The predictive validity of form two secondary education examination (FTSEE) on students’ performance in the certificate of secondary education examination (CSEE) in biology subject: a Tanzanian perspective
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Date
2013
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IISTE
Abstract
This article is based on the study which sought to examine the predictive validity of Form Two Secondary Education
Examination (FTSEE) on students’ performance in the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) in
Biology subject. A sample of 120 students from some selected secondary schools in Morogoro Municipality,
Tanzania, was involved. The collected data were analyzed using computer software, Statistical Package for Software
System (SPSS), Version 18. In the data analysis, the Pearson’s Product-Moment Correlation (r) technique was used
in order to determine the strength, direction and significance o of the relationships of all the variables included in the
study. The findings indicated that there was a strong relationship between the students’ performance in the FTSEE
and CSEE (i.e. from r=0.442, p<0.01 to r=0.726, p<0.01) regardless of sex and type of school. Nevertheless, the
relationship was found to be higher for females (r=0.726) than males (r= 0.613). In addition, for the case of the
studied Day school, male students in the Day school had a higher correlation coefficient between the two
examinations (r=0.65) than female students (r=0.442). This implies that female students performed slightly better
than males in Boarding schools while in the Day school, male students performed better than females. Therefore, on
the basis of these findings, it is recommended that the FTSEE should be sustained in order to improve the students’
performance in the CSEE in Tanzania
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Journal of Education and Practice
Keywords
Predictive validity, Examinations, Students’ performance, Tanzania.