INFLUENCE OF SCORING BY SECTION, INDPENDENT SCORER AND CONVENTIONAL PATTERNS ON SCORER’S ATTITUDE IN BIOLOGY ESSAY TESTS.

EBUOH, CASMIR N. (2008) INFLUENCE OF SCORING BY SECTION, INDPENDENT SCORER AND CONVENTIONAL PATTERNS ON SCORER’S ATTITUDE IN BIOLOGY ESSAY TESTS. African Journal of Allied Education, 2 (1). pp. 163-176. ISSN 2006- 151X

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Abstract

The scoring of essay tests had be criticized for not being reliable and that the level of reliability were lower than expected. Literature revealed that there is scorer’s negative attitude in scoring essay test. A survey study was adopted 42 Biology teachers from the 23 secondary schools in Enugu Education zone were used for the study. The scoring of the attitude scale was done for 15 minutes by the 42 scorers respectively. The instrument was developed by the researcher. The research questions were answered by calculating the mean scores and standard deviations. The hypothesis was tested using two way analysis of variance. The results revealed that use of independent scorers (UISP) and scoring by section (SBSP) had significant influence on scorer’s attitude. Use of independent scorers Contrary, influence of conventional pattern (CPSAI) was not significant.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User: miss lydia lydia
Date Deposited: 23 Sep 2019 12:16
Last Modified: 24 Sep 2019 10:53
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/2045

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