EVALUATION AS A TOOL FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SELECTED TECHNICAL AND VOCATION INSTITUTIONS IN IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.

Authors : Ogechukwu APPAH

Pages : 393-399

Doi:10.24331/ijere.972838

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Publication Date : 2021-10-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The study was carried out to explore the evaluation practices carried out in selected technical and vocational institutions. This is a survey study conducted in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria. It involved three hundred insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(300); students and one hundred and twenty insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(120); teaching staff. The study was guided by three insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3); research questions. Data were collected using two questionnaires titled: Students’ questionnaire on Evaluation methods insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SQEM); and teaching staff perception questionnaire on the role of Evaluation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TSPQRE);. Data collected were analysed using descriptive insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(frequency, percentage, mean and Standard Deviation); and Pearson moment correlation. The result of the study revealed that most of the students agreed that evaluation carried out in their institution is mostly summative evaluation where students are assessed only at the end of the semester or mid semester tests. Findings of the study also showed that teaching staff agreed that evaluation is a means of improving teaching and learning in schools and there is also a relationship between teaching staff working experience and their perception of evaluation as a means of improving teaching and learning. It was recommended that teaching staff should use different methods to evaluate their students in order to improve teaching and learning in their institutions.
Keywords : Perception, Learning, Evaluation, Institution, Summative evaluation

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