Abstract

This study looks at how teachers can improve their in-class assessment practice in the Ellembelle District in Ghana, and aims to identify the challenges confronted by teachers in classroom assessments, as well as ways to improve the classroom assessments themselves. A quantitative research method was adopted using a simple random sampling technique. The study was conducted among 207 professional teachers using a mailed questionnaire (primary data), which was analyses using statistical tools. The study found that teachers face many challenges in their classroom assessments, and thus proposed performance-based assessments, rubrics, peer assessment, portfolio assessment and self-assessment as strategies for improving classroom assessments. It is recommended that the Ghana Education Service ensure a decrease in strength in classrooms in the district, incorporate peer assessment, and conduct in-service training, self-assessment, and performance evaluation to improve effective classroom assessments.

Keywords: teachers' challenges, students' performance self-assessment, peer assessment, performance assessment, rubrics

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