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I have operated in the Nigerian Education sector for over 25 yrs. My assessment about cheating and examination malpractices is as follows:It is widespread beyond your imagination and CAN NEVER BE REDUCED OR STOPPED…as long as our societal values in this country remain the same.Let me put forward 10 reasons/difficult suggestions in simple straightforward English Language why my conclusion is as expressed.

REASONS/SUGGESTION

1, Cheating and examination malpractices are directly related to the quality of our educational inputs.We cannot grow grass and expect apples.And what are these warped inputs?. There are more than 100 of them and we shall be mentioning them as we continue to develop additional write-ups on malpractices.

2.There is basically academic dishonesty in our educational set-up at the secondary school level.I shall deliberately avoid discussing the dishonesty at other levels.Take for instance the case of school continuous assessments.Do parents actually bother themselves about the accuracy of these reports?. Do schools really bother about the integrity of internal tests? How do they ensure that daily assignments submitted were actually done by students and that they were not copied or uploaded/downloaded from one student to another? Are schools and parents aware that more than 70% of students do not take homework seriously?Do schools have internal auditing systems to confirm or maintain the integrity of what they put together as students’ continuous assessments?

3. If you gather SS3 students together after their WAEC or JAMB examinations and if they feel very close to you like in a father-son relationship they will make some mind-boggling confessions to you.They will inform you that more than 90% of them were involved in one form of academic fraud or the other between JSS1 and SS3. More than 90% of them will also tell you that they have seen their classmates also involved in one form of cheating during their six years in the secondary school!Nearly all of them will confirm that they had cheated on daily homework!. So the problem of cheating at WAEC or Jamb are actually deeply rooted in our educational fabric.Their manifestations at those levels are mere symptoms of a silent killer or the branches/off-shoots of a diseased stem.

4.What is most surprising,however, is that almost all these students agree that based on moral and religious teachings cheating is bankrupt and indefensible.

5.Virtually all of them also agree that school invigilators and tutors are corrupt.They confirmed that some of them turn blind eyes to what is going on in their school exam halls.And there have been cases where tutors were caught doctoring students reports going to parents-even at faith-based secondary schools.

6.Some of these students have suggested that since churches and mosques are now everywhere it could be useful to have pastors,deacons,imams and born-again volunteers posted as joint invigilators as it would go a long way in countering many cheating activities which run very negative to religious values.They said helping to keep students on the straight and narrow path is equivalent to saving their lives too.

7.What is most worrisome is that many students consider cheating at very impersonal levels.Many do not see their involvement as a determinant of their personality.This detachment is one big factor making cheating very acceptable to them.

8.Since the country places a high premium in getting high-grade results many students feel they are justified to cheat by any means necessary to have good grades.

9. Some students in particular are bitter about how their schools or tutors handled them.They also look at cheating as fair and a sort of payback to such schools or tutors who never believed in them.

10.Some students also confirmed that cheating was traditional in their schools and that they simply joined what they met on the ground.To them,cheating is a game needing team effort like playing a basketball game.

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Stakeholders in the education sector have expressed dissatisfaction over the decline in students’ performance in public examinations conducted by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), National Examination Council (NECO), and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

The Minister of Education, Prof Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, who stated this while declaring open the 2012 National Conference on Examinations in Abuja, also decried the poor quality of outcome from the education system.

The minister noted that a close look at the results over the years showed that there has been steady decline in the number of candidates who obtained five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics.

Rufa’I said this has become more worrisome given that this was the basic entry requirement for transition to higher education, and added that while 30.9 per cent of candidates obtained the five credits and above in WAEC in 2011, only 8.06 per cent had that in NECO.

The minister noted that there was a marginal improvement in performance in public examination in 2012, with WAEC recording 39 per cent of those that made five credits and above including English and Mathematics over the previous year.

In NECO, the figure is 31.58 per cent as opposed to 8.06 per cent in 2011.

The Minister particularly, tasked the State governments to do more in addressing this problem of poor performance of students, and said “we all know that States have greater role to play in turning round the massive failure in our examinations, especially when viewed from the fact that basic and secondary education are controlled by the States”.

