• DocumentCode
    3432071
  • Title

    Computer aided assessment as a self management tool for understanding organic chemistry concepts

  • Author

    Talib, Othman ; Shariman, Tengku Putri Norishah Tengku ; Idris, Sarah

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Educ. Studies, Univ. Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    2-4 Nov. 2010
  • Firstpage
    218
  • Lastpage
    222
  • Abstract
    This article describes a formative assessment learning object that functions as a resource for students to learn independently. This experimental study conducted among science students at University Putra Malaysia seeks to clarify the nature of feedback needed by students in a computer aided assessment learning object. The students were divided into two groups - the control group (CAA1) evaluated their knowledge and comprehension of organic chemistry reactions using the CAA learning object prototype which offered only outcome feedbacks (correct or incorrect). Conversely, the experimental group (CAA2) evaluated their understanding of organic chemisry reactions with the assistance of scaffolded feedbacks (brief written explanation) offered by another CAA Learning Object prototype. Both prototypes had the same interactive questions but with different types of feedbacks. The study showed positive outcomes in terms of increased students´ understanding due to the significant improvement of students´ performance after they had used the computer aided assessment (CAA) learning objects. Although two groups of students were exposed to different types of feedback, their performance in the post-test significantly provide evidence that CAA can be an effective formative self-management tool for understanding organic chemistry concepts.
  • Keywords
    chemistry computing; computer aided instruction; interactive systems; CAA learning object prototype; CAA1; CAA2; University Putra Malaysia; computer aided assessment learning object; formative assessment learning object; organic chemistry concepts; self management tool; Animation; Chemistry; Computers; Educational institutions; Multimedia communication; Prototypes; computer aided assessment; conceptual understanding; outcome feedback; scaffolded feedback; self-management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Education and Management Technology (ICEMT), 2010 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cairo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8616-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8618-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICEMT.2010.5657669
  • Filename
    5657669