Enrolment and Validity of Students' Evaluation in Business Education in the Colleges of Education in Oyo State

Abstract

Education.  Survey design was used for the study and the population comprised 86 lecturers of business education in the three Colleges of Education in Oyo State, Nigeria.  The sample size was 60 drawn using proportionate stratified random sampling. Three research questions were raised to guide the study and data was collected through a 15 item questionnaire. The instrument was validated by experts in the field of education test measurement and evaluation of Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo.  The reliability of the instrument was determined by a test-retest method which yielded a coefficient of 0.67 with an interval of two weeks.  Analysis of data was done using frequency counts and percentage scores. Findings showed that examination malpractice, use of threat and ultimatum by school authorities on lecturers to submit students’ results and the increase in students’ enrolment distort the accuracy and validity of students’ evaluation in business education in a high extent.  It was recommended that proactive measures should be evolved to check and prevent all kinds of examination malpractices and that lecturers should be given ample time to mark, compile and submit students’ results to reduce excessive work burden.