Continuous assessment is a mechanism whereby the final grading of students in the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains of behavior takes into account in a systematic way of his performance during a given period of schooling which involves the use of variety of modes of evaluation for the purpose of guiding and improving the learning and performance of the student. The general characteristics of continuous assessment are it is systematic, comprehensive, cumulative and guidance oriented. Four other particular characteristics are its simplicity, comprehensibility, validity and integrity. The rationale for the introduction of continuous assessment is due to its vital contribution in enabling the students to continuously get themselves ready in the areas covered in the classroom instruction. They no longer wait for last minutes for one final examination and get themselves involved in examination malpractices and subsequent failure in the school.
The 6-3-3-4 National Policy on Education places great emphasis on the use of continuous assessment. The purpose of this is to make education more meaningful to learner than in the old system. To achieve the objective of the policy on education students have to be properly taught and tested over a period of time using valued and reliable tools for examination.
The researcher has reviewed related studies, both the published and unpublished as related to the topic of study. In the review, the focus is on the attitude of teachers and students towards continuous assessment in Nigeria education, the quality of professional teachers, examination, continuous assessment process and techniques, evaluation as a learning process and the pace of the student cumulative records in the system of education in the 6-3-3-4 system of education
The 6-3-3-4 National Policy on Education places great emphasis on the use of continuous assessment. The purpose of this is to make education more meaningful to learner than in the old system. To achieve the objective of the policy on education students have to be properly taught and tested over a period of time using valued and reliable tools for examination.
The researcher has reviewed related studies, both the published and unpublished as related to the topic of study. In the review, the focus is on the attitude of teachers and students towards continuous assessment in Nigeria education, the quality of professional teachers, examination, continuous assessment process and techniques, evaluation as a learning process and the pace of the student cumulative records in the system of education in the 6-3-3-4 system of education
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