CBW: National Survey of Basic Writing

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National Survey of Basic Writing Programs

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Information about you and your school
Your name		School
Email address		Your role in BW at your school
Title or academic rank		Your role in BW at your school

Information about your basic writing program
1	What is your basic writing (BW) program called (e.g., basic writing, basic writing and reading, developmental, remedial)?
2	In what type of institution is your basic writing program housed?	Two-Year College Four-Year College Doctoral/Research University Masters College/University
3	Does your institution have an ESL program separate from its basic writing program?	Yes No
3	If so, explain how the two interface.
4	How many students does the basic writing program currently serve?
5	What percentage of the total student population are BW students?
6	Is the current number higher, lower, or about the same as it was when the program started?	Lower About Same Higher
7	Is the current number higher, lower, or about the same as it was at the program’s peak?	Lower About Same Higher
8	What is your institution’s demographic profile? Most institutions include enrollment data on their website. If you locate this data, please provide the url.
9	When was your BW program started?
10	How has it changed since then?
11	What caused the changes in your BW program?
12	Was there institutional or state pressure to eliminate, reduce, or modify BW courses and/or programs?	Yes No
12	If so, explain.
13	What admissions requirements are there now at your institution?
14	Have those requirements changed since the inception of the program?	Yes No
14	If so, explain.
15	How are students placed into BW?
16	How do they exit?
17	What institutional/state tests are students required to take and to what extent does testing drive the course?
18	What other English courses are students required to take after exiting from BW?
19	What is the structure of your basic writing program or courses (e.g., in the English department, in another college department, in a separate program such as academic skills, in an institute)?
20	How is your basic writing program funded (e.g. separate budget, part of other program, soft money, etc.)?
21	How and by whom is your basic writing program administered (e.g. who makes decisions about budget, hiring, curriculum, policies, procedures)?
22	Are BW courses credit-bearing?	Yes No
22	If so, how many credits do students get?
23	How many workload credits do faculty members get for teaching the course?
24	Who teaches BW courses?
25	What sort of curriculum best describes the BWP (check all that apply and number them in order of program priorities)?	Basic Skills (e.g., sentence/paragraph-building; grammar instruction) Rhetorical (e.g., discourse communities, audience-awareness, modes) Critical Thinking/Pedagogy (e.g., Freire) Reading/Writing (e.g., Bartholomae & Petrosky)
26	Are there required textbooks?	Yes No
26	If so, which one(s)?
27	Is there a tutoring or studio component for BW courses?	Yes No
27	If so, explain.