Luiz Henrique da Cunha Moura

This questionnaire could be used prior to a CELTA online course.

1. If you had to learn something online, would you prefer to:

a) read a text and highlight/take notes
b) watch a video
c) do some research and answer questions
d) find aspects in common among different elements (a text, a chart,
a picture etc)

The purpose of this question is checking what the favourite learning
channel of the student is, visual, auditory, kinaesthetic or
reading/writing).

2. Which of these activities would you find easier / more
pleasant?

a) doing a puzzle
b) solving a logics problem
c) reflecting upon a problem
d) drawing/choosing a picture to represent a problem
e) talking to other people to solve a problem
f) finding a song that would soothe a problem
g) researching and reading to find solutions to a problem

The purpose of this question is checking which of the multiple
intelligences is more developed in the student.

3. When you do an assignment in a course, how do you like to
receive feedback (choose as many options as you want)?

a) from my peers, orally;
b) from my peers, in written form;
c) from my tutor, orally;
d) from my tutor, in written form;
e) with positive comments;
f) with corrections;
g) with a grade;
h) without a grade.

The purpose of this question is checking how the student deals with
feedback, if they prefer it to be more formal or more informal, more
formative or more summative.

4. If you decided to take a course online, what do you think
would be the best way for your tutors to help you?

a) It would be better to work with objective questions to have
immediate online responses.
b) Providing extra reading texts.
c) Via e-mail, whenever I had questions or whenever the tutors
found necessary.
d) Via Skype or telephone, at some arranged hours.
e) Via public forums, so that everyone in the course can profit from
each others questions.

The purpose of this question is checking how the student likes to receive
feedback, and they deal with exposure, and also to measure anxiety to
some extent.

5. What would motivate you in an online course (you can choose
more than one alternative)?

a) The possibility of obtaining an award without having to move
around.
b) The possibility of learning at my own pace.
c) The possibility of liaising with people from all over the world.
d) The possibility of acquiring new skills that would be useful in my
job/studies.

The purpose of this question is checking what kind of motivation the
student has more predominantly, extrinsic, intrinsic, integrative or
instrumental. This also helps mapping out affective aspects of the
student.

6. In the pairs of sentences below, choose the alternative that
best describes you better in each of the items:
( ) I need to receive positive ( ) Difficulties motivate me.
reinforcement to feel
motivated.
( ) When I decide to do
something, I finish it.
( ) When things become harder
I tend to quit them.
( ) I am affected by criticism and
negative feedback.
( ) I am not usually affected by
criticism and negative
feedback.
( ) I worry about what my peers
will think/say.
( ) I dont worry about what my
peers will think/say.
( ) I am not defensive to
feedback.
( ) I am sometimes defensive to
feedback

The purpose of this question is checking some affective elements that
might influence the students performance in an online course.

7. Rate your computer skills in the chart below:

Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Strong
1. How are you computer skills in
general?

2. How do you feel about about your
internet connect?

3. How confident are you to use
browsers?

4. How confident are you to use e-mails?
5. How confident ate you to use word
processors?

6. How confident are you to use search
engines?


The purpose of this question is checking if the student has basic
computer skills to attend the course.

8. How do you organize your day? How much time would you dedicate
to this course?

The purpose of this question is checking the candidates organization.

9. Have you ever taken an online course? How was your experience?
a) excellent
b) good
c) satisfactory
d) unsatisfactory

The purpose of this question is checking if the student has already had
some experience taking an online course and how they felt about it.

10. Is there any thing that might prevent you from successfully
completing the course work?

The purpose of this question is checking if the student will have some
impediment to take the course.