Dr. Ikoro, Ibekwe Stanley
Ebonyi State College of Education, P. M. B.02 Ikwo, Ebonyi State-Nigeria 1 phone:+234 7033804440. e-mail :stanleyikoroibe@yahoo.com
Abstract.
The research paper focused on Assessment of Learning achievement for both Public and Private Primary School pupils in South-East Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was used. The sample size for the study was 4,043 pupils and was restricted to primary six (6) pupils, made up of 2,010 males and 2,033 females. Three research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Instrument for data collection was 110 test items developed by the researcher in the areas of English, Mathematics, Primary science and Social studies. The instrument was given to the Experts for face and construct validity and was finally subjected to a reliability test, using Kudar-Richardson formula 20(K-R 20) which yielded a reliability co-efficient of 0.82. The test instruments were administered to the pupils with the help of Research Assistants. Mean, Standard deviation and Percentage were used to answer the research questions while t-test and Chi2 square (x) statistics were used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the findings revealed that both male and female primary 6 pupils are very poor and have very low competencies in English, Mathematics, Primary science and Social studies. It is therefore recommended that the Federal Government of Nigeria should mount training and retraining Programmes for the teachers on the method of teaching the pupils Mathematics, English language, Primary science and Social studies. In addition to supply of adequate textbooks. Also Supervision Team to monitor classroom teaching and learning should be set up among other recommendations
Keywords: Core subjects, Assessment, Learning achievement and South-East States of Nigeria.
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