THE IMPACT OF PEER ASSESSMENT ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ECONOMICS IN IKA SOUTH, DELTA STATE

Abstract

The impact of peer assessment on senior secondary school student’s academic performance in economics was the main subject of the study. This paper reports a study carried out to determine a sample of 396 senior secondary school II students randomly selected from 10 secondary schools in Ika South, Delta State, was used for the study. Data was gathered through the researcher’s developed
economics performance test (EPT) items. Two hypotheses were answered and tested using mean scores and ANCOVA which were then analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The results of the research showed that the mean performance scores of the training and experimental groups of students who received peer assessment training differed significantly. However,
after receiving peer assessment training, students' performance test scores do not change substantially based on their gender. Hence, this paper seeks to examine the acquisition of positive emotional social skills as one of the measures for restoring standards of Nigerian educational system using peer assessment to improve their students' academic performance in the area of economics is peer assessment training. To increase student performance, educators should include peer evaluation training in their economics lessons. Findings indicated that the paper therefore discusses the implications of these findings for peer assessment and makes recommendations for improving performance which includes equitable distribution of material resources for different teaching of economics.