The Use of Assessment and Effectiveness of Early Childhood Education In Ringim Local Government Area, Jigawa State, Nigeria
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2022-10
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Kampala International University
Abstract
The study established the relationship between the use of assessment and effectiveness of early child hood education in Ringim Local Government Area. The following specific objectives guided this study and these were i) to find out the use of assessment in early child hood education in Ringim Local Government Area; ii) to examine the level of effectiveness of early child hood education in Ringim Local Government Area and (iii) to establish the relationship between the use of assessment and level of effectiveness of early child hood education in Ringim Local Government Area. The study adopted descriptive correlation design to find out the relationship between the use of assessment and effectiveness of early childhood education. .Questionnaires and interview were used to gather data from 100 respondents which include school administrators, teachers and parents from preschools. Frequency, percentage and means were used to analyze the data. Pearson Linear Correlation Coefficient was used to establish the relationship between the use of assessment and effectiveness of early childhood education at 0.05 level of significance. The study found out the use of assessment in early childhood education has a mean of 2.88 which means satisfactory. The level of effectiveness in early childhood education has a mean of 2.59 which means high. There is a relationship between the use of assessment and effectiveness of early childhood education has a sig. value of 0.004 which is lower than 0.05 level of significance. Based on the findings the following conclusions were made; there is still a need to improve the use of assessment and use varied assessment methods, the level of effectiveness of early childhood education was high, the children have develop cognitive, social-emotional and physical aspects. The use of assessment directly affect the effectiveness of early childhood education. It is recommended that teachers and school administrators must use varied assessments to assess the pupils to improve the effectiveness the early childhood education. And since the results of assessment provide the parents the information about the progress of their children.
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A Thesis Submitted To the College Of Education, Open, Distance And E-Learning In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Award Of The Degree Of Master Of Education In Early Childhood Education of Kampala International University
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Assessment, Early Childhood Education, Ringim, Local Government, Jigawa State