A study of students' perceptions towards internal assessment of semester system

Abstract

Semester system is an education system, it gives emphasis on learner centered approach and its primary concern is learning. Therefore, different criteria of internal assessment are used in semester system such as; attendance, classroom participation, mid-term examinations, presentation, home assignments and project work activities. As it is a new system in T.U., students may have different perceptions towards it. So, I chose this topic to find out the perceptions of students towards internal assessment of semester system. The thesis entitled “Students’ Perceptions towards Internal Assessment of Semester System” has been prepared to identify the perceptions of M.Ed. Second Semester English Students towards Internal Assessment of semester system in terms of attendance, classroom participation, mid-term examinations, presentation, home assignments and project work activities and to find out challenges faced by semester students. In order to carry out this study, I used survey research design. The sample of the study were 30 students of M.Ed. second semester. Both open-ended and closed-ended questionnaire were used as the tools for data collection. I used purposive non- random sampling procedure to collect the data. Findings of the study showed that most of the students had positive attitudes towards importance of internal assessment in semester system such as; 96.67% (29), 100% (30), 86% (26), 80% (24), 93.33% (28), 90% (27) of the students had positive attitudes towards attendance, classroom participation, mid-term examinations, presentation, home assignment and project work activities respectively. Though they had positive attitudes towards the internal assessment, they have faced some of the problems such as; unavailability of resource materials in the library, poor classroom management, lack of email and internet facility and irregular supply of electricity. The study consists of five chapters. Chapter one deals with the introduction which consists of the background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. Chapter two consists of review of related literature and conceptual frame work which includes the review of related theoretical literature, review of empirical literature, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework. Chapter three consists of the methods and procedures of the study which includes design and method of the study, population sample and sampling strategies, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedure, analysis and interpretation procedures and ethical considerations of the study. Chapter four includes the analysis and interpretation of data. It deals with total analysis of data and interpretation of results of the study. Chapter five consists of findings, conclusions and recommendations. Recommendations include policy related, practice related and further research.