<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Self-assessment is vital for online learning since it is one of the most essential skills of distance learners. In this respect, the purpose of this study was to understand learners’ self-assessment quiz taking behaviours in an undergraduate level online course. We tried to figure out whether there is a relation between self-assessment quiz taking behaviours and final exam scores or not. In addition, we investigated how self-assessment quiz taking behaviour differs with respect to learner profile. In line with this purpose, 677 students’ 6092 test events across Project Culture course on Sakai CLE LMS were analyzed. For the analysis of the quantitative data, one-way ANOVA, Chi-Square test of independence, independent-samples t-test and descriptive statistics were utilized. The results revealed that learners who attended self-assessment quizzes regularly had higher final exam scores than others who did not attend those quizzes. Also, they were more satisfied with the course than others study field. In addition, learners who attended selfassessment quizzes regularly had a higher degree of perceived learning. However, number of attempts to those quizzes does not have an effect on final exam scores. On the other hand, a statistically significant relationship was found between attempt number and gender in favour of female learners.</p></abstract>

Self-assessment is vital for online learning since it is one of the most essential skills of distance learners. In this respect, the purpose of this study was to understand learners’ self-assessment quiz taking behaviours in an undergraduate level online course. We tried to figure out whether there is a relation between self-assessment quiz taking behaviours and final exam scores or not. In addition, we investigated how self-assessment quiz taking behaviour differs with respect to learner profile. In line with this purpose, 677 students’ 6092 test events across Project Culture course on Sakai CLE LMS were analyzed. For the analysis of the quantitative data, one-way ANOVA, Chi-Square test of independence, independent-samples t-test and descriptive statistics were utilized. The results revealed that learners who attended self-assessment quizzes regularly had higher final exam scores than others who did not attend those quizzes. Also, they were more satisfied with the course than others study field. In addition, learners who attended selfassessment quizzes regularly had a higher degree of perceived learning. However, number of attempts to those quizzes does not have an effect on final exam scores. On the other hand, a statistically significant relationship was found between attempt number and gender in favour of female learners.

Self‐Assessment Quiz Taking Behaviour Analysis in an Online Course

European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning

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Self-assessment is vital for online learning since it is one of the most essential skills of distance learners. In this respect, the purpose of this study was...

Self‐Assessment Quiz Taking Behaviour Analysis in an Online Course

Publicado en línea: 06 abr 2017

Páginas: 15 - 31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eurodl-2016-0005

Palabras clave
Self-Assessment, Self-Assessment quiz, test event analysis, online course, final exam scores, course grade

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Self‐Assessment Quiz Taking Behaviour Analysis in an Online Course

Publicado en línea: 06 abr 2017

Páginas: 15 - 31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eurodl-2016-0005

Palabras claveSelf-Assessment, Self-Assessment quiz, test event analysis, online course, final exam scores, course grade

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
Self-Assessment, Self-Assessment quiz, test event analysis, online course, final exam scores, course grade