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 | Nagaletchimee Annamalai Antonia Ramírez García Viktorija Mažeikienė Marwan Harb Alqaryouti Radzuwan Ab Rashid Arulselvi Uthayakumaran |
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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 | doaj.art-43422f61f6c14ed499d6179b3513e48b2022-12-22T04:26:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-09-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.957896957896A phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis: Insights from Malaysia, Lithuania, and SpainNagaletchimee Annamalai0Antonia Ramírez García1Viktorija Mažeikienė2Marwan Harb Alqaryouti3Radzuwan Ab Rashid4Arulselvi Uthayakumaran5School of Distance Education (English Section), Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town, MalaysiaFaculty of Educational Sciences, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, SpainFaculty of Human and Social Studies, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, LithuaniaDepartment of English Language, Literature and Translation, Zarqa University, Zarqa, JordanFaculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, MalaysiaCentre of Modern Languages, University of Malaysia Pahang, Pahang, MalaysiaMany 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.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.957896/fullassessmentCOVID-19 pandemiconline learningstudent experiencephenomenology |
| spellingShingle | Nagaletchimee Annamalai Antonia Ramírez García Viktorija Mažeikienė Marwan Harb Alqaryouti Radzuwan Ab Rashid Arulselvi Uthayakumaran A phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis: Insights from Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain Frontiers in Psychology assessment COVID-19 pandemic online learning student experience phenomenology |
| 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 | assessment COVID-19 pandemic online learning student experience phenomenology |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.957896/full |
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