%A Richard Ng
%A Abtar  Kaur
%A  Siti Farina Sheikh Mohamed
%A  Latifah Abdol Latif
%A  Ramli Bahroom
%J AAOU Journal
%T E-mathematics : pre-instructional and supplement instruction and their impact of student's online
participation and final exam score

%X Open University Malaysia(OUM),Malaysia's first open and distance learning with
over 70,000 students, offers more than 51 programsto-date. More than 90% of its
students are working adults who are unable to leave their jobs or families behind to
pursue their dream of getting a degree.The blended learning approach adoptedby
OUM provides the flexibility for working adult's to obtain the required paper
qualification and to upgrade their knowledge. One of the important elements of
blended learning is the use of online discussion forum where learning takes place
beyond classroom. Mathematics,a traditionally difficult course,forms part of thepre-requisite for students to obtaina business degree at OUM. The adult learners at
OUM generally have left school for at least five years and most of them have low
grades in Mathematics at O'Level. Thus it is a big challenge for these adult learners
to undertake a Mathematics course via online with minimum Face-to-Face contact
with their tutors. This paper focuses on the implementation of pro-instruction
workshop and supplemental instruction to find its impact on student's online
participation and exam results of 88 students. The contents of the online forum were
also analyzed using a 34-item instrument derived from the Community of Inquiry
model. 
%N 1
%K Community of enquiry ; Mathematics ; Online participation ; Pre-instruction ; Supplemental instruction 
%P 27-36
%V 4
%D 2009
%I Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU)
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