ASSESSMENT OF TESTING SKILLS AMONG TECHNICAL COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS FOR ENHANCED ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study evaluated the testing skills of Technical college instructors in Ekiti State, focusing on planning, construction, administration, and assessment of students. The study used a descriptive survey design to survey 154 instructors in all the six GTC in Ekiti State. Purposive sampling technique was employed to collect data from all the instructors of the technical colleges in Ekiti State. Self-constructed instrument tagged “testing skills among technical college instructors questionnaire (TSTCIQ) was used for the study. The instrument was checked for face and content validity by tests and measurement experts at the Institute of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. The reliability coefficient of the TSTCIQ yielded a value of 0.79 using Cronbach alpha. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. The study found that technical college instructors have above-average test planning skills, but their use of test blueprints for content validity was below average. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that technical college instructors should maintain their test planning for excellent performance of students learning outcome. Also, the government, through Ekiti State Board for Technical and Vocational Education EKBTVE, should put more effort into training and retraining of technical college instructors in test construction techniques.