Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 9(4), pp. 836 - 843
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090417
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Exploring Undergraduates' Perception on Assessments and Feedbacks at Selected Nigerian and South African Rural Universities

Chinaza Uleanya ^*
Department of Educational Management and Leadership, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

ABSTRACT

The role of lecturers in tertiary institutions of learning is crucial. Some of the crucial roles of lecturers include assessment and feedbacks provided to students. These are considered as contributory factors to improving or hampering the learning abilities of students. Hence, this study explored the effects of assessment and feedback on the learning abilities of students in selected rural based universities in Nigeria and South Africa. Quantitative research method was employed for the study. Thus, data were collected from respondents through the use of questionnaires which were administered to nine hundred and thirty-four (934) randomly selected third-year undergraduate students from two Nigerian and South African rural based universities. The collected data were analysed through the use of descriptive statistics. The results revealed that lack of innovation, large classes and poor internet amongst others are factors affecting the form of assessments and feedback given to students. Also, poor assessment and feedbacks contribute in hampering the learning abilities of students. The study therefore recommends that more lecturers should be employed, empowered through the provision of necessary facilities as well as all-encompassing periodic on the job trainings and workshops. These trainings and workshops are to be designed in such a manner that lecturers will be motivated and taught various ways on how to promote good lecturer-student relationship, improvise in creating and using different assessment and feedback strategies, acquire and utilize best practices across the globe on assessing and giving feedback to large classes.

KEYWORDS
Assessment, Feedbacks, Nigeria, Rural Based Universities, South Africa

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Chinaza Uleanya , "Exploring Undergraduates' Perception on Assessments and Feedbacks at Selected Nigerian and South African Rural Universities," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 836 - 843, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090417.

(b). APA Format:
Chinaza Uleanya (2021). Exploring Undergraduates' Perception on Assessments and Feedbacks at Selected Nigerian and South African Rural Universities. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 9(4), 836 - 843. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090417.