NS 132 Course Overview

Course Overview

Cours Topics

Sample Exam

Course Evaluations

Learning Style Quiz

Below are 10 questions. For each, choose the one response that best fits for you.

(You may want to print the quiz or simply note your responses on a piece of paper as you scroll down the screen.)

When you are done, assign points to your answers as follows:
3 points for every A you circled
2 points for every B you circled
1 point for every C you circled

Then go to the quiz answer key to learn what your results mean.

Question
1.	My need to take this course now is:
	A.	High: I need it immediately for a specific goal
	B.	Moderate: I could take it on campus later or substitute another course
	C.	Low - It could be postponed
2.	Feeling that I am part of a class is:
	A.	Not particularly necessary to me.
	B.	Somewhat important to me.
	C.	Very important to me.
3.	I would classify myself as someone who:
	A.	Often gets things done ahead of time.
	B.	Needs reminding to get things done on time.
	C.	Puts things off until the last minute or doesn't complete them.
4.	Classroom discussion is:
	A.	Rarely helpful to me.
	B.	Sometimes helpful to me.
	C.	Almost always helpful to me.
5.	When an instructor hands out directions for an assignment, I prefer:
	A.	Figuring out the instructions myself.
	B.	Trying to follow the directions on my own, then asking for help as needed.
	C.	Having the instructions explained to me.
6.	I need faculty comments on my assignments:
	A.	Within a few weeks, so I can review what I did.
	B.	Within a few days, or I forget how I did.
	C.	Right away, or I get very frustrated.
7.	Considering my professional and personal schedule, the amount of time I have to work on a distance learning course is:
	A.	More than the amount used for a class on campus.
	B.	The same as for a class on campus.
	C.	Less than for a class on campus.
8.	Coming to campus on a regular schedule is:
	A.	Extremely difficult for me - I have commitments (work, family, personal) during times when classes are offered
	B.	A little difficult, but I can rearrange my priorities to allow for regular attendance on campus.
	C.	Easy for me
9.	As a reader, I would classify myself as:
	A.	Good - I usually understand the subject.
	B.	Average - I sometimes need help to understand the text.
	C.	Slower than average.
10.	When I need help understanding the subject:
	A.	I am comfortable approaching an instructor to ask for clarification.
	B.	I am uncomfortable approaching an instructor, but do it anyway.
	C.	I never approach an instructor to admit I don't understand something.

Used by permission of Rena Paloff, Ph.D. and Keith Pratt, Ph.D.
Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom, Jossey-Bass 1999, pp. 154-155.