Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to investigate the usability of mobile technology for making an in-class formative feedback and evaluation system. For this purpose, the designed system was used by students at the university level. The system was used by freshmen students who have enrolled Physics I course in the Department of Me-chanical Engineering in Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The students' opinions about the system were gathered with focus group interview form. It includes open-ended questions to determine the extent to which the system is effective, its weakness, its impact on success and motivation, feelings and suggestions. In this study using qualitative research approach, students' opinions were transcribed to text, and content analysis was used to describe the themes. As a result of the findings, it was found that the system was effective on students' active in participation, repetition, comparison, and contributing to the success. But, it’s not effective on student motivation. In addition, feedback based on in-class discussions and evaluations are important for the more effective use of the system; the course teacher has a special place in the designing of this environment.

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