PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS’ PRACTICAL PROJECTS IN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN NIGERIA

Abdullahi Magaji, Ali Garba Rishi

Abstract


This paper examined the concept of practical projects, assessment in vocational and technical education, types and importance of assessment in vocational and technical education as well as problems associated with the assessment of students’ practical project work in Nigerian technical colleges. These include lack of uniform criteria, dearth of workshops, obsolete tools/equipment and machines, inadequate experienced and qualified teachers which make objective and valid assessment of students’ practical work cubersome. The paper recommended among others, that employment and retaining of qualified and experienced teachers, provision of well equip workshops in schools, combination of process and product assessment techniques, etc, will go along way in helping vocational and technical education teachers in making objective assessment of individual student’s achievement or to certify
mastery of certain learning competency and skills.


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