PERCEPTION OF UPPER BASIC STUDENTS ON CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS MATHEMATICS IN BIDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGER STATE

Abstract

This study examined the Perception of Upper Basic Students’on Continuous Assessment and Attitude towards Mathematics, in Bida Local Government Area, Niger State. Cross sectional Survey design was adopted for the study. the population of the study was 5,420 and the sample of this study consists of 265 (139 Male students and 126 Female) and multi-stage sampling technique was employed in the selection. Two instruments were adapted for the study which consists of perception on Continuous Assessment by students and students’ attitude towards mathematics. The instrument was subjected to face and content validity by two experts and Cronbach Alpha coefficient was used to obtained the reliability coefficient of 0.73 and 0.75. Descriptive statistic (mean and Standard Deviation) methods were used to answer the research questions while ANOVA was used to test the three Research Hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Six research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation with the criterion mean set at 3.0.The findings (4.30) of the study revealed that students perceived continuous assessment as an innovative practice. The results (3.67) also showed that the students have developed positive attitude towards mathematics. Recommendations included among others that teachers should always keep adequate record of their students’ academic performance for immediate and future use. There should be proper monitoring of students whenever they are given any academic activities to do.