Composition Class Survey Results – The Segmented (Creative Nonfiction) Essay

Question One: How engaged were you in the segmented essay?

Not at all involved: 0%

Slightly Involved: 0%

Somewhat Involved: 30%

Quite /Very Involved: 70%

Question Two: How enjoyable was the segmented essay, as compared to other writing assignments?

Much less/Somewhat less enjoyable: 22%

About the Same: 13%

More/Much more enjoyable: 65%

Question Three: When you were first assigned the segmented essay, did you find it harder or easier to understand than other assignments?

Much/Somewhat harder: 48%

About the same: 26%

Quite a bit/Much harder: 26%

Question Four: By the time you were finished with the segmented essay, did you find it harder or easier to understand than other assignments?

Much/Somewhat harder: 17%

About the same: 48%

Quite a bit/Much harder: 35%

Question Five: Overall, was this assignment more difficult or less difficult than other writing assignments, including those for this class?

Much/Somewhat more difficult: 30%

About the same: 30%

Somewhat/Much less difficult: 40%

Short-Answer Question #3: If you had a choice, would you rather write something like this segmented/collage essay, or would you prefer to write a more “traditional” essay? Why?

Prefer a segmented/collage essay: 74%

Prefer a more traditional essay: 26%