Strategies for improving continuous assessment practices to curb examination malpractice in School-based Senior School Certificate Examination in Nigeria.

Abstract

Federal Republic of Nigeria adopted Continuous Assessment practiceto replace the old approach of single examination that determined the final assessment of a student at a curriculum conference where the former was alleged to be the major cause for examination malpractices. Each school assigned a staff to facilitate the practice and keep the record for onward submission when required. But, thenew approach is facing challenges of inaccurate data, laziness from teachers as well as adoption of external candidates who do not partake in continuous assessment activities designed for school-based candidates. It is recommended among others that government should provide a national data-base for continuous assessment toprevent examination malpractices and harness examination processing.