IORNIENGE MOSES TARNUM, OBINNE, A.D.E and ADULOJU, M.O
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS AT THE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MAKURDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE- NIGERIA.
Nigerian secondary schools are faced with the problem of assessment, from planning to execution and interpretation of its results. This has often led to erroneous educational decisions and policies. The study was aimed at comparing the mean performance of students in School-Based Assessment (SBA) with their mean performance in Certificate Examinations (WASSCE and SSCE) with a view to determining if there was any significant difference in the mean scores. Ex-Post Facto research design was used. The instrument for data collection was the proforma designed by the researcher and named “Instrument of Comparative Students’ Performance in School-Based Assessment and Certificate Examination†(ICSPSBACE). Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study which had a population of all the 2,474 Senior Secondary School students that graduated during the 2014/2015 academic session in Makurdi Local Government area of Benue State. Random and cluster sampling techniques were used to sample 741 subjects for the study. Mean counts and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while hypothesis were tested using ANOVA at 0.05 significant levels. The results showed that, students in Makurdi Local Government area of Benue state performed well in SBA, WASSCE and NECO SSCE since their mean scores in each of the examinations was above the bench mark of 45.0. The study recommended that, teachers of Makurdi Local Government should maintain the standard that has made the success possible.
IORNIENGE MOSES TARNUM, OBINNE, A.D.E and ADULOJU, M.O
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS AT THE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MAKURDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE- NIGERIA.
Nigerian secondary schools are faced with the problem of assessment, from planning to execution and interpretation of its results. This has often led to erroneous educational decisions and policies. The study was aimed at comparing the mean performance of students in School-Based Assessment (SBA) with their mean performance in Certificate Examinations (WASSCE and SSCE) with a view to determining if there was any significant difference in the mean scores. Ex-Post Facto research design was used. The instrument for data collection was the proforma designed by the researcher and named “Instrument of Comparative Students’ Performance in School-Based Assessment and Certificate Examination†(ICSPSBACE). Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study which had a population of all the 2,474 Senior Secondary School students that graduated during the 2014/2015 academic session in Makurdi Local Government area of Benue State. Random and cluster sampling techniques were used to sample 741 subjects for the study. Mean counts and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while hypothesis were tested using ANOVA at 0.05 significant levels. The results showed that, students in Makurdi Local Government area of Benue state performed well in SBA, WASSCE and NECO SSCE since their mean scores in each of the examinations was above the bench mark of 45.0. The study recommended that, teachers of Makurdi Local Government should maintain the standard that has made the success possible.