Uduak, James Utibe; Nnaji, Anayo David; Adonu; Ifeanyi Ignatus; Agah, John Joseph; & Nnaji, Priscilla Chidinma
Online Formative Assessments and Undergraduates’ Psychomotor Skills
Online learning assessments have metamorphosed instruction's bearing by providing students
with great learning opportunities over the web tailored to drive exploratory inquiry. The study sought to investigate the role of online formative assessments in enhancing students’
psychomotor skills in Physics. The Researchers adopted descriptive research and purposively
sampled 187 300-level physics students in Southeast universities in Nigeria. The instrument for data collection was titled "Online Formative Assessment and Psychomotor Skills Scale"
(OFAPSS), developed by the researchers. The instrument (OFAPSS) was validated by three
experts from the Department of Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The internal consistency of OFAPSS was determined using Cronbach's Alpha, and a reliability index of 0.87 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to address the three research questions that guided the study. From the study findings, students agreed that online formative assessment enhanced their psychomotor skills in Physics, among others. In line with findings, the study recommended, among others, that teachers and school administrators should utilize and encourage students to explore online formative assessment platforms that will enhance their psychomotor skills in learning physics.
Keywords: Assessment, Formative Assessments, Online Formative Assessment, Physics,
Psychomotor skills
Uduak, James Utibe; Nnaji, Anayo David; Adonu; Ifeanyi Ignatus; Agah, John Joseph; & Nnaji, Priscilla Chidinma
Online Formative Assessments and Undergraduates’ Psychomotor Skills
Online learning assessments have metamorphosed instruction's bearing by providing students with great learning opportunities over the web tailored to drive exploratory inquiry. The study sought to investigate the role of online formative assessments in enhancing students’ psychomotor skills in Physics. The Researchers adopted descriptive research and purposively sampled 187 300-level physics students in Southeast universities in Nigeria. The instrument for data collection was titled "Online Formative Assessment and Psychomotor Skills Scale" (OFAPSS), developed by the researchers. The instrument (OFAPSS) was validated by three experts from the Department of Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The internal consistency of OFAPSS was determined using Cronbach's Alpha, and a reliability index of 0.87 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to address the three research questions that guided the study. From the study findings, students agreed that online formative assessment enhanced their psychomotor skills in Physics, among others. In line with findings, the study recommended, among others, that teachers and school administrators should utilize and encourage students to explore online formative assessment platforms that will enhance their psychomotor skills in learning physics. Keywords: Assessment, Formative Assessments, Online Formative Assessment, Physics, Psychomotor skills