Voices Regarding Online Assessment: Students’ Perceptions, Challenges and Proposed Solutions

Authors : Çilem Aydoğdu, Yaşar Üstün Kaplan

Pages : 844-865

Doi:10.18506/anemon.1446039

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Publication Date : 2024-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aimed to explore undergraduate students’ perceptions of online assessment. It used a mixed-method research design to investigate students\\\' perceptions of online assessments with quantitative methods and the challenges and their proposed solutions with qualitative methods. Within the scope of this study, perceptions of students were compared according to variables of computer skill level and owning computers/tablets with the correlational research design. The study sample comprises 200 students in English Language and Literature department. Online Assessment Perception Inventory developed by Alsalhi et al.(2022) was used to collect the data. Also, semi-structured interviews were held with the participants to explore the challenges and proposed solutions addressing these challenges. According to the research findings, significant differences were revealed in participants’ perceptions of online assessment regarding computer skill levels and computer-owning variables. Additionally, students’ perceptions towards online assessment were at high averages despite some negative perceptions at specific points. Qualitative data analysis showed that students ha negative connotations with online assessment. In addition, the difficulties experienced by the students in the online assessment process and their proposed solutions were revealed as a result of the qualitative data analysis. Finally, implications for online evaluation were drawn based on the results obtained.
Keywords : çevrimiçi değerlendirme, algılar, zorluklar, çözüm önerileri, üniversite öğrencileri

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