Esezi Isaac Obilor
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Test Scores as Indicators of Academic Excellence in Nigeria
This opinion paper challenges the overreliance on test scores as indicators of academic excellence with a focus on the Nigerian educational landscape. While tests serve important functions, they often fail to capture the full complexity of students’ intelligence and potential. Rather than act as reliable indicators of excellence, test scores frequently reduce education to rigid benchmarks that ignore cognitive, emotional, and creative dimensions of learning. The discussion is anchored...
Read more →Assessing the Predictive Validity of Mental Health Indicators on Out-of-School Rates among Public Secondary School Students in Rivers State
The study assessed the predictive validity of mental health indicators on out-of-school rates among public secondary school students in Rivers State. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the conduct of the study. The study adopted a correlational research design. This study was carried out across the three senatorial districts in Rivers State. The population of the study was 6570. Sample size was 377 derived using the Taro Yamane sample size calculator. Purposive...
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