Nursing Student CMC Pre-task Questionnaire

                                    Date: .......................

Participant ID and Login:  .................................

NOTES: 1. Please complete this questionnaire before starting
           the case study.                  
       2. Remember that your responses are strictly confidential.

Please answer the following questions:

1. How old are you?                             ..........  years

2. Which sex are you?                            Female     Male

3. What was the highest level of education you attained before
   entering your current nursing program?   (check one)

         ...... some highschool
         ...... highschool diploma
         ...... some college
         ...... college diploma
         ...... some university
         ...... university degree
         ...... other (please specify).......................

                       ......................................


4. Were computers an important component in any of your previous
   educational activities?  (check one)

         ...... not at all important
         ...... minor importance
         ...... reasonably important
         ...... major importance
         ...... centrally important (as in computer science)
         

5. Did you complete the computer-based lesson
   called "Introduction to Nursing Diagnosis"?       Yes     No


6. Do you have regular access to a computer for your
    personal work?                                   Yes     No


7. Do you use a wordprocessor?  (check one)
          
         ...... not at all
         ...... rarely
         ...... sometimes
         ...... often
         ...... for all my letters and essays

8. Do you use a typewriter?  (check one)
          
         ...... not at all
         ...... rarely
         ...... sometimes
         ...... often
         ...... for all my letters and essays


9. How do you rate your understanding of computers? (check one)

         ......  no understanding of computers
         ......  very little understanding of computers
         ......  average understanding of computers
         ......  better than average understanding of computers
         ......  excellent understanding of computers

10. How do you rate your computer skills? (check one)

         ......  no computer skills
         ......  very few computer skills
         ......  average computer skills
         ......  better than average computer skills
         ......  excellent computer skills

11. How do you rate your wordprocessing skills? (check one)

         ......  no wordprocessing skills
         ......  very few wordprocessing skills
         ......  average wordprocessing skills
         ......  better than average wordprocessing skills
         ......  excellent wordprocessing skills

12. How do you rate your typing skills? (check one)

         ......  no typing skills
         ......  very few typing skills
         ......  average typing skills
         ......  better than average typing skills
         ......  excellent typing skills

13. In terms of your marks this year,
                  how are you doing? (check one)

         ......  very high marks
         ......  above average marks
         ......  average marks
         ......  less than average marks
         ......  failing some subjects


   (please return to Rob Higgins, Rm 3-346, OISE, U. of T.)