Web Course Student Assesment

The information in this on-line form is being collected as part of NAU's Office of Teaching and Learning Effectiveness (OTLE) Assessment Plan. Your participation in this research is being solicited in order to achieve a better understanding about your experience as a student in an NAU-Online Web course. The results of this survey will guide OTLE in developing and improving future NAU-Online Web courses. Your response will be held in the strictest professional confidence, and your instructor will not have access to any individual's response. Thank you for your participation.

The following sections contain questions pertaining to the on-line course. Specifically, we would like to know about accessibility, understanding of course requirements, interactivity, assessment, and appropriateness of the course information.

Please answer the following questions using the scale below, unless indicated otherwise.

Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

Access: The following section contains questions pertaining to accessibility, that is, your ability to get to the course and all things pertaining to the course.

1. I was able to access this course with little difficulty.

Unacceptable	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent

2. I could access the content in a timely way.
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3. I was able to access any and all resources required for this course (i.e., library, textbook, on-line and print resources).
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

4. I was able to utilize the technology to access everything I needed in this course.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

5. It was important for me to be able to take this course at my choice of location.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

6. I was able to take this course controlling the pace that was best for me.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

7. There were sufficient instructions on how to access resources at a distance.

Yes

8. I was able to access NAU for . . .(mark all that apply)

technical support	Yes	No	NA	If Yes, was it efficient?	Yes	No
library resources	Yes	No	NA	If Yes, was it efficient?	Yes	No
information services at a distance	Yes	No	NA	If Yes, was it efficient?	Yes	No
advising	Yes	No	NA	If Yes, was it efficient?	Yes	No
registration	Yes	No	NA	If Yes, was it efficient?	Yes	No
counseling	Yes	No	NA	If Yes, was it efficient?	Yes	No
problem-solving assistance	Yes	No	NA	If Yes, was it efficient?	Yes	No
scheduling	Yes	No	NA	If Yes, was it efficient?	Yes	No
other (please specify)

9. I accessed this course through the following computers (please mark as many as apply):

	a computer from my home
	a computer in a K-12 school
	a computer in my dorm room
	a computer in an NAU Mountain Campus facility (other than dorm room)
	a computer at ASU, U of A, or other Arizona 4-year institution
	a computer in an Arizona community college
	a computer in an NAU state-wide site other than a community college
	a computer from my place of business
	a computer from a friend's home
	a laptop computer in multiple locations
	other (please specify)

Understanding of Course Requirements: The following section contains questions pertaining to your ability to understand the course requirements on-line, as they were presented.

10. All pertinent information about the course, such as course prerequisites, modes of study and technical needs, were provided.
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11. I had the prerequisite knowledge and/or skills needed to do well in this course.
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12. It was clear to me what was expected from learning activities.
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13. I knew what level of participation was expected of me.
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14. The syllabus was clear on what I was supposed to know (or be able to do) upon completion of this course.
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15. I was able to understand how to learn the content.
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Learning: The following section asks questions about your access to opportunities for learning in this course.

16. The learning objectives were clearly stated and understandable to me.

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17. I was given adequate opportunities to master the content.
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18. This course required me to use higher order thinking skills, such as analysis or synthesis of information (as opposed to recall).
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

19. The technology did not get in the way of how I learn personally.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

20. The instructor provided alternate learning opportunities so that it met my learning styles.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

21. The course offered sufficient opportunities for engaged, or active, learning.
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22. The way the course was presented helped me learn the material.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

23. At the end of the course, I had more understanding of the content than I had before taking the course.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

24. At the end of the course, I had more skill in applying the content and concepts taught than I had before taking the course.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

25. I was successful in learning from a distance.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

Interactivity: The following section asks questions about the levels and types of activity and interaction with the course materials, your instructor, and other students. For this survey, interactivity can refer to discussions, question and answer, communication, social contact, etc.

26. I was given choices on how I could interact with the instructor and with other students.

Unacceptable	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent

27. The following modes of interactions were used in this course.

	telephone	real-time chats
	office hours (on-line chat, phone, face-to-face)	e-mail
	fax	face-to-face
	videoconferencing	newsgroup
	listserv	Virtual Conference Center
other (please specify)

28. The following are modes of interactions I would like to use in future courses.

	telephone	real-time chats
	office hours (on-line chat, phone, face-to-face)	e-mail
	fax	face-to-face
	videoconferencing	newsgroup
	listserv	Virtual Conference Center
other (please specify)

29. The technology allowed for enhanced interactivity with my instructor.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

30. The technology allowed for enhanced interactivity with other students.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

31. I learn best when I have social interaction with other students in a course.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

32. This Web course was able to provide adequate social interaction.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

33. Taking this course from the Web improved my motivation for learning.
Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

34. I intend to take more Web courses. Yes No Don't Know

35. Because of this course, I am now interested in taking future Web courses.

Unacceptable Poor Average Good Excellent

Appropriateness: The following section asks questions about the appropriateness of this course being delivered as an on-line course.

36. We are interested in whether this course is appropriate for teaching on the Web.

	This course should continue to be taught on the Web.
	This course should be taught again on the Web if modifications are made.
	This course should not be taught via the Web.

37. Approximately how many average hours per week did you devote to this course?

38. The hours required to complete this course were:

too little

just right

excessive

Assessment: The following section asks questions about the assessment, or grading, portion of your course.

39. The assessment methods used to determine my achievement in this course were appropriate for the on-line format of this course.

Unacceptable	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent

40. If you marked Poor or Unacceptable for #39, please explain:

41. The assessment methods used to determine my achievement in this course were appropriate to my learning needs.

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42. If you marked Poor or Unacceptable for #41, please list any concerns and problems:

43. Methods used for submitting materials to be graded were appropriate.

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44. Is there anything else you would like us to know?

Demographic Information: The following section asks questions that will help us understand more about the students taking NAU Web courses.

45. Gender: Male Female

46. How old will you be on December 31 of this year?

47. Are you enrolled as a: Full-time student Part-time student Other

48. Are you taking other NAU courses this semester? Yes No

49. If you answered yes for #48, indicate the delivery method which you are taking your other courses. Mark all that apply:

Traditional Classroom	Interactive Instructional TV (IITV)
Cable	Web/On-line
Other

50. Are you returning to college after an absence of a year or more? Yes No

51. Are you a Flagstaff Campus student? Yes No

52. How far are you from either the NAU Flagstaff Campus or from a state-wide NAU site?

53. Prior to this semester, have you ever taken courses for credit at NAU? Yes No

54. Are you pursuing certification or a degree from NAU? Mark all that apply.

Certification	Bachelor's degree
Master's degree	Doctoral degree
not pursuing a degree/certification

55. What class are you in?

56. List your major area of study:

57. What is the highest academic degree that you intend to obtain?

58. Is English your native language? Yes No

59. Are you: (Mark all that apply)

White/Caucasian	African American/Black	American Indian
Mexican American/Chicano	Puerto Rican	Other Latino
Chinese American/Chinese	Filipino American/Pilpino	Japanese American/Japanese
Korean American/Korean	Southeast Asian (Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, etc.)
Other Asian American/Asian	Other

60. Have you ever taken an on-line/Web-based course before this course? Yes No

61. If you answered Yes for #60, please indicate where you took the course:

I took an on-line course from
(Please indicate institution(s) for each on-line course you have taken beyond this course.)