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Online Teaching and Assessment Practices During COVID-19 Crisis: Perspectives from University Students

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In the academic year 2019/20, to ensure continuity of teaching and learning activities for students, Hong Kong universities largely moved their education online due to social unrest and then worldwide COVID-19 outbreak. Research objective: This study explored the student perspectives on online teaching and assessment practices during global COVID-19 crisis at a university in Hong Kong. Methodology: The good practices on online teaching and assessment were identified via qualitative analysis of the students’ open-ended comments collected from the university’s course-based evaluation with 8145 students involved near the end of Spring term of the academic year 2019/20. Key results: Six good practices on online teaching and assessment were identified. The findings provided useful insights for universities to review and reinforce their online education practices for the circumstances where in-person classes are rigorously limited.

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  1. Office of Institutional Research, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

    Annie W. Y. Ng

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  1. Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Hong Kong, China

    Anna Wing Bo Tso

  2. Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Hong Kong, China

    Alex Chi-keung Chan

  3. Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Hong Kong, China

    Wendy Wing Lam Chan

  4. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Peter Edward Sidorko

  5. Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Hong Kong, China

    Will W. K. Ma

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Ng, A.W.Y. (2022). Online Teaching and Assessment Practices During COVID-19 Crisis: Perspectives from University Students. In: Tso, A.W.B., Chan, A.Ck., Chan, W.W.L., Sidorko, P.E., Ma, W.W.K. (eds) Digital Communication and Learning. Educational Communications and Technology Yearbook. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8329-9_2

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