Second Cycle Primary Schools Teachers Practices Of Continuous Assessment In Three Selected Government Primary Schools Of Hawasssa

The main purpose this study is to assess Second Cycle Primary SchoolsrnTeachers' Practices oj Continuous Assessment in Three SeLected GovernmentrnPrimary Schools (Beteleillne[, Hawassa Haile, and Tabol'l oj Hawassa. Thernsubjects in this study were 42 teachers, 120 students and 3 principals being arntotaL oj 165 respondents. The pwposive sampling helped the researcher inrnselecting the sample schools, and in deciding on the number of subjects underrnstudy. Using stratified sampling also teachers were chosen to pledgernappropriate numbers oj them Jor subsequent dissections and groupings duringrnthe analysis oj data. Moreover, Simple random sampling technique was used inrnthe selection of student respondents. The research used quantita tive method sornthat questionnaire, interview and classroom observation were the mainrninstruments oj data collection. The results oj the study revealed that most q[rnteachers had poor understanding on the basic concepts oj continuousrnassessment in one way or another. The practicality of continuous assessmentrnin the schools was also in question in situation where written tests and quizzesrnwere the most commonly used continuous 'assessment activities used by thernteachers. What is more, class size, worle load and uninterested studentsrnrespectively were the three most frequent challenges that the teachersrnencountered in practicing continuous assessment. Finally, based on thernfindings and the conclusions, recommendations were Forwarded.

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