Development and Validation of a Web-Based Self-Assessment Tool in General Chemistry for College Students

This study developed and validated a web-based self-assessment tool (WebSAT) in general chemistry among students, chemistry teachers and IT experts at Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation, Lucena City. Using quantitative and qualitative, the IT experts, chemistry teachers and the learners evaluated the WebSAT and found it beneficial as a formative evaluation material. They liked its flexibility and immediate feedback and felt that it was easier to use compared with the conventional self-assessment tool. IT experts and teachers found it useful and can be generalized in other courses. Learners using WebSAT reported being more interested to do well in the course. But due to study limitations, there was no comparison group using conventional self-assessment tool, and it is difficult to say whether WebSAT is better or worse than using the traditional homework. But surely WebSAT is a way to meet the needs of students by providing immediate feedback and allowing teachers time to work on areas of critical need for their classes. The result showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test with WebSAT use. The post-test result indicated that using the material was very effective.