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So exam malpractice is an issue that needs to be addressed before we can talk of quality data.

Vanguard newspaper

BY DAYO ADESULU
When the JAMB boss, Professor Dibu Ojerinde announced the UTME result of 2011 and Miss Chioma Ezeizu was discovered to be amongst the best students, people wondered at her age and performance.

Miss. Ezeizu Chioma Gloria, receiving Best Student in Academics, Award from Rev. Fr, Emmanuel Ugwejeh, St. Francis Catholic Secondary School Administrator, and her mother Mrs. Lucy Ezeizu, look on. at St. Francis Catholic Secondary School, Graduation ceremony, held at school Compound, Idimu, Lagos. Photo by Bunmi Azeez

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Some persons who are quick at given comment might say it was not the true reflection of her academic performance. It was one of those ways (exams malpractices) through which students pass exams. But this damsel told UTME when she scored 299 that her best is yet to come.

It would be recalled that Chioma has maintained a consistent academic performance throughout her stay in Saint Francis Catholic Secondary School, Idimu, Lagos. This was brought to the fore recently when her school announced the best academic student during the graduation and valedictory service of 2011.

It was discovered that Chioma has been consistent in her academic performance. The breakdown of her academic performance revealed that in 2005/2006 academic session when in JSS 1, this candidate was the best overall student in JSS 1 and carted away eleven (11) awards as the best student in eleven subjects out of 14 subjects

Moreover, in 2006/2007 academic session, this feat was repeated by winning the best student in JSS 2 and carting away ten (10) awards in ten subjects out of 14 subjects.

The story did not change, in the 2007/2008 academic session, Chioma set a record which no other student has been able to break, equal or surpass as she remains the only candidate in the history of the school to have made thirteen Distinctions i.e. (13 As) in the NECO- JSCE result. The candidate, thus, became the best overall in JSS 3 that year.

As she graduated to Senior Secondary School, in the 2008/2009 academic session, this exceptional girl was also the best overall student in SS 1 and went home with awards and prizes.

In the 2009/2010 academic session, the story remained unchanged as she still retuned as the best overall student in SS 2.

Again, in SS 3, this current session, Chioma did not relent in her oars as she emerged the best overall student in the 2011 Mock examination result. No wonder, she scored 299 in the 2011 UTME result.

Speaking with Vanguard Education Weekly, Chioma pointed out that the secret of her success is reading and jolting. She disclosed that, she maintained nine hours daily reading habit and also take notes in the process of reading.

Chioma who came third in the essay competitions organized by the America Embassy said that she wishes to study medicine outside the shore of this country as the America Embassy keeps her hope alive when she was promised a scholarship if she can make nine "As" in her SSCE result.

Chioma urged her fellow students out there to be diligent in hard work as this is the secret to success.

Conclusion: In terms of quantity, it is established that the SE leads from data from several years. In terms of quantity, there is no conclusion because of exam malpractice and lack of consistent data over time

This thread is null and void because of descrepancies compared to official info from Dibu Ojerinde.

JAMB releases results, 842,941 score below 200
By John Alechenu, Abuja
Saturday, 25 Jun 2011

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Friday released the results of last Saturday’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

Out of the 1,493,000 candidates that sat for the examination, a total of 2,892 candidates scored 300 and above, while 842,941 candidates scored below 200 marks.

The Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, stated that 28,069 cases of incomplete results were recorded.

This, he explained, was due to a number of factors including candidates’ failure to fill in their subjects properly; multiple shading; or no shading at all.

Ojerinde noted that the figure was a remarkable reduction compared to the 2010 exam, but noted that it was still high. He said, “Our target is to totally eliminate this phenomenon by drumming it to out examiners to do checks on candidates during the examinations.”

Other figures showed that a total of 7,504 results were withheld and are still under investigation by the examination body. About 15,160 cases of various forms of examination malpractices were also recorded.

The statistics showed that candidates from Imo State topped list of applicants with 113,543, representing 7.60 per cent, followed by Delta with a total of 93,971 candidates representing 6.29 per cent.

In contrast, the Federal Capital Territory recorded the lowest number with 3,093 candidates, representing 0.21 per cent, while Zamfara had 5,253 candidates, representing 0.35 per cent of the total applicants.

As for the highest number of applicants, the University of Lagos received 99,195 applicants, but can only admit 9,507 candidates. The Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and University of Nigeria, Nsukka, had 89,760 and 88, 177 applicants respectively.

Ojerinde noted that while the UTME was created out of the need to expand access, candidates continued to have higher preference for universities ahead of other tertiary institutions.

“Unfortunately, the universities still contend with the constraints of carrying capacities,” Ojerinde said.

On the controversial biometric method of screening introduced by the board this year, Ojerinde explained that JAMB recorded more successes than failures in the project.

He said about 99,000 candidates were successfully thumb-printed while the rest (about 500,000), were screened through the traditional method of using the e-slip.

Ojerinde said, “To us in JAMB, it has recorded more successes than drawbacks. For instance, the system in many centres ensured candidates were orderly and peaceful.

“We will want to place on record that we commend their patience in this regard, just as we are determined to rise above the few hiccups that were experienced this time around.

“In addition, a majority of the candidates came early and the impersonators were fenced off as a result of the knowledge and utilisation of the biometrics”. He promised improvements in subsequent examinations.”

http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?datex=06/25/2011&theartic=Art201106252381721

While a total of 200 visually impaired candidates sat for the exams, 197 prisoners from mainly Kaduna State and Ikoyi Prison in Lagos State sat for the 2011 UTME exams. [b]Imo State has highest number of applicants in the exams [/b]as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, got the least applicant.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?action=post;topic=725471.32;num_replies=57

Some typos in the post above; could not correct it for some reasons

Now, going further still, Ojerinde says

“while 842, 851 candidates scored below 200 marks, 495,426 candidates scored between 200-249 and 67,732 scored between 250-269 as well as 31, 444 others, who scored between 270-299 marks.” I a quite busy now. Can somebody do the math to compare these figure to what the OP poster from that website?

