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Table 5 Faculty Quantitative Data

From: Assessment in ‘survival mode’: student and faculty perceptions of online assessment practices in HE during Covid-19 pandemic

#

Theme

Sub-theme

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

1

Experience with online assessment

Pre-Covid-19:

Types of online assessment

Formative

42.7%

4.1%

53.1%

Summative

17.8%

4.7%

77.4%

During Covid-19:

First time

51.7%

1.9%

46.5%

2

Challenges of online assessment

Constant change of grade division added to workload

76.5%

12.7%

10.9%

Student GPA stability affected classroom interaction positively

53.7%

28.2%

28.2%

Student Denied Final Grade (DN) awareness affected attendance negatively

67.2%

20.2%

40.9%

Cheating was due to lack of proper invigilation

87.8%

10.3%

1.9%

Grade inflation was due to cheating

77.4%

15.5%

7%

Grades did not reflect student performance

59.6%

21.6%

12.2%

3

Traditional vs Online assessment

Convenience of online assessment auto-correct features

84%

9.4%

1.4%

Unsuitability of online assessment of practical or skill-based subjects

61.5%

18.8%

15.9%

Online assessment differed in quality & method

78.9%

13.6%

7.5%

Preference for traditional assessment

46.4%

29.6%

23.9%