Course Competency Pre-assessment
(EDAH5413-Design and Delivery of Distance Education Program)

The purpose of this survey is to assess the general information and student's competency level of EDAH5413 course content and use the result to enhance the instruction as well as for research purpose. Please answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge.

Your participation in this study is voluntary. Submission of this assessment constitutes your consent to participate. Any unanswered questions will not allow the form to be submitted.

Personal Background

1. Name: 

2. Gender:  Male  Female

3. What is your age range? 

4. How many hours do you use computers in a week? 

5. From where do you mostly access class home pages? 

6. Have you taken any other distance education courses during or before this course?

   Yes    No
If yes, what form of delivery?

8. What do you expect to learn from his course?

9. At the beginning of this course, I am motivated to learn:
 

not at all
less than other classes
same as other classes
more than other classes
very much

Because:

10. At the beginning of this course, I have personal goals to use the learning from the class:
 

not at all
less than other classes
same as other classes
more than other classes
very much

Some examples of my personal goals are:

11. I prefer learning in online learning method rather than classroom instruction.


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not at all <-------------------------->

 very much

Because:

Internet Competency Assessment

The following question items will assess your computer and Internet competency. Please answer each question according to the illustrated scale.
 

For each of the following items, I can use: _________.
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not at all <-----------------------------> completely well

 
1. Web browsers (Netscape, Internet Explorer) 1  2  3  4  5
2. Email programs (such as Outlook, Eudora, or Messenger) 1  2 3  4  5
3. File transfer program (download/upload files from/to a class home page). 1  2  3  4  5
4. Information search engines on the Internet 1  2  3  4  5
5. Graphics development program (e.g., Photoshop) 1  2  3  4  5
6. Web development program (e.g., Dreamweaver) 1  2  3  4  5
7. Synchronous conferencing such as chatting 1  2  3  4  5
8. Asynchronous conferencing (such as a threaded discussion board) 1  2  3  4  5
9. Plug-ins (such as Real Player, Acrobat Reader, Flash, etc.) 1  2  3  4  5

Course Entry Competency

The following question items will assess your perceived competency level of the course objectives. Please rate your perceived degree of understanding for each course objective according to the following scale illustration.
 

For each of the following item I _________.
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don't understand at all <-----------------------------> completely understand 

 
1. Describe major learning theories for distance learning. 1  2  3  4  5 
2. Explain effective learning principles for distance learning. 1  2  3  4  5 
3. Develop cognitive and collaborative strategies for distance learning. 1  2  3  4  5 
4. Develop motivational strategies for distance learning. 1  2  3  4  5 
5. Analyze learner's characteristics and learning style for distance learning. 1  2  3  4  5 
6. Specify learning content through content analysis. 1  2  3  4  5 
7. Develop instructional development plan for distance learning. 1  2  3  4  5 
8. Create learning content for distance learning. 1  2  3  4  5 
9. Select effective message design principles for distance learning. 1  2  3  4  5 
10. Master basic functions of web content development tools. 1  2  3  4  5 
11. Embed interactive learning activities into distance learning. 1  2  3  4  5 
12. Describe major functions of learning and content management systems. 1  2  3  4  5 
13. Evaluate distance learning programs. 1  2  3  4  5 
14. Develop a distance learning module. 1  2  3  4  5