The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has planned to divest its
strategy to curb the incessant examination malpractices through the
introduction of computer–based test (CBT) in its subsequent examinations in
Nigeria.
The strategy was disclosed by the JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde during the first technical meeting of the board held at Adeyemi College of Education in Ondo State on 2013/2014 admission to Nigeria National Diploma and National Innovative Diploma awarding institutions.
DigitalSENSE Business News gathered from Ojerinde that the essence of introducing the CBT would make the students to be Information Communication Technology (ICT) complaint and stressed that the board has already commenced the inspection of schools that would be used as CBT centres in the state.
He explained that as JAMB is now going to discard the analogue approach to its examinations to digital, results could be released within a week on the internet thereby reducing the menace of exam malpractices.
“Everybody now wanted to go to the university to obtain degrees. Obtaining a degree is not the only way to make it to the top. We are encouraging as many people as possible to develop interest in technical education and entrepreneurial education,” Ojerinde said.
Provost, Adeyemi College of Education, Prof. Adeyemi Idowu, said that the tenacity of JAMB devising the CBT approach for its examination of student seeking admission into tertiary institutions in the country is commendable, as such would go a long way to curb the examination malpractice.
*With additional report from Nigerian
Observer
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