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"Is Online Learning for You?" Questionnaire

Choose the best answers that apply to you as a learner, then press the Get Results button. Your results will appear on the next page. A description of your results will be below the results table.

1. My need to take a online learning course is

High - I need it for graduation or my job.
Medium - I could take it later or take it as a regular class on campus.
Low - I am taking it for personal interest or I could take the course anytime.

2. Feeling that I am keeping up with other students in the course is

Not especially important for me.
Somewhat important for me.
Very important for me.

3. Class discussion is

Usually helpful to me when the participants are using assigned readings.
Sometimes helpful, but usually just annoying since it seems like people are just showing off.
Often very helpful to me, and I rely on them to make me feel motivated to learn.

4. When I have an important job to do, I usually

Get it done ahead of time.
Need reminding to get it done on time.
Put it off until the last minute.

5. When I am given an assignment, I usually prefer to

Figure out the instructions for myself.
Try to follow instructions on my own, and ask for help when I need it.
Have someone else explain the instructions to me.

6. I like to get an instructor's comments on my exams and other assignments

So I can review what I did and improve for the next assignment.
So I can feel more confident about why certain study strategies work and others don't.
Or I forget what I did.

7. Considering my schedule, the amount of time I expect to devote to a distance learning course is

More than enough time for a traditional class on campus.
About the same time as for a traditional class.
Less time than I would devote to a traditional class.

8. When asked to use computers, electronic mail, VCR programming or to try technologies new to me

I look forward to learning new skills, and usually I master them quickly.
I'm a little nervous but I try them anyway.
I procrastinate or avoid them.

9. As a reader I am

Very confident. I understand textbooks and reference books easily, with littler or no help.
Average. Sometimes I need a tutor or other outside help.
Below average. I have trouble understanding textbooks. I depend on face-to-face discussion and tutoring.

10. I have completed

More than 24 college credits.
12 - 24 college credits.
Less than 12 college credits.

11. My grade point average (GPA) is

3.2 or above.
2.4 - 3.2
below 2.4

NOTE: Your results will appear on the next page. Please read the information under the table of results to determine what kind of learner you are.