Adapted Version of the Distance Education Survey_ Computer Access

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pted Version of the Distance Education Survey: Computer Access

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Enter your Participant ID

1. Are you considering, or would you consider taking a course over the Internet?

No, If No then please skip ahead to Question 14. (Jump to item 14)

Yes, If Yes then please answer the next question.

2. Do you have access to a computer which you could use for your Internet coursework?

No, If No then please skip ahead to Question 14. (Jump to item 14)

Yes, If Yes then please answer the following questions.

3. Where is this computer located? (Indicate Yes or No for each location.)

No Yes At home

No Yes At work

No Yes Other (Please specify)

4. Where is the computer you would use most oftenfor your Internet coursework (Chooseonly one.)

At home

At work

Other (Please specify)

Please answer questions 5 through 13 for the computer you would use most often

for coursework.

5. Which one of the following best describes this computer? (Check one)

286-based computer

Pentium-based computer

386-based computer

Macintosh

486-based computer

Laptop (Specify: 386/486/Pentium)

Other (Please Specify)

The Courseware

Accessibility Study

Distance Education Survey

(CCE and EvNet)

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Part B: Computer Access

Please answer the following questions which ask about your experience using acomputer. Indicate your response by either choosing of the appropriate selection, orby filling in the blank space provided.


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6. How many megabytes of RAM (Ramdon Access Memory) is in this computer?

Less than 1

1 to 7.9

8 to 11.9

12 to 15.9

16 to 31.9

32 to 63.9

64 or more

7. Does this computer have a modem?

No Yes

If Yes, what is the baud rate (speed)?

less than 14.4

14.4

28.8

33.6

56.6

ISDN

Ethernet connection (high speed,ADSL,cable modem,LAN)

Other (Please specify)

8. Do you personallyhave access to the Internet on this computer?

No, If No then please skip ahead to Question 10. (Jump to question 12)

Yes

9. Which Internet services do you personally use from this computer? (Indicate Yes or Noor each service)

No Yes NewsgroupsNo Yes World Wide WebNo Yes Electronic Mail (E-mail)No Yes ListservesNo Yes Gopher

No Yes Other (Please specify)

10. What is the Internet Service Provider (ISP) for this computer?

University of Toronto America Online

Compuserve Employer network (at work)

Other private ISP (Please specify)

11. Which Web browser do you prefer to use when you are accessing the World WideWeb?

Internet Explorer Netscape

Mosaic Opera

Lynx Other Web browser

What version is your Web browser

12. What operating system is installed in this computer? (Indicate Yes or No for eachoperating system.)

No Yes MS DosNo Yes Windows 3.x


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18. Have you purchased a new computer, or upgraded your existing computer, within theast year?

NoYes

If yes, this was?

A new computer Hardware component upgrades to an existingcomputer.

Computer Skills Assessment Checklist

For the remaining 20 items on this page, please indicate your assessment of yourcurrent skill level for each task on a three point scale: don't know how, have tried itbut not sure how, or do know how.

19. Turn a computer on and off

Don't know how to Turn a computer on and off

Tried before but not really sure how to Turn a computer on and off

Know how to Turn a computer on and off

20. open/close application (software program)

Don't know how to open/close application

Tried before but not really sure how to open/close application

Know how to open/close application

21. minimize/maximize windows

Don't know how to minimize/maximize windows

Tried before but not really sure how to minimize/maximize windows

Know how to minimize/maximize windows

22. resize/move windows

Don't know how to resize/move windows

Tried before but not really sure how to resize/move windows

Know how to resize/move windows

23. work with multiple applications at the same time

Don't know how to work with multiple applications at the same time

Tried before but not really sure how to work with multiple applications at the

same timeKnow how to work with multiple applications at the same time

24. cut and pase within and between applications

Don't know how to cut and pase within and between applications

Tried before but not really sure how to cut and pase within and betweenapplications

Know how to cut and pase within and between applications

25. format and copy disks

Don't know how to format and copy disks

Tried before but not really sure how to format and copy disks

Know how to format and copy disks

26. open/close a word processing applications like WordPerfect or WordDon't know how to open/close a word processing applications

Tried before but not really sure how to open/close a word processing applications

Know how to open/close a word processing applications

27. create a new document in a word processor

Don't know how to create a new document in a word processor

Tried before but not really sure how to create a new document in a wordprocessor

Know how to create a new document in a word processor

28. capitalize, underline, bold and other text formatting in a word processor


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Don't know how to capitalize, underline, bold and other text formatting in a wordprocessor

Tried before but not really sure how to capitalize, underline, bold and other textformatting in a word processor

Know how to capitalize, underline, bold and other text formatting in a wordprocessor

29. delete text in a word processing document

Don't know how to delete text in a word processing document

Tried before but not really sure how to delete text in a word processing document

Know how to delete text in a word processing document30. save a word processing document to disk

Don't know how to save a word processing document to disk

Tried before but not really sure how to save a word processing document to disk

Know how to save a word processing document to disk

31. print a word processing document

Don't know how to print a word processing document

Tried before but not really sure how to print a word processing document

Know how to print a word processing document

32. open an e-mail program

Don't know how to open an e-mail program

Tried before but not really sure how to open an e-mail program

Know how to open an e-mail program

33. read messages in an e-mail program

Don't know how to read messages in an e-mail program

Tried before but not really sure how to read messages in an e-mail program

Know how to read messages in an e-mail program

34. send e-mail messages

Don't know how to send e-mail messages

Tried before but not really sure how to send e-mail messages

Know how to send e-mail messages

35. delete e-mail messages

Don't know how to delete e-mail messages

Tried before but not really sure how to delete e-mail messages

Know how to delete e-mail messages

36. get on to the Internet

Don't know how to get on to the Internet

Tried before but not really sure how to get on to the Internet

Know how to get on to the Internet

37. follow links

Don't know how to follow links

Tried before but not really sure how to follow links

Know how to follow links

38. do simple searches

Don't know how to do simple searches

Tried before but not really sure how to do simple searches

Know how to do simple searches

39. go to specific sites through URLs

Don't know how to go to specific sites through URLs

Tried before but not really sure how to go to specific sites through URLs

Know how to go to specific sites through URLs

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