WHY STUDENTS FAIL, IT IS NOT OUR FAULT: WAEC

BY TIAMIYU HASSAN

WHY STUDENTS FAIL

WAEC: IT IS NOT OUR FAULT

It is an incontrovertible fact that the rate of mass failure in public examinations in Nigeria is on the high side, especially in the National Examinations Council, West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, and the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

 Statistics of the recently conducted 2012/2013 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) showed that most of the students who sat for the examination would be experiencing shortfalls in some area.  

Although statistics fared better in 2011 with 30.91% and 38.81% of candidates having five credits and above in five subjects, including English and Mathematics

Fear of failure have lured several students into examination malpractices which is usually in form of students bringing in text books, phones and other gadgets that  has been disallowed by the examination authorities. This has affected several students psychologically and physically.

Speaking with a Adeniran Bimpe , 19, who intends writing the next WAEC exam explains that she had previously written the examination but failed mathematics and English.

She said “I have previously written the exam but I failed mathematics and English language because I was under serious pressure to pass the exams. I read well and I was well prepared, but it’s unfortunate I failed”.

There are more complaints from prospective students across the country as they groan over the marking rule of the exam which they claim to be a fault that should be addressed by relevant authorities.

Another prospective student Bolanle kolade further revealed that she wrote the exams five times before finally passing the sixth time.

“ I wrote WAEC five times before finally passing it on the sixth attempt, I was really determined but it’s a shame that as we work hard some students cut corners to pass the exams as many pay some certain amount of money to get through the special centre.

Speaking with a WAEC official, who claimed anonymous, disclosed that it is not usually the fault of the students, it is sometimes the fault of examiners who misplace their answer scripts. “Some students’ scripts get missing before getting to us. It is quite unfortunate that many of the students that failed, is as a result of missing script or illegible handwriting” he said.

 

                             By flahy news