Assessing Students' Performance in Senior School Certificate Multiple Choice Test in Biology

Autor/in	Olutola, A. T.
Titel	Assessing Students' Performance in Senior School Certificate Multiple Choice Test in Biology
Quelle	4 (2016) 1, S.11-20 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Multiple Choice Tests; Science Tests; Biology; High School Students; Foreign Countries; Science Achievement; Comparative Analysis; School Districts; Institutional Characteristics; School Location; Gender Differences; Rural Schools; Urban Schools; Educational Facilities; Rural Urban Differences; Achievement Gains; High Stakes Tests; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Biologie; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ausland; School district; Schulbezirk; Schulgelände; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Urban area; Urban areas; Stadtregion; Stadt; Bildungsstätte; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung
Abstract	This study investigated the assessment of students' performance in Senior School Certificate (SSC) multiple-choice test in biology. The survey research design was employed for the study. Sample for the study consisted of 1450 Senior Secondary Three (SSIII) students drawn from 20 randomly selected secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The instruments used for the study were 2008 SSC National Examination Council (NECO) multiple choice Biology test paper. Findings from the study showed that significant different existed between students' performance in NECO SSCE multiple choice test in biology on the basis of senatorial districts (F = 55.556, P<0.05), school location (t = 6.89, P<0.05),; gender (t = 5.03, P<0.05), and school type (F = 75.126, P<0.05). Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that Government and other stakeholders in education should equip rural schools with facilities that are available in urban schools to improve students' performance in Biology in rural schools. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01