Accounting MEMO
UIW – Writing Ladder: Financial Statement Analysis Memo
Student Survey
Name:____________________ Professor:_________________ Semester _____________
1. How long before the deadline did you begin working on this paper?
2. What did you do to prepare to write? (Check all that apply)
· Read the assignment sheet several times
· Read articles or other material related to the topic
· Went online to read about the topic
· Drew a web or concept map
· Made a list or did a quickwrite
· Created an outline or other written plan
· Talked about the assignment with other people
· Something else___________________________________________________________
2. How many drafts of the paper did you write?
4. Who did you ask to comment on your paper before it was complete? (Check all that apply.)
· No one
· My instructor
· Classmate(s)
· Friend(s) or relative(s)
· A tutor in the Writing Center
5. What was the most challenging aspect of the assignment?
6. What helped you feel successful with this assignment? (check all that apply)
· Clear instructions
· A grading rubric
· Previous experience with the assignment from a previous class
· In-class workshop with the writing center
· Other (explain)
7. If you had a chance to write this paper again, what would you do differently?