Abstract
This study aimed at determining how lecturers perceive and use emerging technologies in assessing students’ performance in higher institutions. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of all the lecturers in Federal Higher Institutions in Anambra state. The sample comprised 300 lecturers obtained through simple random sampling technique. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. An instrument titled “Lecturers’ Perception and Use of Emerging Technologies Questionnaire (LAUETQ)” was used to generate data. The instrument was validated and trial tested to determine the reliability coefficient which was 0.81. The data generated was analyzed using Mean and Standard Deviation. It was revealed among others that lecturers’ perception on the use of emerging technologies for assessment is high and that lecturers use emerging technologies for assessment but cannot easily administer online assessment without assistant. It was recommended that workshops should be organized to train and re-train the lecturers on the use of emerging technology for assessment so that standard will be maintained for quality certification.