Prof. Dibu Ojerinde

Effects of Repeating Attempts at the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Among Nigerian Candidates

August 2, 2018

38th annual conference (2012), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is responsible for the conduct of matriculation examination into Nigeria Tertiary Institutions. The examination holds once in a year and the candidacy increases…

Equitable distribution of admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria: a panacea for unity in diversity and nation building

August 2, 2018

38th annual conference (2012), Aisha D. Dahiru, Gani O. Abd’rahim, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, Yusuf Lawal

In 1914, the colonialist amalgamated the Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria thereby collapsing into one country, over two hundred and fifty (250) ethnic groups which had hitherto lived as…

Ascertaining the Credibility of Assessment Instruments through the Application of Item

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Chidinma B. Ifewulu, Francis Ojo, Kunmi Popoola, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde

Item Response Theory (IRT) is a paradigm for the design, analysis, scoring of test items, and similar instruments for measuring abilities, attitudes, or other variables. It is based on a…

Measuring Change in UTME Use of English through Pre and PostTest Analysis

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Chidinma B. Ifewulu, Kunmi Popoola, Patrick Onyeneho, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde

Pre-test and post-test studies are used primarily for the purpose of comparing groups and/or measuring&#160,change resulting from experimental treatments. The rationale for this study is to explore the use of…

Best Practice in Handling Cases of Missing or Incomplete Values in Data Analysis: A Guide against Eliminating Other Important Data

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Chidinma B. Ifewulu, Kunmi Popoola, Patrick Onyeneho, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde

A common issue encountered in data analysis is the presence of missing values in datasets. Modern statistical techniques of data cleaning require complete data, but some statistical packages often default…

THE INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONS, DISCIPLINE AND NUMBER OF SITTINGS (TO ATTAIN MINIMUM ENTRY CREDITS) ON THE DEGREE OF PREDICTION OF FIRST YEAR GRADE POINT AVERAGE (FGPA) BY UNIVERSITIES MATRICULATION EXAMINATION (UME)

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Francis Ojo, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde

The mandate given to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) empowers it to conduct selection examinations for placement of candidates into all Universities and Degree-awarding institutions in Nigeria. Since…

USING ASSESSMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF TERTIARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: THE JOINT ADMISSIONS AND MATRICULATION BOARD (JAMB) ROLE.

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde

To achieve the aspiration and aims of Nigerian National Policy on Tertiary Education, it becomes imperative to ensure that only qualified entrants are admitted into the available vacancies in the…

Implications of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Teacher Education in Nigeria

August 2, 2018

36th annual conference (2010), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde

Admissions into tertiary education in Nigeria have been skewed towards University education since most candidates seeking admission into tertiary institution preferred universities to the Monotechnics, Polytechnics or Colleges of Education.…

Prof. Dibu Ojerinde

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