Acta Medical and Health Sciences (AMHS)
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022): ACTA Medical Health Sciences

The learning impact of the Online Formative Assessment system (OFAs) for undergraduate medical students

Sylvia M Sari (Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi, Indonesia.)
Hindun Saadah (Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi, Indonesia.)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Oct 2022

Abstract

Formative assessment is a continuum process of evaluating students’ performance to enhance students’ learning quality. The shift to full-online learning in pandemics reduces student-lecturer attachments during formative assessment. Therefore, we developed the Online Formative Assessment system (OFAs) based on a self-regulatory learning framework. Thisstudy aimed to explore the learning impact of OFAs, such as learning preparation, feedbackperception, and self-reflection. We used the mixed method with an exploratory approach. Wecollected quantitative data from 150 students who experienced OFAs, using 26 questionsadapted from AEQ (Assessment Experience Questionnaire) and analyzed by pre-post design(paired-T test). To explore a deeper understanding, we conducted 6 FGDs (N=28). Finally, weanalyzed the quantitative and qualitative data sequentially. We found the difference in students’preparation (p<0.5), feedback perception (p<0.5), and no difference in self-reflection (p>0.5).In Qualitative data, we found three themes as follows: (1) OFAs improve student preparationin learning; 2) Students are aware of being assessed during tutorials; 3) Require more specificand individual written feedback; 4) Lack of self-reflection due to unspecific feedback. Thesefindings represent that learning impact is a complex pathway that online assessment systems can drive. It needs externally driven feedback quality and internally driven factors such as self-reflection skills. However, we found the challenges to improving students' quality feedback and self-reflection skills. This study brings further research on student-lecturer engagement inonline formative assessment.   DOI : 10.35990/amhs.v1n2.p71-78

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acta_medica

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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