Further still

''Out of this, the JAMB according him, is currently investigating the results of 7, 504 candidates, from some centres which he said are suspicious, and so the results must undergo further screening because of the unusual performances [/b]recorded by candidates from those centre.''

He stated further that ''a total of [b]15, 160, representing 1.014 % of candidates, who participated in the examination were involved in exam malpractices.''

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/breaking-news-jamb-releases-2011-utme-resultssays-824851-candidates-scored-below-200-marks/

I talk am say this na fake data from a fake website

According to Ojerinde (Head of JAMB) ''A total of 1, 493, 604 registered for the examination but the JAMB Registrar said only [b]1, 450, 143 [/b]candidates actually sat for the examination, indicating about 43, 461 absentees''. http://tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/news/4511-jamb-releases-2011-utme-results-withholds-22-664-candidates-results-197-prison-inmates-wrote-exam.html

The owner of the blog obviously inflated the Figures in his website to suit his purpose. If you total his numbers, it give you 1493300 which is 43,149 higher than the true Figure from JAMB. Now who is the owner of the blog site that this data was obtained from?

Going further,

''He said the results of about 7, 160 candidates mostly from Lagos, Rivers and Abia examination centres were questionable because of what he described as “centres of excellence” and that the results would be subjected to further scrutiny before there are released''. This is the same Lagos that is now claimed to pass better than others.

Folks,

You will get a better understanding of what is going in if you read this thread in its entirety. More reliable data over time, and accessory info from newspapers

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-237534.448.html

Even Abiola's own brother was bought over. It was in the news back then. The Oni of Ife too. If they can betray their own, wetin be Igbo (betrayed by Awo) or Hausa (betrayed by Obj per PDP zoning formula)

I speak enough English to teach English and American students in English. Native speaker my nyash!!!!

It is ''data'' and not data. Retract what?

Duh, the manufacturers will simple add on to the price of the water. In Nigeria, the consumer always loses

How non-indigenious Lagosians can control power in Lagos

1. Granted that you can register anywhere in your state of residency to vote
2. Granted that you live in Lagos

All non-indigenes who desire a bit of the Lagos political cake must register themselves to vote in few locations so they can have the number effect in few places. Registering to vote in a wide swathe of places will dilute your vote and nullify your strength.
For instance, all Igbos in Lagos can register in only wards around Apapa and Badagry Road (just as examples) whether you live in those areas or not
They should not contest the primaries in ACN because they will not be nominated in the primaries because ACN is a Yoruba tribal party
Instead, they should contest in an Igbo party such as APGA which will give them automatic primary nomination to contest the general election
Then, with their numbers in the few areas they registered congregatively, they should win the general election into the State House of Assembly, LG seats, etc in those areas. They should vote and guide their votes like ACN would do.
As soon as they win and get inaugurated into the positions, they all should decamp to the ruling party in Lagos (ACN)
They must not have any Igbo agenda in Lagos; their agenda should be Lagos agenda (whatever that is). While in their positions they should work to bring development to their constituents, who though Igbo in the main, are Lagosians too. All infrastructural development they help to bring to their wards remain part of the Lagos development.
That way, they satisfy their quest for representation while developing their state of residence.

Igbos have claimed 30, 40, 45 % of Lagos. How true these figure are remains in debate until we conduct a national census with ethnicity as a factor, irrespective of your state of residence. However, as long as you are not aggregated in few places (as is the case in Kano where Igbos contested for LG positions in Sabon Gari area and won in the two LGs there, beating their Yoruba counterparts in both wards) your voting strength will be diluted. Igbos in Lagos will be dumb to think they can have anything on a platter of Gold. Zik tried it until his trusted Yoruba allies jumped ship. You must not contest under a Yoruba party, for you will be thrown under the bus. But you must belong to the Yoruba party as soon as you win. Little by little, you will graduate to Deputy Gov and then Gov.

This is a free strategy which also applies to Yorubas and Hausas in Igboland and elsewhere. For the Yoruba in particular, if you want to enjoy the politics of Igboland, you must live there in more numbers than is the case now. Yoruba population in Igboland is large, but nowhere near Igbo population in Yorubaland, especially Lagos.


I do not live in Lagos; I have no stake there. My relations there are old enough and wealthy enough to take care of themselves. So I have no motivations in Lagos by any means.


This is my token. Now let me sit back with guguru (pop corn) and epa (g/nut) and watch the show play out.

Duh. This is a given. Its only a matter of time. As long as we remain one Nigeria.

Each individual that make up the stats in the ''data'' took the exam only once; thus no reproducibility as to how they can pass the exam. One time 100% pass could be fluke; could be exam malpractice; could be anything but the true test of knowledge. Then, you judge each zone based on one set of data (one year). What do you conclude from that? By definition it could be data. Even my sh.it na data. But it is no data any sensible person would work with. Are you sensible in prancing all over the damn place with such a data?

So, get data for several years and study it to see any consistencies.

ekt_bear:
At any rate, who ultimately cares about my motives. . . the more important thing is the data itself, not the who/why/what of its posting.

Is this a data? Na so your teach teach you to collect data? So much for your sabi sabi

CyberG:
Your bitterness of other tribes is beclouding your sense! Your only point on all threads Nigerian is tribe, tribe, tribe! Well, enjoy your bitterness because you obviously learnt nothing from your fathers! In the meantime, let the conversation focus on the issue, not what I ate or me: it is NOT your business.

You are a certified idi.ot if you presume you can dictate for me what to write. Now, have we met before?