BLOG 11-Possible Research Topics

Ok, truthfully, I'm still not sure what I want to do my research project on or what my research question is. These are possible ideas, though I'm not sure if I'm going to use any of them yet.

1.For students coming to the writing center, how important is it to become a better writer vs. just getting a good grade? In an ideal world, the answer to this would be all students want to become better writers, but that is not the case. I would be interesting to see what other
motives students have for coming to the writing center.

2. I took a look at Nick's blog stating writing center assumptions and noticed one said something about everyone sharing the same world view. Students coming to the writing center come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, and they're not all going to share the same views. How do these cultural differences affect tutoring different students and their writing?

3. On Nick's list, there was also a point stating that an assumption was that guys are more likely to get annoyed and leave and women are more likely to stay and be more active in finishing the session. What role does gender difference play in tutroring students?

Again these are just possible topic ideas. Hopefully as we talk about the research project more I will able to focus on one research topic and form my question.