Samuelriano1:
poor performance of student in 2024 utme examination. who is to be blamed? Parents, teachers , student.
let's discuss.

. 1. Needless double promotion in secondary schools 2. Tiktok everyday 3 Many don't read again;all they believe in is Cyber crime. 4 We are yet to see anything in this country with our poor attitude to learning in schools

santaclaws:


I wrote JAMB back then too and I know very well that people still cheated. Cheating didn't start today, so let's stop the hypocrisy. Both intelligent folks and cheats were able to pass anion, it's partly why some lecturers can't speak good English today.

If 95% couldn't obtain a mere 250 in JAMB, I'd rather question the system that produced such a result than the students, t logic. 95% is too high for me to recklessly conclude that "teenagers are unserious" and that's why they failed...

cheating didnt start today but why you shifted the goal post is what i don't get ...
Is 264 over 400 so impossible for you to achieve in life that you think it must be thru cheating?

that 95% failed jamb is alarming, but does not surprising enough cos anyone observant will notice teenagers are more focus on trends, social media and yahoo

its no secret that jamb repeats questions over the years, thats why students are advised to revise pass questions, however if performances keeps descending yearly it only means one thing ... kids are no longer taking education serious infact next year result might be worst worsier if parents/society don't address it..

The jamb genZs are writing is not different from the jamb we queued for at afribank ... if we can pass it then these kids have no excuse

santaclaws:


So in a situation where 100 students wrote an exam in the university and ony 24 were able to pass (with most of them having just C), while the rest 76% fail massively, you wouldn't think the lecturer in charge of the course must be held answerable for such mass failure?

Your answer to the above would determine the way you think... And I sincerely hope you can think well before answering.

This is not necessary, because from my previous replies to you, you should've known the direction of my thinking. And of course, I will take students responsible for the mass failure, not lecturer. I had passes through the system, so I knew how some/majority of students could be deviance or irresponsive towards a particular course. Lecturing is not the same as teaching, you don't expect lecturers to tell you everything, you are to find solution yourself. Reason they call it higher institution or research.

Besides, your last paragraph is off it, you don't address people that way if you want them to respect you or your opinion.

Abuse of internet by the students. Time spent on social media used to affect the students especially those who did not use the internet for the purpose for which it's designed.

Chemlite:
For me, students and parents are to be blamed.
I do part- time teaching in schools. As we speak the students that registered in one of the school are not turning up for classes.
Reason being that, they don't want to pay school fees for 2nd and 3rd term.
Though we've covered our scheme, my intention was to treat past questions, topics they find difficult and mock exams every three weeks from second term but they failed to turn up.
The first week of resumption (i.e 2nd term) I asked them to state topics giving them hard time to handle in Chemistry, surprisingly, none of them submitted till they left.
I have been redeployed.
I rejected SS3 in one of the school because they have two others teachers (N/B: the students were very sad when they learnt I'm not going with them to SS3), while in the former I'm the only one taking chemistry.
Maybe when specimens are out, I will organize a class for them and leave them to fate.

Economy is not helping matters.

This is the TERRIBLE part of the Whole thing.

Our Secondary Students today are so Empty-headed and VERY Poor Thinkers!

They want to Study Engineering, Medicine, etc But are Afraid of Chemistry and Physics.

The Funny Thing is that If you Take them to Arts Class, they won't still do well in Literature and Govt.

ben1daEbiri:


I can't but say this is a lame excuse. JAMB has been CBT for atleast 10yrs now. Before your exam day, a mock exam is conducted especially to familiarise students with CBT but MOST students don't make take the mock exam.

There can be problems with server and all that but saying someone failed because of little or no knowledge of CBT in 2024 is unacceptable.

You will call it a lame excuse because of yr sense of reasoning the fact that CBT has been in existence for hundred years does not make it the best form for testing of students knowledge 6 years spent in secondary education with one week of mock exam to familiarize themselves with CBT possibly the first time in their entire 6 years is completely unacceptable

santaclaws:


And I been dey reason you as person wey get sense before ooo... 🤔

Pele reasoner

[quote author=othermen post=129707894]Of coz one has to understand the issues before solutions can be suggested.

But to assume that there is a singular cause of the problem is indicative of no appreciation of the situation.

The schools, the students, the parents, the exam body, the ministry of education, the electricity distribution company, the values we have as a country where a random skit maker who does ‘kiss or grab’ is richer than ten professors combined, the government, the media, the groups that give #10,000 to best performing students, and more than hundred million to some reality star, or millions to some instagram twerking Queen or some portable to serve as influencers. Those who have suggested that this generation of young people is some gen z nonsense and that their aspiration should be Ilebaye, the churches and mosques, the financial insecurity, the insecurity of lives, the dissatisfied lots of teachers whose earning only motivate them to show up in school and not make further efforts. And even much more.

This is the summary of everything

Tonididdyx:


Then what's the need for a classroom?

