ATTITUDE OF TEACHER AND STUDENTS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MAKURDI BENUE STATE

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2011-04
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GWAZAWA, GARBA UMAR
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This study investigated the attitude of students towards the implementation of Continuous Assessment in secondary school, Makurdi, Benue State. A total of 430 respondents made up of reading teachers and students were selected for the test. The cluster sampling technique was used in the selection. Among the major objectives of the study were the determination of the relationship between students continuous assessment and their performances in examination and the influence of teachers’ years of teaching experiences on their conduct of continuous assessment. Data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using the correlation procedure. The result revealed that teachers’ years of experience did not significantly correlate with their conduct of continuous assessment. Significant difference was observed in the students attitude towards their continuous assessment. The students’ continuous assessment was observed to be significantly correlated with the students, performance in their examination. Among the recommendations, it was suggested that teachers should stick to the guideline, method of evaluation and implementation of continuous assessment so that marks awarded will always reflect the ability of the students and enhance their performance. Adequate attention should be given to the implementation of continuous assessment by the educational supervisors in the schools so as to facilitate examination outcome of the students.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA
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ATTITUDE,, TEACHER,, STUDENTS,, IMPLEMENTATION,, CONTINUOUS,, ASSESSMENT,, SECONDARY SCHOOLS,, MAKURDI,, BENUE STATE
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