University of Wisconsin Colleges2013 Institution Survey
Sites of Writing--General Description
If not part of the writing program or department, what is the institutional home for first-year writing? (n=63)
English Department
Does your institution have a writing center or learning center with writing tutors? (n=219)
Yes
If not part of the writing program or department, what is the institutional home for the writing center? (n=171)
English Department
If not part of the writing program or department, what is the institutional home for the basic writing program? (n=136)
English Department
Sites of Writing--Writing Requirement
What does the writing requirement at your institution consist of? (n=106)
First-year composition predominately taught by English and/or Writing department (FYC)
Are there curricular requirements that are not part of the writing requirement but that have writing as an explicit goal? (n=211)
No
Sites of Writing--College Writing Goals
How are the college-wide student writing goals assessed? (n=113)
Professors certify for writing proficiency when students take writing-intensive courses.
Who participates in the assessment?
Students take an essay exam. (n=43) | Students submit a portfolio. (n=28) | Writing proficiency determined when students take writing-intensive courses. (n=55) | |
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Writing program director | |||
Writing center director | |||
Writing program faculty | |||
English department faculty | Yes | ||
Faculty from disciplines other than Writing and English | |||
Readers outside the institution | |||
Associate dean | |||
Registrar | |||
Other |
Sites of Writing--Community College Survey of Student Engagement
Does your institution administer the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)? (n=219)
I don't know.
Sites of Writing--Changes to Writing Program
Have there been changes to the writing program or sites of writing at your institution in the past 10 years? (n=219)
Yes
Were there changes to the assessment of writing at your institution over the past 10 years? (n=194)
Yes
Which changes have taken place in regards to assessment? (n=133)
A college-wide assessment was expanded.
Were there any changes to the administrative structures of the writing program or the sites of writing over the past 10 years? (n=195)
Yes
Which administrative structures of the writing program or the sites of writing changed? (n=100)
Other
Was the writing program changed in the past 10 years to expand or eliminate areas? (n=191)
Yes
Were there changes to the staffing of the writing program or center over the past 10 years? (n=194)
No
Were there any additional changes to the writing program or the sites of writing at your institution not already mentioned? (n=193)
No
Do you foresee changes to the administrative, curricular, or support structures of the sites of writing at your institution over the next five years? (n=217)
Yes
What type of changes to the administrative, curricular, or support structures of the sites of writing at your institution do you foresee in the next five years? (n=151)
Changes to assessment
Changes to the administrative structures
Changes to expand the writing program or sites of writing on campus
Changes to eliminate or consolidate aspects of the writing program or sites of writing on campus
If you foresee changes to the administrative, curricular, or support structures of the sites of writing at your institution over the next five years feel free to explain.
In the midst of budget cuts, we are in a constant state of battle trying to make the case for a WPA for the college. We made progress last year, but then had a major setback when the position was eliminated this year. It is difficult to know how this will turn out from year to year.
First-Year Writing/ English Composition--General Description
Does your institution have a first-year writing requirement, whether explicit or embedded? (n=217)
Yes
First-Year Writing/ English Composition--Placement and Transfer
Does your institution allow students to place out of the first semester first-year writing requirment? (n=134)
Yes
Does your institution allow students to place out of the second semester of first-year writing requirment? (n=105)
Yes
Does your institution accept transfer credit for first semester first-year writing requirements? (n=139)
Yes
Does your institution accept transfer credit for second semester first-year writing requirements? (n=121)
Yes
First-Year Writing/ English Composition--Goals and Assessment
Who participates in the assessment of the goals for FYW courses? (n=116)
WPA
Writing faculty
English faculty
Other
First-Year Writing/ English Composition--Curriculum
What is the content of the FYW requirement? See Note 5. (n=139)
Writing About Writing (WAW)
Themes
WAC/ Topic-Based
If two semesters of FYW are required, is the content of the second course the same as the first course? (n=104)
Yes
First-Year Writing/ English Composition--Enrollment Caps
If there is a second semester FYW requirement, what is the the enrollment cap for regular sections? (n=119)
24
What is the enrollment cap for sections of basic writing of the FYW requirement? (n=133)
22
If there is a second semester FYW requirement, what is the the enrollment cap for basic writing sections? (n=101)
22
First-Year Writing/ English Composition--Staffing
Is there faculty or professional development available for those teaching in the first-year writing program? (n=129)
Yes
What form does the faculty development take for first-year writing faculty? (n=107)
Optional faculty development workshops
Other
Identifying and supporting diversely-prepared students--General Description
Does your institution identify students who may need additional writing support, including students whose primary language is not English? (n=220)
Yes
How does the institution identify these students? (n=157)
Directed Self-Placement
Placement Test
Admissions office/ student affairs referral
Advisor referral
Student self-referral
What types of supports are available to these students? (n=161)
Required basic writing course
Special sections of FYW
Targeted optional writing courses
Summer bridge program
Peer tutoring
Tutoring from the WPA or WCD
Identifying and supporting diversely-prepared students--Basic Writing
What percentage of the student body is placed into basic writing? See Note 4. (n=84)
22
How are students placed into basic writing? (n=127)
Placement test
Directed self-placement
What is the structure of the basic writing program? (n=125)
Prerequisite model
Studio model
What is the curriculum of the basic writing courses? (n=126)
Paragraph writing
Reading and writing
Identifying and supporting diversely-prepared students--Support for English Language Learners (ELLs)
What type of supports are available for ELLs? (n=124)
Required section of basic writing course
Required section of FYW
Writing across the curriculum (WAC) and writing beyond the first year--General Description
Does your institution have a WAC/WID program and/or a writing requirement beyond the first year? (n=203)
No
Writing centers--General description
Does your institution have a writing center or learning center with writing tutors? (n=219)
Yes
Administrative Structures
Who has primary responsibility for administering the first-year writing requirement? (n=127)
Chair of the English department