Knowledge doesn't end in the classroom

All of the above

This generation that start to knack in Jss class, how would they concentrate. Failure is their portion!

femi4:
Knowledge doesn't end in the classroom

Hence a classroom is irrelevant in education?

Una go debate and opine tire

othermen:
Of coz one has to understand the issues before solutions can be suggested.

But to assume that there is a singular cause of the problem is indicative of no appreciation of the situation.

The schools, the students, the parents, the exam body, the ministry of education, the electricity distribution company, the values we have as a country where a random skit maker who does ‘kiss or grab’ is richer than ten professors combined, the government, the media, the groups that give #10,000 to best performing students, and more than hundred million to some reality star, or millions to some instagram twerking Queen or some portable to serve as influencers. Those who have suggested that this generation of young people is some gen z nonsense and that their aspiration should be Ilebaye, the churches and mosques, the financial insecurity, the insecurity of lives, the dissatisfied lots of teachers whose earning only motivate them to show up in school and not make further efforts. And even much more.

. I know you wanted to say more but time no dey. You got the bigger picture. The problem of Nigeria is enormous and this is just the begging. Their are no incentives for good and hard working people in this country.

76%+24%+4.2%+0.5%= 100%!?

JAMB which way nah!, you made the children failed. We need to investigate your statistics department.

EdiskyHarry:
I wish I can go back to 2013 and correct the mistake I made. In Nigeria, once you can read, write communicate well in English, no suffer yourself with all this jamb after your secondary school, just learn a good handwork and start building on it immediately.

God bless you for making this statement.

edungene7:
You will call it a lame excuse because of yr sense of reasoning the fact that CBT has been in existence for hundred years does not make it the best form for testing of students knowledge 6 years spent in secondary education with one week of mock exam to familiarize themselves with CBT possibly the first time in their entire 6 years is completely unacceptable

Bro these youngings make videos and post on tiktok, make perfect edits with their 16/17yr old boyfriends and girlfriends but CBT exam that can be figured out within 10mins is were you draw the line. Anyone who's not versed enough to take CBT in 2024 should forget about tertiary education.

Blame the system

Another reason for mass failure is facility deficit in most of the CBT centers. Some centers look mysterious for JAMB to have accredited them. Many candidates would have been stressed after checking them in away from public glare, having to stand for over an hour before being given seats. Rooms not well ventilated. When we got to the center where my son had his exam, I was flabbergasted. Just for him to come out after almost three and a half hours to tell me he had about 20 questions to go having about 29 minutes on his system when they shot down their server, claiming time up. Another son of my friend came out with the same complaint This is a center having their generator shut down for a prolong period of time.
I blame JAMB for most of these inadequacies.

Tonididdyx:


Hence a classroom is irrelevant in education?

lolz
Read again and digest carefully

fredoooooo:

What should be use ? That's one of the instrument

Objective questions and answers are 59% luck while others are brain

Kasalagoburst:


It’s not the students nor the teachers

Your response shows it is your teacher and you that are amiss

Bruv

It's

"It's neither the students nor the teachers"
If you would use Nor

SamTee01:
76%+24%+4.2%+0.5%= 100%!?

JAMB which way nah!, you made the children failed. We need to investigate your statistics department.

Omo na you no look well o, check the statistics well and this time slowly and see the overlaps and understand the correctness.
76% + 24% = 100%
The other 4.2% and 0.5% dey inside the 24%

theredaddy:



cheating didnt start today but why you shifted the goal post is what i don't get ...
Is 264 over 400 so impossible for you to achieve in life that you think it must be thru cheating?

that 95% failed jamb is alarming, but does not surprising enough cos anyone observant will notice teenagers are more focus on trends, social media and yahoo

its no secret that jamb repeats questions over the years, thats why students are advised to revise pass questions, however if performances keeps descending yearly it only means one thing ... kids are no longer taking education serious infact next year result might be worst worsier if parents/society don't address it..

The jamb genZs are writing is not different from the jamb we queued for at afribank ... if we can pass it then these kids have no excuse

Honestly I'm just laughing here.

I can but reminisce reading your post and I agree completely.

In my time it was we beleived that jamb had negative marking. Nobody scored above 300. My jamb the highest was in Nigeria was 281 that year.

This generation isn't serious that's the truth. Even the parents aren't serious also the country isn't even helping matters.

Those days there were academic shows left right and center that we watched and participated in while watching trying to answer and see our score, these days it's tik tok and face book. Then bbn.

The country shows its seriousness in the way it treats its old and young.

Sirmwill:


Bruv

It's

"It's neither the students nor the teachers"
If you would use Nor

Okay sir

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/neither-neither-nor-and-not-either_2

Kasalagoburst:


Okay sir

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/neither-neither-nor-and-not-either_2

I hope you've learnt

Sirmwill:


I hope you've learnt

I see you didn’t learn anything , typical

Kasalagoburst:


I see you didn’t learn anything , typical

Ah God