scholarly journals Analysis of Past West Africa Examination Council / Senior Secondary Certificate Examination Physics Essay Test Items Parameters: Application of IRT Polytomous Model

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Certificate Examination ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Essay Test

scholarly journals Students’ Grades in Basic Education Certificate Examination as Predictor of Grades in West Africa Certificate Examination

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. p304
Author(s):  
Nkechi Patricia Mary Esomonu ◽  
Umezuluike Philip Ogbuzulu
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
West Africa ◽  
English Language ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Alpha Level ◽  
Certificate Examination ◽  
The Government ◽  
Senior Secondary

This study investigated how students’grades in Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) predict grades in West Africa Examination Certificate (WAEC) in English Language, mathematics and Igbo Language subjects. The study adopted correlation research design and was guided by three null hypotheses. The scores of 1,200 students’ was randomly selected from the population of 10,041 students’ from sixty (60) government owned secondary schools in Awka Education Zone who sat for the BECE in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and then WAEC in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The data were collected through the principals of the respective schools sampled and from the Director Examinations Development Centre (EDC) Awka. Linear regression analysis with aid of SPSS were used to ascertain the extent to which students’grades in BECE predict grades in WAEC in English Language, mathematics and Igbo Language. The hypothesis were tested at 0.05 alpha level of significant and found that 84.1% of students’ grades in WAEC English language was predicted by their grades in BECE English language, 49.2% of students’ grades in WAEC mathematics were predicted by their grades in BECE mathematics while 88.7% of students’ grades in WAEC Igbo language was predicted by their grades in BECE Igbo language. The study recommends that the government of Nigeria should work towards extending basic education to include senior secondary education. The findings of this study will go a long way to aid such decision as the policy makers will have an idea on how students’ grades in BECE predict their grades in SSCE.

NETWORKING OF TEACHERS AT SENIOR SECONDARY LEVEL

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Awinash Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
The Other ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
Indian School ◽  
Certificate Examination ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Central Board

The study attempts to develop the notion that networking among the teachers can influence the academic achievement of the students in a positive direction along with the smooth implementation of the curriculum at senior secondary level in the schools. In the current study, the syllabus of different subjects of Grade XI and XII has been overviewed and compared with each other on the basis of contents. The curriculum issued by Central Board of Secondary Education, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, Cambridge International Examination and some of the State Boards has been undertaken to review the syllabus of various subjects. It has been found that many topics are similar in the syllabus of two or more subjects. It has also been noticed that the teachers face challenges to complete the syllabus in the allotted numbers of classes throughout the year. If one teacher can teach effectively a topic which is being repeated in the other subject then such networking and coordination can save the time and energy of both the teachers as well as the students which in turn removes the other challenges in routine curriculum.

scholarly journals Assessment of Gender, Location and Socio-Economic Status on Students’ Performance in Senior Secondary Certificate Examination in Mathematics

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Patrick U. Osadebe ◽  
Diakeleho-Edjere Oghomena
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Certificate Examination ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
The Relationship

This study assessed the demographic characteristics of students’ performance in Mathematics in senior secondary Certificate Examination in Delta Central Senatorial District of Delta State. The purpose of the study is to assess the relationship between gender, location, socio-economic status and students’ performance in Mathematics in Senior Secondary Certificate Examination. The ex-post facto research design was used for the study. The population of the study is 15,170 SS3. A sample of 759 students was randomly selected from the total population using simple random sampling technique of balloting and stratified random sampling technique. Four research questions and four hypotheses were raised to guide the study. The instrument used for the study was a 40-item multiple choice senior secondary Mathematics Achievement test (SSMAT). Multiple regressions were used for the analysis. The study established that gender and socio-economic status contributed to students’ performance in Mathematics in senior secondary certificate examination. Recommendation was made based on the findings of the study.

scholarly journals La Validez Predictora del Examen para el Certificado de Secundaria en el Estado de Osun (Nigeria)

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
B.A. Faleye ◽  
E.R.I. Afolabi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
School Certificate ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
National Examinations ◽  
Certificate Examination ◽  
Senior Secondary

Introducción: El Junior Secondary Certificate Examination (JSCE, examen estandarizado) es un examen acumulativo que hacen los candidatos al final (tercer curso) del primer ciclo de educación secundaria (Junior Secondary Education) en Nígeria El examen tiene dos versiones: (a) la que realizan las delegaciones de educación de los estados (State Ministries of Education, MOE), y (b) la versión Federal que realiza el Consejo Nacional de Exámenes (National Examinations Council, NECO). Había preocupación creciente entre los implicados sobre la validez predictora de la versión estatal de la JSCE con respecto al Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE, examen paralelo administrado al final del segundo y último ciclo de educación secundaria). Se realizó este estudio para averiguar si hay relación significativa entre el rendimiento global de los estudiantes en el JSCE y su rendimiento en el Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).Método: Los institutos del estado de Osun (de Nigeria) constituyeron la muestra para este estudio. A través de procedimientos de análisis correlacional, se compararon las puntuaciones de los estudiantes en sus exámenes finales del primer curso del segundo ciclo (Senior Secondary School, SSS 1), del segundo curso (SSS 2), y sus puntuaciones en el SSCE en seis asignaturas principales con sus puntuaciones correspondientes del JSCE.Resultados: Se demostró que el JSCE del estado de Osun no predice el rendimiento de los estudiantes en el SSCE. Sin embargo, se encontró que la Lengua y las Matemáticas del JSCE tenían mayor capacidad para predecir el rendimiento en Lengua y Matemáticas del SSCE, en contraste con las demás asignaturas (r =0.32, p<0.05 y r =0.22 p<0.05 respectivamente).Conclusión: Rendimiento global en el JSCE para las seis asignaturas investigadas es mal predictor del rendimiento en el SSCE (con la excepción de Lengua y Matemáticas). Esta tendencia puede deberse a las limitaciones a las que se enfrentan las delegaciones (MOE) que desempeñan el papel de un organismo de exámenes.

scholarly journals Administrative support for the teaching of physical education and sports coaching in secondary schools

1998 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
A. Onifade ◽  
O. Odedeyi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Administrative Support ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Effective Dynamic ◽  
Core Subject ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Certificate Examination ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Sports Coaches ◽  
Sports Coaching

This paper examines the areas where administrative support are offered by physical education teachers and sports coaches in the discharge of their duties. The paper also analyzes how the administrative support is being offered. It is hoped that such all awareness will make them conscious of the need for them to be effective. Dynamic and creative as physical education teachers and sports coaches. The paper discusses the position of Physical Education in the country's educational policy as recommended by Ghana Education Review Committee of1994 which made the subject a non-externally examinable subject. The paper suggests that the subject should be made a core subject at all levels and an externally examinable subject at Senior Secondary Certificate Examination level. It is concluded that if adequate and genuine administrative support is offered and the subject is made a core and an externally examinable subject it will be more appreciated and a better awareness of its usefulness will be enhanced.

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