IMPACT OF PEER ASSESSMENT ON STUDENTS’ PRACTICAL SKILLS ACQUISITION IN ELECTRONICS WORKS TRADE IN GOVERNMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES OF ADAMAWA STATE NIGERIA’

P. C. Duhu & Ishaku Zechariah

Department of Electrical Technology Education

Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State

Email:  patrickchindad@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The study assessed the Perceived Impact of Peer Assessment on Students’ Practical Skills Acquisition in Electronics Works Trade in Government Science and Technical Colleges of Adamawa State Nigeria’. To carry out the study, two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Eighty-nine respondents comprising of eighty-three students and six electronics works trade teachers of Government science and Technical Colleges (GSTCs) of Adamawa state formed the population of the study. No sampling was used because the population was manageable. The instrument for data collection was a 57-item structured questionnaire named: ‘Impact of Peer Assessment on Students’ Practical Skills Acquisition Questionnaire (IPSPSAQ) developed by the researcher’. The instrument was validated by three specialists from the Department of Electrical Technology Education. Cronbach Alpha formular was used to compute a reliability index of 0.89 for the instrument. The instrument for data collection was administered to the respondents with the help of two research assistants; data obtained were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions; while t-test statistic was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study indicated that gender does not have influence on students’ performance in electronics work trade in technical colleges in Adamawa state”. The findings also revealed that, Peer Assessment enhances students’ academic performance in Electronics Works Trade. Both the null hypotheses were upheld. The researcher recommended based on the findings that Electronics Works Trade teachers should adopt the use of Peer Assessment in assessing students since it has been found effective in improving students’ skills acquisition in Electronics Works Trade.  Government should organize workshops, conferences and seminars to train teachers on the use of Peer Assessment

Keywords: Peer Assessment, Students’ Motivation, Practical Skills Acquisition, Electronics Works Trade.