Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies ISSN: 2313-7401 Vol. 3, No. 2, 145-149, 2016 http://www.asianonlinejournals.com/index.php/AJSSMS 145 Lecturers’ Perception on the Effectiveness of Formative Assessment on Evaluating Grammar Skills among Undergraduates Thilip Kumar Moorthy 1  Yogerisham Panir Silvam 2 Jayanthi Vijaya 3 Shandini Sundiran 4 1,2,3,4 Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia ( Corresponding Author) Abstract Grammar can be classified as the most prominent element in the context of English Language. However, grammar has always been a problem among undergraduates. Although they are given the right amount of input on grammar during schooling days, they still have problems in using it because the process of learning grammar does not continue during their tertiary education. Many lecturers find it difficult in making sure undergraduates are able to utilize grammar in a proper manner as English subjects in tertiary education will only last till the end of the first year in many tertiary institutions. It is proposed that formative assessment should be conducted throughout their duration of study in their tertiary institution. This paper highlights the findings from a questionnaire to 20 English lecturers who are currently serving in two private institutions, namely Management & Science University and Kolej MASA. Ten of them are senior lecturers with lecturing experience of more than 5 years and the remaining lecturers with below 5 years. The categories for the questions were built based on lecturers’ understanding on the formative assessment and the needs in understanding grammar in using English. The findings indicate that junior lecturers are keener compare to senior lecturers in terms of using formative assessment in evaluating grammar skills among undergraduates. Keywords: Grammar, Formative assessment, Undergraduates, Senior Lecturers, Junior Lecturers, Perception Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 146 2. Methodology....................................................................................................................................................................... 147 3. Findings and Discussion .................................................................................................................................................... 147 4. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................................................... 148 References .............................................................................................................................................................................. 148 Appendix A ............................................................................................................................................................................ 149 Citation | Thilip Kumar Moorthy; Yogerisham Panir Silvam; Jayanthi Vijaya; Shandini Sundiran (2016). Lecturers’ Perception on the Effectiveness of Formative Assessment on Evaluating Grammar Skills among Undergraduates. Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies, 3(2): 145-149. DOI: 10.20448/journal.500/2016.3.2/500.2.145.149 ISSN(E) : 2313-7401 ISSN(P) : 2518-0096 Licensed: Contribution/Acknowledgement: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License All authors contributed to the conception and design of the study. Firstly, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to our advisor Assoc. Prof Dr. Arshad Abd Samad for his continuous support of our journal article, for his patience, motivation, and immense knowledge. His guidance helped us in all the time of research and writing of this article. Besides our advisor, we would like to thank the rest of our reviewing committee for their insightful comments and encouragement, but also for the hard question which incented us to widen our article accordingly. We also like to thank our fellow course mates for the stimulating discussions, for the sleepless nights we were working together before deadlines, and for all the fun upon completing our respective journal articles. Last but not the least; we would like to thank our respective families who supported us spiritually throughout writing this journal article. Funding: This study received no specific financial support. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests. Transparency: The authors confirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. History: Received: 12 August 2015/ Revised: 5 January 2016/ Accepted: 19 January 2016/ Published: 25 January 2016 Publisher: Asian Online Journal Publishing Group