Report on the ER&L Session: How Do Students Do Research? The Student Research Process as Seen in Student Drawings

摘要

Molly Beisler collaborated with the campus writingcenter to learn how students perceive the research andwriting process. In this study, 222 students drew theirprocess for a recent writing assignment inapproximately 15-20 minutes. They also answered twoquestions: which step was the most challenging andwhat would have made the process easier? ThenBeisler interviewed nine of these students to discusswhat they had drawn. Her student population wasapproximately 60% seniors, 18% juniors, 18%sophomores, and 4% freshmen.