ABSTRACT
This project focused on the impact of increase senior secondary
school examination bodies in Nigeria. The main aim is to investigate into the
affairs of WAEC, NECO and NABTEB examination bodies. In this research work, the
questionnaire was the instrument adopted as a means of data collection from the
students. For the purpose of this research, twenty questions were raised to
find out the impact of increase of senior secondary school examination bodies.
Simple percentage were used to analyse the data, it was discovered that,
although the school leaving examinations conducted by WAEC, NECO and NABTEB are
all “certification” intended by the government but the demand for them is
basically for their functions as necessary criteria for university admission.
In chapter one, the research made was that, the demand for secondary school
leaving certificates is mainly for tertiary school admissions and not for more
certification of six years of secondary school achievement. And also, there is
a competition for students among NECO, WAEC and NABTEB, which may lead to
compromise of standard and mode of operation on the part of the individual in
abid to out do the other. The literature review which is chapter two based on
the meaning of examination, school leaving examination concept and purpose
concept, higher education, the three examination bodies {WAEC, NECO and NABTEB}
etc. chapter three is based on the research design. Chapter four is on
presentation and analysis of data and chapter five covers summary, conclusion,
recommendation and suggestions for further research.
TABLE
OF CONTENT
Chapter one
Introduction
Background to the study
Statement of problem
Purpose of study
Research question
Significance of the study
Delimitation
Limitation
Definition of terms
Chapter two
Literature review
Chapter three
Method of study
Research design
Population
Sample and sampling technique
Instrumentation
Administration/data
Method of data analysis
Chapter four
Analysis of data
Discussion of findings
Conclusion
Recommendations
Suggestion for further research
Questionnaire
Biography
CHAPTER
ONE
The West
African Examination Council {WAEC} was established in 1952. The birth of the
council can be traced another four years before to 1948, when the
British colonial administrations discuss with the West African. Department of
education the necessity for examination suited to the needs of West
African. Following this was a sequence of events, which led to the
eventual establishment of WAEC. For nearly thirty years, the council monopolize
the conduct of public examinations in Nigeria, till 1977 when it was found
wanting and the conclusion has that it was over loaded with responsibility. A
number of commissioner committees and panels were set up which led to shedding
WAEC of some of the examination it conducts. Among the examination boards resulting
from this modifications of the control and conduct of public examinations
include the National Examination Council (NECO) and the national business and
technical examination board (NABTEB).
According
to Ojerinde (2000) said that NECO has been given the responsibility to conduct
the senior secondary certificate examination (SSCE) along side WAEC for
May/June school candidates. While NABTEB conducts the National Technical
Certificate (NCT) and National Business Certificate (NBC) Examination for
school and private candidates. The researcher observed this development and
recognized that each of these examinations led to the award of certificate
which functions as basic requirement for admission into tertiary institutions.
On recognition of this fact and consideration of the demand for certificate to
serve for tertiary institution admission requirement the researcher observed
that there would be competition among these three-examination board.
Also,
Onofume O. S. (1993) said that there is competition over the available students
seeking school leaving certificate for admission into tertiary institution. The
factor really facing this competitiveness is the fact that there are limited
resources (money) on the part of the potential candidates, creating the
necessity of choice. According to Olniyan A. B. (1986) observed that this
involvement of choice leads to competitiveness which could be seen from several
advantageous points but may be open to several disadvantages. The WAEC had many
problems and corruption ate deep into its management. These problems are bound
to arise in the other examination bodies and with this competition; the
researcher foresees the possibility of further determination rather than
improvement or compromise of standards disguised as innovation to meet the
needs of the nation. It is against the backup of the above and to fully
investigate the possibility of compromise of standard of operation of these
examination bodies that the researcher has undertaken the study.
The researcher is undertaking a study, which examines the
possibility of a deep in standards in examination bodies (WAEC, NECO and
NABTEB), which conduct secondary school leaving examination and award
certificate used as entry requirement into tertiary institutions. The problem
is drawn from the competition among the three examination bodies as they
interact with the students demand requirements of suitability of school leaving
examination and the limited resources of the student’s body.
The basic
question to be answered in the study is can the interaction of demand
requirements of students for school leaving examination with the competition
and modes of operating of the examination bodies lead to compromise of
standards of these examination bodies and the examination they conduct.
The
researcher attempts a methodical investigation into the affairs of WAEC, NECO
and NABTEB in a bid to discover the possibility of the competition for
candidate from the Nigerian students body to lead to a compromise and deep in
their standards of operation and examinations. Specifically the research aims
to:
v Establish
the nature of demand for the secondary school leaving certificate by candidate
v The
nature of competition among the examination bodies
v Possibility
of a fall in the standard maintained by the examination bodies.
The
researcher addresses the problems with certain key questions to guide the
investigation. The questions posed by the researcher are:
1. Do students undertake school leaving examination
more for the purpose of certification than university admission?
2. Do students patronize the examination boards
most likely towards them good results, irrespective of higher cost of enrolment
or standard maintained by the body?
3. Does students patronizes the easiest secondary
school leaving examination?
4. Does the increase of examination bodies
necessitate a fight for available candidates?
5. Does competition among the three examination
bodies not possibly lead to a compromise in standards and operation?
The
findings of this study would be immensely beneficial to a number of
stakeholders of the evaluation process through the secondary school leaving
examination. First of all, the examination bodies themselves will be timely
informed through the findings of the study, the likely danger that may befall
their operations if not properly checked. The authorities in charge will
be advised by recommendations made, in the direction of prophylactic measures
employed to avert the situation.
Tertiary
institutions will be enlightened on the likely dangers presented by the
acceptance of difference certifications as admission by requirement and their
(tertiary institutional role in correcting such problems. The general public
will be advice by the findings of the study on the costs of possible
improvement in services on the part of the different examination bodies. The
research would also function as useful resources of policy innovations and
suggestion for further research.
This study focuses on the possible fall in the standards
maintained by the secondary school leaving examination bodies in Nigeria. The
study is limited to checking the demand for the certificate awarded for
achievement in these examinations. This is done by checking factors as the
level of difficult and use of results as certification of secondary schooling or
as university admission requirements. The scope of the study terminates at the
consideration of some standard and operations f the examination bodies. This in
opinion of the researcher will allow projection of the possible compromise in
standards that will occur.
For
avoidance of any misconceptions of errors, the following terms are defined as
used in the research.
1. WAEC: west Africa examination council
2. NECO: National Examination Council
3. NABTEB: National Business and Technical Examination
Board.
4. S. L. E: School Leaving Examination
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0290 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 59 pages |
Methodology | Null |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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