There seems to be more troubles for students who decided to register for the 2013/2014 Joint Admissions Matriculation Board Examination as they presently go through tough times in their bid to carry out the required online registration process.

When Saturday Vanguard got hints of the pains students are going through, we visited cybercafes in Lagos metropolis to feel the pulse of the students. Many of them were seen in different business centres struggling to access the JAMB website.

At Egbeda, Ebutte Metta, Yaba, Ikeja, Ikotun, Isolo, Ilasamaja, Meiran, Okota, Ago Palace Way, Ajah to mention a few, the story was the same.
Some candidates during Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations

Some candidates during Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations

One of them, Ogheneovo John Oyoma, a-16year, pre-degree student of University of Port Harcourt told Saturday Vanguard that registering his form online has not only been frustrating but a hopeless one.

According to him, “I was in this business centre yesterday (Tuesday) to register my forms unfortunately, I couldn’t register it. I came around 12noon and left at about 4pm. I spent four hours trying to register my form but all to no avail. The business centre attendant told me that the network was bad.

“So, I went back home hoping it will get better the following day. Right now, I have been in this centre for two hours, yet I have not been able to make headway. I am only trying my luck, perhaps, there might be a link just for me to register and save myself some trouble,” he lamented.

Another student said: “this is my second time of coming into this business centre and I don’t think, I will leave until I have completed the registration, I will still wait until I am able to make headway.

“This is my second attempt at JAMB Examination. The first time I tried was in Delta State after my O’level. I had no problems registering the form then, but it is amazing that it is not going through.”

He continued: “It is important for me to register today because I will be traveling to Port Harcourt the next day to continue my pre-degree course. And that is why, it is a must for me to register today. I am highly disappointed in the management of JAMB for this poor operation. My advice is that the management should put their acts together. They should improve on their network so as not to put students in distress in the course of registering their forms.”

A 15-year old girl who also narrated her ordeal to Saturday Vanguard said, she has been battling with the registration for the past three days and there has been no headway. She lamented that since she bought JAMB form from a bank , she has been finding it difficult to register online.

The owner of the business who claimed anonymity disclosed that the problems have been a major one since registration commenced.

“It has been difficult. We have registered with JAMB technology provider as a qualified centre to register students online but since we started operation, it has been hell.

“The only time we have been able to register a few students is between 7.30 am and 9am and in the evening around 7pm and 8pm.”

According to her, “there is an offline site provided by the technology provider for us to register our students in case the online registeration is not responding but all efforts to operate on this site has been unsuccessful.

“You might complete your form offline and send to the service provider but there will be no response until two days or more before we can be sure of getting a feedback from the service provider, but if you are lucky, it can send a reply immediately,” she said.

“Once the online is not responding, we advise students to choose the offline option. We have been running on a loss since the registration started. We paid to be registered as a qualified centre yet, we cannot get effective online service for what we paid for.

“We have been having these challenges for many years. JAMB website has not been effective. Many years, the website has been bad unlike what is obtainable on WAEC website. We have forms submitted by students that are yet to be registered due to the challenges at hand. This development has frustrated many students who came to register at the centre,” she continued.

Asked what she has done to avert this problem, she said, “since the problem started, I have sent my workers to the JAMB office, there has been no response. I went to the technology provider, I was not allowed entrance into the premises.”

An attendant who also spoke with Saturday Vanguard, lamented that, the JAMB website has been a challenge. Even the service provider Sidmac who got the offline franchise has been challenging. Since the commencement of the registration, we have been able to register at most three students on a daily basis.”

At a business centre in Okota area of Lagos, students were seated aimlessly waiting for their online registration that was not forthcoming.

At Isolo, a business centre owner who wouldn’t disclose her identity said, it is not possible for anyone without authorisation from JAMB to register students.

According to her, “You must have a password, if not, you’ll have difficulties in operating or registering online”, she said.

In a similar tone, she said, “JAMB registration online has been very bad becuase of bad network. We can only register students in the early hours of the day between 7am and 9am. And even with that, it has been challenging.

“Any registration after 9am is not accessible and that is why we have been finding it difficult to complete forms for students easily without any challenges.There are forms that have been postponed for another day because of the challenges,” she added.

