Law Center Writing Support Partnership '08 - '09
Questionnaire 1-a

The following short survey will only take a few minutes of your time. Your assistance with this survey will help us improve our services for future collaborations. Please note that this survey is not part of the exam, will not be viewed by the graders, and will in no way affect the results of your Writing Diagnostic Assessment (WDA). Your responses will be kept strictly confidential.

Please type your initials as you gave your name on your application + last 4 SSN, (example SL9697)    

Please read the following statements and indicate how much you agree or disagree by selecting the most appropriate response. Note: "Writing Diagnostic Assessment" refers to both "timed" and "take-home" portions of the assessment unless specified otherwise. Strongly
Disagree		 Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
1. I am able to express my knowledge clearly through writing.
2. I took the TIMED portion of the Writing Diagnostic Assessment seriously.
3. I took the TAKE-HOME portion of the Writing Diagnostic Assessment seriously.
4. I am comfortable with timed writing essays.
5. The Writing Diagnostic Assessment seemed irrelevant to my future needs as a law student.
6. I was not satisfied with the writing sample I produced on the TIMED portion of the Writing Diagnostic Assessment.
7. I was not satisfied with the writing sample I produced on the TAKE-HOME portion of the Writing Diagnostic Assessment.
8. I am confident in my writing ability.
9. The writing skills I needed to perform well on the Writing Diagnostic Assessment seemed to be relevant to my field.
10. It was important for me to do well on the Writing Diagnostic Assessment.
11. I have good writing skills.
12. I do not think that the Writing Diagnostic Assessment will be an accurate measure of my writing ability.
13. It is important for lawyers to be able to write in ways similar to the questions on the Writing Diagnostic Assessment.
14. I tried to produce my best work on the Writing Diagnostic Assessment.
15. I felt I had sufficient time to complete the TIMED portion of the Writing Diagnostic Assessment.
16. I felt I had sufficient time to complete the TAKE HOME portion of the Writing Diagnostic Assessment.