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Here is the survey we developed over several pilot drafts. We strongly recommend that you read the Survey Overview before examining the survey. You may format it for s-mailing by creating additional space after the questions that call for written responses. If you would like to get this as a Word document, you may contact one of us and we would be glad to attach it to an e-mail:
Current Survey:
Demographic Information
Your name:______________________________________________ (optional)
Your email address:_________________________________________ (optional)
Today's date: What is your age?_____ What is your gender?___
When did you graduate?_______ What was (were) your major(s)?________
Have you pursued any additional education after graduation? Please specify degree(s) and institution(s). If you are currently a graduate student, please specify institution and degree.
How many semesters or terms did you tutor in the Writing Center ?_____
Did you take a credit-bearing tutor training course as an undergraduate? Yes___No___
What other forms of tutor development did you participate in (please check all that apply)? ___ none ____regular staff meetings ____regional or national conferences ____summer workshops ____social events ____other (please specify)
What occupation(s) have you pursued since graduation?
Reflections on Your Tutoring Experience:
1. What are the most significant abilities, values, or skills that you developed in your work as a peer writing tutor? Please list them.
2. Of the abilities, values, or skills that you listed above, would you illustrate those that strike you as most meaningful by sharing an episode or event that took place during your time as a tutor or a trainee?
3. Did those abilities, values or skills that you developed as a peer tutor seem to be a factor in your choice of job or graduate work? Would you elaborate?
4. Did these qualities seem to play a role in your interviewing, in the hiring process, or in acceptance to graduate school? How do you come to that conclusion?
Would you rate the importance of your training and/or experience as a tutor in the interviewing or hiring process for your first job?
5. Do any of the qualities you listed in question one play a role in your social or family relationships? Can you give an example?
6. In your occupations(s), have you used the qualities you developed as a writing tutor, if at all? Would you elaborate? Give an example?
Would you rank the importance for your occupation of the skills, qualities, or values you developed as a tutor?
7. To what extent do you think your own writing has been influenced by your experience as a writing tutor? Please explain.
To what extent has your writing been influenced by your training and/or work as a tutor?
8. What have you learned from working with the writing of others? Please elaborate or provide an example.
9. Were there any downsides to your experience as a peer writing tutor? Please elaborate.
10. Would you please rate the importance your writing center training and experience as you developed as a university student?
Please explain your rating.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to respond to this survey. I will keep you informed about the results.
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