NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES IN UNIVERSITIES: A CRITICAL REVIEW
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Education is crucial to any meaningful development of a country. Education stands at the centre of developmental activities, as it is a life process used to uplift and sustain the individual in the socio-political and economic environment. Therefore, education is the bedrock of industrialization, if measured through the technological advancement which education provides. The greater portion of Nigerian education before the colonial era was informal and functional, but with the colonization of Nigeria by the British, the system of education was changed by the British to achieve their aims. Therefore, this study described the hitherto to the 6-5-4 educational system in relation to the current national policy on education and 6-3-3-4 education system emanating from it. Finally, the study reviewed the falling standard of education and causes of examination malpractices in the universities. Also contained in this study are recommendations and proffered solutions.
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