Distance Education Learning Environment Survey (DELES) Actual Form

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Distance Education Learning Environment Survey (DELES) Actual Form

This survey contains 34 statements about practices that take place in this class, followed by eight statements regarding your opinion about distance education.

There are no 'right' or 'wrong' answers. Your opinion is what is wanted on each item. Please think about how well each statement describes what this class is like for you.

Level of study

Country from which you are taking this class
Course number

Experiences in this course

Please respond to the following statements.
	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
1. If I have an inquiry, the instructor finds time to respond.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
2. The instructor helps me identify problem areas in my study.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
3. The instructor responds promptly to my questions.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
4. The instructor gives me valuable feedback on my assignments.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
5. The instructor adequately addresses my questions.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
6. The instructor encourages my participation.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
7. It is easy to contact the instructor.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
8. The instructor provides me positive and negative feedback on my work.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
9. I work with others.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
10. I relate my work to other's work.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
11. I share information with other students.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
12. I discuss my ideas with other students.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
13. I collaborate with other students in the class.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
14. Group work is a part of my activities.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
15. I can relate what I learn to my life outside of university.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
16. I am able to pursue topics that interest me.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
17. I can connect my studies to my activities outside of class.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
18. I apply my everyday experiences in class.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
19. I link class work to my life outside of university.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
20. I learn things about the world outside of university.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
21. I apply my out-of-class experience.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
22. I study real cases related to the class.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
23. I use real facts in class activities.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
24. I work on assignments that deal with real-world information.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
25. I work with real examples.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
26. I enter the real world of the topic of study.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
27. I explore my own strategies for learning.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
28. I seek my own answers.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
29. I solve my own problems.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
30. I make decisions about my learning.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
31. I work during times I find convenient.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
32. I am in control of my learning.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
33. I play an important role in my learning.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always
34. I approach learning in my own way.	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Often	Always

Distance education

The following items refer to your satisfaction with distance education.
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Disagree nor Agree	Agree	Strongly Agree
35. Distance education is stimulating.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Disagree nor Agree	Agree	Strongly Agree
36. I prefer distance education.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Disagree nor Agree	Agree	Strongly Agree
37. Distance education is exciting.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Disagree nor Agree	Agree	Strongly Agree
38. Distance education is worth my time.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Disagree nor Agree	Agree	Strongly Agree
39. I enjoy studying by distance.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Disagree nor Agree	Agree	Strongly Agree
40. I look forward to learning by distance.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Disagree nor Agree	Agree	Strongly Agree
41. I would enjoy my education more if all my classes were by distance.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Disagree nor Agree	Agree	Strongly Agree
42. I am satisfied with this class.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Disagree nor Agree	Agree	Strongly Agree