Influence of Diagnostic Testing on Achievement in Quantitative Economics of Secondary School Students

Description

This study aimed at investigating the influence of diagnostic testing on academic achievement in quantitative economics of secondary school students. In conducting the study, 2 research questions and 3 hypotheses were stated. The study is quasi-experimental 2×4 factorial pretest-posttest designs. The sample consisted of 210 Senior Secondary 3 (SS3) economics students in four coeducational schools purposively selected from Nnewi Education Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria. They were allocated to 3 experimental groups and 1 control group. Students’ responses to two instruments titled Diagnostic Quantitative Economics Skill Test (DQEST) and Test of Achievement in Quantitative Economics (TAQE) constituted relevant data for the study. Data analysis was done using t-test and ANCOVA. Results of the analysis indicate a significant effect of treatment on students’ achievement in favour of the group who received DQEST with feedback and remediation only (F (3, 209) = 22.3114, p