The Writing Center

Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue
RT Library 124
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

Campus Location
1860 E. 22 Street, Rhodes Tower 124
 

Summer 2025 Hours
Monday 9:30 AM-2:30 PM (Only Email Paper Review)
Tuesday 11:00 AM-4:00 PM (In-Person)
Wednesday 9:30 AM-2:30 PM (Only Email Paper Review)
Thursday 12:00 PM-2:00 PM (In-Person)
Friday 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Email and Zoom)

For appointments call:
John M. Brentar, Interim Director
216-687-6981
Phone: 216-687-6982
 

Questionnaire

Thank you for participating in this study. Your answers will help us improve the teaching of writing.

Instructions:

  • Recall the subject and content of your writing assignment. What it meant to you is the subject of this questionnaire--so think about what it meant to you.
  • Answer the following items by clicking one of the circles.
  • Don't worry about how "good" your writing was. All that's
    important is how much you got out of it. If you didn't get much out
    of it, please say so. This questionnaire isn't related to your grades
    at all.
  • There are no right or wrong answers. Please be totally honest.

STRONGLY
DISAGREE

DISAGREE

 NEUTRAL

AGREE

STRONGLY
AGREE
1. I am ready to act on what I learned in this essay.

A

B

C

D

E
2. I reached a very sharp understanding of my subject.

A

B

C

D

E

3. I don't want to think about this subject anymore.

A

B

C

D

E

4. I've used or will use my essay or the contents of
it for some purpose other than just sharing my thoughts.

A

B

C

D

E

5. Writing this time touched me.

A

B

C

D

E

6. I can reflect on my previous way of understanding
this topic thanks to this essay.

A

B

C

D

E

7. This essay doesn't relate to my life.

A

B

C

D

E

8. I feel a great sense of peace after writing about
this topic.

A

B

C

D

E

9. This was a topic that I was curious about.

A

B

C

D

E

10. I'm glad I could write about this topic to understand
it better.

A

B

C

D

E

11. This paper helped me put things in perspective.

A

B

C

D

E

12. Writing helped me see how to handle something in
my life.

A

B

C

D

E

13. After writing about this topic I understand it
more clearly.

A

B

C

D

E

14. I keep thinking about what I learned in this essay.

A

B

C

D

E

15. No one would benefit from reading this, even me.

A

B

C

D

E

16. I was so caught up in writing this paper.

A

B

C

D

E

17. During my writing I realized how much I knew and
how much I didn't know.

A

B

C

D

E

18. Writing about this topic helps me in day-to-day
living.

A

B

C

D

E

19. I feel refreshed after writing this essay.

A

B

C

D

E

20. I didn't care about this essay topic at all.

A

B

C

D

E

21. I was ready and willing to explore this topic.

A

B

C

D

E

22. My way of seeing the subject is the same now as
before writing.

A

B

C

D

E

23. After writing this essay I see a course of action.

A

B

C

D

E

24. I really didn't know what I was talking about in
this essay.

A

B

C

D

E

25. I'd like to forget that I ever wrote this paper.

A

B

C

D

E

26. Certain things in the past are clearer now that
I've written on this topic.

A

B

C

D

E

27. I just wrote this paper as an assignment, it didn't
do anything for me.

A

B

C

D

E

28. I couldn't care less about this topic.

A

B

C

D

E

29. I didn't learn anything while writing this assignment.

A

B

C

D

E

30. This essay doesn't mean anything to me.

A

B

C

D

E

Thanks for completing this!!

© 1987, Mary M. Murray

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Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue
RT Library 124
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

Campus Location
1860 E. 22 Street, Rhodes Tower 124
 

Summer 2025 Hours
Monday 9:30 AM-2:30 PM (Only Email Paper Review)
Tuesday 11:00 AM-4:00 PM (In-Person)
Wednesday 9:30 AM-2:30 PM (Only Email Paper Review)
Thursday 12:00 PM-2:00 PM (In-Person)
Friday 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Email and Zoom)

For appointments call:
John M. Brentar, Interim Director
216-687-6981
Phone: 216-687-6982