Delta State Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mrs. Rose Ezewu
By Magnus Emuji / Rukevwe Adugbo
ASABA/Nigeria: Delta State Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mrs. Rose Ezewu said generation of test item for the conduct of promotion examination is aimed at fostering uniformity of standards and credibility of examination across public schools in the state.
Mrs Ezewu stated this in Asaba while declaring open a one-day workshop on Generation of Test Items for Promotion Examination in public secondary schools in the state for examiners.
The secondary education commissioner reiterated that her ministry was committed to ensuring the full realization of the mandate in maintaining educational standards in tandem with global best practices and sustain the integrity of all public examinations conducted.
Ezewu advised the selected examiners and teachers in their various subject areas to put in their best towards ensuring the actualization of the objectives of the workshop.
She added that the focus of the workshop was to create a unique platform for teachers with cognate experience in their areas of specialization to review previous instruments and generate enriched test items in tandem with approved curriculum.
Earlier, the Director of Examination and Standard Department, Mr Sunday Egomaguna commended the commissioner and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr. Augustine Oghoro for their consistent support to the department and for making out time to attend the workshop.
Mr. Egomaguna, who enjoined participants to be serious with the workshop, described generation of test items as critical exercise that needed to be accorded the required attention.
Resource persons including Prof. John Odili from Delta State University, Abraka and Dr. Godwin Edozien of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba who presented lectures on Guidelines on Generation of Test Items and New Subject Thematic Areas respectively.
Prof. Odili, in his lecture, stressed the need for examiners to avoid use of some unique examples associated with their environment, noting that ambiguous instructions should also be avoided.
Stakeholders present were the Director of Education Resource Centre, Pastor Joy Biyibi; and Director of Quality Assistance and Inspectorate, Comr. Ernest Ossai.
Others were Director of Schools, Mrs. Clementina Ojumah; Director of Adult and Non Formal Education, Mrs. Hope Igumbor; Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Delta State Chapter, Comrade Titus Okotie.
Also present, were the President of ANCOPSS, Mrs Winifred Emeni represented by ANCOPSS President for Oshimili South Local Government Area, Dr Obiajulu Eboka and some chief inspectors of education (CIEs), among other.
