Candidates ’assessment of the joint university preliminary examination board programme in Nigeria
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2020
Authors
Ajeyalemi, D
Adeosun, A,O
Owoyemi, T,E
Anyikwa, E,B
Awofala, A,O
Olafare, F,O
Ajeyalemi, F,O
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Online Journal of Educational Sciences and Technology (NOJEST
Abstract
This study investigated the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board
(JUPEB)’s candidates’ rating and assessment of the programme in Nigeria
within the blueprint of quantitative paradigm of the descriptive survey research
design. The participants consisted of 139 JUPEB candidates during the
2019/2020 session enrolled in three universities. Three research questions and
one null hypothesis were raised to guide the study. Data collected through the
Current JUPEB Candidates’ Questionnaire (Cronbach alpha coefficient of
0.87) were coded on the SPSS version 24 in which the research questions were
answered using percentage and mean and the null hypothesis was tested using
an independent samples t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that
the current JUPEB candidates rated and assessed the JUPEB Programme in
terms of quality and access and in terms of facilities and logistics for
examinations respectively as satisfactory and that they would recommend the
Programme to family and friends. Also, there was a statistically significant
influence of type of university on their rating, in favour of the government owned university. Based on these findings, it is recommended that university
governing councils should make substantial funding available for the JUPEB
centres to increase quality of outputs from the JUPEB centres.
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Candidates, Assessment, Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board, JUPEB, Nigeri
Citation
Ajeyalemi,D.,Adeosun,A. O.,Owoyemi,T.E.,Anyikwa,B. E.,Awofala,A. O . A.,Olafare, F. O.& Ajeyalemi, F.O.(2020). Candidates ’assessment of the joint university preliminary examination board programme in Nigeria. Nigerian Online Journal of Educational Sciences and Technology (NOJEST), 2(1), Pages 40-46. http://nojest.unilag.edu.ng