Kanu Judith & Otemuyiwa Bridget Idowu
N. E.R.D.C. Lokoja-Kaduna Road, Sheda, P. M. B. 91, Abuja
PERCEPTION OF TEACHERS ON THE CHALLENGES OF TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED ASSESSMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT)
Technology Enhanced Assessment (TEA) is an automated evaluation technique conducted electronically. It is also known as E-Assessment. In TEA, the test design, execution, scoring and feedback are performed with the use of computer. TEA enhances the ability of the teacher to provide quality feedback for students. Although the benefits of TEA are laudable, however, it is fraught with numerous challenges. This study was designed to determine teachers’ opinions towards the potentials and challenges of TEA in secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A survey design was adopted for the study. A sample of 60 teachers were randomly selected from six secondary schools in the Abuja Municipal Area Council of FCT. Two research questions were addressed in the study. The instrument for data collection for the study was a structured questionnaire of 28 items developed by the authors and titled Technology Enhanced Assessment Questionnaire (TEAQ). The instrument was designed using a four-point modified Likert scale. The instrument was validated by two experts of measurement and evaluation in the Education Research Centre of NERDC and a reliability coefficient of r=0.79 was obtained using Chronbach Alpha formula. Frequency counts and percentages computation were used to analyse the data collected for the study. The results of the study revealed that there were positive perception of Technology Enhanced Assessment (TEA) by teachers, acute shortage of funds, inadequate exposure of teachers to computer and on-line assessment process, insufficient access to computer and internet, poor technological infrastructure development, difficulty in scoring essay-type and open response questions, difficulty in assessing group project among others as the challenges militating against TEA. Recommendations for improving TEA were also made in this study which include: the use of Digital Technology (DT) tools to shuffle questions in examinations and training of teachers on the use of digital technology among others.
Keywords: Perception, Technology, Assessment, Potential, Challenges.
Kanu Judith & Otemuyiwa Bridget Idowu N. E.R.D.C. Lokoja-Kaduna Road, Sheda, P. M. B. 91, Abuja
PERCEPTION OF TEACHERS ON THE CHALLENGES OF TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED ASSESSMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT)
Technology Enhanced Assessment (TEA) is an automated evaluation technique conducted electronically. It is also known as E-Assessment. In TEA, the test design, execution, scoring and feedback are performed with the use of computer. TEA enhances the ability of the teacher to provide quality feedback for students. Although the benefits of TEA are laudable, however, it is fraught with numerous challenges. This study was designed to determine teachers’ opinions towards the potentials and challenges of TEA in secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A survey design was adopted for the study. A sample of 60 teachers were randomly selected from six secondary schools in the Abuja Municipal Area Council of FCT. Two research questions were addressed in the study. The instrument for data collection for the study was a structured questionnaire of 28 items developed by the authors and titled Technology Enhanced Assessment Questionnaire (TEAQ). The instrument was designed using a four-point modified Likert scale. The instrument was validated by two experts of measurement and evaluation in the Education Research Centre of NERDC and a reliability coefficient of r=0.79 was obtained using Chronbach Alpha formula. Frequency counts and percentages computation were used to analyse the data collected for the study. The results of the study revealed that there were positive perception of Technology Enhanced Assessment (TEA) by teachers, acute shortage of funds, inadequate exposure of teachers to computer and on-line assessment process, insufficient access to computer and internet, poor technological infrastructure development, difficulty in scoring essay-type and open response questions, difficulty in assessing group project among others as the challenges militating against TEA. Recommendations for improving TEA were also made in this study which include: the use of Digital Technology (DT) tools to shuffle questions in examinations and training of teachers on the use of digital technology among others. Keywords: Perception, Technology, Assessment, Potential, Challenges.