[Blindmath] Off topic: Seeking ideas to measure computer literacy among Blind students of a Pakistani University.

[Faiz Rasool]

Hi All:

Apologies for an off-topic post.

I'm planning to study computer literacy among Blind students studying in University of Karachi. I want to develop a measure in form of a questionnaire to assess it. I am not aware of any existing questionnaire that has been specifically designed to measure computer literacy of Blind University students. 

I've sent this email to this list for two reasons: Firstly I  would like to share my ideas  on how I plan to design the questionnaire and get some comments. Secondly many of the members on this list have conducted or are presently conducting researches so I guess I can receive valuable feedback. 

reason for trying to conduct this research:

I want to study computer literacy in University of Karachi because I've observed that it is quite low. As a result  Blind students are not able to search the internet for information, type assignments and use email for communication. So they rely on help of fellow students. 

How I plan to design a questionnaire:

I want to include some questions on the knowledge of using word processors e.g. WordPad and Microsoft Word, of browsing the web, of using their screen reader and of operating system being used. 

Should I include questions on any other aspect of computer use? Have I,  in your opinion, ignored something which is important when studying computer  literacy   among Blind students?

Any feedback is most appreciated. Because this is an off-topic post so I'm happy if any member replies me off-list.

Regards,
Faiz.