Assessment of Basic Science Teacher’s Competency in item Construction and item
analysis in Junior Secondary School in Nasarawa State
ABSTRACT
Vision 2020 by Nigeria government on science and technology development hinged on
science which Basic Science at Junior Secondary School is the prerequisite subject to this
development. The Basic Science replaced the teaching of introductory science, integrated
science and Home economic. The theme covered at this level include environmental science,
non-living things and energy. It is expected that the teachers teaching this subject should be
versatile in the teaching and assessment of their students. Teacher is the knowledge giver and
his role is very important in nation development. This study therefore assessed the Basic
Teachers competencies in the area of item construction and item analysis. The study adopted
survey research design and purposively sampled 290 teachers. Questionnaire tagged Teachers
Competency with r=0.89 was used for data collection while the data was analysed using
mean, standard deviation and ANOVA. Conclusion and recommendation were made based
on the result.
Key words: Teachers, Basic Science, Assessment, and Competency.
Aduloju, M.O & Agi, C.I. (2015)
Assessment of Basic Science Teacher’s Competency in item Construction and item analysis in Junior Secondary School in Nasarawa State
ABSTRACT Vision 2020 by Nigeria government on science and technology development hinged on science which Basic Science at Junior Secondary School is the prerequisite subject to this development. The Basic Science replaced the teaching of introductory science, integrated science and Home economic. The theme covered at this level include environmental science, non-living things and energy. It is expected that the teachers teaching this subject should be versatile in the teaching and assessment of their students. Teacher is the knowledge giver and his role is very important in nation development. This study therefore assessed the Basic Teachers competencies in the area of item construction and item analysis. The study adopted survey research design and purposively sampled 290 teachers. Questionnaire tagged Teachers Competency with r=0.89 was used for data collection while the data was analysed using mean, standard deviation and ANOVA. Conclusion and recommendation were made based on the result. Key words: Teachers, Basic Science, Assessment, and Competency.