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H. K. Dharam Singh et al. · Empowering educators through the authentic experience of

creating open educational resources - Open University Malaysia (OUM), Malaysia

Evaluation of the Focus Group

A survey questionnaire with six items was used to evaluate focus group

participation. On a Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5, participants were asked to rate
their responses. The Likert scale, like the module evaluation, allowed participants

to express their agreement or disagreement with each item. Two open-ended
questions were included in the questionnaire, allowing participants to provide

more extensive feedback and share their unique and personal perspectives. The

participants from Focus Group 1 rated three items at 3.5 or below for 3:
1. The learning experience I gained through the classroom enriched my

learning process.
2. The facilitation of the discussion helped enrich my learning process.

3. The feedback given on the group activity promoted learning.

This indicates that the facilitation instructions during the focus group

session for this module require further improvement. This may also be due to the
fact that the participants had less exposure to LA. The focus group structure and set

up will be reviewed again by the facilitators.

Evaluation of OER

The participants who created OER were given the opportunity to evaluate their own

work. A survey questionnaire with 5 items was administered, and participants were
asked to rate their responses on a Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5. This scale helped

participants indicate their level of satisfaction or agreement with each item.

Similarly, an open-ended question was included in the questionnaire to gather
additional comments or suggestions from the participants regarding their OER to

elicit additional comments or suggestions from participants about the OER they

developed.
The findings revealed that participants provided the lowest rating for item 2:

‘The OER created meets the designed criteria described in Module 4’. This means
the participants felt there was still room for improvement with regard to their OER

materials, for example, by adding more elements such as animation, audio, etc., to
enhance the OER. The OERs will be placed in a digital gallery for future participants

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