STAKEHOLDERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE BENEFITS, CHALLENGES STRATEGIES OF IMPLEMENTING CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT IN BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN SELECTED COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

Authors: Dr. Bolanta, Oba Rasak, Dauda, Rasheed O & Dr. Ajadi Tunde A

ABSTRACT

This paper determine stakeholders perception of the benefits, challenges and strategies of implementing continuous assessment in business education programmes in selected Colleges of Education in North Central Nigeria. The objective of the paper was to examining benefits, challenges and strategies of implementing continuous assessment in business education programmes in Colleges of Education. Questionnaire was used for the collection of data while frequency count and percentage was used to analyze the demographic data of the respondents, mean and standard deviation was used to analyze the data collected to answer the research questions, One-way ANOVA was used for the research hypotheses The findings show that benefits of implementing continuous assessment in business education programmes in Colleges of Education needs comprehensive training, Challenges of implementing continuous assessment needs robust infrastructure, Strategies for implementing continuous assessment needs gradual implementation, Recommendations, Government should organize, seminars, conferences and workshop for lecturers on correct implementations of continuous assessment in schools, Maintain ongoing communication with stakeholders to address their concerns and provide updates on the progress and outcomes of the implementation. conducting pilot tests to gather feedback from stakeholders and identify any potential challenges or areas for improvement, Encourage collaboration and engagement among stakeholders, including educators, students, parents, and administrators and Establish mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating the implementation process and outcomes regularly.

Keyword: Business Education, Continuous assessment, College of Education, Stakeholders

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