Cumulative and Guidance-Oriented Characteristics of Continuous Assessment and Students' Career Choice in Public Secondary Schools in Uyo Local Government

This study sought to determine the influence of the characteristics of continuous assessment on students' career choice in public secondary school in Uyo Local Government. The study focused on two characteristics of continuous assessment-cumulative and guidance-oriented. The major purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which continuous assessment (taking cognizance of its characteristics) influence the career choice of students. Two hypotheses and two research questions were generated by the researchers from the objective of study and tested using simple regression analysis. The ex-post facto research design was used for the study. The population for the study consisted of a sample drawn randomly from ten (10) public secondary schools in Uyo Local Government consisting of thirty (30) students from each school. The "Characteristics of Continuous Assessment and Career Choice Questionnaire" (CCACCQ) an instrument developed by the researchers, was used for the data collection for the study. The result of the analysis showed that the Characteristics of continuous assessment (cumulative and guidance-oriented) significantly influence students' career choice in public secondary schools in Uyo Local Government, Akwa Ibom State