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  • Nine effective strategies for examination success

    Nine effective strategies for examination success

     Examinations can be challenging and passing them successfully requires more than just last-minute studying. However, with the right approach success can be guaranteed.

    Here are nine effective strategies for examination success:

    1. Create a study schedule: Allocate and plan study time in advance. Divide your subjects or courses across the available days, this will help you know the areas you are weak and strong. Do not only create the schedule but also stick to it consistently in order to avoid last-minute cramming.

    2. Understand the exam format: Familiarising yourself with the exam structure including question types, marking schemes and time limits adds to the success of an examination. This will help you know, understand the type of questions that will be asked and makes one focus on relevant areas.

    3. Active learning: Most times reading only cannot assure the success of an examination. It is essential to engage in active learning techniques such as summarising information, creating flashcards or explaining your answers to others. This helps to improve retention. 

    4. Practice past questions: Past questions or papers are tools used to pass examinations successfully. Practicing past examinations, test or assignment questions helps you get accustomed to the type of questions that will be asked. It also improves your time management skills.

    5. Take regular breaks: One thing that can serve as a hindrance to the success of an examination is overworking oneself. It is important to take short, frequent breaks during study sessions to recharge the brain and avoid burnout.

    6. Join study groups: Another thing which helps one achieve examination success is joining and engaging in study groups. Discussing concepts with classmates, course-mates or study groups can provide new insights and help one learn faster.

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    7. Stay organised: Always ensure to take jottings while reading, keep your study materials and notes well-organized. This will make it easier to review important information and reduces stress before the examination.

    8. Maintain a healthy lifestyle: It is only a healthy person that as the capability to read and write an examination successfully. Physical well-being significantly impacts one’s ability to focus and perform well in exams. It is essential to get enough sleep, eat a balanced diet and always stay hydrated.

    9. Stay positive and confident: Always stay motivated and believe in your ability to do well. Managing stress and maintaining a positive mindset can greatly improve one’s performance on examination day.

  • UNILORIN expels 14 for ‘examination malpractices’

    UNILORIN expels 14 for ‘examination malpractices’

    It was time to go home yesterday for 14 university of Ilorin (UNILORIN) students. They were expelled for alleged examination malpractices. One of them was a 500-level student.

    Spokesperson for the institution Kunle Akogun said in a statement that the students were expelled for examination malpractices.

     The statement also said the Vice Chancellor’s approval of their expulsion was sequel to the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee at its 219th meeting held on January 10 and 11.

    The students also include 400 Level, 300 Level and 100 Level students.

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    The affected students were drawn from Faculties/Departments such as Agriculture/Aquaculture and Fisheries; Agriculture/Agricultural Extension and Rural Development;Arts/Linguistics and Nigerian Languages; CIS/Library and Information Science, CIS/ Telecommunication Science; Education/Adult and Primary Education Studies; Engineering and Tech/Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Engr and Tech/ Materials and Metallurgical Engineering as well as Life Science/Zoology.

  • Lagos begins revalidation of schools examination codes

    Lagos begins revalidation of schools examination codes

    The Lagos State Examinations Board has concluded arrangements to hold a one-day sensitisation programme for the revalidation of examination codes of public and approved private schools.

    According to a statement by Adebayo Orunsolu, Director of the board, the programme has been scheduled for Thursday,  October 26, at the Conference Room of the Board at 10.00 a.m.

    Orunsolu stated that the objective of the exercise was to educate and enlighten the invited associations on the need for schools to revalidate their examination codes.

    He noted that the exercise would go a long way to eliminate existing multiple codes and facilitate proper documentation of records and also sanitise the information of schools on the board database.

     “Representatives of each of the under-listed associations, particularly the president and the secretary, are expected to attend the sensitisation programme,” he added.

    The director listed expected bodies as the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Association of Islamic Model Schools, League of Muslim Proprietors (LEAMPS), Association of Formidable Education Developers (AFED), and the Lagos State Baptist Conference.

    Others are the Lagos Methodist Schools, Christ Redeemers Schools Management, Association of Providers of Education in Nigeria (APEN), Catholic Mission Schools, Lagos Anglican Diocese, Association of International Schools Educators of Nigeria (AISEN), Accredited Private Schools Union (APSU), Education Reformers Association of Nigeria amongst others.

    The board, therefore, implored the invited associations to inform schools under their jurisdiction on the development to enable them take part in the exercise, holding from November 1 to November. 15.

    “The verification exercise on the revalidation of Schools’ Examination Codes is scheduled to hold for two (2) weeks at the premises of the Lagos State Examinations Board, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos.

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    “The schools to be attended to during the first week are those operating in Agege, Ifako Ijaiye, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos Mainland, Apapa, Amuwo Odofin and Ikeja Local Government Areas.

    “Others operating in Alimosho, Somolu, Kosofe, Eti OSA, Epe, Surulere, Ojo, Badagry and Oshodi Local Government Areas operating have been scheduled for the second week of the verification exercise,” he explained.

    Orunsolu listed required documents for the confirmation of the existing school examination codes as; Letter of Approval from the Ministry of Education, Subject Recognition Inspection (SRI) Report for BECE only.

