Chapter 13 Rhetorical Functions

There were ten questions on the questionnaire about different types of rhetorical functions (there may be a better name for the “functions” reflected in some of these questions) that students need to perform at SGU. Most of these were identified in course-outcome documents and outcomes stated at the beginning of lectures (e.g., the couple first slides of a slide deck). The following figures show a breakdown of students’ responses to the prompt below. Students responded 1 = Strongly disagree to 4 = Strongly agree.

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Responses for All Students

Figure 3.1: Responses for All Students


Responses for Current PCLN vs. SOM Students

Figure 3.2: Responses for Current PCLN vs. SOM Students


Responses for Med vs. Vet Students

Figure 3.3: Responses for Med vs. Vet Students