Share Paper: The Role of Feedback in Online Homework in a College Algebra Remedial Course

1. Tzufang (Orchid) Huang, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Taiwan
2. Harry O'Neil, University of Southern California, United States

Abstract: Online homework is an accepted alternative way to replace traditional paper-and-pencil homework. Students’ achievement can be improved by online homework with feedback (Bulter & Zerr, 2005; Zerr, 2007). This study examines the effects of two types of online homework feedback on college students’ algebra achievement. Participants were randomly assigned into the control group receiving verification feedback, or the experimental group receiving task-specific adapted feedback. The results showed that the experimental group had a higher average score in homework achievement. However, the score did not result in a significant difference in homework achievement between two feedback groups. The non-significant difference may ...