1. Assess the information about the learners given in Table 1 and 2 and write brief summary in not less than 200 words. Your summary should include:

• your conclusions about the learners' background
• your assessment regarding the readiness of these learners to undertake distance/online delivery mode.

Table 1: Key statistics on the backgrounds of the cohort of learners surveyed

Learner background	Number of students (Total 141)	Percentage of students
Recent secondary education	32	22.7%
Previous vocational education and training (VET) study	45	31.9%
Work and life experience of one year or more	80	56.7%
Previous experience with distance/online learning	93	66%
Access to computer/laptop/internet	86	61%
Students with language, numeracy and literacy support requirements (LLN levels below required ACSF level 4)	29	20.5%
Students from diverse cultural backgrounds	39	26.7%

Table 2: Extract of the results of the distance/ online-readiness questionnaire survey to assesses the readiness of the cohort of learners to undertake online learning.

Self-directedness	Agree	Not sure	Disagree
I am good at setting goals and deadlines for myself.	89	40	12
I have a really good reason for taking an online/blended course.	109	20	2
I finish the projects I start.	121	10	10
I do not quit just because things get difficult.	110	20	11
I can keep myself on track and on time.	113	18	10

1. Assess the results of the learner styles survey in Table 3 and make a brief summary. Your summary should include:

• your conclusions about the learning styles of learners based on the results
• your assessment regarding the suitability of these styles to the proposed distance/online delivery mode.

Table 3: Extract of the results of the survey conducted to assess learners' preferred learning styles.

Background:Preferred learning styles of learners are different, which depend on tastes, mentality preparedness, as well as physical condition, in terms of sensory modalities. Identifying and employing appropriate learning styles could play an important role in selecting teaching styles, which can improve education ultimately.

Aim:The present study aimed to assess the diversity of learning styles amongst a representative group of students enrolled in the business management courses at AWS.

Methods:During the study a VARK learning style's questionnaire was administered to 141 students enrolled in the business management courses at AWS. Data was collected with use of VARK questionnaire.

LEARNING STYLES VARK - Aural Quadmodal 18% 28% Reading & Writing Trimodal 17% 13% Kineasthetic Bimodal Visual 6% 17% 1%