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Formative Assessment as an Online Instruction Intervention: Student Engagement, Outcomes, and Perceptions

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Chen, Zexuan, Jiao, Jianli, Hu, Kexin·2021·International Journal of Distance Education Technologies

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Online education has long been suffering from high dropout rate and low achievement. However, both asynchronous and synchronous online instructions have to become effective to serve as a quick response to maintain undisrupted learning during the COVID-19 outbreak. The purpose of the present study was to examine student engagement, learning outcome, and students' perceptions of an online course featured with frequent tasks, quizzes, and tests as formative assessment. Data were collected from the first five weeks of a course that was temporarily converted from blended learning to be fully online in time of school closure. Analysis of students' learning records and scores indicated that students engaged themselves actively in all of the online learning activities and had gained high scores in all tasks, quizzes, and tests. In addition, students held positive perceptions towards the formative assessment.

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Authors
Chen, Z., Jiao, J., & Hu, K.
Affiliations
  • Southern Medical University (CN)
  • South China Normal University (CN)
Venue
International Journal of Distance Education Technologies
Published
2021-01
Volume
19
Issue
1
Pages
50-65
ISSN
  • 1539-3100 (ISSN-L)
  • 1539-3119
OpenAlex
W3093318439
Cited by
83
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 18 · 2012: 1
FWCI
21.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Student Assessment and Feedback
  • Social Sciences › Education › Online and Blended Learning
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Online Learning and Analytics
Keywords
formative assessment, online learning, student engagement, learning outcomes, student perceptions, blended learning, school closures, COVID-19 pandemic

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