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From: David J Rosen <DJRosen@world.std.com>
Subject: Literacy/Internet Study (You Could Win $25)
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Dear Adult Literacy Colleague,
I am doing a study on how adult literacy practitioners
use the Internet. I would appreciate your completing
the questionnaire below; if you do, you could be one
of three people chosen at random to receive $25 for your
efforts. (If your returned questionnaire is selected,
I will contact you in December for your mailing address.)
The questionnaire is being posted on several adult
literacy-related listservs, and is an important way
that I can learn about your experience using the
Internet. Please return your completed questionnaire
by November 20th.
Many thanks,
David J. Rosen
<DJRosen@world.std.com>
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On-line Questionnaire for Adult Literacy/Basic
Education/ESOL Practitioners Who Use the Internet
Purpose:
This questionnaire is part of a National Institute for
Literacy fellowship research project to determine what
successes and difficulties adult literacy practitioners have
had in using the Internet. Your experience, reflected in
your responses to this questionnaire, will be a very
important part of this research. Please complete the
questionnaire by November 20th and e-mail it to:
<DJRosen@world.std.com>
or mail it to:
David Rosen,
7 Newsome Park
Jamaica Plain, MA
02130-4024
If you would like a copy of the
survey results place an "x" here: _____
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General Directions:
It should take 15 to 30 minutes to complete the
questionnaire. Although most of the questions simply
ask you to choose among possible answers, some also
require typing (or hand-writing if you download, print,
and mail the questionnaire.)
Please indicate your chosen answer(s) by putting an "x"
on the line after the item choice(s) or by typing your
answer(s) -- IN CAPS -- or hand writing them if you
will be mailing this back.
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Background Information
(Choose one, place an "x" on the line.)
1. Gender
Male _____
Female _____
2. Age
18-25 _____
26-35 _____
36-45 _____
46-55 _____
56 or older _____
3. Your primary work
Teaching _____
Administration _____
Staff Development _____
Research _____
Other: (Please type IN CAPS)
4. Where you usually log on to the Internet from:
Work _____
Home _____
which is located in:
a rural area _____
an urban area _____
a suburban area _____
5. Please type in your daytime telephone number:
________ ________________
area code number
Internet Use
1. What Internet features do you use?
(Please indicate with an "x" what Internet features
you use, add any others, and then assign a priority
to each use (#1 is your highest priority, and
priority could mean importance to you as well as
how much time you spend using this feature.)
e-mail _____
listservs (electronic lists) _____
newsgroups _____
file transfer protocol _____
world wide web _____
gopher _____
uploading/downloading files _____
Other(s):
(CAPS or handwriting, use as much space as needed)
(If you have not numbered these in order of
priority, please do so before going on.)
2. How do you use the Internet?
(Please put "X"s and/or describe how you use the
Internet for activities related to adult education. Add
any other activities which may not be listed, and put
them in order of priority (considering importance to
you, and the amount of time you spend in that
activity).
a) using listservs or message
forums/newsgroups to get and share
information about practice or policy _____
b) e-mail exchanges with colleagues _____
c) searching databases for information _____
d) work on projects with colleagues, such
as writing articles or proposals or
planning meetings or conferences _____
e) helping students do electronic
pen-pal-ing, or join message forums _____
f) looking for paid or volunteer
work opportunities _____
g) research, e.g. by searching
databases or on-line documents _____
h) reading on-line magazines or journals _____
i) reviewing teacher-made curricula
or lesson plans _____
j) searching on-line news databases
(e.g. UP, AP, Reuters, etc.) for
adult education-related information _____
Other(s) (CAPS/handwriting/space as needed)
(If you have not ordered these by
priority please do so before going on.)
3. When did you first log on to the Internet?
(Choose one and place an "x" on the line after your choice.)
A) Within the last 6 months _____
B) Within the last year _____
C) Within the last two years _____
D) More than two years ago _____
4. Think back to the time when you were first using the
Internet. What difficulties did you encounter?
(Place an "x" after all that applied to you. Add any
difficulties you may have experienced that are not
listed, and then number them in priority of difficulty.
The most difficult problem you had is "1," next
is "2" and so on.)
a) cost of hardware or software _____
b) problems in purchasing
hardware or software _____
c) access to a telephone line _____
d) getting an Internet account _____
e) cost of the Internet account _____
f) difficulty accessing the server
where your account was located,
(i.e. often finding it busy) _____
g) learning to use the hardware _____
h) learning to use the software _____
i) learning to use the internet
account commands (e.g. UNIX
commands) _____
j) learning to use various
Internet features
1) e-mail _____
2) listservs (electronic lists) _____
3) file transfer protocol(ftp) _____
4) gopher _____
5) the World Wide Web _____
6) uploading/downloading
files _____
7) searching databases _____
k) finding good listservs,
web sites, gophers, moos, etc. _____
l) finding the time required
to learn the above _____
Other difficulties:
(Please describe here IN CAPS or handwriting
and include them as you consider priorities.
Use as much space as you need.)
(If you haven't numbered these in order of
difficulty, please do so before going on.)
5. What training or supports helped you to overcome
these difficulties?
(Place an "x" on the line after any that you used, add
any others, then put the most helpful in order of
priority. The most helpful to you is #1......)
a) training workshop(s) _____
b) course(s) _____
c) a friend or colleague who you
could ask for help _____
d) a "techno-buddy" assigned to help
you by telephone or in-person _____
e) colleagues who were struggling
to learn the Internet together to
whom you could go for support _____
f) technical assistance by telephone _____
g) on-line technical assistance
in real time _____
h) on-line technical assistance
by e-mail or message forum _____
i) manuals, guides, or other printed
instruction or "how-to's" _____
j) hands-on experience (trial and error) _____
k) multiple supports (which ones?) _____
Others: (CAPS/handwriting, and use as much
space as needed.)
(If you haven't numbered these in order of
helpfulness please do so before going on.)
6. Reflecting on your experience, what do you think
would have been the best way(s) to provide you
with the support you needed?
(CAPS /handwriting/space as needed)
7. If you were designing a support system for adult
literacy practitioners who were newcomers to the
Internet, what elements would you want
to be sure were included?
(CAPS/handwriting/space as needed)
8. As an adult educator, what resources on the Internet
have you found especially useful (e.g. which
listservs, gopher sites, web sites, moos, etc.? )
If you can, please list the internet addresses
of each of these in upper and lower case.
Use as much space as you need.
9. What resources/sites/features would you like to see
developed which you think would be useful to you and
other adult education practitioners and students?
(CAPS/handwriting/space as needed)
10. Since you first began using the Internet, has the
overall amount of time you spend using it:
Increased? _____
Decreased? _____
Stayed about the same? _____
Other comments (including comments about the questionnaire):
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Thank you very much for your help. Please
E-mail your response to: <DJRosen@world.std.com>
or mail it to:
David Rosen, 7 Newsome Park, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
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