JOURNAL OF AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT GRADE AND STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE GRADE IN CHEMISTRY EXAMINATION IN OGBIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BAYELSA STATE

Akpomiemie Voke Lilian, Samuel O. Wagbara PhD
March 26, 2025

Abstract

The study investigate the relationship between continuous assessment grade and students academic peroformance in chemistry examination in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. The correlational research design was adopted for the study and a total of 118 students made up the population of the study. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypothesis. Date for study was analyzed using PPMC and the hypothesis was tested  0.5 level of significant. Findings revealed that, Continuous Assessment (CA) and Examination Grade (E) has positive relationship with student’s academic performance (r = .53). The result also showed that, male and female students have positive relationship with their academic performance (r = .22). Based on the findings, it was recommended that teachers should be educated and encouraged on the need to take and administer continuous assessment in their teaching and learning process.

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