Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to explore the predictive validity of BECE
results in students’ achievement on WASSCE in Upper Denkyira East
Municipality. The target population for this study was students from the two
selected public SHS who participated in the 2016 BECE and sat for their 2019
WASSCE. In total, a sample size of 300 students was considered for this study
(165 students from Boa-amponsem Secondary Technical School and 135
students from and Dunkwa Secondary Technical School). Purposive,
proportionate, and simple random sampling were used in selecting the
participant for the study. The study adopted a correlational research design.
Student inventory was used for the data collection and was analyzed with simple
and multiple linear regression. Findings from this study revealed that, on the
whole, student’s achievement on BECE across the four core subjects under
investigation were poor predictors of their WASSCE achievement. It was
recommended that School authorities should pay serious attention to students’
preparations at the BECE level to enhance larger progressive possessions on
their achievement at the WASSCE level.
