ASSESMENT OF TEACHERS IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINUOUS ASSESMENT IN NASARAWA SOUTH SENATORIAL DISRICT OF NASARAWA STATE

Abstract

This study examined assessment of teachers’ implementation of continuous 
assessment in senior secondary schools in Nasarawa South Senatorial District of 
Nasarawa State. Descriptive research design was employed for the study. The 
population of the study consisted of all teachers in 146 Public Senior Secondary 
Schools in the Senatorial District. 1024 teachers out of the total population of 5220 
were selected through simple random sampling technique. A 30-item questionnaire 
was used to collect data from the selected schools. Mean and standard deviation were 
used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at 
0.05 level of significant. Findings from the study revealed that there was no significant 
difference between male and female teachers on the implementation of continuous 
assessment in secondary schools, there was no significant difference between rural 
and urban teachers on the implementation of continuous assessment in secondary schools, and there was no significant difference between B.Ed. and NCE teachers on 
the implementation of continuous assessment in secondary schools. Recommendations were that only Experienced teachers’ who have been trained in 
Education should be employed in schools by the government and adequate continuous assessment materials should be provided by the government to all schools both the urban and rural to enable teachers’ carry out continuous assessment effectively among others.