| Student Comments about the Writing Centre
"The Writing Centre is a great resource for students. Each time I've taken a paper to the Writing Centre, I've received a 10-15% boost in mark."
(StFX student's comment in 2008 Globe and Mail University Report)
"I love
it. The people are so friendly and helpful."
"I hope that this
resource remains as a place for students to go when they need help.... it
works wonders!"
"Everyone
there is wonderful and a HUGE help!"
The comments below are anonymous responses to a survey
distributed to students who visited the Writing Centre during the
2004-2005 academic year. This research is part of a graduate student's
ongoing project about program effectiveness. Students were asked to
complete the following sentence:
My use of the
Writing Centre has helped me to... |
"improve
my research paper structure. It is one of the most useful facilities on
campus. I have also learned other minor gramatical errors that I tend to
make unknowingly. It realy helps me develop an outline for my paper when I
am lost as well."
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"plan my time wisely, helped me with exam and test prep, and
write better papers."
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"figure out the mystery that is APA formating."
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"clarify
my thoughts. I find it alot easier if I have someone to talk about what I am
about to write. I have lots of great ideas, but have trouble getting them to
paper and using the right words to say what I mean."
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"SURVIVE! It is the
most valuable resource at X."
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"better organize my ideas into a workable thesis paragraph
and corresponding structure and better use of sourcing and paraphrasing."
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"write
a paper the right way and reminded me that I have to work hard
throughout the whole year not just before tests."
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"organize
my thoughts, structure, spelling, citing."
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"understand that all courses have different expectations in papers."
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"study
better, write a research paper better, organize and look forward to doing
school work."
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"actually
look at my work before I hand it in."
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"get
a better start to assignments and papers."
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