Strategies for Conducting Semester’s Examinations in Selected British and Nigerian Universities

Peter Ayoola Ajelabi, Hilary Frank and Adebimpe Adenike Ajelabi
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Peter Ayoola Ajelabi: Department of Science and Technical Education Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano, Nigeria
Hilary Frank: Lecturer at the Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Rivers State, Nigeria
Adebimpe Adenike Ajelabi: Senior Assistant Registrar at University of Lagos, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2020, vol. 4, issue 6, 651-658

Abstract: Globally, Universities do adopt various strategies to ensure an effective and hitch-free semester examinations. This study was carried out to examine the strategies adopted by selected British Universities vis-à -vis Nigerian Universities in the successful conduct of undergraduate examinations. The paper briefly examined the concept of examinations as well as the various forms or types of examinations. The paper further looked into the strategies employed by the selected Nigerian Universities in having a stress-free semester examination. Same was done regarding the selected British Universities. A comparison was carried out on the mode of the conduct of examinations. The paper goes further to point out what each country would likely benefit from one another regarding the system of examinations’ conduct. The paper further pointed out the challenges that Nigerian Universities are likely to face in the bid to follow British pattern. Appropriate suggestions were made towards solving the mentioned challenges. Finally, the paper concluded by pointing out that the findings of this study would also be of immense benefits to other Universities outside the scope of this research

Date: 2020
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