Comprehensive Assessment of Online Course Delivery Systems
Student Survey
We are interested in your attitudes about face-to-face and online courses. Please take a few minutes to complete the following items:
1. Your institution’s name: ……………………………………………….
2. Gender: □ Female □ Male
3. Overall GPA (optional): ………
4. Your (declared/intended) Major: ………. Minor (if any): ……….
5. Education: □ Freshman □ Sophomore □ Junior □ Senior □ Masters Student □ Doctoral Student □ Non-degree Student □ Other (please specify):.
6. Ethnicity: □ American Indian/Native Alaskan □ Asian/Pacific Islander □ White, Non-Hispanic
□ Black, Non-Hispanic □ Hispanic □ Decline to answer □ Other (please specify):
7. In how many online courses have you been enrolled (if you are an undergraduate student, consider only your undergraduate courses; if you are a graduate student, consider both graduate and undergraduate courses)? □ 0 □ 1-3 □ 4- 6 □ 7-9 □ 10 -15 □ 16 – 20 □ 21 – 25 □ 26 or more
8. In how many face-to-face courses have you been enrolled (if you are currently an undergraduate student, consider only your undergraduate courses; if you are currently a graduate student, consider only graduate courses)? □ 0 □ 1-3 □ 4- 6 □ 7-9 □ 10 -15 □ 16 – 20 □ 21 – 25 □ 26 or more
If you have not taken any online courses and you are not enrolled in one now skip to question 23
Think of your most recently completed online course. If you have not completed an online course but are currently enrolled in one and are comfortable with evaluating it, think of that as most recently completed course
9. Which of the following factors contribute to your decision to take a class online? (Check all that apply)
□ Fit into my work schedule □ Fit into my class schedule □ Required by job or internship
□ Course was only taught online □ I learn more in online classes □ Course not offered at my institution
□ I live too far from campus □ Health or disability issues □ Family commitments (e.g.,
□ Other: … …………………………………… children, a newborn, elderly)
10. Which of the following aspects affects quality of online learning? (Check all that apply)
□ Type of course □ Instructor experience □ Type of technology □ Personal lifestyle
11. Enter the type and brief description of that online course, e.g. CSCI 2300, an introduction to computer science: …………………………………………………………………………………………
12. For that online course, which of the following did you often employ? (Check all that apply)
□ Campus network □ Home network □ Dialup on telephone line □ Broadband (e.g., Cable, DSL) □ Wireless
13. For that online course, what was the primary course delivery system?
□ Blackboard □ Centra □ Web CT □ Web4M □ Remote Desktop □ CD-ROM-Based □ Other: … …
For questions 14 and 15, check one as follows: 1=Very poor 2=Poor 3=Fair 4=Good 5=Very good
14. Rate the overall quality of the course delivery system used in that online course. □1 □2 □3 □4 □ 5
15. Rate the reliability of the course delivery system used in that online course (reliability is the probability that a system will perform its prescribed duty without failure for a given time) □1 □2 □3 □4 □ 5
16. For that online course and your online courses overall, please rate the following characteristics of the online learning environment. Circle one as follows: 1=Very Low 2=Low 3=Moderate 4=High 5=Very High
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Most recently completed online course |
Online courses overall |
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Quality of communication between instructor and students |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Quality of communication with other students |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Convenience |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Pleasantness of the experience |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Aid in learning of complex material |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Organization of course materials |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Allowing you to self-pace |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Accurate evaluation of your learning |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Amount of effort necessary to complete course |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Overall understanding of course material |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Level of difficulty of course |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
