Continuous assessment was introduced in schools following the adoption of 6- 3-3-4 system of education. The intention was to make assessment of the leaner more reliable, valid, objective and comprehensive. Since the emphasis is now on the totality of learning, it becomes necessary to evolve and use an assessment system that will consider all aspects of teaching.
1.1 Introduction
In this section, Problems Confronting Continuous Assessment Practices in Nigeria is discussed, with relevant and recent citations. As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the aim and objectives of the study. Others are significance of the study, scope of work, research hypothesis and questions, limitation of the study and definition of terms.