Influence of Continuous Assessment in Enhancing Academic Achievement of Students in Tertiary Education Institutions In Ondo State, Nigeria

This research work investigated the influence of continuous assessment in enhancing academic achievement of students in tertiary education institutions in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The rationale of the study is to examine the attitude of tertiary institution students toward continuous assessment; explore the perception of lecturer towards the attitude of students towards C.A, and examine the influence of continuous assessment on student’s academic achievement. The survey design of descriptive research was adopted for the study. The research instrument used was an adapted questionnaire, which was administered to three hundred and fifty (350) students which was drawn using proportionate sampling technique and sixty (60) lecturers which was drawn using accidental sampling technique in Adeyemi Federal University of Education and Wesley University. The research hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and independent sampled t-test. It was discovered that; continuous assessment encourages regular study habits and engagement with the course content among students, continuous assessment is a fair method for evaluating students, provides a more comprehensive evaluation of student knowledge compared to traditional exams and enhances students’ overall learning experience and there is a positive relationship in the significant between students’ academic achievement and continuous assessment; r (348) = .538**, P<0.05; also, there is no significant difference between the perception of male and female lecturers towards students’ attitude to continuous assessment (348) = 2.002, p>0.05. On the basis of the findings of this study, it was recommended that tertiary education institutions should develop and implement comprehensive policies that emphasize the integration of continuous assessment into the overall assessment framework. Also, tertiary institutions should establish a systematic review mechanism to periodically assess the effectiveness of continuous assessment methods employed. Keyword: Continuous Assessment, Academic Achievement, Tertiary Institutions, Evaluation, Influence,