It is to be recalled that this year’s JAMB examination has been slated for April 27, 2013. The form is sold at the sum of N4,600 only. And every candidate is expected to pay N700 for online registration with any accredited business centre.[/b][b]

As students look forward to sitting the 2013 entry examinations into tertiary institutions, the decision of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to adopt the computer-based test for the conduct of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination is, no doubt, laudable; but a few more things should be put in place to ensure effective service delivery.

While some people argue that the nation is not ripe for the initiative due chiefly to the dearth of infrastructure, epileptic power supply and low ICT literacy level, others reason that the idea should be embraced.

Protagonists believe that the adoption of CBT for UTME will eliminate the challenges associated with the existing system.

In the United States where computer-based test is widely used, it is also known as the “next frontier in testing,” in which educators, testing companies and state departments find it useful in the process of transforming paper/pencil tests into technology-based formats. These efforts have enabled educators to transfer all of their classroom quizzes and tests into a computer-based format.

Its merits include increased accessibility to many exam sessions within a year, the use of technology that candidates are familiar with, attractive and user-friendly interface, online timer on the display screens, ease of answering questions on the screen, use of headphones to ensure high quality of sound, among others.

CBT also enhances fair and precise evaluation of a candidate’s competency, rapid turnaround of results, and more choices as to when and where to take the exam, easier registration and fortified examination security.

When eventually adopted, the e-testing seeks to ensure, as much as possible, 100 per cent elimination of all forms of examination malpractices that had been the major challenge in the conduct of public examinations. This testing method has been described by many policymakers as a way of meeting the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, said it would help candidates to migrate from the use of paper and pencil in examinations to full use of computers and would guarantee faster release of results within 30 minutes after taking the examination.

In implementing the new policy, the Board intends to construct five testing centres with 150 terminals in five states in 2013, on a transitional scale, which is capable of accommodating between 150,000 and 250,000 candidates under the first trial. Here, students will have the option of using either the paper-pencil or the e-testing option or both, for all JAMB-related examinations. Other options available to candidates, apart from the CBT, are Paper and Pencil Testing; and the other option in which questions would be presented on computers and answers would be on paper. By 2015, CBT will become the only option.

Ojerinde said the recent pilot test carried out with 600 students in Abuja was a testimony to the viability of the e-testing, in line with global best practices for such electronic-based examinations.

But before JAMB begins implementation, there are few points to ponder. First, there has not been any evidence that the required infrastructure has been put in place. This is further fuelled by the untold experience suffered by students in the hands of universities that adopted similar method for admission exercise in 2012.

It is saddening that most of the candidates registering for the 2013 examination were spillover and casualties of the 2012 exercise who may be the guinea pigs of the newly introduced method, as some of the computers assembled by affected institutions were old, erratic and malfunctional.

Again, furniture must be adequate. In some examination centres, candidates still had to grapple with insufficient tables and chairs. Invariably, this scenario is capable of causing psychological depression to any serious-minded student and one is certainly sure of the outcome of the performance of a troubled candidate.

There is no known statistics to indicate that many students in public schools are now com puter literate to sit for the examination, as the cost of computer is still not affordable to the average Nigerian. The reality of providing computers for about two million candidates in a country that is still battling to provide basic food for its people is worrisome.

To permanently get the young ones to get used to the use of computers, governments should make computer studies compulsory in schools to boost the literacy level that will, in turn, facilitate the use of online UTME that is being canvassed.

Another issue that is, perhaps, critical to the project is the availability of constant electricity. This is necessary both at the trial stage and beyond. It is worrisome that there has not been any remarkable improvement in the nation’s power supply. In this kind of programme in which we are talking of millions of students, the use of alternative source of electricity like generators can never go far.

JAMB should also ensure that the necessary security checks are put in place. This is to guarantee that database is not compromised, contrary to the general assumption that CBT will completely eradicate examination malpractices.

Another factor that should be seriously considered is in meeting the peculiar needs of the physically-challenged and students with disabilities. These special people could be at a great disadvantage if certain things are not add ressed. It may be difficult for them to manipulate computers like their able-bodied colleagues; hence, special provisions must be made to accommodate them.

Again, JAMB should take seriously the recommendation of The Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences, which recommends that examination questions prepared for CBT should be error-free, while the allocated time should also be adequate.

