters
Bachelors
Other
100
52
50
6
7
0
Doctorate
Masters
Bachelors
Other
How willing are you to provide
writing opportunities for students in
your undergraduate classes?
5.17%
3.32%
0.37%
33.21%
57.93%
Very Willing
Willing
Neutral
Unwilling
Very Unwilling
Which of the following writing experiences do you include in
your undergraduate classes? Select as many as apply
Other
Critiques
Books/Article Reviews
Homework Assignments
Informal In-Class Writing
Technical Writing
Group or Individual Project Reports
Journals
Essay Exams
Laboratory Reports
Reaction Papers
Formal (research) Papers
0
50
100
150
200
How do you respond to the student’s writing?
I comment only on the content of
the writing.
2.99%
8.58%
23.13%
39.18%
In addition to the content, I
comment on grammar, spelling,
punctuation, but do not grade on
it.
I grade on grammar, spelling, and
punctuation in addition to content.
All of the above; it depends on the
writing assignment.
26.12%
Other
How many credit hours (undergraduate and graduate) were
included in your teaching load during the 2003-2004
academic year– fall and spring semesters combined?
More than 20 Hours
19
16-20 Hours
34
11-15 Hours
97
6-10 Hours
90
0-5 Hours
30
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
How many undergraduate classes/sections will you have taught during
the 2003-2004 academic year? (For example, MUSIC 101, MUSIC 202,
and MUSIC 303 would be 3 classes.)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
15
52
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0-5 C
l ass
es
6-10
Clas
ses
More
than
10 C
lass
e
s
How many preparations (preps) did you have for the fall
semester of 2003? (Three sections for Ecology 101 could
be one preparation.)
140
117
120
100
80
64
Preps
60
41
40
27
20
7
2
3
0
1
5
6
7
8
0
0
1
2
3
4
How many preparations (preps) did you have for
the spring semester of 2004?
140
118
120
100
80
68
Preps
60
40
33
27
13
20
1
0
0
1
5
6
7
8
0
0
1
2
3
4
In how many of these courses do you provide
opportunities for students to write?
9
2
8
2
7
2
13
6
30
5
Courses
49
4
44
3
70
2
44
1
13
0
0
20
40
60
80
Select the one course for which you have planned the mist
student writing. Which of the following best describes how
often you have students write in that one course?
120
100
80
60
40
20
fte
n
O
ry
Ve
Fr
eq
ue
n
tly
es
et
im
So
m
io
n
as
O
cc
H
ar
dl
y
Ev
er
al
ly
0
Those who responded Hardly Ever – Sometimes:
Please indicate your level of agreement with the following
statement: “Writing should be a major emphasis in the
undergraduate curriculum.”
60
51
50
40
30
18
20
14
10
2
0
is
ag
re
e
is
ag
re
e
D
gl
y
St
ro
n
m
D
bi
va
le
nt
gr
ee
A
A
St
ro
n
gl
y
A
gr
ee
0
Which of the following best describes your
judgment of people’s writing skills in general today
in comparison to ten years ago?
14.47%
1.32% 7.89%
Much Improved
Somewhat Improved
34.21%
42.11%
Remain About the
Same
Somewhat Worse
Much Worse
Those who responded Frequently-Very Often:
Please indicate your level of agreement with the
following statement: “Writing is a major emphasis
in the undergraduate curriculum.”
60
49
50
41
40
40
36
30
20
13
10
is
ag
re
e
is
ag
re
e
D
gl
y
St
ro
n
m
D
bi
va
le
nt
gr
ee
A
A
St
ro
n
gl
y
A
gr
ee
0
In the course for which you have planned the most
writing, how many students usually enroll in this
course or in these sections?
1.67%
9.44%
5.00%
0.00%
20.00%
<15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
>75
23.89%
40.00%
Which of the following best describes the course?
Lower Division Elective
Lower Division Major
Course
15.17%
32.58%
11.80%
19.10%
Lower Division (major
course for some, elective
for others)
Upper Division Elective
15.17%
6.18%
Upper Division Major
Course
Upper Division (major
course for some, elective
for others)
What role does student writing play in the course?
(Check as many as apply.)
Other. Please
explain.
Writing for career
preparation (e.g.,
portfolio, resume).
Practice in
professional writing.
Learning how to
write is the focus of
the course.
Students write to
apply course content
and material.
Expressing reaction
to course material.
Writing to
communicate student
understanding of
couse material.
Learning how to
communicate a
personal opinion.
Which of the following best describes your
judgment of people’s writing skills in general today
in comparison to ten years ago?
W
or
se
or
se
M
uc
h
W
ha
t
ew
So
m
A
ai
n
em
R
So
m
ew
bo
u
ha
t
tt
he
Im
pr
ov
Sa
m
ed
d
In
pr
ov
e
uc
h
M
e
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0