Uganda National Examinations board,UNEB, and the education ministry have pledged to strengthen the fight against exam malpractice across the country. According to the results released by State Minister for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo at President’s Office, in Kampala this morning, UNEB has withheld results of 91 candidates from 21 centres. Most common forms of […]
Uganda National Examinations board,UNEB, and the education ministry have pledged to strengthen the fight against exam malpractice across the country.
According to the results released by State Minister for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo at President’s Office, in Kampala this morning, UNEB has withheld results of 91 candidates from 21 centres. Most common forms of breaches have been external assistance, substitution of scripts and smuggling of unauthorised material.
Although the incidences of examination malpractices are low, Minister Muyingo says government will support UNEB in all ways possible to control and eliminate exam malpractice.
“The Country should know that the war against examination malpractices is like that against corruption. It’s a war that must be fought by all of us Minister Muyingo said.
He called for support in fighting corruption, by fighting against exam malpractice. “This is how corruption is bread. If teachers, head teachers and parents encourage malpractice, corruption will never end.”
He also expressed concern as Biology overall was the worst done subject.
“It’s quite sad that learners in Biology cram instead of understanding,” he added.
Statistics presented by UNEB indicate many positive trends like reduction in the dropout rate, 98.6% candidates qualifying for UACE.
On why student terribly failed Biology, UNEB Executive Secretary Dan Odongo there is a serious problem developing in the Biology practical paper.
“Candidates do not carry out the dissection of specimens, but proceed to draw crammed drawings,” he says.
According to Prof. Mary Okwakol, the UNEB chairperson Results also indicate that there is better performance in 2018, than that of 2017, however entries for science subjects are quite low.
The examination was successfully conducted between 12th November and 6th December 2018.
Professor Mary J.Not.Okwakol Chairperson Uganda National Examinations board has said that the results are indicating that there is better performance in 2018 ,however the concern is that entries for science subjects are quite low; only just above 10 percent of the total candidature registered for science subjects.
