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Todd, Rebecca

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Xavier University Exhibit Teaching and Supporting First Year Students Faculty Learning Communities Fall 2021 First Year Students' Use of the Writing Center in Fall 2020 Rebecca Todd Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, toddr@xavier.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/flc_first_year_students Recommended Citation Todd, Rebecca, "First Year Students' Use of the Writing Center in Fall 2020" (2021). Teaching and Supporting First Year Students. 7. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/flc_first_year_students/7 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty Learning Communities at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in Teaching and Supporting First Year Students by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact exhibit@xavier.edu. First Year Students’ Use of The Writing Center in Fall 2020Rebecca ToddDirector of the Writing Center2020 FLC on First Year StudentsWC First Years Services Larger OverviewFor context, the table below gives a comparison of the last four years of the Writing Center annual visitor totals broken down by class year.Fall 2020 First Years Services OverviewThe Writing Center (WC) held virtual-only sessions in the pandemic-affected Fall 2020 and held substantially fewer sessions overall. While class year distributions were generally similar to those of previous years, we did see a higher percentage for First Year students, with 57.2% of F20 sessions held with First Years compared to 51% per an average Fall. The WC received 343 tutoring requests from First Years, representing 167 unique students.7.2%WC F20 First Years By Tutoring MethodIn F20, all WC services were held remotely. Across all class years, the Zoom/email percentages (56.5% to 43.5%) showed a preference for Zoom meetings. For First Years, the split echoed the overall preferences, with 192 (56%) Zoom appointments and 151 (44%) email appointments.WC F20 First Years By CollegeFirst Years visiting the Writing Center in Fall 2020 came from majors from all four colleges, with the following percentages.WC F20 First Years By Course RequestThe 100-level writing-intensive Core courses within English, History, Theology and Philosophy figured prominently in requests by First Year visitors to the Center. With the additions of Nurs 130 and Core 100, these courses totaled 87% of all requests by First Years in the Fall.COURSE # of requests              % of FY totalENGL 101 101 (ironically)              29.4%HIST 181 67                                   19.5%PHIL 100 49                                   14.3%THEO 111 30                                     9.0% NURS 130 20                                     6.0%CORE 100 18                                     5.0%ENGL 115 15                                     4.0%WC F20 First Years Session Topics OverviewWC tutoring sessions cover Development, Revision/Style, and Grammar/Mechanics categories. Each session may touch on several topics. Most sessions include elements of self-editing strategies, but the WC also offers sessions devoted exclusively to building those skills. (The F20 session topic breakdown for First Years is in black below; the breakdown for all class years is offered in red for comparison.)Development Revision/Style Grammar/MechanicsUnderstanding an assignment  11% (9%) Refining purpose or thesis         9% (7%) Format and layout                      10% (17%)Planning a writing strategy          7%  (6%) Developing ideas or content     7% (6%) Grammar                                       21% (37%) Generating ideas                            9%  (8%) Improving clarity                      18% (22%) Punctuation                                  15% (20%)Formulating thesis                     18%  (14%) Tone and voice                              3% (5%) Usage                                                3%  (6%)Developing an outline               15% (13%) Integrating sources                      6% (6%) Citation                                          16% (22%)Organizing materials/ideas      11% (12%) Audience analysis                        2% (4%) Non-primary language focus       --- (<1%)Introduction                                     6% (6%) Flow and transitions                17% (15%) Self-editing strategies                   3% (6%)Conclusion                                     10% (9%)Thanks to our FLC facilitators Annie Ray and Kelly Austin, and to my FLC colleagues.  --RT

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