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Volume 1, Issue 1

Conduct of WASSCE (PC 1), 2024 as CB WASSCE: WAEC Nigeria’s Experience

Oluyemi Adetoro & Rukayat Alabi , KAREEM, Rafiu Adeshola

Abstract

The study investigated the conduct of WASSCE Private Candidates, First Series 2024
as Computer Based WASSCE in Nigeria. Four (4) research questions were formulated
to guide the study. In the formulation of the research questions, experience of the
candidates during the examination and that of staff were taken into consideration,
survey design was adopted for the research and questionnaires were developed by the
researchers titled CB-WASSCE candidates’ Questionnaire (CBWASSCECQ) and
CB-WASSCE Staff Questionnaire (CB-WASSCESQ) for data collection. The
instruments were face validated and their reliability coefficients were established
using Cronbach Alpha which gave reliability coefficients of 0.62 and 0.69
respectively. This study made use of purposive sampling technique in selecting
respondents from the selected CB-WASSCE centres because of the large number of
candidates in the centres. The selection covered Northern and Southern regions of
Nigeria. An examination centre was selected from each of the mentioned geopolitical
zones. The questionnaires were administered when major papers were taken. 90% of
the
candidates in the selected centres were sampled for the study. The data
obtained were duly coded and analyzed using descriptive statistics (Percentages and
frequency counts). The results showed that majority of the candidates and staff did
not experience the challenges of network problem, power failure, unorganized and
uncoordinated examination environment and other related technical problem which
are associated with CBT model in literature. It was recommended among others that
computer-based test should be encouraged in schools, CB-WASSCE should be
extended to other diets of WASSCE and findings from CBT-based research should
be disseminated to educational institutions for consideration.

Keywords

Assessment, Candidates, CB-WASSCE, Pencil and Paper Test, Staff

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