Online Quiz
Online Quiz Results Summary
Your #Attempts : 1
Total Class #Attempts : 452
Your Quiz Score : 25/30
Your Highest Score Ever : 25
Note: This may not be your final marks. Due to some of the subjective and semi-objective questions (short essay and fill in the blank).

During our tutorial class, we were made to take an online actual test unlike the playful one that we took in the previous tutorial. This time around we had to take the test through the learning care portal. I was expecting some English language proficiency test but boy was I in for a big surprise! We were told to select Ujian Kendiri Asas. At this point I was scratching my head wondering why the title is in Malay instead of English. Still, that didn’t deter my enthusiasm and I was all ready to take it until Dr.Premela dropped the bomb saying that the test is in fact in Malay and it isn’t about language, instead it’s about general knowledge of computers and its functions. The fact that the test is in Malay was shocking enough, but about computer literacy??? I planned on just blundering through the entire test but as I started answering a few questions, I realized I knew the answers of that few and for the others that I wasn’t sure of I just second guessed or asked people around me (yes I know that’s cheating, and now you know it too, so shhhh). At the end of the test we had to go and retrieve our results from our own email addresses. I was predicting I’d probably get around below 20 and surprisingly I actually got 25/30! How cool is that, I am not such a dumb-dumb after all.

OLPA: Online Language Proficiency Assessment …
OLPA: Online Language Proficiency Assessment …

In the current era of globalization, the rapid rate of innovations in IT has hastened the rise and spread of the English language as an international language for global communication. The re-emphasis on mastering the English language is a significant policy change to develop or in some cases to ‘reactivate’ the English language skills of these educators to enable those to teach effectively using English as the medium of instructions. The development of the online English language proficiency test for academicians, an instrument used as a placement for the language training modules, will be highlighted.

Online test construction and development

The development of English language training modules for in-service lecturers and the construction of the online English placement are significant examples epitomizing lifelong learning practices valued by the school. UKM has embraced ICT as one of its top management agenda. The concept of K-campus is to establish a knowledge-centric e-campus whereby a web-based system is used to facilitate education knowledge and resource services for the campus community. The latest purchase of web-based system LearningCare is a web-based fully integrated e-learning solution, which provides UKM community a tool to develop, implement and share effectively the use of web-based technology for intra- and inter-organization learning process. There are several aspects of online test development which consists of online test constructions, online test specifications, content, format and timing, criterial levels of performance, result reporting and results of the trial sessions of the online test.

In conclusion, the experience in developing and conducting the online test for the UKM academicians so that profiling of their language proficiency can be conducted for the purpose of placement of English training modules. It is highly recommended that the UKM community be given exposure and training in taking the online test and what we have developed could be offered as an excellent trial version for all prior to the actual test administration.

A Negative Experience
Never do I want to have another experience like that again! Using the TSL E-Journal search ended up being uncomfortably stressful. I was initially all hyped up to attempt to use the e-journal. To my dismay I faced numerous problems. We had to register before we could use the e-journal service and I found the whole thumb scan thing to be really cool. Well the cool factor lasted for less than 5 minutes because when I went to go select my seat, my thumb print was not recognized. Being the girl with an over active imagination, just for a fraction of a moment I actually thought I had no fingerprints!! Of course that is obviously not the case and I went to get my finger print scanned again. This second time worked fine and I was allowed to park myself next to Jeslyn and excitedly rubbed my hands together all gung-ho to begin. To my dismay, I couldn’t connect to the net. I tried and tried and nearly gave up in frustration until Dr.Premela came and aided me. Once I got into it, certain search engines were jammed due to a lot of other students attempting to access it at the same time. Furthermore, what I was searching for seemed to be difficult to obtain. After almost an hour of (hypothetical) blood, sweat and tears shed, I managed to locate several journals relevant for my topic from Proquest, Lexis-Nexis and Gema.




E-learning is on the rise globally. It is being used as a substitute to classroom learning. Lecturers find it easier to conduct a class online whereby the students needn’t be in a classroom-like environment. Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006" shows tremendous growth in online learning in America. Online learning is growing without any sign of a plateau. Offering courses online increases enrollment particularly among populations like working adults and others who traditionally have not been able to access higher education. Electronic discussion boards are now being used to provide a natural language learning environment by promoting learners' social interaction and creating an authentic discourse community. I think higher education for working adults -- for example, teacher training for people working as teaching aides or novice teachers -- will go mostly or totally online in the next 10 years. It just makes sense. For 18- to 22-year-olds, e-learning will be a supplement. But nobody's going to show up in person to a large lecture class when they can download the lecture to their computer or iPod.

Educational institution Informatics Holdings Philippines, Inc. with the Computer Assisted Learning Corp. (CAL) launched online learning courses for students who want to study outside the classroom. Through the program, students can purchase an account that gives them access to an online database with lessons in such fields as human resources, accounting and computer programming. Students can register for an account by purchasing a prepaid card for P2,750. The account gives the student access to a single course for six months. The company provides over 2,000 courses on its database. This form of learning is suitable for people on the go especially working class people who are unable to attend regular classes during the day due to their work commitment. It is also a medium for people who aren’t given the opportunity to be educated in a school to get a formal education online when they are able to afford it without having to attend classes in a school that isn’t suitable for their age.

In conclusion, e-learning is becoming a widely accepted medium of education. It is simple, easily accessible and convenient for adults and students alike. Online learning is being used in numerous developed countries to keep up with the changing world of technology.