Beispiel eines Abschlußfragebogens:

Final Questionnaire

1. General objectives of the virtual seminar

When you joined the seminar, how important was it for you, to reach the following goals and which ones did you reach?

(1=most important, 3=not important) / (reached, not reached)

Objectives 1 2 3 reached not
reached

Enlarge my knowledge about distance education.

Learn about different systems of DE

Have direct contact to experts in DE.

Experience a virtual seminar myself.

Learn about the state of the art in DE-technology.

Learn about how a virtual seminar is organised.

Contribute to the field of DE-research.

Get rid of my personal critical questions about DE.

Get involved in the global perspective of DE.

Get in touch with colleagues.

Improve the level of my skills in DE.

Acquire skills that I could use in the near future.

I hoped to enrich my distance education related vocabulary.

(1=most important, 3=not important) / (reached, not reached)

2. Objectives again

Do you agree with the following statements?

I fully agree I partly agree I don't agree

I think I reached the cognitive learning objectives of the seminar.

Most of my fellow participants reached the cognitive learning objectives of the seminar.

I would be able to formulate my own position on distance education theory.

I use more elements of the jargon than before attending the seminar.

I know my way around in DE-terminology .

I had some language problems.

To develop and deliver a virtual course seems easier to me now.

I realised that "groups" emerged during the course of the seminar.

I wanted to belong to a group.

I belonged to a group.

Social contacts with fellow participants are important to me.

I think that photos and biographies are a general enrichment
of any distance education course.

At the beginning of the seminar I went through the biographies.

I also referred to the biographies during the course of the seminar.

I referred to the biographies especially when reading messages.

I think that the communication during the seminar was not personal
enough, in spite of the additional information supplied by the
biographies/photos/homepages.

I had direct email contact with fellow participants of the seminar.

I plan to keep in touch with some participants of the seminar
whom I didn't know before.

3. Rating of the elements

How much did the elements contribute to your personal success in the seminar?

Elements a lot a bit not

The seminar readings delivered by mail.

The seminar readings on the web.

Additional recommended readings (not on the web).

Recommended URLs.

Actively participating in the message interaction with the experts and organizers.

Actively participating int the message interaction with fellow participants.

Witnessing the message interactions.

Availability of biographies.

Availability of a photo.

Direct email contact.

Conference Assistance.

Seminar weekly archives.

Chat group for the virtual seminar.

Projects.

Evaluation seminar.

4. On participation

You subscribed to the virtual seminar and promised to participate. Did you? (Please check all that apply.)

a. I participated all along, I wouldn't consider myself a dropout.

b. My time schedule was too tight, sorry (my fault).

c. I didn't want to continue, the seminar wasn't exactly what I expected (nobodys fault).

d. I expected something different, you didn't meet my expectations (your fault).

e. I was technically unable to connect regularly (technical fault).

f. I wasn't able to participate throughout the seminar, for reasons out of my control (no fault).

In drop-out theory we sometimes make a difference according to the level of engagement, where a possible drop-out happened. Please check the statement that fits best for you.

a. I'didn't even start the course (nonstarter).

b. I probably belong to the "draw-backs", since I stopped the activities early.

c. I dropped out after a regular start for a number of reasons.

d. I was quite active throughout but stopped the activities before the official end, so I'm a "no-show".

e. I'm not a drop-out. I participated actively throughout the whole seminar.

f. I'm not a drop-out. I was present throughout the whole seminar, people might just not have noticed me.

What feelings do you have about your participation in the course?

a. I'm quite happy as it is.

b. I'm a bit disappointed of myself, I realise I should have and could have done more.

c. I'm disappointed of the course.

d. I'm disappointed of something/someone else.

e. I'm sad because I really would have liked to participate more actively, but for a number of reasons I just couldn't do it (time, technology, illness, job etc).

5. What the future holds...

What do you think should happen with the seminar, after it is officially finished?

a. It can safely be closed.

b. It should stay open for the participants for at least another few weeks.

c. It should partly be opened to the public: anybody should be allowed to access the readings.

d. It should be opened, so that anybody can access the readings and the discussions.

e. It should be completely accessible but unmoderated, so that anybody can send in new comments.

f. It was great and should stay open and moderated as long as possible.

g. I don't really care.

6. More questions...

...that we ask you to answer, please!

	yes	no
Did you enjoy participating in the virtual seminar?
Would you participate again in a virtual seminar like ours?
In case our virtual seminar would be offered again, would you recommend it?
Would you recommend it, even at the price of 1,500 US$?

What else should we have asked?

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Last modified March 12th, 1997

Objectives	1	2	3	reached	not reached
Enlarge my knowledge about distance education.
Learn about different systems of DE
Have direct contact to experts in DE.
Experience a virtual seminar myself.
Learn about the state of the art in DE-technology.
Learn about how a virtual seminar is organised.
Contribute to the field of DE-research.
Get rid of my personal critical questions about DE.
Get involved in the global perspective of DE.
Get in touch with colleagues.
Improve the level of my skills in DE.
Acquire skills that I could use in the near future.
I hoped to enrich my distance education related vocabulary.

	I fully agree	I partly agree	I don't agree
I think I reached the cognitive learning objectives of the seminar.
Most of my fellow participants reached the cognitive learning objectives of the seminar.
I would be able to formulate my own position on distance education theory.
I use more elements of the jargon than before attending the seminar.
I know my way around in DE-terminology .
I had some language problems.
To develop and deliver a virtual course seems easier to me now.
I realised that "groups" emerged during the course of the seminar.
I wanted to belong to a group.
I belonged to a group.
Social contacts with fellow participants are important to me.
I think that photos and biographies are a general enrichment of any distance education course.
At the beginning of the seminar I went through the biographies.
I also referred to the biographies during the course of the seminar.
I referred to the biographies especially when reading messages.
I think that the communication during the seminar was not personal enough, in spite of the additional information supplied by the biographies/photos/homepages.
I had direct email contact with fellow participants of the seminar.
I plan to keep in touch with some participants of the seminar whom I didn't know before.

Elements	a lot	a bit	not
The seminar readings delivered by mail.
The seminar readings on the web.
Additional recommended readings (not on the web).
Recommended URLs.
Actively participating in the message interaction with the experts and organizers.
Actively participating int the message interaction with fellow participants.
Witnessing the message interactions.
Availability of biographies.
Availability of a photo.
Direct email contact.
Conference Assistance.
Seminar weekly archives.
Chat group for the virtual seminar.
Projects.
Evaluation seminar.

	a. I participated all along, I wouldn't consider myself a dropout.
	b. My time schedule was too tight, sorry (my fault).
	c. I didn't want to continue, the seminar wasn't exactly what I expected (nobodys fault).
	d. I expected something different, you didn't meet my expectations (your fault).
	e. I was technically unable to connect regularly (technical fault).
	f. I wasn't able to participate throughout the seminar, for reasons out of my control (no fault).

	a. I'didn't even start the course (nonstarter).
	b. I probably belong to the "draw-backs", since I stopped the activities early.
	c. I dropped out after a regular start for a number of reasons.
	d. I was quite active throughout but stopped the activities before the official end, so I'm a "no-show".
	e. I'm not a drop-out. I participated actively throughout the whole seminar.
	f. I'm not a drop-out. I was present throughout the whole seminar, people might just not have noticed me.

	a. I'm quite happy as it is.
	b. I'm a bit disappointed of myself, I realise I should have and could have done more.
	c. I'm disappointed of the course.
	d. I'm disappointed of something/someone else.
	e. I'm sad because I really would have liked to participate more actively, but for a number of reasons I just couldn't do it (time, technology, illness, job etc).