Abstract

This study investigated the teachers' knowledge of assessment instruments in Yoruba language among public senior secondary school teachers in Ibadan North Local Government of Oyo State. The study adopted the survey research design. The participants were 20 SS 2 Yoruba language teachers randomly selected from 20 public senior secondary schools (one per school) in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State. The instrument used was Teachers’ Knowledge Test on Assessment Instruments in Yoruba (r=0.81). Data collection lasted two weeks. Two research questions were answered. Data collected from the study were analysed using descriptive statistics and t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that Yoruba language teachers had average knowledge of innovative assessment instruments with a mean of 11.50. There was a significant difference inmale and female teachers’ knowledge of assessment instruments (t(8) t= 2.05; p<.05).The male teachers obtained a higher knowledge score (12.68) than female teachers (9.59).Based on the findings, it is recommended that Yoruba language teachers should attend regularly organised workshops, seminars and training programmes to expose them to the various innovative assessment tools.