The import of this observation is because the existing programming put in place for CBT operations make maneuvering strictly in line with the installed protocol. Hence, once an error has been imputed, the operator also becomes susceptible to more operational mistakes. Unlike the manual mode of answering questions, a more reasonable time should be given to the students.

JAMB should also embark on massive training, enlightenment and awareness strategies to get candidates and relevant stakeholders to be familiar with the complex CBT operations and clear the grey areas. For now, the stakeholders, most especially the students, appear not to be really informed on what they stand to benefit from the innovation.

•Kupoluyi wrote from the Fed. Univ. of Agriculture, Abeokuta, vide, adewalekupoluyi@yahoo.co.uk

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The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has said it would soon stop the registration of external students by schools.


The coordinator of WAEC in Plateau, Mr Basil Inyang, made the announcement at a stakeholder’s forum on “Eradication of Examination Malpractice’’, organised by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Jos..


The coordinator also said that once a student failed the examination, the said student would not be availed the opportunity to register in the succeeding year.


“We shall soon cancel the registration of external candidates by secondary schools.


“This is because most students look for miracle centres to register for the examination, constituting the bulk of examination malpractices.


“If a student fails the examination in the first sitting and wants to sit for the second time, the students must go back to their former school and register again,’’ he said.


Inyang said that there were a lot of reforms that WAEC was undertaking at the moment in its quest to curb examination malpractices.


He challenged teachers to impact on students, the virtue of effective knowledge, as most of them looked up to their teachers as role models.


He also called on parents to instil in their children good moral standards, advising parents to desist from supporting their children partaking in examination fraud.

Mixed reactions have continued to trail the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s decision to adopt the use of computer-based test for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination starting from 2013, MOTUNRAYO ABODERIN reports

The resolution of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to adopt the computer-based test method for the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination starting from 2013 has stirred up a debate among stakeholders.

While some argued that the nation was not ripe for the initiative because of inadequate infrastructural facilities, epileptic power supply and low ICT literacy level, others reasoned that the idea should be supported. According to them, adoption of CBT method for matriculation examination will eliminate the challenges associated with the UTME. These challenges, they argued, include unnecessary withholding of candidates’ result and reduction in cost of examination by candidates. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, had while announcing the commencement of the CBT for the matriculation examination, told the press that the innovation would commence on a transitional scale, accommodating between 150,000 and 250,000 candidates in the first experiment in 2013.

He said the board was hopeful of adopting the Computer-Based Testing for all candidates in 2015 because its advantages were too numerous.

According to him, most importantly, it will improve the board’s service delivery; reduce the incidence of breaches of examination security and make Nigeria operate global best practices.

“We have identified some testing centres for the 2013 transitional experiment all over the federation, including Lagos, Ondo and Kwara States. But these are inadequate for the envisaged full blown exercise in 2015.

“Therefore, we urge state governments, private investors and stakeholders alike to buy into the building of computer-based centres.

“I assure all those who embrace this of patronage not only by JAMB but also by other examination bodies who would sooner than later join the board in conducting public examinations using the CBT,” Ojerinde said.

He stated that the CBT was the future trend, adding that Nigeria should not be left behind in ensuring that global best practices were achieved.

However, a senior administrator at the Agbado District Comprehensive High School, Ogun State, who pleaded anonymity, said that most public schools did not have computers and that a large percentage of pupils were not computer literate.

He said, “When I heard that JAMB wanted to start a CBT, I just giggled because I know it can’t work in Nigeria. Using my school for example, we don’t have functional computer systems. And this school is one of the biggest schools in this district. The possibility of JAMB using this school as a centre is high.

“CBT for UTME is a good idea, but the Federal Government and JAMB must put ICT facilities in place first. A large percentage of pupils, most especially the ones in public schools, are not computer literate. We shouldn’t add more stress to what these children are already facing. I believe we should continue with PPT until we get things right,” he said.

Also, a teacher at Iju Grammar School, Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, who identified himself simply as Mr. Femi, said the school had just one functioning computer, adding that power supply was a big challenge for the school.

