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CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT AS A CORRELATE OF STUDENT ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL
CHAPT ER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF
THE STUDY
Continues assessment
is a relatively innovation in the Wayne’s educational system. It refers to a
system of assessment, which is carried out at pre-determined intervals for the
purpose of monitoring and improving the overall performance of students and of
the teaching – learning process (Okpala, Onocha and Oyediji 1993).
Examination is a formal written, oral or practical test
especially at school or college to see how much learners know about a subject
or what he/she can do that is (some one ability).
Education has to do with the transfer of knowledge from one
generation to another. These are the philosophy behind the introduction of the
variables contained in the title of the investigation.
Beaton et al (1996) opined that the rise of continuous
assessment between countries used as measure of all the overall quality of
education as a consequence, assessment has acquired an importance beyond merely
providing some kinds of reliable and valid measure of Childs knowledge and understanding,
the emphasis has shifted to it becoming a measure of the individual teachers
capabilities than when sum across the country a measure of the effectiveness of
the quality of the educational system as a whole (Falayajo 1979)
Hasting and Madaus (1981) defined continuous assessment as
the use of systematic evaluation in the process of curriculum construction
teaching and learning processes.
Continuous assessment is also explained as the systematic
determination of the extent of students progress or lack of it in school
subjects including attitude and values from the first day students steps into
the school up to and including the last day in it (Ohumche 1998)
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE
PROBLEM
Students performance in examination varies some perform very
well while others perform poorly. There are many factor responsible for this
differentials performance among others factors are teachers method of teaching
availability or otherwise of the necessary laboratory equipments, study habits
pattern of the students.
It is also been suggested that apart from the above factors
students performance in the continuous assessment can determine how they
perform in the actual examinations. Therefore this study seeks to find the
relationship between students assessment score and examination scores in
Education.
In addition, the urgent need to promote learning and improve
performance in college of education Abeokuta district resulted into a range of
related but different developments in continuous assessment at classroom levels.
The resultant feature has been inconsistent performance of students “in “A”
level examinations national wide and performance still varies from school to
school. This undetermines the future of many students that are in schools that
persistently perform poorly. What therefore remains disturbing is whether a
relationship between continuous assessment strategies adopted by teachers in
“A” level secondary schools of masaka district with students “performance in
final examinations.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE
STUDY
The aim of this study was to investigate the uses of
continuous assessment as correlate of student academic performance in
Education, federal college of education Abeokuta Ogun State, in particular, on
the experiences of students who record lower attainments. The experiences of
student continuous assessment are linked to inclusion, for example continuous
assessment can be based upon a competitive system (exclusion) or can be geared
towards promoting inclusion through co-operation and sharing learning experiences
(Watkins 2007).
Further more, the study provides an opportunity for student
to talk about their experience While Participating in classroom activities such
as class text.
Specifically, the objectives of the study were to
a. Explore
teachers perception about the effects of Continuous assessment on students who
record lower attainment in class.
b. Examine the
In – class arrangement that teachers adopt to enhance the participation of
students who record lower attainment in classroom activities.
c. Explore the
experience of student who record lower attainment during class test.
d. Analyzed the
view of student who record lower attainment concerning their performance.
e. Examine the
challenges that teachers encounter while Supporting Student record lower
attainments to participation In continuous assessment tasks.
1.4 RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
From the aims of the study earlier the following research
question were identified
a. What effect
does continuous assessment have on Student who record lower attainments?
b. What in –
class arrangements do basic school teachers adopt to support and enhance lower
attaining students participation in classroom activities?
c. What
challenges do teachers face concerning supporting lower attaining students to
participate in class room activities?
d. What are
lower attaining student’s feelings about class tests?
e. How do lower
attaining students perceive their current classroom performance?
1.5 SCOPE OF THE
STUDY
This study will seek to find out the relationship between
continuous assessments as a correlate of student academic performance in school
of Education, federal college of education Abeokuta Ogun state.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE STUDY
This study is to examine if there is significance between
continuous assessments and the student academic performance in school of
Education, federal college of Education Abeokuta Ogun state. It is hoped that
the finding will go along way to suggest solution to academic performance of
the student of Education.
1.7 DEFINITION OF
TERMS
Continuous: Is
happening or existing for a period of time without interruption.
Assessment: It means all methods of gathering data and
fashioning the data into interpretable form.
Continuous assessment: Involves the use of classroom
exercises, tests and home work/project to gather numerical marks which are
added to the end of term and year examination to serve as student records.
Correlate: This is a mutual relationship or correction, in
which one thing affects or depends on another.
Student: A person who is studying at a school or college or
denoting someone who is studying in order to enter a particular performance.
Academic: A teacher or scholar in a university or institute
of higher education.
Performance: An act of staging or presenting a play concert
or other form of entertainment or a persons rendering of a dramatic role, song
or piece of music.
Academic performance: It is refers to how students deals with
their studies and how they cope with or accomplish different tasks given to
them by their teachers. Academic performance is the ability to study and
remember facts and being able to communicate your knowledge verbally or down on
paper.
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