ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND MATHEMATICS CONTINUES ASSESSMENT SCORES AS PREDICTORS OF PERFORMANCE IN SSCE PHYSICS.

he study was conducted to find out whether the performances of students in the SSCE in Physics could be predicted from their grades in English and Mathematics Continuous Assessment (CA) Scores. Results of 150 students in five secondary schools in Akwanga Inspectorate Office, Nasarawa State were collected and analysed using regression analysis. Results indicated that performances of students in Mathematics Continuous Assessment could be used to predict results of SSCE Physics. It was however found that, results in English Language CA alone had low predictive values for performance in Physics. The researcher suggested that credit pass in English Language should not be made mandatory for students seeking admission for science and applied science.