He said, “We’ve not had electricity for a long time. I wonder how CBT can work in this school. I feel JAMB needs to put a lot of facilities in place before going ahead with CBT. However, I’m aware that candidates would have the option to choose between PPT and CBT which is good. But that doesn’t change my opinion that JAMB should put the right measures in place before kick starting the CBT.”

Despite these challenges, some schools such as Diary Farm Senior Secondary School, Agege, Lagos, have started getting their pupils prepared for the matriculation examination.

The Principal, Diary Farm Senior Secondary School, Mrs. Oyedokun Arike, said that the pupils had started receiving seminars on how to take CBT.

She said, “There is a private firm that has been coming to the school to tutor the pupils about CBT. The seminar has been very useful. We have also started getting our computer systems up and running. At the moment, we have eight computer systems. We hope to get more computer systems soon.”

“Change is constant. I’m a strong believer in CBT. It’s high time we broke away from the norm. Information and Communications Technology is now what is reigning, we have to keep up with the trend,” Arike said.

Though the Pro-Chancellor, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Prof. Jide Osuntokun, admitted that the adoption of CBT for UTME was a good move, he said it might not be successful.

He said, “My take on this new system is that it will not work because we live in a country where there is no steady power supply. Many parts of Nigeria don’t have power supply. If you go to some rural parts of Nigeria, there is no electricity supply at all. You won’t even see a single PHCN pole, let alone electricity.

“How many people have access to computers and how many can make use of it? Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt are just a few cities that have a high percentage of people who are computer literate. CBT is a good move but the infrastructural deficit in the country will hinder it.”

However, the Registrar, Beacon Co-educational College, Ifo, Ogun State, Mr. Joel Effiong, said that the new electronic UTME was a welcome development.

He said, “Online UTME will go a long way to improve computer literacy in Nigeria and help curb examination malpractice which is one of the major challenges facing JAMB. When the scratch cards and online registration were introduced, people complained that it was tedious and rigorous, and that candidates were not computer literate to handle the registration process. Today, we can say it is a success.

“We will not rule out the fact that there will be challenges at the onset especially with poor power supply in the country coupled with the fact that some centres may not be fully equipped with computers as planned by JAMB. But these setbacks may not be much of a problem because JAMB has opened special exam centres with full ICT facilities. These centres will operate along your traditional centres within the first three years,” he said.

He, however, advised JAMB to make the CBT tutorial materials available for candidates. These materials, he argued, would help candidates to understand the new method before they sit for the examination.

“These tutorial materials can be distributed to JAMB tutorial centres and schools before the commencement of the exam or they can be sold at designated JAMB registration outlets,” he added.

The Parents Teachers Association Chairman, Kings’ College, Lagos, Mr. Emman Oriakhni, said that the move to start online UTME would go well if JAMB took their time to good planning.

He said, “JAMB should experiment and thread softly. We can’t dispute the fact that the percentage of pupils who are computer literate is more than the percentage of pupils who are not.

“I feel they should first make Computer Studies compulsory in schools. This would boost the level of computer literacy in the country and facilitate the move to start online UTME.”

But a senior member of staff of JAMB in Lagos Office of the examination body, Mr. Chima Akano, said candidates had nothing to worry about as the body had perfected its strategies for the initiative.

He said, “There have been reports reaching us that candidates are becoming apprehensive about the CBT. This is just a trial. They have nothing to fear because they would have options; Paper Pencil Test, PPT and Dual Based Test, Computer and Paper. So they would have the freedom to choose. However, by 2015 CBT will become the only option.”

He added that JAMB had embarked on massive training and awareness strategies to get candidates familiar with CBT.

“All over the world, there are e-learning, e-banking, e-books so why should we not have e-testing here in Nigeria? The main reason why JAMB kicked off with CBT is because we wanted to pursue e-learning. We can’t fold our hands and watch other countries move ahead.”

Explaining how the process would work, Akano said, “CBT UTME is going to be written in batches for 17 days. Candidates would be split into phases and this will be done in such a way that there would be enough laptops and desktop computers at our various centres across the country.

“Also, all batches will have different exam questions. The questions would not be repeated. This is to avoid the issue of question leakages, because candidates are going to write the exam on different days. All the necessary instruments to guide the candidates have been included in the computer-based form which they are going to purchase.

