Volume 14, 2025
Impact of Training on Caregivers' Skills in Designing, Usage of Individually and Age Appropriate Assessment Tools for Early Years in Eti-osa Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria
Taibat,USMAN-ABDULQADRI, Olumide Olakunle, IGE & Olayinka Morenike, DAGUNDURO
Abstract
This study examined impact of training on caregivers' skills in designing, usage of individually and age
appropriate assessment tools for early years in Eti-osa Local government area, LagosState, Nigeria.The study
adopted descriptive survey and non-experimental impact evaluation designs. Study population and sample
covered all the 60 ECCDE caregivers in Eti-osa, Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), purposively
selected and ofcially authorised to participate in the training. Research instruments used for the study were
Capacity Programmes' Assessment Questionnaire (CPAQ), Pre and Post-training Evaluation Tests (PPTET)
and Individual and Age Appropriate Assessment Tools (IAAAT) Manual used for the training. The Internal
consistency of research instruments were determined usingCronbach's Alphawhich yielded co-efcient of 0.85,
0.81, 0.79 and 0.83 respectively, indicating good internal consistency. Data collected were analysed using
simple percentages, interview schedule (IS) and paired sample t-Test. Hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of
signicance. The interviews were analysed using the thematic approach. The study found among others that;
participants rated the effectiveness of the existing provisions for caregivers' training on designing individual
and age appropriate performance-based assessment tools in the study area very low; exposure to
IAAATtraining manual had a positive signicant effect on the skills of the participants in designing and usage of
performance-based assessment tools [t-Cal=7.21> t-Crt =2.23]. The study concluded that improving
caregivers' competencies in designing and usage of individual and age appropriate assessment tools requires
adequate exposure to regular training guided by focused training manuals. Based on the ndings, the study
recommended among others; a comprehensive examination of the effectiveness of the existing provisions for
training ECCDE caregivers in the study area; regular exposure of caregivers to training programmes that focus
on designing and usage of performance-based assessment tools.
Keywords
Assessment, Age Appropriate, Assessment, Caregivers, Individually appropriate Assessment Tools
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