Abstract
This study assessed the attitudes of Primary Six pupils towards test-taking in Agbor Education Zone in Delta State. The study employed ex-post-facto research design. The study population consisted of all primary six pupils in public and private schools within the Agbor Education Zone. 12 schools were selected through a stratified random sampling technique. A sample of 290 pupils from these schools, who were available and willing to participate in the study, participated in the study. The attitudes towards test-taking
questionnaire, which had a reliability coefficient of 0.817 after being subjected to Cronbach’s Alpha technique for estimating reliability, was used for data collection. Analysis of data was carried out using t-test statistics. Analysis of data revealed that primary six pupils demonstrated significant high positive attitude towards test-taking. The study showed that urban primary six pupils exhibited significant higher positive attitudes towards test-taking than their rural counterparts, while primary six pupils from private schools had significant higher positive attitudes towards test-taking than pupils from public schools. Additionally, female pupils had significant higher positive attitude than the male pupils. Based on these findings, it was recommended among others that the government, teachers and parents should provide an enabling environment that will stimulate pupils not only to develop positive attitudes, but also to sustain a high positive attitude towards test-taking in primary schools.