A phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis : Insights from Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain
Many countries, namely, Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain, shifted to online assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative case study, which involved 18 undergraduate students from the three countries, was conducted to probe insights into their online assessment experience. Data were interp...
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author | Annamalai, Nagaletchimee Ramírez García, Antonia Mažeikienė, Viktorija Alqaryouti, Marwan Harb Radzuwan, Ab Rashid Uthayakumaran, Arulselvi |
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description | Many countries, namely, Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain, shifted to online assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative case study, which involved 18 undergraduate students from the three countries, was conducted to probe insights into their online assessment experience. Data were interpreted from the perspective of the expectancy-value theory of motivation, which focuses on intrinsic attainment, utility, and cost values. The findings revealed that students were motivated to complete their assessment since they experienced flexibility besides having effective assessment guidelines. The positive experiences were related to intrinsic and attainment values; however, the students were also demotivated when stressed, indicating the high-cost value. Utility value was found to overlap with cost value in this study because students were dissatisfied with the online assessment and expressed less preference for this approach in future. This contributes to our understanding that educators must consider utility values when preparing online assessments. The pedagogical implications of this study revolve around the importance of a checklist, mock exams, alternative assessment (Plan B), and video demos for an effective assessment. |
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spelling | UMPir374322023-08-22T07:13:14Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37432/ A phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis : Insights from Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain Annamalai, Nagaletchimee Ramírez García, Antonia Mažeikienė, Viktorija Alqaryouti, Marwan Harb Radzuwan, Ab Rashid Uthayakumaran, Arulselvi L Education (General) PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Many countries, namely, Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain, shifted to online assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative case study, which involved 18 undergraduate students from the three countries, was conducted to probe insights into their online assessment experience. Data were interpreted from the perspective of the expectancy-value theory of motivation, which focuses on intrinsic attainment, utility, and cost values. The findings revealed that students were motivated to complete their assessment since they experienced flexibility besides having effective assessment guidelines. The positive experiences were related to intrinsic and attainment values; however, the students were also demotivated when stressed, indicating the high-cost value. Utility value was found to overlap with cost value in this study because students were dissatisfied with the online assessment and expressed less preference for this approach in future. This contributes to our understanding that educators must consider utility values when preparing online assessments. The pedagogical implications of this study revolve around the importance of a checklist, mock exams, alternative assessment (Plan B), and video demos for an effective assessment. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-15 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37432/1/A%20phenomenological%20study%20of%20online%20assessment%20during%20a%20pandemic%20crisis_Insights%20from%20Malaysia%2C%20Lithuania%2C%20and%20Spain.pdf Annamalai, Nagaletchimee and Ramírez García, Antonia and Mažeikienė, Viktorija and Alqaryouti, Marwan Harb and Radzuwan, Ab Rashid and Uthayakumaran, Arulselvi (2022) A phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis : Insights from Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain. Frontiers in Psychology, 13 (957896). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1664-1078. (Published) https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.957896 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.957896 |
spellingShingle | L Education (General) PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Annamalai, Nagaletchimee Ramírez García, Antonia Mažeikienė, Viktorija Alqaryouti, Marwan Harb Radzuwan, Ab Rashid Uthayakumaran, Arulselvi A phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis : Insights from Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain |
title | A phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis : Insights from Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain |
title_full | A phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis : Insights from Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain |
title_fullStr | A phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis : Insights from Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain |
title_full_unstemmed | A phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis : Insights from Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain |
title_short | A phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis : Insights from Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain |
title_sort | phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis insights from malaysia lithuania and spain |
topic | L Education (General) PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
url | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37432/1/A%20phenomenological%20study%20of%20online%20assessment%20during%20a%20pandemic%20crisis_Insights%20from%20Malaysia%2C%20Lithuania%2C%20and%20Spain.pdf |
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