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Reimagining Nigeria's Educational System

Improving Academic Performance Through High Stakes Standardized Testing
 
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This book assesses the challenges within the education system at all levels in Nigeria, and provides a concrete plan to revitalize the country?s low-performing educational system by strengthening high stakes testing across the Nigerian educational system.

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This book assesses the challenges within the Nigerian educational system and provides a concrete plan to revitalize the low-performing system by strengthening high-stakes testing at all levels.


In Nigeria, many citizens believe that the solution to the country?s low performance in education is to eliminate high-stakes standardized testing. High-stakes testing refers to applying standardized student achievement tests as a primary mechanism to evaluate students, teachers, and their school?s performance. This book argues that the poor quality of education and low ranking of Nigeria?s educational system is not related to the negative consequences of high-stakes testing, but rather is due to many intrinsic factors. By conducting a comparative analysis of six high-performing education systems worldwide, the book offers a comparative summative evaluation of the educational system and offers recommendations.


This book will be of interest to policymakers and scholars in the fields of African education, higher education, quality and global studies, African studies, management and administration, leadership, and professional development studies.


Joseph Abiodun Balogun is former Dean and retired Distinguished University Professor at the College of Health Sciences, Chicago State University, USA, Visiting Professor/Program Consultant at the Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation, University of Benin, Nigeria, and President/ CEO, Joseph Rehabilitation Center, Tinley Park, Illinois, USA.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction  2. Primer on Nigeria  3. Nigeria?s Educational System: An Overview  4. The Organizational Structure and Leadership of the Federal Ministry of Education  5. The Current State of Nigeria?s Educational System  6. The Fundamentals of Standardized Testing  7. Lessons for Nigeria from Six High-Performing Educational Systems  8.?Thematic Evaluation of the Publications on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Nigeria?s Educational System Between January 2020 and June 2022  9. Summative Evaluation and Recommendations