    Also, a copy of the old payment receipts, receipt for payment for School Code, School Code Approval Letter and Payment receipts for the last examination.

    The board also solicited for the cooperation of all concerned stakeholders in the state to make the exercise a successful one.

  • 10 ways to ensure success in Post-UTME

    10 ways to ensure success in Post-UTME

    The Joint Admission Matriculation Board(JAMB) recently announced 120 as the cutoff mark for candidates to qualify to write the post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ( UTME ).

    With the lowered mark from 180 last year, more candidates will have the opportunity to write the examination and better chance for admission.

    Based on past experience, here are  a few tips and tricks on how to succeed in the exercise.

    1.READ UP PAST QUESTIONS: This is very important for any student that wants to succeed in the upcoming examination
    Past questions serve as a guide to writing the examination. It gives you a clue on the area of concentration and makes you well equipped on what to expect from the examiners.

    Furthermore, so many tertiary institutions have been known over the years to repeat questions from the previous examinations.  Some of the questions might be repeated and if a student has revised the past questions booklet thoroughly,he is sure to succeed.

    2. ATTEMPT FAMILIAR QUESTIONS FIRST:
    You should start with quesstionos that you are really good at as this will give you the confidence to take on the rest.
    A student who focuses on the questions he or she knows best will do better  than the one who doesn’t. It is always advisable to focus on the questions you know before you go for the ones you don’t know

    3.TIME MANAGEMENT
    Time is part of the examination. They test your ability to work with time. Manage the little time given for the examination and don’t waste much time on questions you don’t know.  Answer all the ones you know and then come back to the unknown questions before the time lapses.

    4. BE CONVERSANT WITH YOUR ENVIRONMENT
    Visit your exam venue some days before the date. If you must arrive that day, arrive on time so as to make new friends that you can revise possible questions with. This will help you to get over  the pressure that go with examinations.

    5.GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES OF YOUR SCHOOL OF CHOICE
    Different schools have different techniques for their Post-UTME. While most Nigerian universities have adopted the computer based test(CBT),others have stuck with the old PPT (paper and pencil test)
    Whatever the case may be, to succeed in the examination, you should be conversant with the techniques of your examination before entering the exam hall.
    You may find computer based examination trials on the internet and practice well so as to get used to the procedure if this is your first time.
    6.OBEY ALL EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
    You must read all instructions before you start to answer the questions. This is very important. Failure to read instructions can make any student fail an examination.
    Be sure to come to the examination hall with the right materials required of you to avoid disqualification in the examination hall

    7.  DO NOT CHEAT
    In order to succeed in the post-utme examination, do not indulge in any form of examination malpractice. Do away with materials such as pieces of papers containing answers or gadgets and communication devices that can implicate you and be disqualified.

    8.DRESS APPROPRIATELY
    According to a  popular saying –“dress the way you want to be addressed.” When going in for the examination,be sure to dress decently and appropriately to avoid harassment from examiners and security personnel.

    9.REVIEW YOUR ANSWERED QUESTIONS BEFORE SUBMISSION
    Don’t submit your questions without reading through them over and over again to check for mistakes and probably questions you missed.
    Be sure to dot your I’s and cross your T’s before submission. There is no award for the first person to submit. It is not about how fast, but how well.

    10.PRAY BEFORE AND AFTER THE EXAMINATION

    It is pertinent to always commit whatever you do into the hands of your creator. So, as a candidate ensure you pray before and after the exam so as to succeed in your endeavour.

  • Candidates confirm receiving UTME examination centres

    Candidates confirm receiving UTME examination centres

    •JAMB urges other applicants to check e-mails

    Candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have confirmed receiving their examination centres as promised by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

    Some candidates, who spoke with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja yesterday, said they started getting their centres from Wednesday.

    However, a few others said they were yet to get their centres.

    The JAMB registrar had promised that all candidates would receive their centres before Saturday.

    JAMB registered 1,736, 571 candidates for the 2017 UTME, which is holding in 624 centres nationwide.

    The board has advised candidates for the examination taking place on Saturday to check their e-mails for notification of their centres.

    JAMB’s Head, Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, gave the advice in an interview with NAN yesterday.

    Benjamin said this advice was necessary because some candidates complained of lack of communication less than 72 hours to the exam.

  • JAMB may conduct mock exam

    JAMB may conduct mock exam

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is considering conducting mock exercise ahead of the examination.

    Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Board disclosed the plan while fielding questions from journalists at the Information and Communication Technology Retreat organised for stakeholders on Tuesday in Abeokuta, Ogun.

    Oloyede said although  he could not guarantee a hitch-free examination, the  innovations being put in place “will send some illegal operators, who are defrauding candidates in the past, out of business.’’

    He said the board would not be deterred in its mission to serve its candidates better this year.

    “Frankly, I cannot promise a hitch-free examination because we are testing certain things.

    “We are changing certain things; we want to question the statuesquo  and we expect a fight back by interests that will be trampled upon,’’ the registrar said.

    He explained that the board would be as sincere as possible.

