WORRIED by the poor quality of education in the country, the Federal Government has commenced the conduct of a national assessment of learning achievements in schools across the nation. He noted learning assessment that was last conditions conducted in 2011, would enable the government Commission gauge the state of basic education and proffer solutions to some of the challenges being faced in the critical sub-sector. He noted that the Assessment would hold between 22nd and 24th November, 2017, stressing that the assessment of learners’ achievement was crucial to the implementation of Basic Education programme. The sample is to consist of 216 LGEAs ,1080 primary schools, 1080 head teachers, 2160 teachers and 43,200 pupils”“In the junior secondary school level, 17,280 students and 12,960 parents would participate. On the sustainability of the assessment, the UBEC boss said Nigeria will maintain the international standard of conducting the exercise every two year.

Source: Nigerian Tribune November 20, 2017 17:37 UTC