UTILIZATION OF AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES IN BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA
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This study ascertained the extent authentic assessment strategies are utilized for academic improvement in business education programme in colleges of education in South-East Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 158 business educators in the seven public colleges of education in South-East, Nigeria. The entire population was studied without sampling because the size was not too large. The instrument for data collection was a 22-item structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbachs alpha was used to determine the internal consistency of the items, which yielded apha values of 0.91 and 0.90. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha levels. The findings of the study revealed that colleges of educationbusiness educators lowly utilized portfoliosand moderately utilized projects assessment strategies for academic improvement in South-East Nigeria. Colleges of education. It was found that business educators years of teaching experience significantly influence the extent of utilization of portfolios and projects assessment strategies for academic improvement. It was recommended among others that business education lecturers in colleges of education should endeavor to provide regular feedback to their students as regards their achievements in various authenticassessment procedures.
Keywords. Colleges of Education, Business Education Programme, Authentic Assessment Strategies, Academic Improvement.
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