Enhancing Student Academic Performance through Educational Testing and Measurement

Student academic performance depends upon several factors that can improve or impair their performance. Educational testing and measurement have been attested to help improve students’ academic performance. Educational testing and measurement are used in education to explain the learning progress and assess the outcome of any learning situation. Hence, educational testing and measurement are crucial to the educational system of any given country as it avails itself numerous benefits, such as feedback for both the learners and instructors, evaluation of knowledge gained, and identification of gaps to be filled, among others. The need for educational testing and measurement at all levels of education cannot be over-emphasized; however, the paper focuses on tertiary education students in Nigeria. It seeks to explore the various ways educational testing and measurement enhance students’ academic performance. Several articles have been written regarding student academic performance; however, there is a need to write more, given the current situation in the country and the world. The study is descriptive as it explores the practice of enhancing students’ academic performance through educational testing and measurement. It engaged in library research to gather data and is limited in scope to tertiary institution students in Nigeria. It thus provides a means to enhance students’ academic performance through educational testing and measurement. The paper argues that student academic performance can be enhanced through educational testing and measurement because of its benefits. Hence, it is recommended that tertiary institutions in Nigeria take educational testing and measurement procedure more seriously.