Print Materials in Distance Learning: Learners' View.

Abstract : The print material is the main medium to impart distance teaching in many distance education institutions including the IGNOU. Though these institutions use other media, they are used only as supplementary to the print. Keeping the significance of the print medium in view, a study was conducted at one of the study centres of IGNOU, to find out what extent material is self-instructional and various other components related to print material and its effectiveness. The results of the study have been presented in this paper. One of the major finding of the study was that to a large extent students were satisfied with the quality of the material and the presentation of the content.