Teaching and assessment for mastery: Maximizing Learning Gains in Senior Secondary Schools
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2013
Authors
Owolabi, H. O.
Olatunji, D. S.
Sowumi, E. T.
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Institute of Education, University of Ibadan
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of Teaching and Assessment for Mastery (TAM) on Senior Secondary School (SSS) students’ achievement in Economics in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. It examines the effectiveness of TAM for improving general level of senior Secondary school students’ level of performance in Economics. The sample consisted of ninety Senior Secondary form one (SS 1) students from three intact classess- yellow, blue and red with 22, 27 and 41 students respectively. The non equivalent group post test only quasi experimental research design was adopted for the study. Four instruments were developed and used for data collection. These comprises three formative tests and a post-test. The postulated research question was answered with mean and standard deviation while Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypothesis generated for the study at the 0.05 level of significance with the students’ scond term examination scores in Economics as the covariate. Findings showed that TAM was effective for improving the general performance of the students in Economics. The degree of effectiveness manifested in the students’ mean performance before TAM (47.8) and after TAM (71.5) with effect size of 0.65. It was also observed that SS1 Red, the most populous class which had the lowest mean score (41.3902) in second term examination, had the highest mean gain of 67%. Based on this findings, it was suggested that TAM should be introduced for the teaching and learning of Economics in secondary schools and the experiment should be extended over the whole term and to cover other subjects. In addition, the teachers of classes with large number of students should take note of the likely effect and vary their instructional methods to cater for this.
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Teaching and assessment for mastery, Senior secondary school assessment, Maximising learning gains
Citation
7. Owolabi, H. O., Olatunji, D. S. & Sowumi, E. T. (2013). Teaching and assessment for mastery: Maximizing Learning Gains in Senior Secondary Schools. West African Journal of Education. XXXIII, 105-114. Published by Institute of Education, University of Ibadan.