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Formative assessment and the provision of formative feedback are key factors in effective teaching and learning. Generally, while teachers understand the role of feedback, studies show there is a tendency for them to provide it when a task comes to a complete. When teaching took to the online mode due to forced conditions imposed by COVID-19, questions arise about the provision of formative feedback particularly since teachers have been found to struggle teaching online. In this paper, we report...

This study aimed to understand the attitudes and challenges faced by multicultural undergraduate students enrolled in academic writing classes. The focus of the study was on the use of formative feedback to scaffold the development of academic writing skills, including ways of conducting research and writing essays and reports using the online platform. The approach involved collecting and extracting relevant data from a survey that included questions related to the provision of formative feedba...