E-mathematics : pre-instructional and supplement instruction and their impact of student's online participation and final exam score

Open University Malaysia(OUM),Malaysia's first open and distance learning with over 70,000 students, offers more than 51 programsto-date. More than 90% of its students are working adults who are unable to leave their jobs or families behind to pursue their dream of getting a degree.The blend...

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Main Authors: Ng, Richard, Kaur, Abtar, Siti Farina Sheikh Mohamed, Latifah Abdol Latif, Ramli Bahroom
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Online Access:https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/375/
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Kaur, Abtar
Siti Farina Sheikh Mohamed,
Latifah Abdol Latif,
Ramli Bahroom,
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description Open University Malaysia(OUM),Malaysia's first open and distance learning with over 70,000 students, offers more than 51 programsto-date. More than 90% of its students are working adults who are unable to leave their jobs or families behind to pursue their dream of getting a degree.The blended learning approach adoptedby OUM provides the flexibility for working adult's to obtain the required paper qualification and to upgrade their knowledge. One of the important elements of blended learning is the use of online discussion forum where learning takes place beyond classroom. Mathematics,a traditionally difficult course,forms part of thepre-requisite for students to obtaina business degree at OUM. The adult learners at OUM generally have left school for at least five years and most of them have low grades in Mathematics at O'Level. Thus it is a big challenge for these adult learners to undertake a Mathematics course via online with minimum Face-to-Face contact with their tutors. This paper focuses on the implementation of pro-instruction workshop and supplemental instruction to find its impact on student's online participation and exam results of 88 students. The contents of the online forum were also analyzed using a 34-item instrument derived from the Community of Inquiry model.
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spelling oai:eprints.oum.edu.my:3752013-05-28T06:01:32Z E-mathematics : pre-instructional and supplement instruction and their impact of student's online participation and final exam score Ng, Richard Kaur, Abtar Siti Farina Sheikh Mohamed, Latifah Abdol Latif, Ramli Bahroom, LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education Open University Malaysia(OUM),Malaysia's first open and distance learning with over 70,000 students, offers more than 51 programsto-date. More than 90% of its students are working adults who are unable to leave their jobs or families behind to pursue their dream of getting a degree.The blended learning approach adoptedby OUM provides the flexibility for working adult's to obtain the required paper qualification and to upgrade their knowledge. One of the important elements of blended learning is the use of online discussion forum where learning takes place beyond classroom. Mathematics,a traditionally difficult course,forms part of thepre-requisite for students to obtaina business degree at OUM. The adult learners at OUM generally have left school for at least five years and most of them have low grades in Mathematics at O'Level. Thus it is a big challenge for these adult learners to undertake a Mathematics course via online with minimum Face-to-Face contact with their tutors. This paper focuses on the implementation of pro-instruction workshop and supplemental instruction to find its impact on student's online participation and exam results of 88 students. The contents of the online forum were also analyzed using a 34-item instrument derived from the Community of Inquiry model. Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) 2009-03 Article PeerReviewed text https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/375/1/e-math_richard.pdf Ng, Richard and Kaur, Abtar and Siti Farina Sheikh Mohamed, and Latifah Abdol Latif, and Ramli Bahroom, (2009) E-mathematics : pre-instructional and supplement instruction and their impact of student's online participation and final exam score. AAOU Journal, 4 (1). pp. 27-36. ISSN 1858-3431 https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/375/
spellingShingle LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Ng, Richard
Kaur, Abtar
Siti Farina Sheikh Mohamed,
Latifah Abdol Latif,
Ramli Bahroom,
E-mathematics : pre-instructional and supplement instruction and their impact of student's online participation and final exam score
title E-mathematics : pre-instructional and supplement instruction and their impact of student's online participation and final exam score
title_full E-mathematics : pre-instructional and supplement instruction and their impact of student's online participation and final exam score
title_fullStr E-mathematics : pre-instructional and supplement instruction and their impact of student's online participation and final exam score
title_full_unstemmed E-mathematics : pre-instructional and supplement instruction and their impact of student's online participation and final exam score
title_short E-mathematics : pre-instructional and supplement instruction and their impact of student's online participation and final exam score
title_sort e-mathematics : pre-instructional and supplement instruction and their impact of student's online participation and final exam score
topic LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
url https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/375/