Influence of Continuous Assessment on Students’ Academic Achievement

Texte Universitaire , 2020 , 17 Pages , Note: 3.92

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This study investigated the influence of continuous assessment on academic achievement of students as expressed by secondary school teachers in Ilorin metropolis. The descriptive survey design was employed for the study and random sampling technique was used to select 120 teachers in ten different secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis. The instrument used was a self-designed questionnaire with test re-test reliability coefficient of 0.89. Data collected were analyzed using percentage, t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistics.

The findings of the study revealed that continuous assessment helps students to remember what has been learned, to concentrate effort on difficult areas of subject and helps identify their areas of strengths and weaknesses. It was also found that there was no significant difference in the teacher’s view of influence continuous assessment to students’ academic achievement based on gender and educational qualification.

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• Université: Ahmadu Bello University (Educational Psychology and Counselling)
• Cours: Guidance and Counselling
• Note: 3.92
• Auteur: Hammed Popoola Aminu (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2020
• Pages: 17
• N° de catalogue: V906266
• ISBN (ebook): 9783346200594
• ISBN (Livre): 9783346200600
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: academic, achievement, assessment, continuous, influence, students’