Title: Differential Impact Of Experience And Qualification On Implementation Of Continuous Assessment Among Secondary School Teachers In Delta State
Authors: ISIORHOVOJA, Serome Peter, Prof. P. U Osadebe and Professor P.A.U. OSSAI
Volume: 8
Issue: 9
Pages: 280-287
Publication Date: 2024/09/28
Abstract:
This study x-rayed experience and qualification differential impact of secondary school teachers on their implementation of continuous assessment in Delta State. The poor implementation of continuous assessment at the secondary level of education gave rise to this study. Three research questions and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. The study adopted an expo-facto research design and a population of 11,413 secondary school teachers in the twenty-five local government areas of the State. The study adopted the multistage sampling procedures in selecting the sample. The instrument used was a questionnaire titled Continuous Assessment Implementation Scale (CAIS). Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while independent sample t test and one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to test the stated hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study showed that continuous assessment is well implemented to a high extent by secondary school teachers in Delta State; however, test of significance showed that teachers teaching experience and qualification influence their implementation of continuous assessment. Based on this, it was recommended among others that government and other stakeholders should organize periodic in-service training programs for serving teachers.