Abstract
Quality university education is a catalyst for national development. The focus of this study is to determine the extent to which assessment can be used by lecturers to achieve quality university education in Rivers State. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study comprised 459 lecturers in Faculty of Education in universities in Rivers State, Nigeria. The sample of the study consisted of 256 lecturers drawn through stratified sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was designed by the researchers and titled “Assessment and Quality University Education Questionnaire (AQUEQ)”. The instrument yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.79 indicating that it is quite suitable for the study. Mean score and standard deviation was used in answering the research questions while two-way analysis of variance was used in testing the three hypotheses at 0.05 level of probability. The findings of the study indicated there is no significant difference in the mean responses of lecturers on their use of assessment in improving academic activities among undergraduates in universities in Rivers State based on the lecturers’ rank and years of experience amongst others. Based on the findings of the study, recommendation was made among others that, Halls and seats should be adequately provided in universities as this will aid the needed improvement in assessment in order to guarantee the quality of university education; Facilities and equipmentfor assessment should also be provided to strengthen the improvement in the quality of university education.