Effects of Formative Assessment on Econometric Test Anxiety and Students Academic Achievement in Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria

The study of econometrics as branch of economics which served as a core course for all the economics students in the Nigerian Universities because of the vital role it plays in enhancement of growth and development of the nation. A shortfall in the knowledge of the students in econometrics due to level of anxiety would led to failure in dream goal, therefore the need to improve lecture strategies for solving anxiety to minimize students failure in the subject. This study investigated the effects of a formative assessment on econometrics test anxiety and students academic achievement in Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria. Quasi-experimental research design was adopted. The population of study consisted of 420 year three economics students 2018/2019 academic season and a simple random sample of 92 year three students were selected for the study from two faculties. Econometrics test anxiety scale and econometrics achievement test were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive for answering research question and inferential statistical techniques were used for testing hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The finding reveals that formative assessment reduced anxiety level and significantly increased econometrics academic achievement of the students. It was recommended that university lecturers should be trained and re-trained to acquire knowledge in education to apply the use of formative assessment for making the teaching and learning of econometrics more interesting and gratifying