TITLE:
Synchronous Versus Asynchronous: Pre-Service Teachers’ Performance in Science Formative Assessment Tests
AUTHORS:
Philip Dorsah, Abdul-Ganiu Alhassan
KEYWORDS:
Online Learning, Synchronous, Asynchronous, Pre-Service Teachers, Science Instruction
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.8 No.4,
April
26,
2021
ABSTRACT:
The purpose of the study was to assess the performance of pre-service teachers in three science formative assessment tests in an online learning environment. The participants consisted of 138 pre-service teachers (57 participated in synchronous session and 81 participated in asynchronous sessions). The study used a quasi-experimental design, non-equivalent groups post-test only. Tests were used to collect the data: Energy Concept Test (ECT), Teaching Energy Concept Test (TECT) and Basic Electronics Concept Test (BECT). ANOVA results revealed a significant effect of type of test on test scores of students at the p