School Based Assessment: Implication for National Development - Open Access Library Journal

OALibJ > Vol.3 No.3, March 2016

School Based Assessment: Implication for National Development ()

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1102392 16,209 Downloads 29,689 Views Citations

Author(s)

Margret Olufunmilayo Aduloju, Odihi Adikwu, Christiana Ipoyi Agi

Affiliation(s)

Department of Educational Foundations and General Studies, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT

Activities within the school are organized within classes and good quality classes are needed to attain educational goals which can be established through assessment. Assessment is at the heart of education. This paper examines school based assessment which is one of the types of assessment and its implication on national development. The concept assessment is defined by various authors in different ways. Assessment is a process of collecting and interpreting information about learning and achievement of student. School based assessment is explained and its characteristics are pinpointed. The rationales for school based assessment are stated. Also problem of school based assessment is mentioned. Concept of national development and its implications are X-rayed and conclusion drawn.

KEYWORDS

Assessment, School-Based Assessment, National Development

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Aduloju, M. , Adikwu, O. and Agi, C. (2016) School Based Assessment: Implication for National Development. Open Access Library Journal, 3, 1-8. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1102392.

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