Effectiveness of Formative E-assessment Procedure: Learning Calculus In Blended Learning Environment

Abstract

Emergence of new educational technologies is changing the way we learn. Online communication acts as one of the crucial internet applications and assets are widely used in higher education in this millennium era. Due to the pressure to adapt to the digital age, educators are striving to learn and equip themselves with the 21st century teaching strategies in order to augment students' experiences. Numerous literatures have established that teaching and learning in blended learning environment leads to the need for suitable and effective assessment practices to be designed to enhance the learning of the students in order to beget positive impacts. On the other hand, there are researches reveal that teacher-centered approach is more effective and better. Since none of the recent studies described the effectiveness of the formative e-assessment to learn calculus in blended learning environment in an American Degree Program, thus, this study is aimed at examining the effectiveness of the formative e-assessment procedure integrated in a blended learning setting by identifying the students' skills and knowledge acquisition for a Calculus course in American Degree Program in Malaysia. The findings indicate that the skills and knowledge acquired by the students are effectively enhanced and consolidated, with learning achievement of over 80% in e-assessment which reflects that the learning outcomes of the course were well achieved.