“We opted for candidates to write in batches so as to curb malpractice and exam fraud. If we decided to do it the normal way of allowing all candidates to write the exam in one day, the laptops and the computers would certainly not be enough.”

Akano said that for candidates living in rural areas, JAMB had already designated some centres and that candidates would be posted to centres close to them. So they may not need to travel far distances to write the exam.

“Some universities in these rural areas may be used as centres as long as they have all necessary facilities. In future candidates would not have to travel. With their laptop or computer system, they would be able to write the exam in their living room,” he said.

In spite of Akano’s explanation, some prospective candidates who spoke with our correspondent did not trust the system.

“I don’t have problem with the CBT but with the challenges that will trail it. If there is power failure, will they add to our time? How are those candidates living in the rural areas cope? How will our results be assessed? Will our results not be tampered with? Why can’t they wait till 2015 before they introduce it? They should use the period between now and 2015 to train candidates,” one of them, Akinola Tayo said.

Jamb Result Checker 2013 / 2014 – UTME Result Checking

Jamb Result 2013 /2014 – Here are the Official Guide to Jamb Result Checker as seen on http://www.jamb.org.ng/Unifiedtme/default.aspx . Check here Now!
All Students that will be sitting for the 2013 Jamb Examination can check their results in the Below portals by following the basic steps. This post is to guide you so as not to make irrelevant mistakes as many made in the Jamb 2012 / 2013 Exams.

All those who sat for the Jamb Examination will be able to check the outcome of their results in the Below portals.

You are advised to take this exam seriously as only three candidates scoring above 300 in the previous exams while 1,503,931 candidates were registered for the 2012 UTME, which held across the country on March 24; making it the one with the highest number of registered candidates since the existence of the Institute.

The good news is that the results can be checked via the official portal and it is done for free. You wont be needing any scratch card nor additional payments.

Checking your Jamb Result will be as easy as A.B.C and is advisable to be done using a computer or else you are doing it through a high end smart phone or mobile device. Why a Computer is required or much more favourable is because, You’ll need to Print out the slip which is not obtainable on some Mobile Phones except the latest HD / Smart phones.

Jamb Website (url) – http://www.jamb.org.ng/Unifiedtme/default.aspx

Requirements for Jamb 2013 /2014 result Checker includes your PIN, Serial No or Reg Number.

UTME 2013 / 2014 JAMB Result Checking Instructions

– Visit the site portal outlined above – Check your upper right side once site is opened

- Insert your PIN, Serial No or Reg Number

- Upon Availability of your results, you will definitely have access to it.

More news on Jamb Result Checker 2013 coming your way soon.

Things to note in Checking Jamb Results 2013

- You will not be buying a scratch card to check your results.

- Keep away from false Jamb officials promising to change your results for you.

- Jamb will never collect money from students so as to rank them higher than other students.

- Make sure you have the full details of the school you are about to enter before traveling there.

- You can check Jamb results 2013 / 2014 on your Computer (Desktop / Laptop) Netbooks and Notepads, IPads and other high tech devices. You might just have problems printing them except of the Desktop / Laptop system.

Candidates need not shake with whatever methods JAMB introduce. Just be focused. Get good training on internet basics. Study hard; Select courses that are less competitive in a good university. Pray to God very well. Success will be yours.

THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC) last Friday took a final decision on all examination malpractice cases, involving about 101,398 out of the 1,695,872 candidates that sat for this year’s May/June West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Nigeria.

At the just concluded 54th Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC) meeting, the council approved appropriate sanctions for affected candidates and schools, for their alleged involvement in examination fraud.

It is now certain that the entire results of candidates involved in all proven cases of malpractice will be cancelled. Similarly, other subject results contained in already proven cases, are also to be cancelled. Besides, it was decided that candidates found guilty beyond all reasonable doubts be barred from sitting for the council’s examinations for a number of years, to serve as a deterrent to others. Erring examination functionaries working as ad-hoc staff and school administrators were also not spared. Appropriate sanctions are to be meted out to them.

