Abstract
The purpose of this research work was to assess the causes, consequences and remedies to the incidence of missing scripts and scores in the course of conducting examination in Nigerian universities. The design of this study was survey research design. The sample for the study consisted of 360 students and 140 lecturers randomly selected from three universities in North Central Nigeria using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire developed by the researcher and anchored on a continuum of strongly agree to strongly disagree. To carry out the study three research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while three hypotheses were tested using t-test statistic. The result indicated that the incidence of missing scripts and scores in university could arise when the secretary who types results mistakenly omit some students’ vital details, when students do not follow instructions to indicate their individual information correctly and also due to careless attitude of lecturers during marking and scoring of scripts among other factors. The result indicated that one of the consequences of missing scripts and scores is that many brilliant students have been denied good grades and better class of degrees on graduation with many other deleterious effects on students. The result revealed that there was no significant difference in the opinions of students and lecturers on the causes, consequences and remedies to the incidence of missing scripts and scores in universities. It is recommended that examiners should always ensure that the number of scripts they collect tallies with the number of candidates present in the examination hall and avoidance of marking of scripts in public places. Besides there should be good storage of examination scripts and the university authority should if possible, ensure that there is back up for scripts through scanning.
Highlights
Educational institutions are expected to conduct achievement tests regularly to be able to establish the desired characteristics of their examinees
Research Question To carry out the study, the following research questions were answered: 1. What are the opinions of lecturers and students on the causes of missing scripts and scores in the universities?
It could be observed that the incidence of missing scripts and scores in university could arise when the secretary who types results mistakenly omit some students’ vital details, when students do not follow instructions to indicate their individual information correctly and due to careless attitude of lecturers during marking and recording of scripts among other factors
Summary
Educational institutions are expected to conduct achievement tests regularly to be able to establish the desired characteristics of their examinees. The term ‘ability’ connotes the International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development characteristics of the examinees that the test is intended to measure. It includes factual knowledge and specific skills as well as more general skills. Emaikwu (2006) affirms that for an examinee’s ability to be estimated, the examinee has to respond to a sample of questions. The primary functions of lecturers in universities include carrying out researches, teaching and examination of students to certify their levels of intellectual competency
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