Educators' I m p l e m e n t a t i o n of A s s e s s m e n t in O u t c o m e s - b a s e d Education

Abstract

This study investigated educators' implementation of assessment in outcomes-based education. A quantitative research approach was used in a sun/ey of a sample of 303 participants. To this end, the Assessment in OBE Scale (AOBES) was used for collecting data. The chi-square test was used to analyse data and to test the hypotheses of the study. The findings indicated that educators differed significantly in the extent to which they used the methods, tools, techniques, and forms (specific purposes) of assessment, as well as reporting tools. The findings also indicated that the qualification and teaching phase had a significant influence on the educators' usage of assessment tools The findings further indicated that the teaching phase had a significant influence on the educators' usage of assessment techniques. Recommendations for improving the educators' usage of a variety of assessment strategies were made.