Web-Based Technology: Trials and Tribulations of Using Online Quizzes in an EFL Course †

Abstract

One of the tools to use in the ever-increasing implementation of the flipped classroom is the online quiz to monitor students’ formative learning. However, in useful and convenient administering online quizzes, how students engage with them creates a paradox. This case study discusses four main components: the instructor’s reasoning for using online quizzes, two different implementation approaches, how the students behaved whilst completing them, and reflecting on how closely the learning results compared to the original intentions. As a result, ways to keep the students on the intended learning path are proposed to limit divergence.