The State of Continuous Assessment Practices in Junior Secondary Schools in Kenema City

Juanah, Josephine Elizabeth

The State of Continuous Assessment Practices in Junior Secondary Schools in Kenema City

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The study investigated Continuous Assessment Practices in Junior Secondary Schools in Kenema City. Three research objectives guided the study: Responsibilities of teachers in continuous assessment practices; Aspects of Child’s Development (Educational Objectives) assessed/rated; and School Resources/Facilities available and used. The population comprised of all Junior Secondary Schools in Kenema city and a sample size of ten Junior Secondary schools was randomly selected. Questionnaire, Observation and interview were the main instruments used to collect data. Data were analyzed using simple percentages, tables, bar charts and pie charts. Results indicated that teachers had responsibilities such as subject teacher, class teacher, Continuous Assessment Record (CAR) teacher and guidance counsellor. The Cognitive aspect is assessed/rated by all the teachers while the Affective and Psychomotor aspects are assessed by class teachers only. School resources/facilities were available were not adequate and also not used by teachers and pupils during teaching and learning activities.

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Juanah, Elizabeth. 2018. "The State of Continuous Assessment Practices in Junior Secondary Schools in Kenema City". Global Journal of Human-Social Science, Global Journal of Human-Social Science - G: Linguistics & Education GJHSS-G Volume 18 (GJHSS Volume 18 Issue G8).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

Print ISSN 0975-587X

e-ISSN 2249-460X

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Submission ReceivedDecember 14, 2017
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Accepted January 2, 2018
Published January 15, 2018

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Country: Sierra Leone

Subject: Global Journal of Human-Social Science

Authors: Juanah, Josephine Elizabeth (PhD/Dr. count: 0)

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