EVALUATION OF STUDENTS' PERFORMANCES IN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES EXAMINATIONS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OSUN STATE

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1994
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OLANIYI, M. AKINYELE
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The purpose of this study was to Evaluate Students' Performances in Internal and External Christian Religious Studies Examinations in selected Secondary Schools in Osun State. The subjects of the study were students who graduated from the selected Secondary Schools from 1908 - 1992. Six Senior Secondary Schools were geographically sampled from the Six educational Zones in the State. The variables examined in the study include; Students' performances in Mock examinations and that of SSCE from 190S 1997. The tool used to gather data for the study was the questionnaire for teachers. Then students' SSCE test scores in CRE results for five years were collected from the schools unit of the Osun State Ministry of Education in Osogbo. After gathering the data, five hypotheses were then tested and the findings are as follows: 1. Students of the selected Secondary Schools in Osun State recorded a generally low performance in CRE at the SSCE within the period 190S - 1992. 2. Within the same period, the same sets of students also recorded low performance at Mock examinations. 3. Though the Mock examination has served as a good predictor of students' performance in the SSCE, it as not been able to serve as a motivator for better performance in most schools. 4. The performance of students taught and examined by teachers who have higher professional qualification were better than those examined by less qualified teachers. This was however the case in Mock but not in the SSCE. 5. The performance of students taught and examined by teachers who have more teaching experience were not significantly better than those taught by teachers with less experience. This is also found to be true only in Mock examinations. 6. CRT teachers agree that teachers limit Mock examination questions to only topics covered in the class. 7. CRE teachers are of the opinion that class revision and coverage of more topics after Mock examinations make students perform better in the SSCE. 8. Most CRE teachers in the Senior Secondary Schools do not make proper use of their knowledge of teaching methods to show the evidence of high professional ism. 9. Most Schools do not have a proper way of keeping records most especially students' examination results.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONS (CRS) AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA - NIGERIA
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EVALUATION,, STUDENTS,, PERFORMANCES,, INTERNAL,, EXTERNAL,, CHRISTIAN,, RELIGIOUS,, STUDIES,, EXAMINATIONS,, SELECTED,, SECONDARY,, SCHOOLS,, OSUN STATE.
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