Briefing journalists at the end of the NEC meeting held in Lagos, which also included Directors of Education, Registrars of Universities, members of All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPPS), Head of the Nigeria National Office (HNO) and the Head of the Test Development Division of the Council in Nigeria, the chairman, who was represented by the National President of ANCOPPS, Hajiya Fatima Abdulrahman assured that the council’s decision would be promptly carried out, while all affected candidates and schools would be duly informed. Mandated to meet twice a year to deliberate on matters concerning the conduct of the council’s May/June and November/ December examinations, Abdulrahman assured Nigerians that all cases of examination malpractice were carefully considered and appropriate decisions taken in line with the council’s policies.

However, members of the committee expressed strong concerns over the increasing cases of examination malpractice and urged the states’ Ministries of Education to ensure that severe sanctions are imposed on all schools which perpetrate or condone the vice.

Interestingly, a total of 1,545,004 candidates, representing 91.10 per cent, who sat for this year’s May/June diet had their entire results released. But about 150,874 candidates, representing 8.90 per cent, are still having some of their subject results being processed, due to errors caused by them or their schools in the course of registration.

The former HNO, Dr Uyi Uwadiae, who recently assumed duty as the council’s Registrar, had recently stated that before the commencement of examinations, workshops were organized for supervisors and principals of schools to enable them educate their students on how to appropriately fill the examination papers, to avoid hitches during collation of results.

Analyzing the figures during the official release of this year’s May/June results, he said: “of the total number of candidates, 777,731 (46.14 percent) obtained six credits and above; 952,156 representing 56.93 per cent obtained five credits and above; 1,107,747 representing 66.24 per cent obtained credits and above in four subjects, while 1,246,729 representing 74.55 per cent obtained credits and above in three subjects. A total of 1,380,596, which is 82.56 per cent, obtained credits and above in two subjects.”

He had also revealed that “a total of 649,156 candidates, representing 38.81 per cent, obtained credit passes in five subjects and above, including English Language and Mathematics.”

He also affirmed that 23.71 per cent of the candidates who sat for the 2010 May/June WASSCE passed; 24.16 per cent passed in the in November/December diet; 30.91 per cent were successful in the 2011 May/June diet, while 36.07 passed in the November/December version.

Uwadiae, who lamented the high level of examination malpractice by candidates and schools, also observed that, since candidates were now more desperate to obtain certificates by whatever means, the council was also being compelled to spend huge sums of money to tackle examination fraud.

He regretted that combating the vice had become capital intensive for WAEC, when, he noted, such funds could have been channeled to other constructive ventures. He implored all stakeholders to collaborate more for effective teaching and learning outcomes in the classrooms as a way out.

However, Abdulrahman observed that candidates’ performance in this year’s examination improved remarkably in English Language, Physics 1, Mathematics 2, Commerce and Financial Accounting. While the committee admitted that candidates exhibited mastery of the subject matter, adhered to rubrics and logical presentation of facts in a few subjects, it however identified other weaknesses. These include: shallow knowledge of the subject matter; disregard for rubrics; incorrect interpretation of questions; poor command of English language; lack of mathematical /manipulative skills; poor knowledge of examination techniques; illegible handwriting and spelling mistakes.

The committee recommended that candidates should be well groomed and prepared for subsequent examinations. It also advised candidates to read examination questions carefully, paying appropriate attention to instructions and rubrics. “Candidates should learn to properly draw and label diagrams,” it advised.

The communiqué issued at the end of the meeting also stated: “The weakness observed in practical papers could be remedied by exposing candidates to frequent practicals/laboratory works. Teachers should explain the meanings and emphasize correct spellings of technical terms in their respective subjects, while candidates should be taught with suitable teaching aids”

The committee also appealed to various state governments for urgent intervention to redress the issue of infrastructure deficit in schools, just as it emphasized the provision of adequate personnel and teaching aids in schools to enhance teaching and learning.

The new HNO Mr. Charleston Eguridu, who officially assumed duty in October, explained that the council’s expectation “is to produce students with life long skills, who would be judged by what they know and the content of their character.”

He added: “ When performance does not reflect actual competence, then we are misleading the society by the results we present. That is why we take time to ensure that the results we release reflects true competence.”

As practitioners of learning outcomes, he also disclosed that the council was intensifying efforts geared towards ensuring that its certificates are accepted worldwide

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