GETTING STARTED > DISTANCE EDUCATION SELF EVALUATION  > STEP 1 OF 4 Distance Education Self Evaluation Answer a few questions about yourself and we'll tell you if distance education is right for you and help you become more informed about any obstacles that might keep you from succeeding in a distance education course. 1. If given the following three assignment options, I would choose to: watch someone else perform an activity, then write a report about what I saw. perform an activity on my own, then turn in the results. read a chapter in the textbook and then take a test on what I read. 2. If given an assignment on Monday that is due by midnight Friday, I would be most likely to: start on the assignment as soon as possible and complete it early. wait until Friday to start it, turning it in just before the deadline. forget about the assignment until someone reminds me. 3. In a traditional class on campus, if the instructor asked a question that you knew the answer to, which of the following would you do? I would enthusiastically raise my hand and hope to be called on. I would halfheartedly raise my hand and wait. I would not raise my hand. 4. If given an assignment with complex instructions, I would: read the instructions carefully and complete the assignment on my own. try to follow the instructions and ask for help if necessary. ask someone to explain the instructions to me before starting the assignment. 5. When turning in an assignment for grading, I prefer to see my grade with the instructor's comments: within a few weeks. within a week. right away. STEP 1 of 4