Original Research Article

An Evaluation of the Assessment Practices and Remedial Teaching in the Implementation of Automatic Promotion Policy in Primary Schools of the South West and West Regions of Cameroon

Lontchi Madeleine^* and Prof. Fedelis Lekeaka Alemnge

Department of Curriculum studies and Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Buea, South West Region of Cameroon

*Corresponding Author's Email: alemnge.fidelis@ubuea.cm

Received: 20 November 2022  I  Accepted: 21 December 2022  I  Published: 26 December 2022  I  Article ID: MRJER22030
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Abstract

The study set out to evaluate the implementation of the Automatic Promotion Policy in primary schools. The study was guided by two objectives which are: to evaluate the extent to which assessment practices and remedial teaching affect the implementation of the Automatic Promotion Policy in primary school in the South West and West regions of Cameroon. The survey research design was adopted for the study. A total of 432 teachers and, 72 Head Teachers were selected to participate in the study through random sampling. Purposeful sampling was used to select 18 sub-divisional Inspectors in the six chosen divisions. Quantitative data was collected from teachers, head teachers and pedagogic inspectors while qualitative data was collected by the researcher through observation of teaching in selected class five classrooms in the six divisions covered by the study. The quantitative data was analysed using SPSS version 25 with the aid of descriptive and inferential statistics while the qualitative data was analysed thematically and the findings displayed in tables and pie charts. The findings showed that the assessment practices used in the implementation of the Automatic Promotion Policy are inadequate leading to a poor implementation. Remedial teaching is not adequately carried out as far as the implementation of the Automatic Promotion Policy is concern. Based on these, it was generally recommended that adequate instructional material should be provided to teachers for effective implementation of educational policy and policy makers should pay important attention to supervision of teaching and in-service training.

Keywords: Automatic Promotion, Evaluation, Implementation, Policy, Primary school, South West region, West region