    “We are going to be as flexible as humanly possible; we are not promising hitch free examination,’’ he said.

    Oloyede noted that the board had envisaged that there would be hitches, but that  these  would not be insurmountable.

    According to him, rather than promising hitch-free examination, the board promises a direction that all will be pleased with.

    He said that the major objective of the retreat was for stakeholders to critique the board’s processes, “because we will not want to continue in the wrong direction’’.

    Oloyede said the board was planning to create new ICT facilities and  stakeholders  such as  prospective candidates, scholars, institutions and civil society groups  were brought  together to critique it.

  • JAMB, others to fine-tune examination schedules

    JAMB, others to fine-tune examination schedules

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set to meet with heads of other public examination bodies to fine-tune examination schedules in order to avoid infringement on its examinations.

    The Head, Media and Information of the  board, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, gave the hint in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Lagos.

    Benjamin stated that the board was determined to address “myriad of challenges confronting public examinations in the country’’.

    He said the board was yet to roll out its applications for 2017 UTME because it was working to improve on the conduct of its examination.

    “You cannot do things the same way and expect different result.

    “This year, we shall improve on a lot of things to get better results.

    “However, we are mindful of the fact that there will be challenges accepting new directions of doing things by candidates.

    “There will be improvement in our new payment platform, process of change of name; change of course; change of institution and others.

    “This also applies to other difficulties that may arise in our attempt to improve on the entire process, which we have resolved to tackle.

    “To make this feasible, the board had started working with other examination bodies to achieve a holistic result for the Nigerian child desirous of sound education,’’ Benjamin stated.

    He stated that in view of the above, the board had slated a meeting with the Head of National Office (HNO) of WAEC,  the Registrars of NECO and NABTEB, scheduled  for Tuesday, Jan. 17.

    The meeting is expected to come out with a suitable time table that will not infringe on other examinations.

  • Many blind candidates collude to cheat at examinations, says WAEC

    Many blind candidates collude to cheat at examinations, says WAEC

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), says blind candidates also cheat during examinations.

    They cheat by colluding.

    The Head of Test Administration of WAEC in Nigeria, Mrs Frances Iweha-Onukwu, made the revelation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday.

    Iweha-Onukwu said the reason could be that the candidates were usually not well equipped individually for the examinations.

    She added that this had been responsible for what she described as ‘not too wonderful performance’ among the blinds.

    “We have discovered that there is usually high incidence of collusion among blind candidates during examinations.

    “That is why their performance has not really been anything wonderful.

    “Our society is such that there have not been adequate and conscious efforts to take care of the challenged.

    “There have not been enough trained personnel to guide blind candidates before being exposed to major external examination’’, she said.

    She lamented a situation where just one teacher who studied Special Education in higher institution is employed to cater for the needs of physically challenged persons of various dimensions. She said the situation must be reviewed.

    “I cannot explain how one teacher, who studied special education can be given the singular task of meeting the academic needs of the deaf, dumb, the blind and all others.

    “Meanwhile, there are candidates who need personalised attention on one-on-one basis.

    “If we intend to give the best and all-inclusive education, Federal Government must employ more trained teachers in special education to take care of the different defects among the physically challenged students.

    “There must also be consciousness in policy formulation that will take care of these persons.

    “This is because there is ability in disability. These persons can do better if adequate care is given’’, Iweha-Onukwu added. (NAN)

  • LASU to correct anomalies in conduct of examination

    LASU to correct anomalies in conduct of examination

    The Lagos State University (LASU) yesterday promised to look into anomalies and complaints by students who sat for “ENT 202” examination on September 19.

    ýýAccording to the LASU’s bulletin, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Lanre Fagbohun, said that justice would be done to the affected students.

    Fagbohun said he was fully aware of the irregularities that marred the conduct of the examination.

    “I moved round and also received so many complaints. Iý was not too happy with the way the examination was conducted and the way the students were treated.

    “Let me assure you that the university authorities are already looking into the issue and will ensure justice is done as soon as possible,’’ he said.ý

    According to him, no student would be treated unfairly and all issues relating to the conduct of the examination would be thoroughly addressed.

  • JAMB plans more examination centres in Diaspora

    JAMB plans more examination centres in Diaspora

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will set up more examination centres in the Diaspora to cater for candidates willing to study in Nigeria.

    JAMB’s Head of Media and Information Dr Fabian Benjamin spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, in Lagos.

    According to him, the board will ensure more candidates get an opportunity to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) within and outside the country.

    He said this would also ensure that the examination was brought closer to candidates with the constraints of coming down to Nigeria to sit for the examination.

    “We have plans of conducting this examination in more foreign countries, such as the United States, and others.

    “We are working with the embassies of such countries, which are our contacts for the project.

    “The possibility of getting this actualised depends on how fast they are able to transact the arrangement and the level of sensitisation.

    “On our part, we are ready. All it takes to conduct the examination successfully are on ground,” he told NAN.

    NAN reports that the board also conducted the 2016 Computer-Based Test (CBT) in eight countries.

    It presently conducts its examination in Cameroun, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Ghana, Republic of Benin and others.