Predictive Validity of Basic Education Certificate Examination Results on Students’ Academic Achievement in West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination in Upper Denkyira East Municipality

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.