INTRODUCTION
Education is a very important human activity and the teacher is at the centre of it all. Education
builds the individual and brings developments to environments and nations. The purpose of
education is to equip the citizenry to reshape their society and eliminate inequality (Boit, Njoki
and Chang’ach, 2012). Education plays a vital role in creating a country’s human resource
(Achoka, Odebero, Maiyo & Mualuko, 2007) and generates opportunities for social and
economic development (Onsumu, Muthaka, Ngware & Kosembei, 2006). Education cannot
reshape the society and eliminate inequality, create a country’s human resource, generate
opportunities for social and economic development if the learners do not acquire the requisite
skills stipulated by the school programmes through the instructional objectives. The teacher uses
achievement tests to ensure that these skills have been acquired. Without the test and the teacher,
education is meaningless.