DYNAMIC EVALUATION AND TEST OF ORALS: DIGITAL EFFICACY ON UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES’ PERFORMANCE IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

Bankole Olagunju Faloye; Kolawole Thomas Ajisola

doi:10.53625/ijss.v3i3.3060

Authors

Bankole Olagunju Faloye Department of Languages and Linguistics, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria
Kolawole Thomas Ajisola Department of Computing and Information Science, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53625/ijss.v3i3.3060

Keywords:

Customised Software, Evaluation, Test Of Oral, Digital, University, Undergraduates

Abstract

This paper presents a study exploring the efficacy of customised software, dynamic evaluation and Test of Orals (TEO) on the performance of university undergraduates in Southwest Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used in selecting 200 students from two public universities in Southwest Nigeria. A quasi-experimental design and descriptive survey-type research design were used to investigate the impact of customised software ( Kollit ) on 200 students randomly selected for the study. Two hypotheses were raised. The instrument for data collection was the Students' Oral English Proficiency Test (SOEPT). The Cronbach Alfa method was used to establish the reliability coefficient for SOEPT, which was found to be 0.68. A One-Way Analysis of Variance was utilised to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 significance level. The study results indicated a significant increase in academic performance on the part of the students after implementing the customised software. The findings suggested that the customised software could improve the performance and evaluation of students in the Test of Orals. The study concludes by discussing the potential limitations of the study while offering recommendations for future research

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