Osuji Uchenna S. A

• NCETECH,B.Ed,(UNICAL),ACP DIP.ESSEX M.Ed, PGDDE(IGNOU), MADE(IGNOU), Ph.D( ABSU) MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION
• Dean at National Open University of Nigeria

Examination is generally accepted as a major means of assessing learners' mastery of the quantum of knowledge-content, ability, attitude, aptitude and skills both in general and specific study areas. Teaching and learning are more effective if learners are subjected to examination processes. Unfortunately, examination malpractice has become a catch...

Nigeria is faced with many challenges which distract her young children from having quality education required to make them fit into the changing world. These challenges range from insurgency and terrorism in the North East, militancy and agitations from the South South and South East to Fulani herdsmen"s clashes with the farmers in the North Centr...

The educational system and indeed the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system can not be considered successful except there are positive outcomes. As stake holders in the education system, it is essential to be aware of what works and pay closer attention to the effects of what we do. We need to provide indicators and evidence about improvements in...

Research has shown that Self-Regulated Learning(SRL) can be an important predictor of students' academic achievement. The process demands that students, especially Open and Distance Learning (ODL) students should independently plan, monitor and assess their learning. But only very few students do this. In ODL it is imperative. This paper therefore...

The main focus of educational assessment in the 21 st century is to promote learning. In this era of rapid development in Science and Technology, the teacher's role must change from that of transferring information and knowledge to that of advising, guiding and directing the learners to construct their own knowledge in a learning environment. In th...

In the past two decades, academic self-efficacy has come to be regarded as a highly effective predictor of students' motivation and learning. It is a performance-based measure of perceived capability. Students who possess strong sense of academic self-efficacy are more likely to challenge themselves with difficult tasks and be intrinsically motivat...

Students at every level of education, including the ODL system, tend to study to pass examinations. They tend to look for the easiest way out of challenges. As result, they tend to make use of the 'short-cuts', which can lead them to do things which are not permitted in the school system. These include examination malpractices and cheating. In this...

This study was carried out using a descriptive survey design to investigate the extent to which Open and Distance Learning (ODL) students in Nigeria manage their time effectively. One research question and two hypotheses were used in the study. Purposive sampling was used to select 312 ODL students from six centres across the geo-political zones of...

The nature of teaching and learning calls for scientific knowledge to bring about effective learning. This study examines theoretically how to package Open and Distance Learning(ODL) to make learning become more social, authentic, reflective, strategic and adapted to individuals motivation and abilities. It calls for design research whose purpose i...

In today's world, technology has continued to create a new educational platform. It is also reconfiguring the way students learn. These are evident in the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode of education which is technologically driven or mediated. Technologies have brought about improved authentic relationship through varied two-way communicatio...

Retention of learners is an issue which most of the Open and Distance Learning institutions face. Learners drop out of learning as a result of two major factors. These are adjustment and academic achievement. This study has examined the situation of adjustment of learners in Open and Distance Learning using 300 learners from the South East zone of...

Temperament, which is a major dimension of individual differences is an inherited trait. It exerts a tremendous influence on everything which an individual does. It is this temperament that produces the individuals' life style. This is why no two individuals are exactly alike. Though temperament can be refined and improved through education, traini...

The rapid development of the information and communication technologies has brought about the modernization of teaching and learning across the globe. Today, teaching and learning are made easy through the use of computer technologies and/or the electronic and other multi-media elements. It is widely accepted that electronic learning naturally lead...

Nigeria has embraced the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode of education in order to make education affordable and to reach the teaming population of qualified citizens yearning to have quality education but are left out of it. Most universities in the country run the single mode conventional system of education; some run the dual mode while two...