Effective Management of School-based Assessment as a Correlate of Internal Efficiency of the Colleges of Education in Nigeria
DR. J. T. ADIGUN; DR. ADU, E T

Abstract
This research examined Effective Management of School-based Assessment as a Correlate of Internal Efficiency of the Colleges of Education in Southwest Nigeria. The research design was expost facto and descriptive survey type. The population for the study was all the 76 Colleges of Education in existence 2003/2004 session in Nigeria. The sample comprised of nine Colleges of Education. The respondents were all the 191 heads of departments purposefully from these nine (9) Colleges of Education in three geo-political Zones. Three sets of instruments were used. They are inventory and questionnaire for the academic staff and the third one was questionnaire for students from all departments. The results show that there was low internal efficiency in the colleges of Education. In addition, there was significant relationship existed between internal efficiency and school-based assessment. It was recommended that timetable should be planned with special consideration to the students’ courses. Supervisors should be thoroughly done without disturbing the law-abiding candidates.

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