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Student Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Formative Assessment in an Online Learning Environment Cover

Student Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Formative Assessment in an Online Learning Environment

Open Access
|Jan 2018

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Summary of Student Perceived Level of Difficulty of Quiz Types

Quiz TypeDescriptiveVery DifficultDifficultSomewhat DifficultEasyVery Easy
Multiple-ChoiceFrequency26143713
Percentage (%)2.88.319.451.418.1
True/FalseFrequency34153911
Percentage (%)4.25.620.854.215.3
Gap FillingFrequency3624372
Percentage (%)4.28.333.351.42.8
MatchingFrequency3427326
Percentage (%)4.25.637.544.48.3
Table 2

Summary of Student Perceived Level of Difficulty of Assignment Types

Assignment TypeDescriptiveVery DifficultDifficultSomewhat DifficultEasyVery Easy
EssayFrequency21122334
Percentage (%)2.815.330.645.85.6
OfflineFrequency3819339
Percentage (%)4.211.126.445.812.5
Peer-AssessedFrequency3323367
Percentage (%)4.24.231.950.09.7
ePortfolioFrequency6724296
Percentage (%)8.39.733.34.38.3
ReflectionFrequency6928236
Percentage (%)8.312.538.931.98.3
Discussion ForumsFrequency22174110
Percentage (%)2.82.823.656.913.9
WikisFrequency6828237
Percentage (%)8.311.138.931.99.7
DatabaseFrequency51524253
Percentage (%)6.920.833.334.74.2
Table 3

Summary of Student Perceived Immediacy of Feedback

Assessment TypeDescriptiveNeverIn a monthIn a weekIn a few daysIn a few hoursInstantly
Computer-Marked AssessmentFrequency81855234
Percentage (%)11.125.06.96.92.847.2
Teacher-Marked AssessmentFrequency252661230
Percentage (%)34.736.18.316.74.20.0
Peer-Assessed AssignmentsFrequency191292273
Percentage (%)26.416.712.530.69.74.2
Table 4

Delivery Mechanism of Feedback on Formative Assessment

Feedback MechanismDescriptiveNeverRarelySometimesMost of the TimeAlways
Face-to-Face DeliveryFrequency3917970
Percentage (%)54.223.612.59.70.0
Tracked Word CommentsFrequency5021847
Percentage (%)6.90.02.825.065.3
Summary on Areas of ImprovementFrequency1251648
Percentage (%)1.42.86.922.266.7
Comments from PeersFrequency53162424
Percentage (%)6.94.222.233.333.3
Language: English
Page range: 29 - 39
Submitted on: Jul 20, 2017
Accepted on: Dec 6, 2017
Published on: Jan 1, 2018
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2018 Betty Obura Ogange, John O. Agak, Kevin Odhiambo Okelo, Peter Kiprotich, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.