One of your online instructors forwarded the information about this study to you, please fill out the survey with that course in mind.

Course (i.e., COM 310):

Instructor's name:

Your name (first and last, please):


Within that course, how well do the following behaviors, thoughts, and feelings describe you? Please answer using the following scale:

1. not at all characteristic of me
2. not really characteristic of me
3. moderately characteristic of me
4. characteristic of me
5. very characteristic of me*

1. Making sure to study on a regular basis: 1 2 3 4 5

2. Putting forth effort: 1 2 3 4 5

3. Doing all the homework: 1 2 3 4 5

4. Staying up on the readings: 1 2 3 4 5

5. Looking over class notes between getting online to make sure I understand the material: 1 2 3 4 5

6. Being organized: 1 2 3 4 5

7. Taking good notes over readings, powerpoints, or video lectures: 1 2 3 4 5

8. Listening/reading carefully: 1 2 3 4 5

9. Entering the online class multiple times a week: 1 2 3 4 5

10. Finding ways to make the course material relevant to my life: 1 2 3 4 5

11. Applying course material to my life: 1 2 3 4 5

12. Finding ways to make the course interesting to me: 1 2 3 4 5

13. Thinking about the course between times I am online: 1 2 3 4 5

14. Really desiring to learn the material: 1 2 3 4 5

15. Visiting or calling the instructor with questions about the material and/or assignments: 1 2 3 4 5

16. Emailing or posting questions when I don’t understand the material and/or assignments: 1 2 3 4 5

17. Having fun in online chats, discussions or via email with the instructor or other students: 1 2 3 4 5

18. Participating actively in small-group discussion forums: 1 2 3 4 5

19. Helping fellow students: 1 2 3 4 5

20. Getting a good grade: 1 2 3 4 5

21. Doing well on the tests/quizzes: 1 2 3 4 5

22. Being confident that I can learn and do well in the class: 1 2 3 4 5

23. Taking advantage of all class resources (i.e., extra links, readings etc.): 1 2 3 4 5

24. Engaging in conversations online (chat, discussions, email): 1 2 3 4 5

25. Critically thinking about my own ethics, priorities, beliefs and values in the context of the class: 1 2 3 4 5

26. Posting in the discussion forum regularly: 1 2 3 4 5

27. Emailing the instructor regarding my grade in the class: 1 2 3 4 5

28. Checking my grades online: 1 2 3 4 5

29. Getting to know other students in the class: 1 2 3 4 5

30. Assessing my own learning and progress in the class: 1 2 3 4 5


31. How engaged are you in this course?

Not at all engaged Extremely engaged

32. How engaged are you in this course compared to other courses (online or traditional) you are taking?

Not at all engaged Extremely engaged

33. What assignments, activities, requirements of this course helped/encouraged/required you to really think about and be interested in the content of the course (just list one or two)?

34. How well do you feel you have gotten to know other students in this class?

Not at all Fairly well

35. What assignments, activities, requirements of this course helped/encouraged/required you to interact with other students (just list one or two)?

36. How well do you feel you know your instructor?

Not at all Fairly well

37. What assignments, activities, requirements of this course helped/encouraged/required you to interact with the instructor (just list one or two)?



*Adapted from Handelsman, M.M., Briggs, W.L., Sullivan, N. & Towler, A. (2005). A measure of college student course engagement. The Journal of Educational Research, 93(3), 184-191.