Online Learner Attribute Survey

This survey will help me get to know you as a learner and to adapt the course better to meet your specific needs. The survey is based upon a review of the literature on attributes of successful online learners by Simon, Smaldino, Albright and Zvacek (2009) published in Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations od Distance Education, published by Allyn & Bacon.
Name: 


  1. I am nervous about the content of this course.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I am nervous about the technological aspects of this course.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I worry that I will have trouble balancing my time while in this class.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I am working full-time while taking this course.
    Yes
    No


  1. I have taken an online course before.
    Yes
    No


  1. I have a great deal of moral support from family and supervisors for taking this course.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. I am comfortable corresponding with people I have never seen and may never see.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Are your reasons for pursuing this degree more related to an internal desire for greater challenge and satisfaction or more closely tied to a desire for career advancement?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    self-fulfilment  career advancement


  1. Rate your comfort level with abstract concepts.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Very comfortable  Very uncomfortable


  1. How much experience do you have with with discovery learning or inquiry learning methods?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    A Great Deal  None





Dr. Schoen or "Doc S"
Assstant Professor of Ed Leadership & Asst. Director of Distance Ed.
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC