This self-assessment allows students to determine their readiness for online learning. It is a 15 question survey developed by California State University, based on a previous survey by Calstate Stanislaus.
Type of Material:
Assessment Tool
Recommended Uses:
Could be used by individual students to determine their readiness for online courses. For educators, it helps with awareness of important aspects of online learning. K-12 teachers and learning coaches could use it to help students be prepared for online learning. It would be helpful in a first-year college success class.
Technical Requirements:
Internet access.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Determining a student's readiness for success in an online class.
Check for preparation for taking an online course.
Target Student Population:
K-8, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Online access.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The survey has been used successfully for several years. The survey is weighted so that students and educators can see which are the most important aspects of student success in online learning. Because of the Creative Commons license, users can reuse, remix, and add their own learning management system to the survey.
Concerns:
The survey as written lists Blackboard as the LMS.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The survey weights some elements of the user's readiness. It addresses a wide range of aspects of online instruction. There is the potential for students to recognize that their commitment to online education is a necessity and the survey gives them guidelines and areas to target for development.
Concerns:
Some criteria are beyond the students' control.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
It is a one-page, linkable, self-scoring document. Results can be obtained immediately. The Creative Commons license allows users to readily adapt the material to their specific needs.
For redistributing revised or remixed versions of this page: This material is based on original content by Glenn Pillsbury at Stanislaus State, which was published freely under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license at https://www.csustan.edu/teach-online/online-readiness-self-assessment.
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