SmarterMeasure at Blinn College

Are you ready for Distance Learning? Find out by completing the SmarterMeasure assessment. It will take you about 35 minutes from start to finish but you may log out and complete it later if necessary. After you login, you will receive an email from SmarterMeasure (formerly known as READI) with a PIN number that will allow you to log back in later or view your results again.

SmarterMeasure is meant to be an interesting experience by which you may learn more about yourself, distance learning, and how to succeed! Your SmarterMeasure score will not prevent you from registering for online classes. It is a tool that will help you assess your strengths and opportunities for growth related to distance learning in 5 areas.

• Individual Attributes – procrastination, time management, willingness to ask for help, academic attributes
• Learning Styles – what is your predominant learning style?
• Technical Competency, Skills, and Knowledge
• Reading Rate and Recall
• Typing Speed and Accuracy
• Life Factors

You will receive a full color report immediately following the completion of all areas of SmarterMeasure. You may email this report, print it, or download and save for future reference. It also provides some remedial tools related to each area.

Technical Requirements

To successfully use SmarterMeasure, you must:

1. Have Internet access with a 28.8K modem or faster. (A minimum 56k modem is recommended to download components such as audio files.)
2. Accept browser cookies.
3. Enable JavaScript on your Web browser.
4. Set your browser to refresh at every page.
5. Not be behind a firewall that blocks cookies or blocks access to a secure server.
6. Turn off pop-up blocking. (Internet Explorer users only)
7. Have speakers connected to your computer and turned on.

The following minimum plug-in versions may be required to access certain areas of the site. If your version precedes or differs from those listed, you may be prompted to download a new version.

1. Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher
2. Macromedia Flash Player

What is SmarterMeasure?

SmarterMeasure is a tool which helps you determine your level of readiness for taking online courses. On the next few web pages you will be asked questions on topics in the areas of how well you can use a computer; how motivated, organized, and self-directed you are; how you prefer to learn new information; and you will even be able to measure your on-screen SmarterMeasureng speed and comprehension.

But relax, SmarterMeasure is fun. Your scores on this assessment will not prevent you from being able to take online classes, nor will your scores impact your grades in courses you may already be taking. SmarterMeasure is just being provided by your school to help you understand your strengths and weaknesses better as you prepare to learn online. SmarterMeasure is a tool to help you succeed!

After completing SmarterMeasure you will view a webpage which will show you your scores in easy to interpret graphs and text. In addition to that, you may receive an email from your institution letting you know about sources for support in the areas in which you could use some assistance.