Abstract:
The aim of this research is to examine the students’ and teachers’ perception on School Based
Assessment process in the schools of Minuwangoda Education Zone in Sri Lanka. The study was
conducted with the aim of examining how the views of students and teachers prevail in the current
operational situation of the School Based Assessment system, to find whether teachers follow the
procedures of assessments given in the government circulars and to investigate the problems emerging
during the implementation of the School Based Assessment programme at school level. The study
captured students and teachers voices through a survey of 6 teachers and 60 students in 3 schools of
1C category from Minuwangoda educational zone in Gampaha district following the method of
convenient sampling techniques. Data were collected using a questionnaire and data were analyzed
through percentage and descriptive statistics. Results suggest a wide range of students’ and teachers’
perceptions of, and responses to SBA and related feedback. In general, students indicated that they did
not appreciate SBA. Students have put forward that they have excessive work due to SBA process.
From teachers’ perspective they viewed that assessment process has an impact on the way that students
follow their learning process. But teachers should take some actions to remove the negative thoughts
of the students. The researcher suggests that the complexity of the prevailing assessment process should
be changed, and the highly exam-oriented nature of assessment also should be made little bit flexible
to the students.
