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Title EFFECT OF TEACHERS’ ASSESSMENT PRACTICES ON STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AT HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL

Author(s) Nosheen Saleem

Abstract This study intended to explore the effect of teachers’ assessment practices on students’ engagement at higher education level. Major objectives of the study were to explore teachers’ assessment practices at higher education level, to explore students’ engagement at higher education level, to find the effect of teachers’ assessment practices on students’ engagement at higher education level. This study was descriptive survey type in nature. For the selection of sample convenient sampling technique was applied. From total 988 population 98 teachers’ were selected as a sample and from 10130 students population 1013 students’ respondents were selected as a sample from public sector universities in Islamabad. Data was collected from social science departments in public universities. Researcher used two questionnaires in this study first self-developed questionnaire which is teachers’ assessment practices scale and second adapted questionnaire for students’ sample which is students’ engagement scale and to use that questionnaire proper permission was taken from the author. For the current study, researcher used both descriptive and inferential statistics. Mean and regression were calculated to analyze the data. The analysis of data and results of regression shows that there was no statistical significant effect of teachers’ assessment practices discussions, quiz, assignment and projects on students’ cognitive, behavioral and affective engagement. Only presentations had a significant effect on students’ engagement. Moreover, it is recommended that teachers’ may use verity of techniques during implementation of assessment practices to engage students’ with their learning.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Education

Language English

Publication Date 2021-11-26

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