17. For that online course, how frequently was each of the following technologies employed?
Circle one as follows: 1=Not At All 2=Rarely 3=Sometimes 4=Often 5=Almost All the Time
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Frequency |
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Lecture with video and audio input from the teacher |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Lecture with audio but no video input from the teacher |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Scheduled online lecture/meeting (synchronous*) |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Archived online lecture/meeting (asynchronous*) |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Student participation with live video and audio |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Student participation with live audio but no video |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Slide presentations (e.g. PowerPoint) |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Electronic white board* |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Online synchronous* chat room |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Online asynchronous* discussion board |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Online digital drop box (for submission of projects, homework, assignments) |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Email communication with instructor |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Telephone communication with instructor |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Instant messaging |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Remotely accessible lab/virtual lab |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Proctored online testing |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Student presentations in synchronous* format |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Student presentations in asynchronous* format |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Online testing that is not proctored |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Course-specific web page |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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3-D virtual classroom resembling face-to-face classroom environment |
1 2 3 4 5 |
*Synchronous = course participants must all be online at the same time. *Asynchronous = course participants can get course content at any time, do not need to be online at the same time as the instructor or other participants.*Electronic whiteboard = Content of the whiteboard can be saved electronically.
18. Do you have a disability? □ No □ Yes
If yes, (select all that apply) □ Visual □ Hearing □ Learning □ Motor □ Wheelchair bound □ Use of hands
Rate the accessibility of the course delivery system used in that online course
(1=Very poor 2=Poor 3=Fair 4=Good 5=Very good) □ 1 □ 2 □ 3 □ 4 □ 5
For the following questions 19-22, if you have not taken any face-to-face classes (i.e., you have only taken online classes) in college, use your high school face-to-face experience
19. Which demands more of your time? □ face-to-face □ online □ equal
20. Which provides accurate evaluation your overall learning? □ face-to-face □ online □ equal
21. Which helped you to learn better? □ face-to-face □ online □ equal
22. If you had a choice, which one would you prefer? □ face-to-face □ online □ equal
23. How often do you play online 3-D games? □ Not at all □ Rarely □ Sometimes □ Often
24. How often do you play virtual reality games? □ Not at all □ Rarely □ Sometimes □ Often
25. Have you ever experienced any educational 3-D/virtual reality based instruction? □ No □ Yes
26. If 3-D/virtual reality-based online classroom technology (similar to online gaming) that resembles face-to-face classroom environment were available, to what extent do you believe you would learn the course material? Check one (1 = Very Poorly, 5 = Very Well): □1 □2 □3 □4 □ 5
27. Would 3D/virtual reality classrooms facilitate student interaction with the instructor and others?
Check one (1 = Absolutely Not, 5 = Absolutely Yes): □1 □2 □3 □4 □ 5
Please think of your most recently completed face-to-face course. If you have not yet completed a face-to-face course in college but are currently enrolled in one and are comfortable with evaluating it, either think of that course as most recently completed or think of your most recently completed face-to-face high school course.
28. Enter the type and brief description of that course, e.g. BIOL 1060/1061 environmental biology with lab.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
29. For that face-to-face course and your face-to-face courses overall, rate the following characteristics of the face-to-face learning environment. Circle one as follows: 1=Very Low 2=Low 3=Moderate 4=High 5=Very High
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Most recently completed face-to-face course |
Face-to-face courses overall |
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Quality of communication between instructor and student |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Quality of communication with other students |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Convenience |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Pleasantness of the experience |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Aids in learning of complex material |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Organization of course materials |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Allowing you to self-pace |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Accurate evaluation of your learning |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Amount of effort necessary to complete the course |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Overall understanding of course material |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
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Level of difficulty of course |
1 2 3 4 5 |
1 2 3 4 5 |
For questions 30 and 31, check one as follows: 1=Strongly Disagree, 5=Strongly Agree
30. Online course delivery systems should be changed to make them resemble face-to-face learning environments. □ 1 □ 2 □ 3 □ 4 □ 5
31. It is feasible to compare the effectiveness of online and face-to-face courses. □1 □2 □3 □4 □5
32. What other comments would you like to make about online and/or face-to-face education in general?
Copyright 2006. All rights reserved.
Principal Investigator: Dr. M. H. N. Tabrizi
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. K. Wuensch
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. E. Ozan
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. M. Kishore
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. S. Aziz