Abstract

: Self-instructionalmaterials form the centre of all learning activities in Distance Education. However; very little is known about its use by distance learners. This paperpresents the results of a study on the use of activities in self-instructionalmaterials by distance learners of the lndira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). It shows that learners make use of the activities extensively as they have positive perceptions about the benefits of Self-Assessment Questions (SAQs) and Terminal Questions (TQs). Respondents in the study preferred descriptive questions as SAQs, which indicated the maturity level of the learners as reflective thinkers.